" He ran to the back room. He was gone only a minute before returning, his red tie exchanged for a cool blue one. Maureen smiled and said, "That's bet...er." They went back to the car. Tom looked at the clock on the dashboard. Their reservation for five minutes ago, but it would take ten minutes to get to the restaurant. Surely they'd hold the reservation for a few minutes for them. Even so, he drove quickly. Maureen noticed. "Watch your speed, darling," Maureen said, "you're making me nervous.". I hesitated and considered making a run from it, but she caught my eye and pointed at the seat beside her. I got in and closed the door behind me. Suddenly it was very quiet and she turned to face me placing her left hand on my shoulder. She leant towards me and for a fleeting moment I thought she was about to kiss me, but her face stopped inches from mine and her free hand grabbed my balls in my tight shorts. “You cost me that match in there Angus, and I want to know why you did it! That ball. I can be your ally and your support.”I poured shampoo into my hands, turned her so her back faced me, and began to lather her hair. She leaned forward from the waist allowing her ass to push back against my cock as I continued to wash her hair. Had any other woman done that, I would have thought it an invitation to sex.But, Cathy was not any woman. Cathy was a woman who loved her power. I believed she was trying to soften my resolve by hardening my cock. I kept my voice neutral.“Why is it so. ”A pause of permeating silence filled the air. The road’s consistent reverberating took over as it pushed into the sphere of awareness. Jacob let the silence stand, to afraid to break it now over what Aurora would say. “I am here already,” she said, her voice flat. “Be prepared.”The call cut off. Jacob only sighed. Something was off with Aurora. She didn’t even utter a goodbye when she hung up. Maybe his refusal to act on his father upset her more than she let on. He got the hint and it soured.