Chapter 10: Friday, May 10, 2024

Eve took Friday off to celebrate Will’s birthday. They did not make it out of bed before her cell phone rang.

“Hello?” she asked as she frowned at the screen knowing that it was her office on the other end.

A long pause.

“Oh, shit, that’s bad. Yeah, I know. I appreciate it but I can come in. He’ll understand.”

Will asked, “What’s wrong? Obviously, you said you would go to the office.”

“It’s a cluster-fuck all around. Darlene’s kid fell of his bike last night. They didn’t think much of it until this morning when they found his arm swollen to the size of a grapefruit. She was the one that was going to cover my shift. Not only is she out, but Gregory was in a fender-bender on the way to work so he’s out, too. And for the trifecta, we’ve been treating Mr. Peterson for a month and two of his incisions burst this morning so he’s coming in for an emergency.”

“Dr. Ellory better appreciate what you do for that office,” said Will.

“He does. That was actually him on the phone. He was very apologetic that he had to call me in today. He told me to tell you happy birthday.”

Eve had gotten up and dressed in plain white panties and bra, covered by her scrubs.

“Gotta run,” she leaned over and kissed Will goodbye. “Happy birthday.”

He grunted an unintelligible reply.

Eve poked her head back around the door. “And don’t go spanking the monkey today. We’re going to get number ten together later tonight.”

Will threw a pillow at Eve but she ducked back around the corner. He yelled after her, “That goes for you, too. No happy fingers in the bathroom.”

He heard her laugh as she exited into the garage and headed to work.

Will spent the day mostly around the house. He did go for another bike ride but took a much shorter path and did not push himself like he did the day before. When he got home he turned on the shower and took a picture of his limp dick and sent it to Eve.

“Getting into the shower after a bike ride. Looks like no action forthcoming.”

All got in return was a thumbs-up emoji.

At 5:00 Will’s phone chirped.

“Hey, am running late. Home about 6:00. Sorry!”

Will settled into the recliner in the living room and turned on the TV. He found an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation and let it run. As 6:00 approached he couldn’t help but think this installment of Star Trek did not age as well as some of the other shows from the 90s.

As the credits started to roll, Will heard the garage door rise. He turned off the TV and headed to the garage. Eve was just getting out of her car when he opened the door.

“Sorry, babe. The day started badly and it just got worse.”

“It’s OK. It’s still early.”

Will held open the door and let Eve pass. She did not go to the bedroom as he expected but instead headed to the back door. He followed her outside.

“Surprise!” yelled a dozen or so of his friends and neighbors.

He looked around in disbelief, then focused on Eve. Before he could say anything she said, “Today really was a mess. This was a last-minute audible. I called Mrs. Benson and your brother at 2:30. They did everything after that.”

“Hey, bro,” said his brother Adam. “Happy birthday.”

They exchanged a man-hug. “Now get out of my way and let me get this food on the grill,” Adam said as he passed Will.

Will made his way around the crowd saying hello and thanking everyone for coming to his impromptu birthday party.

There was plenty of food and drink for the birthday well-wishers. By 9:00 the group started to disperse.

Mrs. Benson said, “Happy birthday, Will. I think it’s time for me to call it a night. Hope you had a very good birthday.”

“I did,” replied Will. “Thank you for coming.”

“Oh, you’re leaving?” asked Amanda. “I just texted Kristin to meet me here and she won’t see a text message until she gets to the house.”

Eve had come alongside Will and said, “It’s no problem, you can wait here instead of trying to get in touch with her while she is driving.”

Mrs. Benson waved goodbye. The rest of the group, seeing Mrs. Benson start the exodus, also took their leave shortly afterward. Only Amanda remained with Eve and Will.

“Well, Amanda, we were planning on jumping in the pool if you would like to join us.”

“Oh, thanks, but I don’t have my swimsuit.”

Eve laughed. “From what Will told me, going skinning dipping won’t be anything that he hasn’t seen.”

Amanda blushed. “Well,” she started, then looked at her phone. She typed a quick message to Kristin and finished, “then, sure I’m in.”

Eve quickly pulled her shirt and bra off, then slipped out of her shorts and panties and waded into the pool.

“The water is great. C’mon, you two.”

Amanda followed Eve’s lead and didn’t hesitate to strip. She made sure to face Will as she disrobed, then slid into the water.