He stayed up late, listening to the sounds from downstairs. His mother entertained down there, was entertaining Her. Lena. Her oldest friend, from before collage even. Blonde and with curling locks of hair around her pleasant face, Lena had been a beauty back then, and he figured that she still was to someone their age. To him, she was just his mother's best friend. The palms of his hands started to sweat. He wiped them dry against his jeans, loosing time in front of the laptop, trying to concentrate on the game. He was 18 years old, had been an adult for almost an entire year, and he was having nightmares.
Things started to quiet down. After a hearty chortle from his mother everything was silent. And then, silently, someone moved up the stairs. He shuddered. How had it come to this?
***
Lena and his mother prepared dinner. He moved out of their way, content to come and eat his fill when they were done. Then he would leave them alone with all their memories. They had lots to share, wild storied that made his mother blush, especially if he remembered them the day after.
He didn't really mind. He had just turned 18, and was experienced in all the ways of thinking about sex, so he already knew that she -- like most parents -- must've led a more colorful life before he came along. And Lena had been her greatest ally. Of all her friends, Lena stirred something deep inside of her, maybe as a consequence of the big bottle of tax-free vodka that she brought each time, which was impressively empty by morning.
This night, both of them were dressed the same. A coincidence they both laughed at, but that he knew was because they were starting to get old and enjoyed loose-fitting materials. They looked cultivated, in flowing black caftans, red lipstick, and dark eyeshadow. Underneath they wore tights. They couldn't stop talking about their tights, how nice they were, especially Lena. She wanted to show him by lifting the hem of her long, long dress. He turned his scarlet face away.
"You sure he's 18?" she asked, pouting, like she minded.
The chicken was on the table, next to the potatoes and sauce and a bottle of wine. He didn't get any. His mother didn't believe in it. Instead, he drank soda. Lena winked at him.
"I remember what we used to get up to after a couple of glasses," she said to his mother.
She blushed. "Not now!"
"Why?" Lena turned towards him, leaning across the table, showing off her breasts. It must have been unintentional. "You look just like mom did, back then. The same dark hair -- she used to cut it short, did you know that, a pixie cut? -- and amazing lips."
"That's enough!" his mother said, and Lena rotated in her chair, mouth open. Eventually they broke down laughing. But he couldn't stop thinking about it, even as he said goodnight and walked upstairs.
It was easy to imagine what a slut Lena must've been in collage, and he must have been tired, because he felt a chubby in his pants. He'd never thought about any of his mother's friends that way before, they were too old, even though his classmates did. They always talked about milf:s and even his mother sometimes. Any mother that caught their fancy. He couldn't see her that way, of course, but Lena was a different matter. They dreamed about her well-formed ass and shapely legs all day long, about her full body and her breasts, never pregnant but middle-aged. Her lips they called teasing lips, her eyes lustful. Like boys they made up stories to have a look at her at her office.
He remembered how she bent over, showing him almost everything. He shook his head, hand around his cock. She didn't mean it like that, like his horny friends would have imagined. But it sure felt good pretending for a moment. He flipped onto his bead, curling his toes as he felt an orgasm coming up. Lena's luscious lips around his cock, her nice, soft hands around his cock, even her pussy that he couldn't really imagine but around his throbbing cock.
"Fuuuck..." he said out loud. Maybe his friends were on to something. Maybe this was the... way?
Worried, he lifted his head, cock still throbbing, wanting to spurt in a sock. But he couldn't go on. It wasn't safe anymore. Someone was calling his name. His mother.
"Fuck," he said, with a guilty conscience. Now he'd have to go downstairs and look Lena in the eyes. He didn't even mean it. It was just a spur-of-the-moment thing, nothing special. But that made it even worse. He felt like a sex addict.
Walking softly, he came downstairs, walking softly because it was so quiet. Gripping the handrail, he bent to look into the kitchen, where he'd seen them last. Empty. Then he tried to look into the living room, but it wasn't possible from here. He was nervous. He didn't know why. He didn't even have a hard-on anymore, just a trickle of precum in his pants. Lovely feeling... He tried to ignore it.
Someone said his name again, softly. They must have heard him. But it wasn't his mother's voice.
Lena sat next to her in the small couch. His mother was sleeping against the armrest, curled up like a baby. She barely made a sound. Lena smiled and pressed a finger to her lips.
He raised his eyebrows. He didn't understand this situation. Who had called him, and why? Did she need help with anything?
"She fell asleep," she whispered, still smiling.
"Should we carry her upstairs?" he asked.
"No, she's had a rough evening."
"Oh." He started to turn away. "Goodnight then. See you."
"But."
"What?"
"I wanted to speak with you. Come in here."
He did.
"Sit down," she said, pointing at the stool where she had her feet. It was just enough room for him too. Still, he felt her toes touch his thigh. She wiggled them often.
"That wasn't nice what you did earlier," she said, in an even lower voice, hardly more than his mother's breath.
"I'm sorry?" he said. He'd hate to be disrespectful to anyone, especially his mother's best friend.
"I was trying to be funny, and you couldn't even pretend, could you?"
He didn't understand at all. But he saw something different in her eyes, in her lustful eyes. Something dark.
"When a woman makes a joke about her body, it's polite to say the exact opposite," she went on. "When I showed you my ass, you made a face."
"I didn't mean to."
"That doesn't matter," she said.
"I'm sorry," he said, "if I hurt your feelings."
"That's step one."
"What's step two?"
"Can't you figure it out? Your mom always talks about how smart you are, so sophisticated. Good with your mouth."