The next afternoon Grace and James arrived at Janet and Eddie's for dinner. Grace looked around the place and absoloutly loved it. It was cozy and warm and reminded her of their house when Eddie was younger. James thanked Eddie for taking care of the house only to be informed it was all Janet. Grace was quite appreciative. Dinner went well even though Janet was a little nervous but promptly overcame the feeling when Grace walked in on Eddie trying to have a little private dessert of his own in the kitchen. "I guess this explains how you managed to get arrested at the lake" Grace said thoroughly embarrassing Eddie as he looked at Janet in disbelief that she had told his mother about that. Leaving the room like a shy little boy he joined his father in the living room. Checking to ensure the girls were still in the kitchen they had a chance to talk about some things Eddie wouldn't discuss in front of his mother. One of several discussions they would have over the next week. Grace tried to make Janet feel at ease about walking in on them "Don't be embarrassed, it's all part of being a newly wed" she said
"I don't think newly wed applies to him he pretty much acts like that all the time" Janet said as she began to put away the leftovers and Grace helped
"Well, aren't you a lucky lady" she replied as she started to dry the dishes Janet was washing
"He probably would die if he knew I told you but he's is quite the expert when it comes to that" Janet said handing a plate to Grace
"He probably wouldn't like knowning he takes that after his father" Grace bragged and the guy's walked in wanting to know what was so funny. Grace decided it was time for her and James to go and let them have their privacy it was pretty much a given what Eddie had planned for the evening. He tried to convience them to stay that it wasn't what she thought but it fell of deaf ears. Something he wished he had when Janet informed him that his parents had plans of their own.
The week passed by quickly and Janet seemed to be spending more time at his parent's house than their own. The tent arrived and was being set up in the back yard when Eddie got there. Janet and his mother were in the kitchen pretending to supervise the tent installation but James informed him they were watching the young men who were doing the installing. Eddie wrapped his arms around Janet and kissed the back of her neck before she had ever realized he was there. He didn't seem to care that his mother was in the room when he asked if she was ready to go home, that much he could handle. Janet had agreed to stay for Dinner, his mom had already started cooking. He didn't have much choice about the matter but made his opinion known when he pulled her against him and she could feel his intentions against her back as he cocked a feel. Something he had intended on keeping between the two of them when he thought his mother had left the room. Having rarely entertained the idea that his mother was a woman and also had sex he was caught off guard when she walked back in and told him to "Stop assaulting your wife and go find something to do, Eddie" Eddie just stood there in complete disbelief at what his mother had said. Noting this she added "You don't actually think the stork dropped you off do you" and Eddie grinned and returned to the living room.
"What's wrong with you" his dad asked as he flopped into a chair
"Mom called me Eddie" James smiled and Eddie sat amazed that for the first time in his life she called him Eddie instead of Edward. It meant the world to him.
"You haven't been a little boy for some time, it's about time she accepted it" James said laughing. But Eddie still wanted to be his mom's little boy in some ways.
"Can I ask you something" Eddie was being serious and James could tell
"Sure shoot" James replied
"Do you and mom.. ..still…you know" Eddie didn't quite know how to ask
"Sex.. you can't say sex in the same sentence as your mother" James thought it was funny
"Alright, what's wrong" James asked feeling sorry for Eddie's appearant suffering
"Nothing, It's just that she keeps catching me with Janet..."
"Like at dinner the other night " Grace had told James about walking in on Eddie trying to talk Janet into a little fun with the whipped cream she was putting away after dessert and her and James had a good laugh at Eddie's expense not to mention the full belly laughter he was now having
"Anyway, every time she sees that I feel like I'm twelve again when she caught me looking at Miss. August. I know it's ridiculous because I'm an adult and she's my wife but I still can't get over it, I don't want to feel like I can't be myself with Janet but when mom's standing right there..." Eddie wanted his dad to give him some words of wisdom but instead he got a big dish of dirt on his mother.
"I'm going to tell you something and it's going to help but you may wish you had never heard it. Your mother and I started marriage councileing after we moved away and after several months they wanted us to try this role playing excercise. Well, we were supposed to act out our fantasy so mine was to...never mind but your mothers was to do it someplace we stood a chance of getting caught. So here we set out we knew we didn't want to end up of the front page of the paper so we settled for her parent's back yard. Needless to say your grandfather didn't think it was very funny and your grandmother still hasn't stopped calling me a pervert but it was worth it. We finally just accepted that we are adults and adults have sex it's a part of life one you should know all to well from what I hear" Eddie was sick to his stomach at first but was managing to laugh by the time James finished his story.
"About that, My senior year I paid Mellissa Boone to spread a rumor and it just kind of got blown way out of proportion, I mean yeah I've dated a lot of women but not nearly as many as everybody thinks" It was the first time Eddie had ever confessed that to anyone. It also happen to be the same time Janet and his mom walked in. Trying to change the conversation James asked "Did all the good looking ones leave" and they actually comped to it.
Janet walked behind Eddie and stood over him with her hands on his shoulders she knew he had a long day and had every right to want to be at home. Eddie took her by the hand and pulled her around the chair and into his lap where he wrapped his arms around her and didn't let go until it was time to eat. Grace soon returned to the kitchen and Janet sat in Eddie's lap and they talked with Eddie's dad about some of the Eddie's child hood memories. James made his way to the kitchen and Eddie and Janet were left alone for the first time since breakfast. "I love you" Janet said to him and Eddie replied with an "I love you too" and precceded to kiss Janet as if they were sitting in their own house. Grace walked back to tell them dinner was on the table but stopped when she saw her son kissing his wife knowing he was deep in love with the woman perched upon his lap. She knew it was far more than a man enjoying that fact that a womans bottom was near him but rather a sweet intimate moment between two lovers. Eddie looked up to see his mom "We'll be there in a minute" he replied and she returned to the table as Eddie returned to kissing Janet. "Their waiting on us" Janet told him as she stood from his lap and he led her into the kitchen. James and Grace had already began fixing their plate when Eddie pulled out Janet's chair. Eddie sat next to Janet moving his chair as close to her as possible. Eddie had always been a big eater, he was a full grown man that tended to spend a great deal of physical energy. He acted as though his mother walking into the middle of his and Janets intimate moment hadn't bothered him in the least as he picked up the bowl of mashed potatoes and dipped a large spoon full as they splated on his plate he simply said "So grand dad's backyard, uh" causing his mother to blush and the tentsion he had felt about it all was relieved a little. Janet on the other hand kept shoving his hand back down everytime he inched it a little to high on the inside of her leg under the table. After dinner they went outside and walked around inside the tent checking to ensure everything was okay. As usual Janet and Eddie found something to laugh at and Eddie chased her around finally taking her in his arms. James and Grace just watched through the kitchen window so proud their son had found happiness.