This is my first story I have written for this site, feedback in greatly appreciated. I hope you enjoy reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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Henry went to his mother's house on a picturesque Saturday to help her with some furniture. He was in town for a friend's wedding anyway, so he figured spending some time with her would be nice. Sophia, Henry's mother, had purchased an entirely new bedroom set and needed help putting most of it together. The men from the store were only contracted to take the old bed from the house and replace it with the new one. So, the new bedside tables and chest of drawers needed to be put together, and the old furniture needed to be moved out which was more than Sophia could manage. Henry, as always, was more than eager to help. He knew that this was a big step for his mother. Her divorce from his father was finalized more than 6 years ago, yet to his knowledge she had not dated at all. The few times he had stayed over he noticed that she still slept on the right-hand side of the bed; the side of the bed that was hers during her marriage.
Henry worked in her room putting the store-bought furniture together. He was happy to do so. His mother was finally moving on, out with the old, in with the new. He was ready to help her do this. They had always been close, but grew much closer after his father started dating a younger woman. Henry and his mother would talk three to four times a week. They had a wonderful, friendly, loving relationship.
As Henry finished the first end table, Sophia came upstairs with some sandwiches, chips, and glasses of lemonade for the two of them.
"Oh, wow, you finished one of the pieces already. Good for you." Sophia said to her son.
"No, mom, good for you, I'm happy to help." Henry replied.
"Here, how about we have some lunch on the new table you built?" Sophia suggested.
"Great idea, mom, I'm famished!" Henry answered.
As they sat on the floor and ate on the end table, Henry noticed that his mother's shirt was unbuttoned one button too far and gave him just enough of a glimpse of her stunning cleavage to make him have to shift his position on the floor every few minutes or so. Henry loved cleavage, and though he knew it was wrong, he could not stop himself from looking down his mother's shirt. He was having the hardest time just trying to look into her eyes. This usually was not a hard thing to do. Sophia was older, 53, but she was a beautiful woman. She was no stick figure, but nonetheless an in proportion, buxom, zaftig-type woman with ample breasts and a rear end that perfectly filled out a pair of jeans. Henry had always thought his mother was one of the most attractive women he had ever seen.
As they ate lunch they discussed the coming nuptials of Henry's friend, Steve. To Henry's surprise, his mother actually seemed to get depressed as the conversation about the wedding progressed. In fact, she seemed genuinely saddened by the event. When Henry asked her what she was so upset about she responded with a sentence that surprised him to no end, for he could not believe that he had forgotten. Of course, this was the wedding anniversary of Sophia and Henry's father. How could he be so stupid? He knew never to forget three days a year, his mother's birthday, Mother's day, and this day, their anniversary. Of course his mother would be terribly upset. Now the new furniture made complete sense. She was trying to move on, and the symbolism of this act did not get by Henry, now that he had remembered what day it was. How stupid of him.
"Mom, I have an idea." Henry proclaimed. "We are going to go out on the town tonight. I don't care what day it is, you deserve a night out. And who better to give it to you than me? I will be the man in your life today. You don't need to even think about dad."
"No, that's ok, honey, I just want to stay here and make sure this all gets done today. I don't want you to have to ruin your whole trip helping your poor mother." Sophia said, her words trailing off.
"Nonsense, mom, I insist. There is nothing planned for the wedding today, just everyone arriving. The festivities don't start until Monday. This is going to be a fun night. You should put on a sexy dress. I will get in my tux and we'll have a great night on the town. Everyone can see you with a sexy young thing on your arm, and I will be next to the hottest lady wherever we go."
With this Henry leaned over the table and kissed his mother on the cheek. He also attempted to give her a hug. He was trying to get a better look down her shirt, but the table got in the way, and they landed on top of each other. The kiss though, continued. Sophia had tried to kiss him on the cheek also but, as they fell, their lips met and neither of them realized they were actually kissing for a good five seconds.
Once they both realized exactly what happened, they got up. Sophia peeled herself off of her son whose hands had made their way to her chest, but both played it off as simply a mistake during the fall. Sophia got to her feet and looked at her son. He was an attractive young man, and why shouldn't she have a fun night out...damn the date. Tonight was going to be her night. She was determined to have a good time.
Henry kissed his mother goodbye. They had decided the rest of the furniture could wait until tomorrow. Henry was thankful he had chosen to stay with a friend who was in the wedding party, instead of at his mother's home. He needed the time away from her to ask himself some questions and try to figure some things out. Did he really just make out with his mom? Did she make out with him? He shouldn't have tried to feel her up; that was a mistake. That was when he thought she realized something was wrong. But she had agreed to go out with him. Should he treat this like a date? Should he be more standoffish? How could he act differently now? He had to act as though nothing happened. He showered and dressed quickly. He put on the same tux that he was going to be wearing for Steve and Janet's wedding. He figured since he rented it, he might as well get some use out of it. He looked good too, classic black with a light green shirt to match the bridesmaids' dresses and a white bowtie. It fit his almost six-foot frame well and he thought if other women saw him with an attractive older woman tonight, maybe he could get a phone number or two. Henry certainly had a thing for older women, and still needed a date to the wedding.
He walked into his mother's house about four hours later to pick her up for their date night. They were going to have drinks before dinner and dancing.
He called out, "Mom, are you ready?" He got no answer.