“Oh, thank you! I knew you’d come through! I love you mom!” Jay hugged her again, burying his face into her tummy, arms wrapped behind her.
“I love you too, Jay.”
Classes on that day dragged out mercilessly. Both Jay and Nate couldn’t contain their excitement and anticipation, talking about how amazing this afternoon is going to be. Finally, after what the boys would call an eternity, the last bell rang and they were free to go home – to Jay’s place. They grabbed their backpacks and were already on their way as soon as they heard it go off.
“Hey, Nate! Not so fast! My mom’s not going anywhere!” Jay was in a playful mood. Nate truly was like a brother to him – they knew each other since childhood and spent many evenings at his place, so Alice was very fond of the boy (so much so she eventually asked him to call her “auntie Alice”). “We’ve waited for so long, there’s no need to rush.”
“If you say so…” Nate was obviously very excited. He, just like his best friend, found Alice a very beautiful woman since forever. She was always such a nice lady to him! He hated to admit it, but he loved her a lot more than his own mother. “But let’s not waste too much time just standing around. Come on!” The boys strolled down the familiar streets. Jay’s place wasn’t too far off from here. “Hey, Jay, you asked your mom not to shower this morning, like I told you?”
“Yeah. She was a bit weirded out, but didn’t ask any questions.” He replied. “I guess she understands why we would ask her such a thing.”
“Trust me, you’ll see! I’ve read about it in some health magazine. Something about a woman’s smell, the article was titled ‘pheromones’ or something.” He suddenly stopped. “Do you think she’ll be wearing these white socks like usual today?”
“I guess?” Jay didn’t ever get Nate’s fixation with women’s feet and legs. It came up in their conversations from time to time. “You could ask her to keep them on if you want.”
“Sweet!” Replied his friend, as they approached the front door.
“Mom, I’m home!” Shouted Jay as they entered the hallway. No reply. “Right. She told me she’ll be waiting for us in the bedroom.”
“Your bedroom or her bedroom?” Nate asked. “I mean, it would be weird doing that in your…”
“Our bedroom. I share it with mom. Haven’t I told you before?” Jay walked up the stairs.
“Yeah, you’re right.” He replied as they approached the bedroom door. “I can’t believe we’re about to do it!”
“You ready?” Asked Jay pulling the handle.
There she was, sitting on the side of the bed. Alice was wearing her red sleeveless jumper, casual jeans and, granted, white socks she used to wear most often (luckily for Nate who appeared to be a big fan of them). She was a woman of average height and had short blonde hair that flowed down the sides of her head. The boys stood there in awe – yes, ‘awe’ is the right word to describe it, since Alice was a woman who didn’t have to wear revealing outfits to look sexy. She was the type of housewife that manages to look naturally gorgeous in her casual clothing.