4

"Oh my goodness! Is this Jaime?" Linda asked as she pulled him into a hug. 

Linda was Paula's friend. Five years older, married for three years, no kids. She had mentioned she didn't want kids and her husband Derek didn't mind. She was pretty, taller than Paula, had short hair, sexy body and a slutty look which she was so proud of.

She gave Jaime a once-over, obviously still surprised it was him. Just two years and he completely changed.

"You look good!" She said before pulling him into another longer hug which made Jaime uncomfortable but he tried to laugh it off until he pulled away.

"Where is Derek?" Paula asked oblivious to whatever was going on between them.

"You know men, he's gone out with the boys to play some games." Linda laughed before pulling Paula with her towards her dining, away from Jaime.

"What is it?" Paula asked when she saw the sharp glint in Linda's eyes. 

"That's really Jaime?" She asked looking at the direction of the sitting room. 

"No. He's Derek, your husband." She said rolling her eyes.

"Jesus! He changed so much." 

"He keeps changing every year. Now where is my bottle of Whisky?" 

Paula asked before entering inside the kitchen  to open her fridge. "Where is it?" Paula turned to ask when she couldn't find it inside but she noticed Linda was still looking at her with those big round eyes that told her she was thinking something silly. 

"Okay... why don't I like this look?" Paula asked rhetorically as she moved closer to Linda. 

"What are you thinking?" Paula asked as she narrowed her eyes to look at her.

"Have you ever thought about it?" 

"Thought about what?" Paula asked in confusion.

"Thought about him as more than just family."

"What are you talking about?" Paula frowned.

"Come on! Don't tell me you haven't thought that way about Jaime. I mean look at him! He is oozing sexiness."

A deep frown formed on Paula's face. If there was something inside her mouth, she was pretty sure she would have choked on it. 

"That's absurd how can you think that way. It's gross! Eww!" Paula grimaced.

"No it's not! It's hot. It's not like you both are related anyway."

"He calls me 'mum' for goodness sake!" She tried to keep her voice down so Jaime wouldn't hear them. 

"Darling..." Linda moved closer to her and brushed some loose strands of hair away from Paula's face before moving to whisper into her ear.

"Well, he doesn't call me mum. So I'm going to let him fuck me." 

"Linda!" Paula gasped as she looked at her with wide eyes before quickly looking at the door to be sure Jaime wasn't within earshot.

"What are you thinking, are you out of your mind? You are married!" Paula said closing the Kitchen door.

"And so?" She shrugged. "Derek wouldn't mind. We are pretty open with these things. You know that."

"Look darling, I'm just telling you in advance so you wouldn't be surprised later. I've always wanted to but I've been skeptical about it. Well, not anymore."

"You are joking." Paula said, brushing her off. She didn't want to believe her friend was saying all of this right now. Married friend! Besides, Jaime hadn't been in town for two years and this was the first thing she was thinking about? 

"No I'm not. And you better let him fuck you one of these days. You don't want to die a virgin!" 

"I'm not a virgin you slut!" Paula said before opening the door to leave the kitchen while Linda laughed loudly.

Linda could tell her words right now had flustered Paula. She always liked to tease her but she actually meant it this time. Hugging Jaime earlier, she couldn't help but think about how it would feel with their naked bodies pressed together and him deep inside her, pounding her real hard.

"Here's a drink for you two.. Have fun. And Merry Christmas." Linda said handing Paula a bottle of whisky before she winked at her.

"It's not even Christmas until next week." Paula rolled her eyes and began to take the door.

"Jaime darling. I'm so glad you are back." Linda said before hugging him again. This time, she made sure to keep it longer and feel his body. 

"Alright. Thanks." He said before quickly pulling away from the hug which was becoming really uncomfortable.

Paula glared at Linda one more time before leaving the house. 

Jaime wasn't a teenager anymore. She couldn't tell him what to do or not do or who to meet or avoid. He was 25 and could make his decisions. 

But the thought of Linda and Jaime together? Nah! It just didn't sit well with her. 

"She's weird." Jaime said immediately Paula began to drive. 

"I know right?" Paula bit down on her lower lip before asking.

"Have you ever considered being with an older woman?" Paula suddenly asked, casting him a quick glance.

"Nope. I prefer younger women." He answered immediately making Paula smile secretly. 'No chance Linda.' She thought smugly. 

"This has to do with Linda right?" Jaime suddenly asked making her look at him in surprise. How did he know? Did he overhear their conversation? 

"How did you know?" She asked nervously. What if he heard Linda asking her to fuck Jaime? She shifted in her seat uncomfortably.

"Of course it was obvious." He said in a careless tone making her sigh in relief.

"Besides, even if I wanted to be with an older woman, definitely not someone as old as Linda." 

"Hey! She's not old okay? She's just 35 and She's super sexy." Paula said.

Although she wasn't pleased with Linda's attitude just now, Linda was still her friend and no woman liked to be called 'Old'.

"35 is old." 

"I feel so sad for my old self." She said and faked a pout making him laugh. He always thought she looked cute whenever she did that. 

"Come on. It's only a few days before you turn 30 and you are still very young and pretty." He smiled at her. "I even look older than you."

"Very funny." She said sarcastically. There was a small silence before Paula asked,

"So.. how did you know she was into you... like that? The hug?" 

"The look was there in her eyes. It's something I've seen a thousand times." He said in a downtrodden voice. 

"What's that?" Paula asked looking at him with a frown.

"What's what?"

"What's with the way you are sounding. What's up with you?" She asked as she drove into their street. 

He didn't want to lie so he told her the truth.

"It's kind of tiring." He hissed.

"The ladies just look at me and all they see is a sex machine." He sounded sad but he tried to keep a straight face.

"They do not care to know about me or how I feel or whether I want more than just a one night stand. They all look at me and see a sex toy for their pleasure. Jodie, Linda, the girl at the store earlier and a whole lot of other girls in this world." He said as he turned to look at her for the first time since he started talking about it.

"I'm done with all of it. It's all seriously fucked up." 

Paula was speechless. "I'm... so sorry Jaime. I thought... guys your age enjoyed attention like this." She said, feeling disappointed in herself for not knowing he had been feeling this way for long.

"It's fine. You don't have to give me that look." He said with a small laugh to lighten the atmosphere.

She could guess it was the reason he currently was single but she didn't want to broach the topic until they were relaxed at home so she let it slide and pulled over in front of her apartment.

To their surprise, there were three guests waiting for them in front of their apartment.