Under Her Spell
Chapter 1
It's said that no one can ever truly go home again. Amelia Evans was not one of those people, as nothing in her quaint little suburb ever really changed when she was growing up. Oh sure, some people came and went, some families divorced, but the neighborhood itself never really changed. Her parents went to church every Sunday morning, her dad went to work from nine to five every Monday through Friday. And her mother spends her time as a devoted mother, housewife, and volunteer.
It was the same when she was in elementary school, when she was in middle school, and when she was in high school. Things didn't even change when she came back from her freshman year at Brown. The only change that unsettled Amelia was when the neighbor to the right, Mister Archibald, died the previous summer. When she was leaving to go back to school the new neighbor Miss Smith was moving in. She wouldn't have remembered the woman moving in at all, if she hadn't given her a look that made her feel like prey.
Once sha was back at Brown nothing from her hometown even popped up to her if not for Rachel sending her links to her weekly streams. It was fun to occasionally see what her friend was up to as she played video games, made colorful commentary, and just seemed to have the time of her life. As the school year went on however, she clicked the links much less often as she became focused on her studies. There is no way she can ger a law degree if she doesn't study hard.
Her Sunday phone calls home were always more of the same. Mom and Dad have next to nothing new to say about the week, wishing her good luck for the next week. Dad tacking on some bible quote to make sure she isn't sinning with any boys. She insisted to him that she was still pure and saving herself for marriage. Thank God he doesn't know about her toys, if he did, he would probably have a stroke.
Returning home after a successful junior year was just like any other trip home. At least at first it was. She drove home in her new Kia Soul, a trade up from her old Chevy Malibu. Setting out on Tuesday around 5 PM, she knew that even if she made stops, she would be home before her dad went off to work. Well, she miscalculated as she got stuck on a one lane highway out of Rhode Island and missed a few turns, so she lost almost three hours.
Instead, she arrived in her quiet suburb around 10 AM, meaning she would have to talk to her mom for a bit before she got some sleep. Taking a nice nap would be preferable to staying up until bedtime even if she might need to reset her sleep schedule over the next few days. At least she missed the morning rush on her way into the Chicago area. Turning down the old familiar Holcomb Street she immediately recognized the houses and the trees, as if she hadn't been away an hour.
Pulling into her parent's driveway, she saw one of her mother's, jogging friends standing on the front porch. To her surprise this woman looked nothing like one of her mother's church friends. Bright neon pink hair in a medium length pixie cut and shaved sides. Her more than decent chest barely contained in what could only be described as a skintight athletic top. Her impressively athletic physique encased in tight vibrant leggings.
As she stretched on the porch the woman was almost obscene in the way she showed of her curvy behind. Amelia was turning red from secondhand embarrassment for this woman. Parking her car, she took a few slow deep breaths to calm herself before approaching this woman. The biggest shock to Amelia came after she exited the driver's side and heard the woman gasp and call her by name.
"AMY!" Shrieks out the exaugurated example of woman hood in the unmistakable voice of her own mother. "Why didn't you tell us you would be home today? I must look a mess, all sweaty and wet."
Jane practically came bouncing over while wiping stray beads of sweat from her brow. Her new body was glistening and shimmering in the sunlight. Amelia was still too stunned at her mother's new appearance to speak. The muscle tone was one thing, the hair cut was entirely another, and her mom's new assets were impossible without surgery, and something like that her parents would have told her about, right? Her mom came to a stop inches from her and held her sweaty arms out waiting for a hug from her only child.
Amelia hesitated, unsure of what to do as she stared at her mother's newly athletic figure. Suddenly, the thought of holding her mother suddenly sent an unexpected wave of heat rushing through her center. She bit her lips and sighed. On instinct she opened her arms and readied herself for the hug her mother wanted.
"You look... different, Mom," Amelia stammered, trying to hide her surprise and ignore her odd impulses.
Her mother's wide grin grew even wider and more devious as she reached her arms around Amelia. With almost impossible ease she wrapped her arms around Amelia and picked her up off her feet. Encasing her in powerful and surprisingly soft arms, she spins her around as if she weighed nothing. Amelia was once more surprised as she inhaled what she expected to be the disgusting scent of her mother's sweat.
Instead, her mother has a semi sweet and salty scent. Her mother's cherry blossom body wash was somehow stronger than the scent of her sweat. In an instant she was back on her feet and her mother was standing in front of her. Amelia stares in utter shock at her mother seeing for the first time that her hazel eyes are now a vibrant emerald green.
"I go inside my house to get us fresh water and you're already cheating on me?" Comes the lyrical voice of a woman to the side of the mother and daughter.
Following her gaze, Amelia spots the woman with the blonde hair and the fiery green eyes. She is clad in a black and green sports bra, and skintight leggings. Her body is just as athletic as her mothers with well-defined muscles, but she has more exaggerated and feminine curves to her. As Amelia's eyes lingered on this woman's body, she suddenly realized that this was Miss Smith.
"Sarah," Teases her mother in an almost sing song voice. "This is my daughter Amelia; she's home from college for the summer. Amelia, I don't think you had a chance to really meet our neighbor Sarah Smith."