“Oh! I’m here with my fiancé!” she said cheerfully. “We’ll have to have drinks later. It’s very romantic up here, isn’t it? See you.” She briskly walked over to her own campsite. Paul saw that they had forgone tents in favor of a giant RV. He absently wondered what it looked like inside.
Paul’s mother came back a short while later looking refreshed. She had on khaki shorts and a tight green t-shirt that really put the accent on her large breasts. He found himself stealing glances at her bust.. Her thick, curly hair was loose and flowing over her shoulders. She caught Paul looking at her and gave him a quizzical look. He snapped his head away.
“Are we ready?” she asked, grabbing her small day pack.
“Yes!” Paul said, too enthusiastically.
“Okay. Let me just put my rings in the car so I don’t damage them or lose them on the trail.”
They took off for Stone Peak trail.
It was a fairly steep, winding trail and they were hard pressed to make it to the first overlook by lunch time, but they did. Paul’s mother was red-faced and breathing hard when she sat down on a log beside the trail.
“I think we pushed it too much,” Paul said, handing his mother some water.
“No, I’m glad we did. I’m okay. Lord knows, I need the exercise!” she said, patting her soft belly.
They stood there together gazing out at the beautiful valley until Paul’s mother got her breath back. Then she pulled out the lunches she had made them. They ate together at the edge of the clearing.
“Oh! Hi, there, Paul!” said a familiar voice rounding the corner.
Paul and his mother both turned to see Jenny walking up to them with an older man following close behind her.
“Hi,” Paul and his mother both called out.
Jenny and the older man reached them and stood there holding hands, smiling at them. She looked over at Paul’s mom. “I’m Jenny and this is my fiancé Larry. We’re neighbors at the campsite!”
Paul and his mom stood up. Paul was inwardly cringing at how this was going to play out, but Jenny took care of that for him.
“You must be the girlfriend that Paul said he was camping with,” she said walking over to Paul’s mother.
Paul’s eyes locked on his mother’s as she shook Jenny’s hand. He was afraid of what she was going to say, but she played along.
“Yes,” she said pulling back. “I’m Michelle. It’s so nice to meet you. Join us?”
They all exchanged pleasantries and handshakes and sat down together, enjoying the view and eating lunch. Paul was flustered and uncomfortable the entire time. When they had a moment together, as Larry and Jenny walked to the edge of the bluff, Paul’s mother leaned close to him.
“What was all that about? I’m your girlfriend now?”
“Well, um,well Jenny came over while you were in the shower and she asked who I was camping with and I looked over at the one tent and…”
“God, I’m so sorry Paul! I didn’t even think about that. Shit!” she giggled.
Paul chuckled with her. “You see why I said that, right?”
“Yes.”
“I didn’t really think we’d see them again, you know?”
“Yeah. Okay, so I’m your girlfriend today, right?”
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