When I turned 18, I felt like I was king of the world. I was the man of the house (Dad had long since left), my older sister was away at college, and Mom usually worked late. It was great to just walk around the house and feel like it was mine. That was, of course, until I went too far.
It's normal for any high school senior to be curious about the in's and out's of girls, and I was no exception. It was a Tuesday when I got home from school determined to learn more about Mom. At 3:20, I knew that it would be hours until she got home, so I could take my time. I went straight upstairs and opened her bedroom door. It was still and silent, and I took a breath as I walked through the door. I was aware of every creak in the floor as I walked to her dresser--I knew which drawer I wanted. I opened the second one from the top and smiled. There were her panties and bras. I felt excited in a way that I never had when I was with my girlfriend Marie, not even when Marie used those wonderful lips on me. I ran my fingers over the contents of the drawer and felt lightheaded. I randomly pulled one out, and I was surprised to see it was a string bikini, and made of satin. Apparently, there were things I didn't know about mom.
"Richard!" was the shout that I heard behind me. I turned around, panties still in hand, to see my mother, dressed in a floral print sundress--obviously, she hadn't gone to work today. And it looked like she had just found out something about me.
"Richard, what are you doing?"
Of course, I had no response. What does a boy say when his mother finds him holding her panties?
She looked at me, clearly angry. "Well? Answer your mother. What in the hell are you doing?"
I stumbled, saying, "I... uh...."
"Fine," she responded angrily. "I'll handle this the way I used to." My eyes grew wide... certainly she didn't mean... "Richard, corner!" she said angrily, pointing to the corner of her room.
I started to walk there, stunned. I knew it was very wrong that I was in her underwear drawer, but she hadn't done this for years.
"You know what I mean," she said angrily as she interrupted my thoughts. "In the corner naked, young man."
I finally was able to say something. I turned to my mother, still pretty at 45, with long brown hair and a busty, curvy body that she complained was too fat, but I thought was wonderful. "Mom, I'm sorry."