As Eric pulled in to the garage, the rain came down hard enough that he could barely see past the end of the hood. "Made it just in time," he said, pushing the button to close the door.
Once inside, he found every light off except for a lamp in the living room where Kasey sat reading a book in the recliner, her strawberry-blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. Lost in her reading, it took her a second to realize he was there.
As he stepped through the doorway, his eyes took in her cute, upturned nose and her full, inviting lips. '
I bet she's a good kisser with those...
' came a voice from the back of his mind. His eyes continued down the graceful curve of her neck ('
Wouldn't you love to kiss that, too?'
came the voice once more), and he was thankful she didn't see him checking her out. '
You idiot!'
he thought, ashamed at himself. '
You know she's WAY too young for you to be looking at her like that!'
Luckily, he regained his composure as she looked up. Kasey gave him her normal exuberant smile, and waved cheerfully. He was always amazed at how bright, warm, and happy her green eyes were.
"Hi!" she said, softly. She may have spoken in a normal tone, but it was hard to tell with the rain beating on the roof.
"Hello. How were the twins tonight?"
"Fine. They went through their normal stalling routine at bedtime, but they went to sleep ok."
"Good to hear," he said. "By the way, thank you again so much for coming over on such short notice. Sometimes I think I just need to move next door to the plant so I can just walk over every time something breaks down and they call me in."
Kasey scoffed, smiling. "Are you kidding? I love this old house. The whole place is a natural playground for the kids -- and besides, you need a break from work anyway."
"I know, I know," he replied, raising his hands in mock surrender. "I just sometimes feel like I don't spend enough time with the boys."
Concern overtook her face, and she rose from the chair. Try as he might, he was unable to stop his gaze from dropping to her chest as something caught his attention. As she crossed the room towards him, his mind registered that the neckline of the blue button-up shirt she wore was... unusual. '
Her shirts normally come up almost to her neck... but tonight I can see the start of her cleavage. Must have been in too much of a hurry to notice when I left. Nice rack under there, too!'
Eric jerked his eyes back up to meet hers, glad she hadn't noticed... or so he thought, anyway.
Kasey placed a hand on his arm, her skin warm against his. "Hey, these callouts aside, you spend more time with them than I see most parent couples do together. You're a very devoted dad, and you certainly never planned to have to raise them on your own."
"Thanks," he said, sincerely, as he tried not to shift to accommodate the growing bulge in his pants.
She lingered a moment longer, gazing in to his eyes and smiling softly before turning and heading back towards the chair. "So," she said, bending over to pick up the book that had fallen to the floor, "how bad is the rain? It sounds pretty loud in here."
Eric swallowed, his eyes glued to her back side as it came on display. '
Much tighter jeans than normal, too... Damn, she's got a nice ass!'
He sighed, clearing his mind before answering. It's coming down pretty hard. I could barely see by the time I got here, and the radio said it's supposed to stay like this at least overnight.
"Hmm..." she said, not yet turning around. "So, I should probably stay here for the night?"
"Probably. The guest bedroom is all ready, so I guess you'll just need to let your parents know.
"Won't be the first time I've stayed overnight from the weather," she replied, placing the book back on the shelf. "Besides, they're out of town for a conference."
"Oh," he said, surprised. "I thought that was next weekend?"
"Nope, that's why we're having my birthday then instead of tomorrow. Your kids were super excited when they found out, by the way. You might have to schedule that in," she said, laughing.
"Wait..."' he said, shaking his head in confusion. "Your birthday is next weekend? I thought it was tomorrow."
"Today, actually," she said, placing her hands behind her back and smiling as she swayed her shoulders slowly back and forth.
Eric tried to ignore the way the posture stuck out her firm breasts even more. "What are you doing here tonight, then? Your 18
th
birthday is a time to be out with family & friends celebrating, not here babysitting kids."
Kasey shrugged. "You had an emergency. Besides, most my friends are out of town. That's another reason we're having it next weekend."
"Oh," he said again. '
That means she's leeegggaaallllll...'
whispered the little voice in the back of his mind. "Well," he continued -- more to keep his eyes focused above her throat than anything else, "I think I'm going to grab something to eat, then I'll call it a night. Did you get supper tonight?"
She nodded, still swaying back and forth. '
She looks like she wants to say something...'
he thought. In the dim light, he thought she almost looked to be blushing.
Pushing it from his mind, he turned towards the kitchen... until her voice stopped him.
"You know..." she said, her voice clearly nervous. "I haven't had my birthday spanking yet today..."
He swallowed as he turned around. "I think you're a little old for that, aren't you?" he said, fighting hard to look her in the eye.
"Maybe I'm...
just...
old enough," she said as she took a couple of tentative steps towards him, smiling nervously and licking her lips.
"Well, I'm a little too old to be doing things like that with you," he said, turning to face her. "It wouldn't be right."
'
Yeah, right!'
said the little voice. '
