Daniel and Janie arrived at the kids' house by dinnertime. They had eaten a late lunch so neither were hungry. Both were starved for peaceful time away from their drama-filled lives. They exchanged hugs with their daughter and son-in-law quickly and sat down for some comfortable downtime and visiting. They hadn't seen their daughter Jessie since October and it was the end of March already.
Several drinks were shared and the group fell into a happy mood pretending to watch TV but immersed more in conversation than anything. Before long Daniel mentioned that they should unpack the car before dark.
"Mom, you can just rest after all that riding," Jessie said.
The other three marched out to get the boxes of Jessie's things, things from her childhood she finally wanted to sort through. After the first trip in, Brian stopped by Janie's chair and leaned in to kiss her on the lips. He moved in quickly and although she had smiled and flirted with him all evening she backed away.
"Don't," she whispered simply, immediately regretting the words.
She had waited for this moment for months. They had sexted for many months after developing an intense friendship where they shared intimate details of their lives despite their 25 year age difference. Brian had made her feel special and wanted when she struggled with her sexuality with Daniel. He had made her feel young and sexy and desirable and here she had refused his first in-person advance.
What an idiot I am, she thought to herself.
Brian did as she asked and dashed back out the door to help with the boxes. He smiled at her when he returned. She picked up her phone and texted him.
"I'm sorry. You caught me by surprise. I soooo wanted to kiss you but I don't want to jeopardize you in any way," Janie typed out.
"It's fine. I just know we aren't gonna have many chances and I just wanted to taste you just once," his text replied.