We all sat in the living room and ate pizza out of the boxes. Caroline opened a bottle of wine for us all; Amy grinned as her glass was filled, and I remembered that after all, it wasn't that long since she'd become old enough to drink.
We put the TV on and watched an old film. As the end credits rolled, Pam yawned and said, "Tim, you ready for bed?"
I nodded. I had no idea if Amy had anything in mind for us before the next day, but there was no way for us to communicate privately, so I wished Caroline and Amy goodnight and followed Pam up to our room. She closed the door behind us, and smiled at me.
"Thanks for the pamper day," she said. "I feel really relaxed, and on the way back I was thinking about what we might do when we were alone tonight."
I silently thanked the stars that Amy and I had last made love before lunch, so I'd have no trouble being ready to please my wife. Aloud I said, "Why don't you undress and show me just how pampered you are."
Pam slipped out of her dress, then turned her back to me and quickly shed her bra and panties. Then she slowly turned to face me. My eyes explored her figure, and I smiled broadly as my gaze caught one obvious change.
"Well," I said, "I never thought you'd try that one." She shifted so her legs were a little further apart, and her eyes offered a clear invitation for me to explore her freshly-depilated skin. I moved towards her, and ran my fingers over her smooth mound, then down to her already-wet entrance.
"Shall we move over to the bed," she suggested. I nodded, and she went to kneel on the bed. I knelt in front of her and resumed what I'd been doing with my hand, then bent to suckle her nipples. Her skin smelled faintly of lavender, and I inhaled the fragrance rising from her breasts.
"Mm, that's nice," she said. "But how about you take me first, then finish me off afterwards?"
"OK," I said, and moved round behind her. I was already hard, and I slid smoothly into her offered entrance from behind. I reached around and continued to touch her clitoris and breasts as I began to move inside her. She gave a small moan of pleasure, and I increased the pace of my thrusting. I began to approach my own climax, and whispered in her ear, "Nearly there." She began to shift her hips in time with my movements, and after only a short time I groaned, spurting deep into her. Then I wrapped my arms around her and held her tightly.
My erection soon softened and I slipped out of her. "Now my turn again," she said. I reclined on the bed, and she straddled me, presenting her opening to my waiting mouth. I began to flick my tongue over her clitoris, then took it inside my lips, sucking it as though it was one of her nipples. Her hands were on her own breasts, and quickly she came to her climax, pressing herself hard against my mouth as she came.
Then she lay down on the bed beside me and pulled the cover over us, clicking the light switch off at the same time. I heard her breathing slowing, and soon it was obvious she was asleep. My senses were still alert for any communication from Amy, but I heard nothing, and quickly drifted off to sleep myself.
At breakfast, Pam reminded me that this was our last full day; tomorrow after lunch we would be driving back. I decided I'd find some way to spend another chunk of time with Amy; I couldn't have anticipated the scheme she'd already cooked up.
Caroline had asked Amy to help her with the housework that morning, and she did the various tasks in her scruffy clothes with her hair tied up.
Just after lunch, the phone rang, and Caroline took the call in the dining room. She returned after only a few minutes, her face pale, and Pam asked, "What's wrong?"
"Donald is very ill. They've asked me to go to him as soon as possible, and I think you should come too, Pam." Donald was Caroline's ex-husband, Pam's brother. And Amy's father, of course.
"It's several hours' drive there," said Pam. "We'd have to stay over at least one night."
Caroline turned to me. "Tim, I don't think Pam and I have any choice. We'll have to leave you here -- someone has to look after Amy. I don't think it would be right for her to go, even if he is as ill as they think."
My face showed concern, and a serious determination to help. "Of course, do whatever you need to -- I'll manage things here."
Pam and Caroline hurried to prepare what they would need for the journey, and got into the car. I leaned through the window and said to Caroline again, "Do whatever you need. Don't worry if you need to spend anything, Pam will put it on our joint credit card and I'll pick it up."
She smiled and said, "Thank you, Tim. You've set my mind at rest -- thank you for everything you're doing for us." And she leaned over to kiss my cheek.
The car pulled out of the drive and was soon out of sight. I turned and went back into the house. Amy was there, still in her dusty working clothes, her hair tied up, and her face smudged. I stood for a moment, looking at her, then took her in my arms and hugged her tightly, kissing her, ignoring the dust and smudges.
"I don't know what you did -- Donald will be OK, won't he? -- but this is beyond anything I could have expected," I said with my face buried in her sweet-smelling hair.
She smiled. "Dad does have a heart condition -- he's known about it for years -- and it occasionally gives him some discomfort. He's not as young as he used to be, so his doctor keeps a close eye on him, but he's not really ill. It wasn't too difficult for him to pretend to have chest pains, and they're very keen to let relatives know if there's any issue -- they don't want to get sued for having someone die before they can make their goodbyes."
"But why would he do that? Even if he's not really unwell, it's going to cause Pam and Caroline some worry."
"I told him I needed a favour -- I didn't explain why. But it suited him -- he figures now he's feeling his age, he wants to know whether they really still care enough to turn up when he has a problem. Well, I guess he found out. He won't care about causing them worry and inconvenience -- why do you think Mum divorced him?"
I hugged her again. "Well, whatever everyone's motivations, it works out well for us. What do you want to do?" I paused. "I bet you have a fantasy for this."
She looked into my face. "I do have something, but I'm afraid you'll think it's rather tame compared to some of the things we've talked about over the last couple of days."
"Go on," I said. "I'm game for anything."
"It might seem a little strange, given how things went between Mum and Dad, but can we... can we pretend to be married? We have the house to ourselves for twenty-four hours, we can do everything that a couple would do in that time." She paused for a moment and looked hard into my eyes. "Everything," she repeated.
"Well, if we're going to be out and about, the first thing I think you need is a shower," I said, licking a finger and rubbing at one of the smudges on her face.
"We need a shower," she corrected. She started to walk towards the stairs, and looked over her shoulder to confirm that I was following. She led me into her bedroom.
"This is our bedroom," she said. I nodded. She quickly took off her grubby clothes and threw them in the laundry hamper. I undressed too, laying my own clothes over a chair as though this was where they always were while I was sleeping or showering.
She walked across the landing to the bathroom, and stepped into the shower. I hesitated, and she said, "Come on -- we haven't been married so long that we've got bored with showering together. And you have to wash my back, properly."