It had not been my idea, in fact it was my girlfriend's suggestion to stay with her mum for over 3 weeks.
Let me explain.
It was a time of change at work for me. There had been a management 'restructuring' take place, which meant a lot of the work had been moved round. My job was included in this however being the optimist I saw it as an opportunity to move my career in a different direction. My current role had become stale and so I was fortunate enough to find a new role in a new area. It was a big move with more responsibility and new skills were required, so as part of the hiring process I was asked to attend a 3 and a half month training course in the midlands.
My company had booked me into a cheap hotel an hour drive from the location of the course, not the most convenient location, however there was nowhere closer available at such short notice.
The day I received the good news about the new job I had gone home after work and told my girlfriend of 5 years, Tracey. She was obviously happy for me, for us, but when I told her about having to be away for so long she was understandably upset. However she accepted it as she knew I couldn't pass on the opportunity. I told Tracey about the hotel they had booked for me and she laughed.
"That company of yours, they can't make it easy can they. That's gonna be a 2 hour round trip every day to attend a course they want you to attend? Is there not anything closer?" she asked.
"They said not. It's gonna be a pain but i'll manage," I replied.
Tracey had a quick think and then her face lit up as if a light bulb had been switched on in her head.
"My mum! She literally lives 5 minutes away from the place you need to go. Why don't you stay with her?" she said.
"Oh, I don't know Trace, stay with your Mum for nearly 4 months? I'm not sure I can handle that," I replied.
"It won't be that bad," she said, punching my arm lightly. "Besides you'll be at your course all day and she'll likely be working till late evening so you'll probably hardly see her. If you keep your hotel booking in place you can always go back there if she does your head in too much."
I wasn't too keen on the idea but I had to admit it kind of made a lot of sense. Tracey's mum, Emma, literally lived a 5 minute walk away from the course location so I would save a ton of time and money if I stayed with her. I had never been to Emma's place as she always came to visit us, but Tracey told me she had quite a large 1 bedroom apartment with separate lounge, kitchen/diner and a large bathroom. I thought it might be a little cozy but if the lounge was big enough then it might not be so bad.
The weeks passed and it had all been arranged. I was to drive up to Emma's after work on the Friday and settle in ready for an early start on Monday. The drive was long and I was glad to finally arrive just after 11 pm.
I pulled into the drive and got out the car. Emma greeted me at the front door in her dressing gown and slippers. I decided to leave my suitcase in the car for tomorrow so headed straight in with an overnight bag I had put together for convenience. Emma gave me a hug, which seemed to last a while longer than I expected, and a kiss on the cheek. Her perfume filled my nostrils and I took a deep breath. Damn she smelt good!
She led me into the lounge and told me to sit.
"You must be tired after your long drive. Can i bring you a drink? Tea, coffee, or I have a few cold beers in the fridge," she offered.
"Beer would be lovely, thanks." I replied.
She headed out to the kitchen to fetch the drink. I took a good look around while I waited. Emma had a good eye for design. It was minimalist without being sparse, and everything was well proportioned and laid out in a very organised way. I could see where her daughter got it from!
Emma returned a few moments later with a beer for me and a glass of white wine for herself and we sat on the L-shaped sofa, which turned out was a sofa-bed and where I would be sleeping during my stay. We chatted for a while about this and that and finished our drinks before I looked at the clock. It was nearly 11:30 and I instinctively yawned.
"Gosh is that the time?" she said. "I'd better be going to bed. Can I leave you to figure out the sofa-bed? I've not actually used it myself."
"Sure, no problem Emma, and thanks again for letting me stay while I do this training." I said, standing.
"Anytime Simon, you're more than welcome to stay as long as you need. Besides it will be good having someone around for a while," she said smiling.
She gave me another hug and I inhaled her scent as the smell of her perfume washed over me. Again she hugged me longer than I would consider to be normal and my hands rested on her back. I could tell from the lack of bra strap she didn't have much on underneath the robe and with her breasts pressing against my chest my cock involuntarily grew slightly in my trousers. Emma pulled away from me and smiled, wishing me a good night and disappeared out of the lounge and headed to bed.
My mind was going 100 mph. I had never thought of my girlfriend's mother in any way other than just that, my girlfriend's mother, but suddenly out of nowhere other feelings were beginning to stir from within me. More precisely, from within my pants! I brushed the thoughts aside for now. I was tired and needed to figure out the sofa-bed. It didn't turn out to be very hard and I soon had it laid out. I took the sheets Emma had left on the side and made up the bed and after stripping off down to my boxers I got into bed and was soon drifting off.
In what felt like only an hour or so I woke with a stabbing pain in my back. I hadn't noticed at first but the mattress the sofa company had provided was ridiculously thin. I tried to get comfortable but no matter what I tried I couldn't ease the discomfort. I resorted to returning the sofa to its original state and finally managed to drift off again.
It was light when I woke, and the smell of freshly brewed coffee filled my nostrils. I stretched after what was a terrible nights sleep and got up, putting on my robe which I had thoughtfully packed into my overnight bag. I headed into the kitchen and Emma was stood by the coffee machine. She was wearing only her nightgown; a knee-length silky garment which hugged her body and complimented her curves. I had to admit she really did look good for a lady her age. She had shoulder-length blonde hair tied up in a knot. Her skin was lightly tanned; perks of early retirement with time to enjoy the sun. She had a happy disposition, a sparkle in her eyes and an infectious smile. I could imagine it would be hard to stay in a bad mood with her around.
"Good morning love, how did you sleep?" she asked, handing me a cup of coffee which I gratefully took from her.
I didn't want to offend her, but I thought it better to be truthful about the mattress so she would know for next time someone came to stay.