Edward and Robin

"Oh, Becks, this is very nice. Thank you," Doreen said as she wrapped her arm around her daughter.

Conversation over dinner was light and casual. There was a lot of laughter, just like three good friends getting together and enjoying each other's company.

Robyn turned to Becky, "That was wonderful. You're a good cook."

"Thanks," she said and looked at Doreen briefly, "I got it from mom. She's a better cook than I am."

"Well, I'm impressed just the same." Robyn stood and started to gather the dishes.

Becky shooed her hand away, "You two go out and sit down. I got this."

It had started raining outside during dinner so returning to the back patio was no longer an option. Robyn sat down on the sofa as did Doreen. While sitting close, they weren't intimately close.

"Becky seems like a wonderful kid," Robyn noted.

Doreen smiled and nodded, "Yeah, she is. But don't call her kid to her face," she laughed. "She's become quite mature and handles herself pretty well."

After a few minutes Becky entered the living room, "I'm sure the two of you would like some time to yourselves. So if you'll excuse me, I'm just going to head off to my room and read." Turning to Robyn, "If I don't see you before you go, I just want to say it was a pleasure having you here and I look forward to seeing you again."

"Thank you, Becky. Me too," Robyn replied.

Doreen watched Becky until she heard the door close and then turned to Robyn, "There's something that I've wanted to do for some time now."

"What's that?"

Without a word, Doreen cupped Robyn's chin with her hand and drew her towards her as she moved forward, their lips coming together in a tender kiss that grew quickly in intensity. Not a word was spoken for another 10 minutes as the kiss grew stronger and clothes started piling up on the floor.

Robyn was breathing hard, her nipples erect when she whispered, "Let's go to the bedroom."

Once there, it wasn't but another few seconds when the remaining clothes made another pile and the two lovers intertwined themselves on the bed. Robyn was on her back as Doreen worked her way down, her tongue eventually locating the nubbin at the top of Robyn's slit. Robyn let out a loud groan, forgetting that there was another person just down the hall.

Becky smiled as she heard the moan followed by a squeal. She put the book down and listened some more. She wished that she could watch the couple, 'God that would be so hot to see mom eating pussy,' she thought to herself. But knew that that was forbidden territory. Bringing herself to her own orgasm, she turned off the light and went to sleep with the sounds of two people enjoying each other.

*****

"Gloria wasn't kidding when she said you can become very intense and focused on what you're doing."

"Uh? What?" Robyn said, turning to the voice. "Edward!" She looked at her watch as saw that it was 10 after 11. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm late and I wasn't prepared for you," she said, worried about upsetting a client. "Give me a minute."

Eddie smiled, "Please don't worry. I enjoyed watching you work."

Robyn stopped putting the material away she was working on and looked at him, "How long have you been standing there?"

His smile broadened, "Oh, about 5 minutes or so."

"Oh Lord," Robyn muttered, finishing and bringing out Eddie's ad layout.

He placed a hand on her shoulder, trying to calm her nervousness, "Please, don't worry. Like I said, I enjoyed watching you work. It gave me time to see that you really are good at what you do, that your attention to detail is impressive and you put a lot a care in your creations."

Rubbing her hands down the front of her skirt, "Well, thank you," she said as she finally stopped and smiled. She looked at the man in front of her and she could feel her heart beat. She found him very appealing. A quick glance to his left hand revealed that he wore no jewelry.

Pulling up a chair, "Please sit. I've got your ad ready to go."

The two sat down and Robyn started going through what she had put together. She kept stealing glances at the man sitting next to her, hoping he couldn't tell that she was still nervous. She kept trying to tell herself, 'He's just a client, get over yourself, will you?'

Eddie nodded and asked a few questions as the ad layout was explained to him. He had found her attractive from the moment he met her. When he returned to work the day he first met her, he wasn't able to shake her out of his head. The teasing he received from Carol didn't help. Even now, he wasn't hearing half of what Robyn was explaining to him. Her perfume wafted through his nose and it became intoxicating for him.

With a shake of his head, "I'm sorry, what did you say?"

Robyn looked at him, "I asked if you have any questions."

He scanned the material quickly, "Uh no, this all looks great." He turned to look at Robyn, her smile and the color of her eyes. As someone who usually carried a lot of self-confidence, he found himself momentarily tongue tied.

"Well, yes I do have one question," he said after a few seconds.

Robyn tilted her head just a little, waiting for the question.

"Would you have dinner with me?"

She was surprised with the question and didn't answer right away. She knew that she wanted to, very much, but was hesitant. "I don't know. I'd have to check with Gloria. I don't know how she feels about us dating clients."

"He already asked me and I think it's a wonderful idea," said Gloria who was leaning against the doorframe, her arms and legs crossed, smiling.

Robyn looked up and looked at her boss, over to Eddie and then back to Gloria.

"Eddie and I have known each other for a while now. He knows very well how I feel about mixing business with pleasure. But," looking at Robyn and raising an eyebrow, "I think this is definitely the time for an exception."

Robyn watched as Gloria smiled and waved her fingers as she disappeared from view. She looked at the empty door frame that Gloria had just left.

He looked down at his hands and back to her, "So, would you have dinner with me?"

Robyn hesitated for just a moment before she broke into a smile, "I'd love to have dinner with you."

Eddie sat up straight in his chair and broke into a broad grin, "Great! How about Friday then?"

Robyn shook her head, "Can't. I have class that night."

"Saturday?"

"Saturday would be perfect," Robyn said, trying not to sound too anxious.

They both stood and Robyn put Eddie's ad in a folio and handed it to him. He took it and tucked it under his arm, "What time should I pick you up?"

"I don't have anything going. So anytime."

Eddie looked at her for a moment quickly working out logistics, "How about 6:30."

"Perfect," she said.

They both stood there for a moment looking at each other. "Oh, you need my address," Robyn realized and turned to scribble it down along with her phone number on a piece of paper and handed it to him.

Holding the paper up in his hand, "See you Saturday."

Robyn followed him out of her work area and to the front, waving to him as he turned just before leaving the building. She felt an eagerness and excitement she hadn't felt for a while. She turned and looked at the receptionist who gave her an approving smile.

*****

"You're a first class prick", Robyn muttered to herself as she took notes in class. The arrogance of the instructor seemed to be getting worse as class went on.

Doreen leaned over and whispered, "Maybe that's because he doesn't have one or it's really, really, tiny."

Robyn tried not to laugh but it came out anyways as a short burst. She looked up to see the instructor looking at her, "Anything you care to share?"

"No, we're good."

"Then I wish you'd avoid disrupting the class. There are students here that do wish to learn."

Robyn was not going to let this jerk get under her skin, she simply smiled and tilted her head, 'asshole' she thought.

The pair were making their way to the parking lot after class. Fortunately, it was Friday and it would be another three days before they'd have to put up with his shenanigans. Robyn shook her head, "Boy, I really like what I'm learning. But this guy is making it really difficult to enjoy the class."

"Yeah, I know what you mean. We'll just have to make sure that we let the school know when they send us the evaluations for the class."

They had parked next to each other and when they reached their cars, Robyn noted, "You know, we haven't been to the coffee bar in a long time."

Doreen pursed her lips a little, "You're right. You want to skip going back to my house and get coffee?" Doreen asked, pretty sure she knew what Robyn's answer would be. She knew what she wanted to do.

Robyn gave the pretense of giving it serious consideration before responding, causing a moment of concern for Doreen, "Hell no, I've been thinking about being with you all damn day."

Becky brought the two sleeping beauties coffee in bed the next morning when she detected that her mother had woken up. "You two were up really late last night. So I figured you'd probably need a little boost this morning," she said as she handed a mug to Doreen with the cream and sugar she usually takes. "I didn't know how Robyn takes hers, so I brought the add-ones as well."

"Oh, thank you dear," Doreen said, wrapping two hands around the steaming mug and taking a sip. The sheet that had covered her slipped down, exposing her breasts as she sat up. She wondered why she didn't feel any discomfort with her daughter being in the room, she didn't even try to cover herself back up. Becky had her hands clasped together in front of her and was smiling as she looked at the two of them in bed together. Robyn had spent the night a couple of times since Becky discovered her mother's new relationship. Doreen turned to look at Robyn who was beginning to stir and felt totally at ease and happy.

"I hope we didn't keep you awake," Doreen said, turning back to her daughter giving her a smug look over the rim of her coffee mug.

Becky smiled, "Well, I'll have to hand it to you two, you can sure express yourselves at the height of orgasm."

"Becky!" Doreen exclaimed her cheeks developing a little bit of a pink hue to them.

Becky turned her palms up and shrugged, "Just saying."

Doreen didn't say anything as she watched her daughter leave the room. 'Oh my how things have changed in the last couple of weeks,' she thought to herself. She stood up and grabbed a robe that was draped over a chair next to the bed. She turned and looked at her lover who was just beginning to sit up, still struggling to open her eyes.

"Here, you might want some of this," she said to Robyn, handing her the other mug.

"What time is it?" Robyn asked with a very groggy voice.

Doreen had to squint at the clock as her eyes hadn't totally focused yet, "Uh, quarter to ten."

"God, I got to get up. I've got some things I have to get done today," she looked at Doreen holding the coffee mug like it was a precious piece of ceramic ware. "That reminds me, we need to talk about something."

Doreen's faced immediately changed with a look of concern with a little bit of fear mixed in, "What? Is something wrong?"

Robyn patted the mattress next to her, "Come sit."

Doreen sat next to Robyn with one leg curled under her, "What's the matter?"

Robyn sighed just a little, "You remember how we talked about how much we enjoy sex with each other but neither of us intended to give up men?"

"Yeeesss," Doreen said slowly.

"Well, I've got a date tonight," Robyn said looking at Doreen.

"Oh," Doreen replied with a thud. "What's that mean for us?"

Robyn reached up and cupped her friend's cheek, "Nothing. It's liked we talked about. I still intend to date someone that I become interested in but I'm not giving up what we have either."

Doreen contemplated the news. On one hand, that is what they had talked about previously. And she did hope that she would still meet someone that she could spend her life with. But like Robyn, she wasn't inclined to give up what the two had.

Doreen asked, "Does he know about us?"

Robyn shook her head, "No. This is the first date. I don't plan on saying anything just yet. If it gets a little more serious, then, yes I will tell him."

"And then what?"

"Well," Robyn started, pausing for another slug of caffeine, "He'll have to accept me as I am, which includes what I have with you. If not, well, his loss."

Doreen sighed, "Well, okay." Drinking a little more coffee, "We did talk about it."

Robyn leaned over and kissed Doreen, "It's going to be okay."

"I know. It's just that you've opened a whole new world for me and, I don't know, I just don't want to lose it. Not now."

Robyn smiled, "You won't. I love you, Doreen. I'm not going anywhere."

Doreen smiled, "I love you too, dear."

*****

A small pile of dresses had formed on Robyn's bed as she pulled out yet another ensemble. She wanted to look good for Edward, but she didn't want to appear to be too seductive. At least not on the first date. She finally settled on a pleated knee-length skirt with a knit sweater. A gray pair of stockings accentuated her legs enough that any red-blooded male would stop and look at twice, but was subdued enough to not be too suggestive.

Promptly at 6:30 her doorbell rang. With a final sigh, Robyn brushed off the last little bit of lint off her sweater and skirt. She opened the door to see a very handsome man.

"Uh, excuse me while I catch my breath," Edward stuttered. "You look absolutely amazing."

"Why, thank you, kind sir. You are quite nice looking yourself," Robyn smiled at the compliment received and meant the compliment given.

He walked her to his car and she waited as he opened the door for her, closing it after she got in. Folding her hands in her lap with her ankles crossed, she looked over as Eddie got in and started the car.

He turned to her, "There is a restaurant that I know that has great steaks as well as some really good seafood. Does that sound okay with you?"

Robyn smiled, "Sounds perfect to me."

She was pleased when Eddie opened the door for her as well as holding her chair when she sat down inside the restaurant. He certainly was making a very positive impression with her. The initial conversation over dinner consisted of a lot of small talk as the pair grew more comfortable with each other. Eddie asked so many questions about Robyn's background and her work that she became somewhat embarrassed that the conversation seemed to focus around her. She tried to ask him questions, which he'd answer but he always seem to have another question for her. She was surprised that he truly seemed interested in what she did and her plans for school.

Two hours later and after some subtle hints from the waiter, they finally left the restaurant. Eddie left a more than gracious tip recognizing that they hogged a table for longer than normal. The waiter seemed pleased.

Eddie pulled up in front of her house and Robyn again waited until he came around to her side of the car. She took his offered hand as she stepped out and held onto it as they slowly walked to her front door.

Reaching the door, Eddie took both her hands in his, "Sorry if I seem so nervous. You'd think someone my age wouldn't be. But it's been a long time since I've been on a date. And..."

Robyn interrupted, shaking her head and smiling, "You don't seem nervous at all. If it makes you feel any better, I am too."

"Okay," he said smiling, "Well, thank you for coming out tonight. I had a great time with you."

"I did too."

As much as he really wanted to spend more time with her, he decided that on the first date he would not push things. He wanted to make sure that she felt like she wasn't being forced into something she may not be ready for. He tugged on her hands just a little and leaned in at the same time and kissed her. With a broad smile on his face, he let go of her hands and said, "Good night, Robyn."

Robyn watched him and waved as he climbed into his car and drove off. She entered her home and locked the front door behind her. She always left the light over the stove on as a night light and using that, she made her way to the kitchen. She set her purse and things on the counter and grabbed a wine glass from the cabinet. She poured a small glass of Chardonnay that Doreen introduced her to and went to her bedroom.

Robyn turned on the light on the night stand. It gave off a soft glow that gave the room a warm, comforting feeling. She set the glass down and undressed until she was nude. Placing the clothes in the hamper, she stepped up to the full length mirror hanging on the inside of her closet door. Starting with her face, she looked over her figure. She cupped her breasts and thought to herself, 'I hope these aren't too small.' Her belly was smooth and flat. While she didn't work out on a routine basis, she did try to keep in decent shape.

Running her fingers over the what there was of her pubic hair, 'I wonder if I should shave it again' she thought. She had kept her mons shaved for the last several years. But between occasional waxing and shaving, it was a lot of effort. That and she liked how Doreen's bush look, so she let it start growing back.

Crawling under the covers, Robyn picked up her wine glass and took a sip. Her mind had a couple of different emotions running through it. First, she wasn't sure she was ready to date again after having recently gotten her life back. But at the same time, Eddie was fun to be with and she hoped that he would call on her again.

Slipping her hands between her legs, she slowly brought herself to a quiet orgasm and then slipped off into a dreamless sleep.

*****

Robyn sat at her work table sketching out some rough ideas for a layout for a new client on Monday morning. She had hoped that maybe Eddie would call on Sunday and was slightly disappointed that he didn't.

She didn't hear Gloria step up to her door, "Knock, knock."

Robyn looked up to see a beaming Gloria with a vase of flowers in her hand, she turned towards her boss and asked, "Ooh, how beautiful. What's the occasion?"

Gloria stepped in and handed her the vase, "You tell me. These came for you."

"Me?" Robyn said taking the vase and burying her nose in the blooms.

"Where did they come from?"

"I don't know. Why don't you read the card."

"Oh."

'Robyn, thank you for a wonderful evening on Saturday. I truly had a very nice time and I hope you did too. I would love to see you again. Affectionately, Eddie'

Robyn broke into a broad grin and looked at Gloria who simply said, "Well?"

"He wants to ask me out again."

Gloria slowly stepped into the room and sat down in an empty chair next to Robyn's work table. "Robyn, let me tell you a little bit about Eddie."

Gloria explained a little about his background as well as the circumstances of Eddie's last relationship and his commitment to his business. His dedication to growing his business and being successful with it were of critical importance to him. She was glad that he was taking an interest in the opposite sex again as he needed balance in his life. But Robyn needed to understand the impact that it has if a relationship is to build between them.

"I understand, Gloria. I really do. I have my own issues as well. First, there's school and there's here." Robyn looked at her boss, "It was only one date. There's no telling what, if anything, will happen."

Gloria stood and smiled at her protégé, "I'm glad. I see great things for you here and in the future."

Robyn turned and sunk her nose into the blossoms and filled her senses with the fragrance coming from them. She jumped a little when there was another knock at her door. She looked up to see Eddie standing there.

"Hi," was all he said.