At the retreat, morning of day two
I wake up in the morning, lie down for a while and think about what happened yesterday. We met Anders who turned out to write erotic short stories. After mom and I had read a short story, he was working on, we invited Anders to have dinner with us. It was obvious that things got out of hand when my mother is on the move. She is one of those people who cannot resist an interesting and nice man, which Anders turned out to be. He not only writes erotic novels but also seems to live them. The last thing he said when he left was that he was going to go back to his room to write down some ideas he got from our time together.
Since yesterday we are at a retreat in Madeira, a fantastic little place. It is right on the water, a small strip with high mountains around it. The only way to get here, apart from a boat, is to take the cable car straight down, maybe 100 meters. You must park up there. Down here, there is a small restaurant where you can have breakfast and lunch. We cook dinner ourselves. The cable car closes at eighteen and then the staff also go home.
Now I'm lying here next to my mother, Siv. We have a very good relationship; we can talk about everything and do things together. I think my mother thinks about sex as much as they say men do, that is, constantly. I'm a pharmacist and have just turned 40. My mother is 65 but looks much younger.
It's time to get up and get ready for our second day. It's already nine o'clock. My mother wakes up too. "Good morning," she murmurs, stretching, "is it time to get up already?"
"Yes, it's nine o'clock and I want breakfast. Let's go to the restaurant and see what they have."
"No, I want to lie here and take it easy a little longer," says mom. "But you go, maybe I'll come after or I'll eat something we have left over from yesterday."
I take a shower, put on a bikini. In the restaurant I have some muesli and milk. The coffee afterwards is delicious. I brought my Ipad and read the newspaper. Luckily there is an Internet connection. I sit for quite a long time. I am completely alone all the time, apart from one of the staff. On the way back I see Anders lying in the sun. A pair of swimming trunks on and lying on his stomach. I go over and say hello and squat down next to him.
"I'm going to massage you, looks like you have some tense shoulders and back."