When Paige walked through the back door, her watch said she'd been gone almost two hours and the kitchen was empty. She could hear the TV was on in the living room. As always her mother had put her dinner in the microwave, and while it was warming, she poured herself a glass of lemonade.
As she was setting the food down on a TV table, her mother said, "Goodness, that took a while!"
"Yes, I got into a back and forth with a client, but in the end we reached an agreement."
"Honestly Honey, I've not seen you this busy since we moved here. Working this hard could end up affecting your health!"
The memory of what happened with Charlie Green in her office flashed before her eyes; she smiled, "I don't think that will happen, Mom. But anyway, you do realize the busier I am, the more successful too, right?"
"By successful you mean wealthy?"
"That would be number one, yes!"
"I never argue with fat bank accounts, but for me my family's health is priority one! Just be sure you're taking care of yourself!"
"Mom, I love you; you are amazing, but I do want to repeat myself from this morning. I want YOU to take care of YOURSELF also, deal?"
Trudy turned and faced her daughter more directly, "I am very happy right now!"
"Okay, just don't think your future is settled, you're not so old that you can't dream anymore!"
"I think we'll see what the future holds, but thank you for the insight!"
"Final Jeopardy" was just ending as Paige finished her plate. After looking in on the sleeping little ones and checking in with the girls, she stripped and put on a nightshirt, picked up her phone, and stepped out onto the front porch for some "alone" time. Sitting on the swing and thinking through the last several days, she murmured to herself "God, what's gonna happen next?" That made her giggle to herself, but it also knocked over the domino thought, "Oh yes, Chad and I just said Saturday, no more secrets!"
She lifted the phone and tapped out a text, "Long long day, my Love! How was yours?"
A minute later the response was, "Great! Nice conversation with Virginia Steadman. I hear you're meeting her tomorrow?"
"Yes, 9:00 am in River Oaks."
"She likes you; she flat out said so. You haven't even met her yet."
"She's friends with Sara McCullers, connect the dots!"
"You've just officially moved from 'hot little momma' to 'scorching sexy MILF!'"
Paige laughed and called him, "You silly doofus! I was ALWAYS scorching!"
"No shit! I like yanking your chain!"
"I'm calling you because I wouldn't mind some time together, but it was such a long day I'm going to bed early. Can we make a date for tomorrow night?"
"I think I can clear my schedule!"
"You're such a DOOFUS!"
"Yeah, but you love me; c'mon over when you're ready!"
"I do love you!"
"I Love you too! See ya tomorrow night! Shall I have my love-making equipment ready?"
"You better!"
She had considered telling him about Charlie Green right then, but decided face-to-face would be better. The next thought made her smile, "I'll get naked...THEN tell him!"
Thirty minutes later she crawled into bed, and as she did Charlie's words came flooding back to her, "When you lay your head down on the pillow tonight, you'll start thinking about whether or not your pussy will be able to take the fucking that my cock can deliver!" The words were so clear that for a moment, she actually thought he was in the room speaking them.
"Oh my God!" she whispered to herself, "That mother-fucker is right, dammit!" Under the sheet she reached for her titties and squeezed them. The familiar erotic shiver lit her up, and of course her pussy responded to it! What WOULD it feel like to have that fucking monster dick slide into her hole? THAT thought made shudder!
When she awoke the next morning, it wasn't even a minute and the same thought was still hanging there! Charlie had said, "Don't obsess, you'll get another chance!" She sat up on the edge of the bed; her mother was up already, so she wouldn't hear when Paige said out loud, "No obsessing, you hear me, Brain?"
The shower felt great and she washed her hair. Blow-drying, make-up, check! What to wear for Ginny Steadman? She briefly considered going all in on business attire, but ultimately settled for her "Italian/Tuscany look" with slacks, stylish blouse, and best sandals.
The first house on the docket did not not have a security gate, Ginny Steadman didn't specify. It was, however, two minutes from the McCullers and four minutes from the State Bank where Jack Steadman worked. When Paige pulled up in the driveway on the dot of 9:00, Ginny was already there.
"Hi there! You must be Ginny; I'm Paige!"
"Paige, so nice to meet you! It's a beautiful day isn't it?"
"It certainly is; I'm not sure it could be better! Thank you so much for choosing Hannigan Realty, I hope we can meet your expectations!"
"We're off to a good start, Paige; I like the look of this house already! Right off the top, what are they asking for it?"
"$310,000. I was here late last week and it seems like it's in great shape; very well-maintained, and the landscaping is perfect! How do you like the location?"
"It's in a great spot, that's for sure! I like the curb appeal and I REALLY like the access. This driveway is perfect! We love to entertain and one could easily fit ten cars on this drive, if our two are in the garage!"
Because Ginny chose the word "entertain," Paige's mind flashed ahead to the swinger group that the Steadmans were certainly a part of. She took that moment to make an assessment of Ginny Steadman's appearance. First off, the agent would have guessed her new client's age somewhere in the late 40's. She wasn't dressed sharp like Sara McCullers always was, but she did look cute in her capri pants and collared but sleeveless blouse. Her shoulder length hair was black and it had dark blue highlights; vaguely reminding Paige of Marie's hair; but today, Ginny had hers pulled back in a ponytail. Her eyes were dark brown and her figure was very nice. A closer look showed a pooch in her belly indicating childbirth, and her boobs were well-proportioned to her body, perhaps a "C" cup.
"Let's take a walk around the outside of this house," said Ginny, "I want to see the yard before we even go inside." When they got there, she was a bit surprised, "Oh this is a great Patio, but there's no pool!"
"Paige's heart jumped into her throat, "Uh, Ginny, I don't believe a swimming pool was on your list."
"I'm pretty sure it was, Hmm..."
The redheaded agent set her briefcase on the patio wall and looked for the printed copy of the email, "No, I'm looking...a swimming pool isn't mentioned," she handed the paper to her client, "but, if it's that important, we can go to my car and pull up some more listings?"
Ginny scanned the letter, "Oh bother, I plainly made a mistake! I really like this place too!"
"Let's go inside and see what you think; then we can make a decision."
Inside, the kitchen was fabulous, but the living room was smaller than she would have liked and the fireplace was dated. The master bedroom was fine, and its bathroom was very good; but the second bathroom was small and she didn't like the tub/shower combination.
"How unfortunate; but let's go see the other house, no sense getting too worked up over the first one we look at, right?"
The second house was four minutes farther down on the same road. The front of the house was basically the same as the other one. When Paige got out of her car she said, "Okay then, this house DOES have a pool! There's a picture and it's kidney shaped!"
They walked around back, the pool was a good size, but the patio was smaller as a result. "How do you like this yard, Ginny?"