In the hotel's restaurant at seven the next morning, I was reviewing the agenda for the day's meeting, when I heard "Is this seat taken?"
I looked up, then stood up. "Stella," I said, "I didn't expect to see you here. Please join me." I pulled back a chair for her. "What brings you out so early?"
"I hoped you were here," she said. "I haven't been home yet. There's something I have to tell you. I'm so excited. I'm a prostitute again!"
"You were reliving meeting your husband. I don't think that qualifies as returning to your past life."
"I had such a wonderful time last night."
"I did too."
"Let me tell you everything that happened. After you left, Jeremy, Ellen, and I had a long talk. Remember that she solicited him in a bar. I couldn't believe it. It was the same bar at the same window table you and I were at. Neither of them worked there then. She used the same approach with Jeremy that I used with his father -- showed him her pussy, told him her price, took him out to her car in the parking lot, and fucked him. I can't believe how much alike she and I are."
"There's a lot of coincidences there."
"True. Next, we talked about you and me. They both saw how happy I was about getting laid. Young people seem to think we die below the waist after a certain age."
"You disproved that last night. You were the hottest woman I've ever slept with, not that we did any sleeping."
She laid her head on my shoulder for a moment. "Thank you. You are so sweet. Anyway, Jeremy finally admitted he liked how happy I was. He actually accepted the idea that his mother is a sexual human being. They had to get back to serving drinks. The couple left and I sat at the window table. I just sat there looking out the window. The street was deserted. After about ten minutes, I heard a man say, 'That's quite a view from up here.' I looked up. He was about ten years older than you, very handsome, and, I must admit, very sexy. It has been years since I've seen a man as a sex object, but there he was, a Greek god, or so he seemed. I invited him to join me. I don't know why, but as he sat down, I hiked up my dress so he could see my pussy. Even though you had given me the best fucking of my life, I wanted him. I realized I also wanted his money. My husband left me well off. I never have to work again. 'The view is pretty good in here too,' he said.
"'For three hundred dollars,' I said, 'you can do more than look.'
"'That sounds like an offer I can't refuse.' He reached for his wallet. He could have hit on Ellen. She's young and pretty. Her boobs are bigger than mine. She's a walking wet dream. Yet that guy wanted me and was very willing to pay me. I spent the whole night with him. Dave, do you have any idea what that did for my ego?"
"It sounds very flattering," I said. "Were Jeremy and/or Ellen watching you pick this guy up?"
"We both were," I heard Jeremy say.
"Can they join us?" Stella asked me.
"I don't see why not," I said. "Have you all had breakfast yet? I can put it on my expense account."
"You're on," Ellen said as she sat down. "Tell us, Mom. What was he like?"
"Yes, tell us everything," Jeremy said.
Stella stared at her son in awe. "Do you really want to hear about my sex life?" she asked him.
"I know it makes me sound like a pervert, but yes," he said. "It's obvious you are excited about it. I'm happy for you."
"You don't think I'm cheating on your father?"
"I never thought of it that way. In a way, I suppose you are, but since he isn't here, you can't be. He knew about your...ah...earlier occupation. I don't believe he would mind."
"Okay. He's big. He really filled me up. Not only that, but he also knew how to use it." She put her hand on my shoulder. "Dave, I don't want to hurt your feelings. You are very good too. I really enjoyed having you. He's different. That's all."
I put my hand over hers. "Stella, it will be at least six months before I come here again. I don't expect you to be a nun. Maybe I can learn something. How was he different?"
"He hummed on me like you did. You did that children's song. He did a military march. His range was huge. He did the drums, and the trumpets, and the piccolos. I loved it. Do you want to know the best part? He's married. He cheated on his wife with me. Isn't that great?"
"Mom...!" Jeremy pleaded.
"Stop being an old fuddy-duddy," Stella said. "Over seventy per cent of my johns were married."
"Mine, too," Ellen said. "The night I met you, I had one husband before you and two more after you. You've known that for a long time, and it's never bothered you before."
"You aren't my mother," Jeremy said.
"I have decided to be a prostitute again whether you like it or not," Stella said. "I'll just hang out upstairs, and when a man asks you where he can get some action, you can point me out."
"Absolutely not! Find a different bar. I refuse to be my mother's pimp. That's going too far."
"I have to agree with Jeremy," I said.