He watched her jump a couple more times, her little dress barely restraining her bouncing breasts. He hoped she won more often, but not for the same reasons Amanda did.
She gathered up her chips and they backed away from the table to the cheers of many bystanders.
“Well, THAT was worth it,” Amanda said with excitement.
“Yeah. How much did you get?”
“Probably close to a couple hundred,” Amanda said. “We’ll find out when I cash in.”
She put her arm around his waist and pressed her body up against his. It was a very natural movement which Kevin returned with ease. His hand was on her hip.
Don’t do it. Don’t put your hand on her ass. Don’t do it.
He was relieved when his Mom removed her arm from around him and he could do the same. It was WAY too tempting.
“What do you want to play?” she asked him.
“I think the slots. I think that’s more my style,” Kevin said modestly.
“OK. I know some good dollar machines that you’ll like.”
She took his hand and led him through the crowd. They found an empty seat in a long row of slot machines and Amanda let Kevin take it. With only a few minor instructions, Kevin was into the flow of things.
He lost about thirty dollars before starting to hit some winners. When he was still down about twenty dollars he finally had a seventy five dollar win. He cheered when he saw it and Amanda joined in. She wrapped her arms around his neck from behind and kissed him on the side of the face. He felt her hair on his neck; he smelled her perfume; he felt her skin against his.
He instinctively turned his head and kissed her in return. She hugged him harder.
This is crazy. I can’t take it much longer.
A few hours later they were still up a couple hundred dollars combined. Kevin was probably fifty dollars ahead. He’d lost track, partly because he wasn’t counting and partly because of the number of drinks he and his Mom had consumed.
“You about ready to go?” Amanda asked after an unsuccessful trip to the roulette wheel.
“Yeah. How about you?”
“I’m ready. Let’s go back.”
The cool night air came as a shock when they exited the casino. It was a fairly short walk to their resort, but Amanda still took comfort in holding onto Kevin and staying close at his side. He didn’t mind.
Soon, they entered Amanda and Dan’s room. Kevin’s Mom closed the door behind them.
***
“When are Kyra and Dad due back?” Kevin asked. He and his Mom had settled into chairs in the living area of the suite.
“They’ll be late. The show started late and they were going to eat something afterwards. It will be a couple hours yet,” Amanda said, sipping a drink.
Kevin thought about that for a second. Did his mother want him to leave and let her get some rest? Did she want him to stay?
“I guess I should be going,” Kevin said.
“No!” Amanda said much too quickly. “Please don’t.”
Kevin was even more confused after her response. “OK. But I’m not nearly as much fun as the casino.”
Amanda laughed. “I love having you around, Kev.”
He didn’t have an answer to that, so he just smiled. They managed to keep up a conversation for another fifteen minutes or so.