Chapter 4: It Made Me Go Hard

They told them that they had got engaged the previous weekend. Leslie and Mary congratulated them and told them that this was their first time out together. After their coffee they explored further, staying together as a foursome.

On the journey back home, Leslie asked Mary if she had enjoyed her day. ‘Yes,’ she told him, ‘It was so lovely to go out, it was great to spend the day with you, and nice to meet all the other people.’ ‘Well, would you like to come with me next week too?’ Leslie asked.

‘Yes, I’d like that very much.’ Mary told him. They smiled at each other happily. Back in Huddersfield, as they said goodbye to everyone, they said ‘See you next week.’ Whilst they walked arm in arm towards Marys, they saw a hotel advertising Sunday lunch.

They went in and had a lovely meal. As they ate, they chatted about their day, and what they had seen. They had both realised during the day, how comfortable they felt with each other. When the bill came and Leslie went to pay it, Mary objected, saying they should share it.

‘Not this time,’ Leslie told her. ‘I’ve never taken a lady out for a meal before, so I would like to pay. But if you want to, we can share or take turns with all the others after today.’ Hearing him suggesting there were going to be a lot more meals out together, she felt very happy and gave in.

As they walked back to hers, being arm in arm felt even closer somehow. It was still early, so when she invited him to come in for a coffee he agreed. As they sat at each end of the settee with their coffees, Mary told him, ‘Leslie, you know you said I was the first lady you’d taken out for a meal?’

‘Yes.’ he said his face lighting up at the memory. ‘Well tonight was the first time I’ve ever had a meal out with a man.’ ‘So, that’s a first for both of us then,’ Leslie told her. ‘But it’s not going to be our last, is it?’ ‘I do so hope not,’ Mary answered, ‘I’d love to spend more time with you.’

‘I feel the same about spending time with you too,’ Leslie told her, ‘So if we both want the same thing, there’s no reason why it can’t happen.’ They gave each other a lovely smile. When Leslie stood up to leave, Mary walked to the front door with him.

After opening the door, she turned towards him and said, ‘Thank you so much for inviting me, I’ve had a lovely day.’ Then she leaned forward and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek. The delight on his face made her feel so happy.

Then Leslie returned her kiss and said, ‘And thank you for making the day out so special.’ The pleasure on her face then made him feel so happy too. ‘See you Thursday.’ he told her. She watched him walk away, then closed the door. Life suddenly felt so much better.

MONDAY - SHOP - LESLIE & EDITH

After work on Monday, Leslie walked slowly over to the shop as he always did. When he arrived Edith and Mary were both serving, so he went round with his trolley and got everything on his shopping list. On his way he passed Mary who no longer had a customer, so he stopped to chat.

‘I had a lovely day out yesterday,’ she told him, ‘Thank you so much for inviting me to join you.’ ‘No, thank you for coming,’ Leslie told her, ‘It wouldn’t have been half as good without you.’ She gave him a lovely smile and told him she was looking forward to Thursday.

Then another customer came along, so Leslie finished off shopping. As soon as the shop closed, he took his trolley over to Edith. She checked him out and he paid for it. Then as he was bagging it, Mary came through ready to leave. ‘See you Thursday.’ she told Leslie with a lovely smile.

After she had gone, Edith and Leslie went into the kitchen for a coffee as had become their custom. Edith asked him if there was anything he needed help with. ‘No, I’m fine thank you,’ he told her. ‘I seem to be coping well. But it helps so much knowing I have such excellent back up.’

He smiled at her, ‘You’re an angel.’ he told her. ‘Do you still feel ok about having shown me your photos?’ she asked. ‘Oh yes,’ Leslie told her, ‘It’s strange, I knew as soon as the second ones were taken that I wanted you to see them and at no point did I feel embarrassed about showing them to you.’