It was actually Jeff who brought the subject up, a few weeks after Ed's 18th birthday. Lying in bed, post coitus, his hand still touching her small brown breast, Jeff began.
"You know, we've done a pretty great job raising Ed, I'd say. Most of the credit is yours, for sure. He's technically a man now, and you've been the best mom in the world. We never held anything back. We were always honest. I think he learned a lot from us that he'll need to get along in life. Stuff about people and social situations that lots of kids struggle with. Not Ed, though. He's so well adjusted that it's scary.
"So, now I'm wondering if you'll do what you said you would all those years ago. I mean, get him a tutor for his first real sexual experience. Or is that just a step too far? Should we just let him find that experience on his own?"
"Actually, it's been on my radar," said Emily. "I was so stupid about sex when I was his age, and my first experiences were a disaster. I'm lucky that I didn't turn off to sex completely. My parents were so strict and silent on the subject, and I didn't have a clue. I won't let that happen to Ed."
"Do you have someone in mind, then?"
"Yeah. I've been talking to Maeve about it," she replied.
"Maeve Swan? Holy cow, she could kill him! Don't you think you should start with somebody a bit more tame? Like maybe Wonder Woman?"
Emily knew well that Jeff considered her friend Maeve to be one of the sexiest women around. She had long red hair, the whitest skin, great curves, and boobs like firm melons. Men, including Jeff, were known to gasp and wipe away drool when she walked by. But to Emily, she was just a dear friend. One to whom she would trust her only son. One who would know how to guide a young man through his first sexual experience with kindness and skill.
"Lord knows," she thought, "Maeve certainly has the qualities and experience to make a young man like Ed feel good about himself, and sex."
"Maeve will be great. She'll be gentle and show him all he needs to know to become a good lover. I trust Maeve. She's really my best friend."
Jeff said, "Well, I just hope our boy has a strong constitution. Maybe we'd better get his heart a checkup before you throw him in with the Lioness. When is all this happening?"
"Oddly enough, I've got a meeting set up this Monday evening to work things out. Just Ed, Maeve and me, at The Green Frog."
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At 6:30 Monday evening, the three of them were sitting at a patio table outside The Green Frog. No other customers were outside, which was as Emily expected. She wanted this talk to be private, for obvious reasons.
Emily began, after they'd finished dinner. "Ed, you know your dad and I have always tried to be honest with you and give you the tools and education you'll need when you're out on your own. We've never shied away from the subject of sex, or any other topic. You've always been honest with us, too, I hope.
"I know you've dated some, and you volunteered that you've made out with a couple of girls. But you haven't actually had sex with any. Is that correct?"
Ed smiled. "Yeah, that's about right, Mom."
"Well, now that you're officially a man, your dad and I would like to offer you the opportunity to have your first complete sexual experience with a woman. We do this because we'd like for you to be introduced to full sex by a person who can teach you things and give you a positive experience. You know, I've always felt that my first experiences with sex were a disaster, and we'd like to save you from that fate. When you meet someone special, you'll have the confidence and skill to be a good lover, which will be extremely important to your future relationships. Is that something that...interests you?"
"Sure. It looks like you've got this all planned out. You wanna let me in on the plan?"
"Ed, the reason Maeve is here is because she's agreed to be your first. This means that your dad and I trust Maeve to guide you through what should be an extremely pleasurable experience, and you should come out of it with confidence and pleasant memories to last a lifetime. If you agree, then next Saturday night you'll spend with her, at her house. What do you say?"
Emily looked at her son with a big smile of expectation. Maeve smiled her best mentor smile, pushing her large breasts out just perceptibly.
Ed answered slowly. "Nice offer, Mom. Maeve, you are so beautiful. I know you'd be a great teacher. But I'm gonna pass. Thanks anyway."
Emily was sure she hadn't heard correctly.
"Wha...Did you understand what I said, Ed? Maeve has agreed to have sex with you and teach you, and...I can't believe you'd turn that down! You don't have to be afraid of Maeve, Baby."
"Well, Mom, you know, I should have some say about who I sleep with. Doncha think? I appreciate what Maeve is offering. Maeve, I love you and thank you for being so kind. It's just not what I want. My first should be my choice."
Ed started to get up from the table. His mom tried to salvage the situation.
"Honey, don't leave. Let's talk about this. What exactly do you want? You wanna have your first sex in the back seat of a Chevy with some drunk high school girl? That's not the way. You need someone with experience, who loves you."
Ed sat back down and looked from one to the other. Then, very pointedly and in a low voice, he said, "That's right, Mom. If I had my choice, I'd choose someone who loves me and someone with experience. I'd choose you, Mom."
Emily, whose mouth was hanging open, closed it and gulped. "What the fuck have I done? What in hell gave him that idea?" She stared in disbelief as Ed rose, turned, and left the restaurant.
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"Okay, what just happened? I offered a teenaged boy the sexual opportunity of a lifetime, one that no grown man would turn down. No straight one, anyway. And he turned it down!"
For half an hour, the two women discussed the evening's shocker. Finally, Emily asked her friend, "So, what do I do now?"