Gloria was glad she finally convinced her husband, Gary, to visit their old friends, the Porters in Orlando.
Oh, Gary could be an old curmudgeon, sure enough. Everyone knew that. But even he admitted it would be nice to see the Porters again and Gloria was looking forward to seeing the Potters' daughter and son-in-law at the same time. They lived in a nice old home (or so she heard) right on the beach and they would be hosting Gary and Gloria during their stay in Orlando.
One of the reasons Gloria was so eager to make the visit is that she and hubby Gary weren't getting any younger. At 75, she was moving a lot more slowly these days and Gary had a stroke a few years back and wasn't supposed to climb stairs or exert himself any more than necessary. This, of course, didn't help his crabby disposition.
And Gloria had a nasty little secret that she was ashamed to admit even to herself. Unlike many of her friends who were getting older, Gloria found her "needs" (as she referred to the matter) increasing as she aged. Gary was unable to have sex any longer and he refused to try any of the new drugs ("It ain't natural, goddammit!") that would make it possible.
So Gloria would reach down into her bushy nether regions while watching television after Gary had gone to bed. Her screams while watching old reruns of Magnum P.I. were not because any violence on the program. It was old Gloria finding a little piece of heaven between her chunky thighs while watching a young and handsome Tom Selleck playing detective.
One time after watching the show, she climbed on top of Gary and rubbed herself against his flaccid member until he finally pushed her off ("What are you doing, woman?") and Gloria could only whimper into her pillow, yank up her flannel nightie and strum herself to a quiet orgasm.
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"Jesus, Gary is coming here? To stay in our home? What were you thinking?"
Robert was talking with his wife, Melissa, about the pending visit of Gloria and Gary. They were old friends of Melissa's folks and while Robert liked Gloria well enough, Gary was a royal pain in the ass.
"He's irritable, bossy, cheap and his breath stinks."
"Well," said Melissa shrugging, "they're family β practically."
"How am I supposed to get any work done while they're here?" Robert asked. "I need to work in my office."
"Don't worry about it," Melissa said. "They'll be spending most of their time at mom and dad's anyway and your office is upstairs. They're sleeping downstairs. It's just a few days, honey."
Robert acquiesced, as he did with most things. He loved his wife even if she didn't always provide as much action in the bedroom as he would have liked. She was an only child and her mother had given birth when she was almost 40. Her parents were aging and Robert spent more and more time at their house replacing light bulbs and making small fixes that her dad was too old to handle any longer.
"Fine," he said. "I'll live with it for three days."
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When Gary and Gloria arrived at Robert and Melissa's home there were hugs and kisses all around although Gary looked as though someone had jabbed him with a hot poker when Melissa kissed him on the cheek.
Gloria was just the opposite. She gave a big hug and kiss to both Robert and Melissa and Robert got over his original peevishness at hosting these two old folks. Everyone settled in and Gloria caught up on the news of family and friends while Gary complained about the unavailability of his favorite courtroom show on television.
"Get me a beer, wouldja?" he said to Gloria who, unsure where to go, looked helplessly at Melissa.
"I'll get it," she said and Gary just grunted.
Gloria was pretending to watch some old soap opera (she actually hated watching them) but in actuality she was stealing little peaks at Robert. She hadn't seen him in a number of years, at least since her "needs" started increasing. She never realized how much he looked like an older Tom Selleck.
"So Robert," she said, "Are you staying busy?" And she was surprised to realize she was blushing. For his part, Robert didn't notice anything unusual.
"Business is good, Gloria," he smiled (what a pretty smile). "I wish it were better but, hey, what are you going to do?"
"What kind of dumb question was that to ask?" said Gary. "You don't ask questions like that. Jeezus!"
Robert smiled and winked at Gloria and she flushed again.
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Things were pretty uneventful on that first day after that. Gary and Gloria spent most of the day over at Melissa's folks' house, got home (they had gone out to eat) and went to bed. Robert decided he had overreacted and that this visit wasn't going to be so bad after all.
He was annoyed β as expected β with Gary's bossing of Gloria. And anytime she left the room, it was always "where are you going now?, or "what are you up to now?". Gloria was pretty patient with it all and answered sweetly every bellowed question or command.
Robert genuinely liked Gloria. He always had β and not just because she was so saintly in dealing with Gary. She was always willing to go the extra mile for friends and strangers alike, never had a bad word to say about anyone and was about as honest and sweet a personality as Robert had ever known.
She was wearing new shorts that she bought because they were in Florida and not Michigan any longer. Robert, a little frustrated himself, checked her out as she walked to and fro delivering beer, crackers, the channel changer, magazines and a catalog to her ornery old husband.
Nice, big ass, he decided, then he caught himself. For the luvagod, he said to himself, this is a dear friend and a woman in her mid-70s. What was he thinking?
He was thinking that Gloria's ass stretched out those new shorts very appealingly and even though she had chunky thighs, she had cute knees and manicured toes that poked out through her sandals.
Gary decided it was time to return to his office and see if he could talk Melissa into some late night action β and soon.
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The next morning Gloria was ready to get cleaned up when she realized the downstairs bathroom did not have a shower. All it had was a claw foot tub that she could barely climb into anyway.
Well, she would just have Melissa help her upstairs to their shower. And then she remembered that Melissa had gone off to work. And Robert was at the gym.
"Good morning," said a cheery Robert as he opened the front door, a towel around his neck. He was just returning from the gym and was wearing tight shorts and a simple t-shirt that showed off a handsome physique from his regular workouts. Gloria flushed again and felt an all-too-familiar warmth in her loins as he smiled at her.
"Problem?" he asked.
"I want to take a shower, Robert, but there's no shower downstairs." Then a little quieter. "And I don't think I can make it upstairs on my own. Is it okay if I shower upstairs? And would you help me get up the stairs, please?"
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