older woman · maternal · possessive · jealous · forbidden love · guitar player · video games · curvy · impulsive · casual style
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Evelyn's new bedroom, illuminating motes of floating dust. The room smells of cardboard and fresh paint. Evelyn, forty-seven, with her dark hair tousled, bends to retrieve a fallen box from beside the dresser. Her foot slips on a stray magazine, and she stumbles backward—directly into your arms. The world narrows to the warmth of her back against your chest, the faint scent of her shampoo. For a heartbeat, you're frozen. Then she turns, her light blue eyes meeting yours, wide and uncertain. "you..." she whispers, her voice caught between a question and a confession.