Chapter 18

For the next two weeks Ed had nocturnal visits from Shirley every three days. He restricted their activities to masturbating to give her the facial treatments she wanted. On one occasion she talked him into going down on her again.

Grace remained unaware of these activities but the longer it went on the more Ed worried she'd catch them.

Ed was also worried about Grace's mood as she had been rather subdued lately. He wished he could find her someone but everyone he worked with was either married or too old. She deserved someone special.

One Saturday night while Shirley was out on a date with Jerry he overheard Grace's friend Heather trying to convince her to join her at a party she'd been invited to. Heather rarely came by the house so Ed knew she was also worried about Grace too.

He stepped into the kitchen and saw the two women sitting at the kitchen table.

Heather immediately looked up at Ed with a broad smile. "Hi Ed!"

"Hi Heather! What's this I hear about a party? Grace, you should go!" he said with a grin, trying to encourage her.

"You could come with us!" Heather suggested to him. She eyed his body like a tasty piece of chocolate.

That caught him flat footed. He hadn't expected to be invited. Grace looked up at him and saw his startled look. She smiled.

"That's an excellent suggestion Heather!" she said as she grinned at Ed's discomfort. "You can finally wear those jeans I got you!"

"Ah, I'm beat from a long day. You should go out though. Have some fun!" Ed backtracked.

"If you're not going, I don't feel like going either." Grace said with finality. Heather looked at Ed beseechingly.

He felt trapped. He knew Grace needed to get out of the house and get some kind of life started. She deserved to be happy. If he didn't go she would stay home too and she might meet someone tonight. He thought he might be able to hide himself with that long shirt again.

"Oh- okay. I'll go. But you have to wear that nice black dress again!" he said to Grace. She blushed and nodded.

"Give me a few minutes." Grace said as she rose and went upstairs. Heather was looking at Ed with a huge grin.

"Thank you Ed! She needs this so badly!" she gushed.

Ed smiled and nodded shyly. She pushed him towards his room. "Go get dressed! Quick!"

He rushed downstairs and went into his bedroom. He pulled off his work clothes and realized he was a little sweaty from work. He grabbed the clothes he'd worn to Mark Thompson's party and put his robe on. He peaked out into the hall but the coast was clear. He rushed over to the washroom and took a quick shower. He dried himself and got dressed, making sure the shirt tails covered the bulge then made his way upstairs to the kitchen.

Heather grinned at him as she checked out how good he looked in the tight jeans. She wished he'd tuck in the shirt.

Grace came downstairs and they turned to look at her. Ed smiled broadly and Grace blushed.

"Let's go party!" Heather whooped.