This is a little long but I like the buildup. Hope you do as well! I have edited the story to fix some simple mistakes and add an extra scene!
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"What do you mean you are leaving for five days? You can't leave me here by myself!"
Ricky was exaggerating, as always. Lisa sighed. Her little boy—well, not so little anymore, she admitted—hated when she left for her usual business meetings. Since she had divorced his father a few years back, he never wanted to be alone, even for a day or two. She thought it was strange, a teenager who never wanted privacy. Most boys would have given up anything to get a few days away from their parents.
"Look kiddo, we have been through this before. I have to go to these meetings. I have no choice. You want me to help you with school right? Then I need the job."
Ricky looked down, disappointed. "I guess..."
"You guess?"
"Well, I was just hoping we could do something this weekend. You know I am leaving in three weeks."
"I know, but I have to go. It's part of the job. We will still have two more weekends before you leave for school."
Ricky had graduated a year early and had been accepted to a great school back east. He was leaving for school a month before the semester started so he could get used to the area and get a jump ahead on some of his classes. He wanted to bitch and moan some more, but relented. "Sure. I understand."
A few hours later and it was late afternoon. Lisa was leaving tomorrow and had already packed, wanting to have a nice dinner with Ricky and maybe take him to a movie before she left.
"Ricky, are you in your room?"
"Yeah," he called from upstairs. He sounded in better spirits at least, Lisa thought.
"Come down here so we can talk about tonight!"
She moved into the kitchen and a few minutes later she heard the requisite thumping as Ricky came downstairs. Ricky was recently 18, 5'11" and built thickly—just like a running back—and resembled his father more than a little bit. He had her eyes though, and both of them were proud of their baby blues. Unlike both is parents, Ricky had short blonde hair that he spiked when he had the time.
When he came into the kitchen, Lisa was surprised to see a very guilty look on Ricky's face. Her son could not meet her eyes. She wondered what was going on—she was not mad at him in the least--until she realized he was turning and maneuvering his hands to cover his crotch. She could not be sure but she thought the area looked a little bulgy.
Oh, she thought. I interrupted him.
"Yeah, Mom?" Ricky asked a little testily, wondering why she had called him down but was not speaking right away. He had not noticed that she had noticed his 'condition'. It was true she had interrupted, but Ricky had been able to finish quickly and clean up.
"I just wanted to ask if you wanted to go to dinner and a movie tonight before I leave."
Ricky's face brightened. Her son loved to go out to eat and it was early July, so there were a lot of good movies still in the theaters.
"Sure Mom, that sounds nice," Ricky answered honestly.
They made the plans and separated to get ready when Ricky heard the phone ring. He picked up the line in his room first to find his Aunt Karen on the phone. She was crying hysterically.
"Mom, pick up the phone, its Karen!" Ricky called out after trying unsuccessfully to find out what was wrong with his favorite—albeit only--Aunt. He considered staying on the line to find out what was happening, but he decided it was not worth getting caught listening in to the conversation.
A few minutes later Lisa came to his door, which was open this time.
"Ricky, I am going to have to cancel our night together. Your aunt really needs some company, and it looks like she is going to stay here while I am on my trip...maybe even for a little longer after that. She and David are having...marriage troubles," she finished after a pause.
"What's going on, Mom?"
"I am sure she will talk to you about that this weekend. But tonight she really needs me."
"Okay, Mom." Ricky said forlornly.
Lisa hated to see Ricky this way. He only wanted to see her as much as he could before he moved more than 2,000 miles away and she hated to let him down. They had a good relationship; Lisa could not think of any of her other friends that had such a good relationship with their sons. They had bonded well after she had thrown his father out on his heels.
"Hey, tell you what. How about I leave you some money for tonight and for the rest of the weekend so you can take Karen out and show her a good time? She needs it, trust me."
Ricky had planned to spend some time with his ex-girlfriend this weekend. They had recently broken up only because of his impending departure. They still had benefits with each other though, at least for the next three weeks.
Plus, he liked Karen; she was a funny and nice, an entertaining person to be around. Not to mention at all that she was smoking hot, Ricky thought. All the peaks and sideways glances he had snuck since puberty had always left him wondering what it would be like with her.
She was 6 years younger than his mom and still in her early thirties. She had never had kids and had kept her figure extremely well. Plus, he was getting some spending cash. Ricky couldn't find a reason to complain. "Sure, Mom, I'd like that."
About half an hour later Karen showed at the house with a small bag of clothes and the remnants of tear stained make-up on her face. Whatever was going on, Ricky could tell it was serious.
He decided to leave so his mom and aunt could talk in private. He called Kris, his girlfriend of almost 2 years. She had just turned 18 as well, their birthdays being only 2 weeks apart. The 'official' break-up had been pleasantly smooth—they both realized that with going to schools separated by 3,000 miles, their relationship would be nearly impossible to salvage. Instead of yelling or sobbing, they had decided to have all the fun they could before Ricky left.
"Well then, let's hit a movie. What's been out for awhile?" Ricky suggested mischievously. One of his favorite activities with Kris(ten) was getting to fool around in a near empty theater.
They met at the theater an hour later. The movie was some romantic comedy Ricky had no real interest in. Kris had seen it before, so she wouldn't miss anything. Kris was 5',6" and just a little thick from playing softball and competing in gymnastics. Her short shorts showed off her smooth and tanned legs.