The summer of 69 was a milestone for me. I was 21 and had just finished my third year of college. My mother, Noreen, and I were to attend my father's youngest sister's wedding in Salt Lake City. Dad was to meet us there as he had been working in New York on a special project. Mom had purchased a new station wagon and we drove to Salt Lake from San Francisco. After the wedding Mom, Dad, and I had planned a nice camping trip that would include Yellowstone Park and other National Parks. This would be our first camping trip as a family in over twelve years. During the early years of their marriage dad and mom often took my older sister and me on many fun outings. Unfortunately as dad moved up the corporate ladder, he spent less and less time with the family. So mom and I were finally looking forward to a really fun three week family vacation.
Unfortunately things didn't work out as mom and I had planned. Dad came for the wedding, but left right after the reception. He claimed that he was needed in New York and that we would have to visit the National Parks without him. I suspected that he preferred to spend time with his 25 year old assistant and was having an affair with her. I think mom knew all about it but, not wanting to breakup the family, chose to ignore her husband's infidelity.
Mom was an attractive woman who kept in shape. She was five foot four inches tall, brown hair and eyes, 130 pounds, medium-sized breasts, and a sexy 42 year old ass. I must confess that even though she was my mother, she turned me on. So when mom suggested that the two of us enjoy our camping trip without dad, I readily agreed as she was always great company.
We visited the Parks, enjoyed two weeks of camping, and had a great time. Of course two weeks of roughing it was enough for us. So mom suggested we spend a week in Reno to see the shows and maybe win some money gambling. But on our way back to civilization, we had some trouble with the car. It happened late Friday morning and fortunately we were close to a town when the trouble started. Actually it was an isolated ranching community with only one gas station. The station also had the only auto repair shop within 100 miles.
Before mom took the car to the station, she dropped me off at a small park that had some old mining equipment that I wanted to photograph. Since the park was less than 500 feet from the gas station, I told her she could pick me up once the car was repaired.
The station mechanic spent an hour checking out mom's car. When he finished he told mom that the car needed a replacement part that he would have to order from Reno. Unfortunately the parts department in Reno couldn't deliver the part until Monday morning. Then the mechanic would be able to complete the repair work and we would be on our way.
The town had a population of less than 100 persons. So there was only one cafe and one motel. The motel had only two rooms. Since the mechanic knew that we'd have to spend the weekend in their little town, he offered to call the motel for mom and reserve a room. When the mechanic telephoned the motel, manager said they had only one room left. Since the room had only one bed, he could only rent it to a single person or a married couple.
Since we were stuck there for the weekend and there was no where else to go, mom lied and said: "My husband and I will take it."
Then mom left the station and walked over to the park where I was taking a photo of the mining equipment. When she approached me she said: "Tommy, I hope you don't mind, but for us to get the last room in the motel here, we need to pose as a married couple."
Right away I liked the idea. So I said: "That shouldn't be a problem, mom. We both have the same last name. Besides I really don't mind being your husband while we are here. I'm honored."
"You are so sweet," she said, and then we went to the station to retrieve our luggage and walk over to the motel.
Before we got to the motel office, mom gave me $40 to pay for our room. She said that I would look more like a husband if I paid the bill. Then to add to our deception, I put my high school class ring on my left hand ring finger. Then I turned it so it appeared to be a wedding band. Since mom wore a simple gold band wedding ring, at a distance it looked like we had matching bands.
When we entered the office and told the manager who we were, he handed me the register to sign. I signed us in as Mr. and Mrs. So the manager requested our Ids, and we showed him our drivers licenses. He scanned the closely, noting that we had the same last name and the same address.
Since there is a strong resemblance between mom and me, the manager asked: "Are you two related?"
He might have suspected something. But mom quickly and curtly replied: "Of course we are related. We are husband and wife."
The manager seemed satisfied and handed me the key to our room. Since the room had only one bed, I told mom that I'd need to get my sleeping bag from the car as I planned to sleep on the floor. To which mom said: "Nonsense. We can share the bed. After all we are supposed to be married."
Then she smiled at me and said: "I trust you won't do anything improper."