Of course I was excited to go home, but I was also unimaginably anxious -- It had been almost a year since I last saw my mom, and she had only gotten hotter since then.
It certainly didn't help that I would be staying with my mom alone over the summer. It used to be me (Adam), my mother Mary, and my sister Elizabeth all sharing the house together, but Elizabeth was spending the summer abroad in France this year. Any time my thoughts would wander in the direction of lewdness concerning my mom, Elizabeth was always there as a sort of buffer, for which I was always thankful. But now, that buffer wouldn't exist. For the duration of the summer it would just be me, a big house, and my sexy mom.
These are the thoughts I'd been having my entire car ride home. My trip from the state school I attended to my small hometown is only around five hours, but I'd managed to stretch it to around nine with the handful of pit stops I had made. Of course, I really didn't need to stop for coffee three times, but I was just so nervous to finally be home. What would she think of me? Would things be different now? Would I be able to contain myself around her? Would she be wearing that skimpy nightgown she used to wear every now and then?
I knew I was only torturing myself with these pit stops, not to mention most likely worrying my mom half to death. She was expecting me home around 7:00 pm, but it was almost 11:00 pm now, and I was still about 15 minutes out. Honestly, she might even be mad at me for showing up so late and not calling. I'd hate to start the summer out on such a bad note.
Psyching myself out, I pulled into a gas station parking lot, parked, and grabbed my phone to call Mom. I felt my heart beating in my chest as it rang and rang, scared that she was already upset with me and wouldn't answer. But my fears were soon abated when my mom answered with her usually cheery "Hey, Adam, what's up?"
Man, she's so cool. "Hey Mom, sorry for not calling earlier..."
"No worries, honey! Everything alright?"
"Yeah, everything's great. I just wanted to let you know that, well, it turned out I had more packing to do than I thought. So, I'm staying at school tonight to finish up, and I'll head on home in the morning."
"Aw, and I had already laid out the red carpet for you and everything!" she said, in mocking disappointment. "I'm just kidding, that's totally okay, love. I'll see you bright and early tomorrow! Can't wait!"
"Awesome, thanks Mom! Love you, bye!"
"Love you too, sweetums!"
I heard the click as she ended the call.
Sweetums, really? I'm 19 now, she can't really expect that nickname to fly still, can she?
Nevertheless, I could feel a slight smile taking over my face after the phone call. She always knew how to make me feel better, I'm not even sure why I was so worried to see her in the first place.
I felt bad for lying to her, and honestly was second-guessing my decision to postpone my homecoming, but I couldn't take it back now, not without admitting to her that I was lying about still being at school. No, it was better to just lie in the bed I had made for myself. Speaking of which, where would I stay tonight?
My mind immediately went to my best friend since middle school, Nate. He's always down for anything -- whether it's a late-night taco run, or streaking across the football field while your school's playing their rival team (a true story) - Nate's your guy.
Scrolling quickly through my contacts, I spotted his name and hit dial. The phone rings for only a second before loud club music blared through the phone speaker, causing me to rip the phone away from my ear. I put it on speaker and turned the volume down, waiting a second until I hear, "Yo, Adam, what's up my dude?"
"Hey man, how's it hanging?"
"Good, good -- I'm at the club!"
"Haha, yeah, I can hear that. What's going on?"
"Me and Eric hit up a couple of cuties on Tinder and we're out here looking to seal the deal tonight! Hey, are you back in town already?"
"Yeah, I just got in tonight."
"Aw man, sorry bro, I would've tried to hook you up if I knew!"
"Nah, it's all good. Well, have a good time, and don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say man. Hey I'll hit you up later this week, see ya!"
"Yeah, see ya!"
Nate hung up, and the car suddenly seemed much more quiet and lonely. Well, Nate's place is clearly off the table -- who else could I hit up? Eric's with Nate, Sean is still off at school for another week; the only other person I really knew was my ex Katy, which was definitely a terrible idea.
With the car off and the heater stopped, the chilly nighttime air had started to creep in from outside, and I was reminded how late it was. Shivering, I looked around and saw how the gas station was almost completely deserted at this point. I scrolled through my contacts a bit more, seeing if there was anyone else I could call, but I was out of luck.
Hm. Well, my mom's an early riser, and has always tried to be in bed by 9:30, 10:00 at the latest. It's now 11:30, and since I told her that she shouldn't be expecting me tonight, she's probably already in bed fast asleep at this point. I supposed I could try to sneak in tonight, and when she wakes up and sees that I'm already here, I'll just tell her that I got some last-minute help packing stuff up and left around midnight. It's a stretch, but I really don't have any other option at this point.
I turned my keys in the ignition, feeling relieved as the hot air escaping the vents reached my skin. I pulled out of the gas station and onto the road, driving easily through the traffic-less roads. By the time I got to the road my house was on, it was 11:45, and I was sure my mom would be asleep already. Just to be safe, though, I turned my headlights off as I pulled into the driveway, parking and turning off the car as quickly as possible.
I decided to leave the majority of my stuff in the car for the time being, so as not to make too much of a racket bringing everything in. Grabbing my backpack from the seat next to me, I slung it over my shoulder and exited the car, closing the door behind me as quietly as possible. I walked up to the front door and unlocked it, not worrying too much about the noise it made, since my mom's bedroom was on the second floor on the other side of the house.
As soon as I slid the door open and shut it behind me, I was acutely aware of a strange sound coming from the direction of her bedroom. The sound was faint and muffled, but, if I didn't know better, I'd swear it sounded like moaning.
Instantly I felt myself begin to stiffen in my pants.