Coffee
She smelled coffee. The shower was running in the master bath. The sound of two boys arguing filtered in from the direction of the family room -- something to do with Sponge Bob versus Sesame Street. It was a morning like every other - so ordinary, so mundane - just another day in the Kelly household. Why did she think it would be any different? Maybe it was the bizarre dream whose images still lingered.
She started to roll out of bed. A glass of ice water in the face couldn't have startled her more. She was naked! She hadn't slept naked since the boys were born and she had to be up several times a night. Then Tom seemed to lose interest in her body and there was no point. Gradually she became aware of the sensation between her legs, what she jokingly called muscle memories. She'd had sex, quite vigorous sex apparently.
Color drained from her face and she collapsed back on the bed. It was no dream. Kevin...she, they...shit!
"Morning Bright Eyes." Tom laughed when she squealed and pulled the covers up to her chin.
"Didn't mean to startle you, sweetie. You were dead to the world so I thought I'd let you sleep." He knelt beside her on the bed, leaned over and kissed her on the forehead.
"Boys are dressed and they're eating breakfast. I don't have time to make lunches, so I gave them money for hot. I know you think the school lunches suck, but one day won't kill them."
Getting off the bed, he stood at their full length mirror and finished tying his tie. After twelve years together, seeing Tom in his dress shirt and Levis still looked odd for business attire. Although, his ass did look good in those tight jeans. Damn, where did that come from? She usually wasn't that vulgar.
My God was she horny. She'd been so worn down and depressed for so long that her libido must have gone dormant. Now it was in overdrive. Flinging the covers off, she slithered off the bed and stalked her husband like a panther after prey, sinuously but muscles taut, ready to pounce. Slipping between Tom and the mirror, she threw her arms around his neck and writhed against his body. Pulling his head down, Kristi planted a kiss on him that could have ignited asbestos.
She was alive! Her whole body vibrated with vitality. Her senses were on high alert. She could smell his scent, her scent, the coffee, shampoo and his aftershave. The smooth fabric of his dress shirt contrasted with the course denim of his jeans on her bare skin. She rubbed against him relishing the sensations and when a button flicked across a nipple, it sent a jolt straight to her pussy.
"Wow! Where did that come from?" Tom exclaimed, echoing her earlier thoughts.
Rather than sweeping her up in his arms or grabbing her butt, he backed up a step. Feeling rejected she looked downcast. Then her eyes caught the unmistakable bulge in Tom's jeans. She must be doing something right.
"Do you really care? Wouldn't you like to have some of this?" Kristi clasped her hands behind her back and stretched while coyly rocking her shoulders back and forth. She grinned triumphantly as she watched Tom's eyes follow her prominently displayed boobs. Maybe she could hypnotize the doofus into taking her.
"Uh." was his only reply. Her grin faded and she sighed.
"Honey, I had a really sexy dream last night, then I saw your hard buns in those tight jeans and I wanted you. Besides, we haven't made love since you started your latest project. How about a quickie to start your day?"
He shook his head and seemed to come out of his trance.
"Sorry babe. I didn't realize it had been that long. I've got to be on site early today so we can finish up and get the performance bonus. Besides, tomorrow is Saturday. Just hold that thought and I'll scratch your itch tomorrow night. In fact, if everything comes together today, we can spend the whole weekend together."
He stepped around her, adjusted his tie and gave himself a once over in the mirror. Brushing her cheek with a perfunctory kiss, he hurried off. She trailed after him to catch his parting comments.
"Barring any glitches, we'll have completed the punch list and have everything signed off by five. That should get me home by supper time. If we run late, I'll call."
She heard him say goodbye to the boys and the door slam. Up until today, this would have left her in tears. Now she was just pissed. What am I, chopped liver? She really hadn't expected the quickie, but Tom didn't flirt, he didn't feel her up a little bit, he didn't even comment on her nudity. This is what had left her feeling unattractive, unappreciated, unneeded.
Standing in front of the mirror, Kristi took a critical look at her reflection. She wasn't supermodel material, but most people would consider her pretty in a girl-next-door kind of way. Mediterranean heritage on her mother's side gave her an exotic light olive skin tone. Her shoulder length mahogany hair and emerald green eyes gave away her Irish heritage even if you didn't know her family name was O'Malley.
She hit 5' 9" by her freshman year in high school which led to lots of teasing, leaving her self-esteem in tatters. She walked around hunched over and avoided dating until Kevin got on her case and convinced her she had nothing to be ashamed of. Even now, she didn't realize that in a little black dress and four inch heels she looked absolutely stunning.
It didn't hurt that she had a woman's figure, not fat but very curvy. She turned from side to side and then turned her back to the mirror. Despite giving birth twice, her breasts were still firm and rode high on her chest with milk chocolate areolae and perky nipples. Her butt was still firm. Her tummy had a slight pooch and some barely visible stretch marks, but she could still fit into her wedding dress. Aside from that, she looked pretty damn good.
Smirking at the woman in the mirror, she thought a lot of guys would consider her a MILF. No, she was not unattractive. She could still turn heads. Damn it to hell! Why couldn't she turn Tom's?
"Mom, bus is here." Tom never did tell her how he got the school district to pick the boys up at the door instead of down by the road.
Grabbing something to wear, she scurried into the family room. Snorting at Tom's idea of breakfast, she wiped toaster strudel crumbs off the boys' faces. Backpacks were checked as she hustled them to the door. They each got a kiss. She called out to them to have a good day as they boarded the big yellow school bus idling incongruously in their circular driveway. She waved as the bus completed the circle and headed back down the drive.
It wasn't until she closed the door and started toward the kitchen that she realized what she had on. The garment, if you want to call it that, was a comfortable but well-worn housecoat that should have gone into the trash months ago. It was stained and ripped in several places with a baseball sized hole over her left butt cheek. Her mind was still in a muddle, but it finally struck her just how much she'd let herself go. Hopefully, the bus driver hadn't seen her.
"Morning Sis."
Kevin wandered into the breakfast nook wearing one of Tom's bathrobes and rubbing sleep from his eyes. Kristi had a sinking feeling in her stomach and waited for the boom to drop. Her brother shuffled past her to the breakfast bar where the coffee maker sat and poured himself a cup. Shuffling back to the table, he took a seat where he could look out the picture window into the beautifully landscaped back yard. When he said nothing more, she let out the breath she'd been holding.
"Morning, Kev. Would you like some breakfast?" She asked a bit tentatively.
" Sure. How about scrambled eggs, toast and some OJ?" He looked blurry eyed then arched an eyebrow as she walked around the breakfast bar into the kitchen. "You still wearing that ratty old thing. I told you last week there's a big hole right over your..."
"Yeah, Yeah," she interrupted. "I know. I've just been preoccupied lately. I'll go change if it bothers you that much."
Yesterday, Kevin's comments would have hurt. It would have been taken as criticism. Today, it felt good. He noticed her appearance. He cared about how she looked. As she exited the kitchen and headed for the bedroom, she deliberately put a little wiggle in her walk. Glancing over her shoulder, she could see her brother giving her an exaggerated leer. A big grin stayed on her face all the way to the bedroom.