“Everything okay?"

“With me? Sure, but you look like you're crying." I played dumb on having heard what had happened.

"Just some kind of disappointing news." She gave me a forced smile,

"I'm okay, but..." Her eyes narrowed, "What are you hiding behind your back?"

"Well I felt like a jerk I didn't say it earlier so I ran down the street to get you something."

"Say what?"

“Happy birthday, Miss Warner!" I brought the flowers around with a flourish and handed them to her.

"Oh, how thoughtful!" She exclaimed and the smile she gave me made it worth blowing off that bitch and doing a good deed for someone who deserved it.

She took the flowers and smelled them, "They're beautiful!"

Recalling what Dave had asked me to do; I winked, “For a beautiful lady!"

“Oh, twenty and already using bad pick up lines?" She laughed, “That was smooth though and you looked serious."

“I am." I told her and wasn't lying, "You're a very attractive woman,

Miss Warner."

“Aren't you sweet." She leaned over to her left and grabbed vase that had a single rose in it and tucked the flowers I gave her into it.

When she leaned over the sheet lifted up and I was given a good view of her bare hip as the robe rode up. I noticed a red string over her hip and figured she was wearing a thong under the robe, goddamn!

“So, um...why are you upset?"

"Oh." She returned to leaning against the bed, “It's nothing, thank you for the flowers and the pity compliments, but you can go."

"I meant what I said and...do you want to talk?"

“Please, its Friday night, a good looking young guy like you has to have something better to do than talk to frumpy old lady like me."

“Old lady? Hell no!" I shook my head.

“Qld enough to be your mom." She pointed out.

“Age is a number," I pointed at her, “Look at you, Miss Warner, you look damn good. I wasn't kidding before." I grinned at her, "And milf's and cougars are the hottest thing in..." I caught myself

“In what?" She asked.

"Oh, uh..." I turned my head, "Porn. Sorry, totally not right to say."

She laughed, "You're blushing! You're a very sweet; I've always loved that about you."

"Thanks, you're sweet too." I smiled, "You were adorable out there when you were blushing."

"Adorable?" Her blue eyes twinkled and she laughed, "Oh, honey, you practicing for the club?"

"No I'm not that smooth." I looked down at her and realized here I was in her bedroom with her lying in front of me in a tiny robe with who knows what type of sexiness underneath it.

Not that anything would happen, but it was still a thrill and I didn't want to leave.

"But, you were pretty upset; sure you don't want to talk?"