For as long as I can remember my Mother has been all business; she was the very definition of a "career gal." My Father was more of a common man, he was handy; he preferred manual labor and didn't have much of an education. Mom on the other hand, was very well educated, focused, and goal oriented. In March of 2018 Mom was on the verge of landing a new job that would put her income into the higher end of six figures; she would be working from home with a company that was based out of France.
So, naturally when she approached me and asked me to accompany her overseas to France for a business meeting I jumped at the opportunity.
"Really Mom? You'd take me along with you?" I asked. "What about Dad?"
"Oh, you know your Father." She said, jokingly. "He works so many hours and hardly has the time to take off. Besides, you know he hates formal events."
Mom was right there; she explained to me that she had been offered the job and this was more of an invitation from the company she'd be working with to meet and get to know her a little better.
"We'll probably be going to fancy dinners and meeting a lot of the upper management of the company, so suits and ties will be necessary.. And well, your Father hasn't worn either of those since our wedding day." She laughed.
I'd never left the States before so once I heard, "France" and "Suit and tie," I was sold. I was about to start Spring Break and I'd have to say I did look quite handsome in a suit and tie. My mind began to race about the kind of adventures I'd be able to get into while Mom was out with her co-workers; maybe I could find a nice French girl and have a romantic weekend in Paris.
"When do we leave?" I eagerly asked Mom.
"Next Monday." She told me. "Our flight has already been booked on behalf of the company and we're flying first class!"
When Monday finally rolled around Dad dropped us off at the airport and we boarded our flight; it was going to take about 8 hours non-stop to France.
"Hey, why don't we grab a glass of champagne to celebrate?" Mom asked. "We haven't been on a vacation together since you were little and I'm about to start a new job."
Mom ordered our drinks and informed me that the entire trip was being funded by the company; this was a multi-billion dollar company and she would eventually have the opportunity to make seven figures.
"A toast to the smartest and most beautiful woman I'll ever know." I said, with a smile while bumping my glass to Mom's.
"Oh, stop that." Mom said, her face a bit blushed.
We quickly finished our first glass of champagne and Mom didn't hesitate to order another round. We were hardly an hour into the flight and we were both already tipsy.
"Too bad you're stuck with your ol' Mom, huh?" Mom asked. "You could be joining the mile high club right now." She laughed.
"What! Mom.." I was half embarrassed; luckily the champagne hid that.
"Oh, I'm just playing silly." She continued, "Kind of. I may be your Mother but I've had my fair share of fun, if I was 20 years younger you'd be the kind of man I had my sights set on."
"Let's just hope the ladies of France feel the same way, Mom." I joked back.
It wasn't long before the both of us passed out in our seats; we arrived at the airport in Paris around 10 AM local time. We made our way to baggage claim and picked up our luggage and then headed outside to catch a cab to our hotel.
"We're just going to check-in at the hotel and then drop our things off." She told me. "We're scheduled to have lunch with some of my co-workers and then I'll be going to a meeting and you'll be free to do whatever you'd like."
Despite the 8 hours Mom and I had just spent on an airplane, Mom still looked completely professional from head to toe. She had on some small heels which gave her an inch or two on me, a pair of nylon stockings covering her legs, a skin tight black skirt which was just above her knee in length, a thick 4 inch belt with gold rivets around her waist, and a pinstripe blouse covering her chest with a button in the middle exposing just enough of her large natural breasts to still be classy. Her long brown hair was styled to perfection and she had on dark brown reading glasses that complimented her baby blue eyes.
Mom was what most would consider a "big girl." She wasn't fat and didn't have any "rolls" of any kind; she was simply much larger than most women. She was about 5'8 and weighed 158 lbs; her breasts were a whopping 34F.. Huge. Everything about her was thick and curvy; except her waist which was exceptionally small, especially when it had that tight leather belt wrapped around it. Her skirt was skin tight because of how big her hips, thighs, and butt were; my Mother was indeed beautiful but she was exuding a new sense of confidence I'd never noticed before. Perhaps she was glowing because of the new job; whatever the case, Mom was sexy.. And she was well aware of it.
Our driver dropped us off at the most luxurious hotel I'd ever seen, much less stayed at. We checked-in and had our bags taken up to our room; we were in for quite a surprise when we reached the room. For starters it was big enough to be a condo; it looked like we had an entire floor of the hotel to ourselves, there were no bedrooms. It was just one big open room.
"Only one bed?" I asked.
"I guess so.. But it is a king size." Mom replied.
The bed was gigantic and in the center of the room, it looked to be even bigger than a king size; we would have no trouble sharing it. The next thing I noticed was there was no bathroom.. There was a shower, bath tub/jacuzzi, and a toilet but there was no dividing wall or separate room. It was just all out in the open.
"How are we supposed to shower?" I asked Mom.
"Oh, we'll figure that out later." She said, "Look at the size of this room."
"Will you be needing anything else, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw?" The bell boy asked us.
"No, we're fine. Thank you." Mom told him as she walked him to the door.
We spent the next twenty minutes or so freshening up for our big lunch with Mom's new colleagues. The restaurant was within walking distance of our hotel so Mom and I headed over on foot and were greeted outside by one of the women Mom had been acquainted with over Skype.
"Eva! It's so good to finally meet you in person." The woman said excitedly, grabbing Mom and pulling her in for a big hug and kissing her on both cheeks.
"Sarah!" Mom said back, greeting her. "Oh, okay. Hello. It's nice to finally meet you too."
Mom seemed to be taken aback just a bit by Sarah hugging and kissing her on the cheek when greeting her but I assume it goes along with European values or something like that. Mom and Sarah chatted it up for a bit as I stood in the back waiting to be introduced.
"Oh my God!" Sarah exclaimed. "This must be.. Your husband?!" She asked. "He's so... Young.. And handsome, good God!"
"Well, actually.." Mom began but was interrupted by a few more of her co-workers who were waiting inside for Sarah.
"You all won't believe this." Sarah told the group. "This is Eva's husband."
The group of women all gazed and gawked at me and amongst themselves and I overheard Sarah say:
"I had no idea you were such a cradle robber, Eva. How old eve is he? He looks old enough to by my son."
Mom hesitated for a few seconds before replying:
"Well, he's actually much older than he looks.. But I suppose I do have a few years of experience on him."
The two laughed as I began to approach to group.
"Oh, yeah honey." Mom said, turning towards me. "Get over here and introduce yourself."
Before I knew it Sarah grabbed me and gave me the ol' double cheek kiss.
"Hey, my name is Matthew. It's nice to meet you." I told her.
"Matthew! How did you end up with such an amazing woman such as Eva?" She asked.
"Well, she's-" I began but was interrupted by the hostess.
"Your table is ready." the hostess told us.
Mom hit me with a short elbow to the ribs and gave me a sly look.
"Mom.." I began.
"Shhh." Mom said.
"Why'd you let them believe I was your husband?" I asked.
"Don't worry about it. I'll tell you later. Just play along for now, okay?" Mom asked.
Even though it seemed like a bizarre request I agreed to play along. Besides, I wouldn't even be here right now if it wasn't for Mom, so I would do anything she'd ask of me. We sat down at our large table which was in a private room separated from the rest of the restaurant; more and more people started to show up that Mom would be working with, including some of the higher ups. I tried my best to appear as if I belonged there even though I felt completely out of place; I thought to myself "If I was Mom's husband, how would I be acting?"
Though, that didn't help much.
"So, Matthew how old are you exactly?" Sarah asked, "Eva tells me you're older than you look but I have my suspicions."