Chapter 13
Climbing out of bed then heading for the shower room, I stood soaking for a while before finally finding my clothes then heading downstairs.
Hitting the bottom stairs, the powerful aroma of a full English breakfast hit my senses; usually, Terry was happy to put out cereal, toast, and a glass of fruit juice. I stood trying to recall if I had ever been there when she had made a full breakfast.
Stepping into the Kitchen, I watched Terry stand with her back to me working away at the cooker, heading over to the coffee machine, I watched as Terry turned and then gave a soft smile. “Could you pour one for r? m ? e?” Terry asked watching me nod as she continued to cook.
Sitting at the dinner table in the middle of the large kitchen, I watched as
Terry turned with two plates in her hand and then headed over to the table. Placing a plate down in front of me, Terry placed her plate down then headed over and closed the kitchen door before sitting down across from me.
Terry sat and looked at her plate for a few seconds as if she was trying to find answers in it. Looking up with a thoughtful look on her face Terry gave a wry smile.
“I was hoping we could talk about last night,” Terry said softly before allowing her eyes to dart to the kitchen door.
“Yeah sure” I added with a mouthful of food, watching Terry shift on her chair.
“I was sort of hoping that you didn’t get the wrong idea about what happened, you know.. like read too much into me, t,” Meerry said as her eyes seemed to spend more time on the door than on me.
Placing the cutlery on my plate and then swallowing the food in my mouth, I listened to Terry continue “You understand that when a woman hasn’t had it for a while, well. we get a bit antsy..” Terry said giving a wry smile watching me nod.
“Well last night, I was antsy.. if you know what I mean,” Terry said as I watched the blood rush to her cheeks.
“Terry, listen, as far as I’m concerned you’re my best friend’s mum, I like you, but that’s it” I added watching her nod; the relief was obvious on her face that she didn’t have to go through a rehearsed speech.
“Last night I saw another side of you that I liked, and well… how can I put this” I said as I sat and thought for a few seconds.
“Sorry, but I don’t know how to say this politely,” I said watching her smile and then nod.
“Trust me I’m a big girl I can take it” Terry added with a grin.
“Well I loved fucking your brains out, but to be honest that was all it was” I added trying to stop myself from cringing.
“Don’t get me wrong, if the opportunity rose again, I would jump at the chance, but all it would be was sex” I added watching Terry grin.
“I think you’re an amazing lady, but you’re not my type” I added trying to find the perfect words to express my feelings.
“You know Craig that was all I was worried about, I would hate to think that you read more into it than there was” Terry added watching me nod.
“You know, I lay in bed last night thinking the strength, in, I said watching Telaugh and n then nod.
“Well trust me, Craig, I don’t need another man, but if you can promise me that you won’t get all hung up, I can promise you that last night will happen again” Terry added watching a childish grin appear across my face.
“Well it’s your body, it’s not like I’m going to say no, is it?” I said watching her give a subtle smile, then shook her head almost instantly the grin slipped from her face.
“Craig, if it is going to happen again, then we have to have a few rules,” Terry said trying to gauge my reaction.
“Sure, hit me with them” I added watching her nod.
“Well firstly, Laura must never find out about it, we have to act normally around her,” Terry said watching me nod and then answer “Laura is my biggest concern too” I added watching Terry smile.
“If she’s in the house, or due back then nothing happens,” Terry said watching me nod.
“Also you’ve got to watch what you say to her, she’s pretty smart, trust me when I tell you, she will catch on straight away if you give her any hints” Terry added watching my nod.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
Secondly, and this is important, if you start to develop any feeling whatsoever, you have to say, I am not going to take any chances of losing Laura because one of us became a babbling fool” Terry added giving me a wry smile.
“Terry before I let it get that far, I will just stop coming around so much” I added watching her nod.
“And finally, I’m a very open-minded lady, if there’s anything you want to try, just ask, it will surprise you what I enjoy” Terry added with a grin as her eyes darted back to the kitchen door.
“Well actually now you mention it, I think you have a nice bum” I added feeling the blood rush to my face at making such an admission.
“Craig, trust me, get me in the right mood, and I’ll let you do anything” Terry grinned watching me nod.
“Listen I was thinking, Laura is going through to Glasgow today for that interview, and I’m only in half a day today” I added watching Terry grin.
“Maybe you could find a reason to have me over, you know like check your plumbing” I added with a dirty grin watching Terry laugh then quickly check the kitchen door.
Terry dropped her elbows onto the table and then leaned her chin on her hands. “Hmmm, let me see,” Terry said deep in thought.
“How do you fancy helping me to tidy the back garden?” Terry added with a devious smile watching me nod.
“Sounds like a plan to me” I added watching Terry deep in thought.
“Tell you what, I’ll get Laura to ask you, just make sure that she gets the impression that you have better things to do with your time” Terry added watching me grin.
“Trust me, I’m good at that” I added before lifting my cutlery and getting stuck into my breakfast.