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the water.
    “Wow,” she whispered into the bubbles. Where had that come from?
     

Chapter Two
     
     
    “Mom?” Thom shouted through the bathroom door.
    Alex shook herself out of her post orgasmic state and squeaked an answer.
    “Yes, honey?”
    “It's almost time to go to dinner.”
    “Shit,” Alex said as she leapt out of the bath. “You boys get ready. I'll be out in a minute.”
    “We're already ready,” Thom said.
    “Then go watch TV. I'll be as quick as I can,” Alex sighed. We made a great first impression, and it looks like I just blew the second impression as well, she thought. She scrubbed her body with a towel and let down her hair. It was still a mess, but there wasn't much she could do about that now. She tamed it the best she could with a brush before heading to her bedroom in her robe to find some clothes.
    “It's twenty-five after six, Mom,” Thom said grumpily when his Mom finally appeared in what he hoped was the last outfit.
    “Okay. We're going now,” she said. “Aaron, please be good,” she said.
    “I'm not the one who's late, Mom,” he said.
    “Hey,” she said with a frown.
    “Sorry, but it's true. Can we go?”
    “Yes,” she said. “Please be good.” But they were gone across their front yard and into Jay's in a flash.
     
    * * *
     
    “Hi,” Aaron said when Jay opened the door.
    “Mom's gonna be here in a sec,” Thom said from right behind his brother.
    “Yeah, she changed her clothes like four times already,” Aaron giggled.
    Jay smiled. “Did she now?” he said with a grin.
    Thom rolled his eyes. “I don't think Mom wanted you to tell Jay that,” he said.
    “Why not?” Aaron said. “She did.”
    Alex bustled up the path, obviously worried that the boys had gotten there before her. “I told you boys to wait for me,” she said. She really hadn't, but she still wished they had—a lot could have been said with these two in a couple of minutes.
    “You was takin’ too long,” Aaron said. “We wanted to swim,” he attempted to whisper.
    “Swimming is after dinner, if you mind your manners, remember?” Jay whispered back.
    “Can we see inside your house, Mister?” Thom asked.
    “Well, I wasn't planning on making you eat outside,” Jay chuckled. “And stop calling me ‘Mister’. You make me feel old.”
    Aaron opened his mouth, but he shut it when his brother glared at him.
    Alex was finding it hard to meet Jay's eyes. She felt like he could see into her head, and he knew what she'd been doing to make them late and what she'd been thinking about. “They do know how to behave you know,” she said a little grumpily. She hadn't meant it to come out that way, but she was seriously flustered.
    “I'm sure they do,” Jay said, subtly glancing at his watch. “Come on in. When you all tell me what you like on your pizzas, I'll order.”
    While Jay was ordering on the phone in the living room, the boys went outside to play. This left Alex time to roam a little and try to calm herself down.
    The house was nice, though a little dark, she thought. It needed brightening with some lighter paint, and the heavy red drapes could go. This whole area of the house needed the light to come in. She ran her hand over the obviously new leather sofa. Nice. He had good taste.
    “Done,” Jay said. “I ordered garlic bread. I thought I'd just make a salad to go with the pizza. I went to the market this morning after I left your house, so I have fresh vegetables, and I prefer home made.”
    “Sure. Sounds good,” she said. “I, um, guess I should check on the boys.”
    “Okay, you do that, and I'll start the salad. Would you like something to drink?”
    “Diet coke would be good please,” she said. She enjoyed watching him move about the kitchen. He was wearing old pale blue jeans. Eyes up, she thought. Focus on the white shirt. His arms were muscular and well-tanned. Hmm. Maybe look at the salad, she thought.
    He turned from the fridge to find her staring at the