After Thanksgiving was over I was able to go home and move into my old room. It wasn't really my room anymore but at least it was a place to stay for the time being.
Although Eden and I saw each other every day it seemed that we always managed to avoid the topic of what had transpired between us. Mostly because someone else was always present and then we still exchanged knowing glances between us.
It was the first week of December and I was outside shoveling snow when Eden's mom drove up the street. I waved at her as she pulled into the driveway and parked.
She got out of the car and walked over to me and I put down the shovel.
"Eden's father left to go work on the Seattle project. He'll be gone for a week. I'm going to go visit my mother in about an hour and should be back around the same time as my husband."
She paused for a moment to see if I understood her. I did but I wasn't sure what I was hearing.
"I'd like you to keep an eye on Eden while we're gone. Perhaps it would be best for you to sleep at our house. Naturally, you'll behave yourself, right?" She smiled as she said this.
"Yes, ma'am, I'll behave myself."
She turned to walk away and then did a little pirouette to face me with a wry smile. "No, don't you dare disappoint my daughter."
I have to admit, it's not often you run into a woman who all but asks you to boink her daughter. As a matter of fact I'd never heard of it happening before.
Later that afternoon I gathered a few things in my Molle pack and then told my folks I'd be next door. My mom invited me to bring Eden over for dinner and of course I agreed. You'd think I'd instantly have other things on my mind but my new relationship with Eden was something I was still trying to wrap my head around.
I knocked on the door and my beautiful Eden opened the door. Her sapphire blue eyes lit up as she smiled at me. With her wispy blond hair framing her delicate features I had a moment where her elfin qualities took my breath away.
"I hear you're supposed to protect me for the rest of the week!" she chirped.
The door closed behind me and the warmth of her kitchen was a welcome respite from the winter's chill. "Yeah, okay, so what's with your mom?" I asked as I put down my bag and undid my coat.
Eden sat down in one of the kitchen chairs and pardon me for a moment if I say that watching her sit down was something special. She didn't so much sit in the chair as she perched on it like a bird. She'd always sat this way because of her back problems but at the same time it was a sight to behold as she'd gracefully execute a few movements and then settle into the chair with her feet and legs neatly folded beneath her body.
"Like a couple years after you left for the Corps my mom got it into her head that she wanted to have a lot of grandkids. She talks to me and Callie about it all the time and after she caught you and me together she wouldn't stop talking to me about us starting a family."
This was all pretty fucking fast for me and it took me a few moments of silence to consider the impact of all of this. I took a breath and let it out slowly.
"It sounds like we're already engaged." I said as I sat down.
"I certainly hope not!" she said as she unfolded herself from her chair, "You can propose to me when you're ready but before that happens I want us to have some very inappropriate sex!"
She came to me and taking my face in her hands she kissed me. My hands naturally went to hold her and I couldn't help but notice her tight trim body.
When we broke our kiss it seemed like Eden just mentally shifted gears. It was as if we hadn't had this moment as she went to make a light dinner for us. We chatted as she boiled carrots and fried a couple hamburger steaks. She opened a bottle of a tasty red table wine and then we sat across from each other as we ate.
"This is our first dinner together as a couple." I said.
She smiled. "It is, isn't it? Maybe the first of many."
After dinner Eden suggested we get 'more comfortable' for the evening. She grabbed my bag and carried it up to her bedroom where she aimed me at her bathroom and told me to change saying there was something in there waiting for me. I went along with her and in the bathroom I found an ankle length men's robe all in black. It was so soft it was almost like wearing a fur. It was also a bit large for me but it was what Eden wanted me to wear so I carried out my orders.
