It was gone midnight by the time I arrived home in the early hours of Monday morning, after being away for the weekend, and was surprised to find my mother still up. She was sitting on the sofa in her nightgown and robe, apparently waiting for me.
"Have you had a good weekend Steve?"
"Err, yes pretty good."
"Have you been with that woman?"
That came as a bit of shock, right out of the blue. "What woman are you talking about?"
"You know exactly what woman I'm talking about, you've been seen."
"Ok, so I've been seen, so what?"
"You've been seen going out with a woman who's much older than you, I'm told she's about my age, and I want to know who she is, where you met, how long you've been going out with her, and is she married?"
"Caroline's not married, she's divorced. She divorced her husband about ten years ago for abuse, and she hasn't any family, she totally alone. I met her at Paul's party about two months ago."
To clarify the situation for the reader, Paul and I have been best friends since kindergarten. We went through school and college together, and now he works for my firm's main competitor, and apart from our normal association, we occasionally meet across the negotiating table.
Continuing my conversation with mother, (who everyone calls Vicky, which is short for Victoria.) "Caroline is a close friend of Laura's, you know, Mrs. Goodman, Paul's mom, and happened to be helping out with Paul's birthday party. After we had eaten, there was dancing and while Caroline was standing all alone, Laura asked me to ask Caroline to dance, which I did. Later in the evening Laura asked if I would take Caroline home, because she didn't have a car. When we arrived at her apartment, she asked me in for coffee but as it was getting late, I declined.
"We met a week later by accident. It was lunch time, I was sitting on a bench in the park eating a burger when she came along. Apparently she works near-by and lunch time often walks around the park, so she sat down beside me and we began talking. Caroline said that she quite often visits the park lunch times, whereas I not so often, so it was not surprising that we had never noticed each other. We arranged to meet the next day but it was pouring of rain so I didn't go. The day after that I couldn't go because of a business arrangement so when I went on the fourth day I didn't expect to see her, but there she was sitting on the bench. I apologized and explained what happened, she took it all in her stride not minding at all. To prevent the mix up from happening again, we exchanged office and cell phone numbers.
"Two days later it was raining again so I called her cell and we arranged to meet in a nearby bistro. We were sitting at a table with Caroline doing most of the talking, when she said. 'You're very quiet today and looking very pensive, is something wrong, is it because you're embarrassed to be seen out in public with a much older woman?' I didn't realize my emotions were so obvious, before saying. "No, the reverse is the case. I want to ask you out but think you might not want to go out with a younger guy and call off our friendship."
"Steve, don't you know that it's every divorced woman's fantasy to go out with a younger guy, but just to be clear, are you talking about a date?"
"Yes I am."
"And where were you thinking of taking me?"
"I thought we could go out to a restaurant Saturday evening and have a meal."
She said. "That would be nice."
Up to that point mom had been quiet. "And that is, I am told, where you were seen, with a long legged, short skirted, large breasted, blonde. Are her breasts bigger than mine?" Her question really took me by surprise, she had never asked me about her body in fact I have never heard her speak of it like that before.
"I can't really tell because your breasts are always well hidden under the clothes you wear, but from what I have seen, your breasts look slightly bigger." Actually talking to mom about her breasts started to give me a hard on. I've fantasized over them enough times. "As for Caroline wearing a short skirt, that first time we dated, when she opened the door I was surprised and made the comment about her wearing a mini skirt. She asked if I felt uncomfortable being seen out with her while she was wearing a short skirt, and would I like her to change into a longer skirt. I told her no, I like seeing women wearing short skirts and just wondered if it was the shortest skirt she owned. Caroline said she had shorter skirts and would I like her to wear one of those. I commented that she picked that particular skirt to feel comfortable with me so there was no need to change. She continued by saying at some appropriate time she would wear her shortest skirt for me."
"So have you slept with her?"
"Caroline said that it's every divorced woman's fantasy to go out with a younger guy, do you fantasize about going out with younger guys?"
"Steve I asked if you have slept with her."
Mom I've answered enough of your questions, it's time you answered mine, do you fantasize about going out with younger guys?"