Wasting time

You stayed out of the line of sight from the table until you realised no matter what excuse you tried to come up with, there wasn’t going to be any way to convince the two of them without any proof, which you didn’t have. Spending your time thinking like you usually did wasn’t going to be of any help so you braced yourself and headed back to the table.

You saw Grace and Mom still talking away as if you had never gone and the comments you were expecting when you slid back into your side of the booth… didn’t start. Sure Grace gave you a look as if to say she knew where you had been but even then that could have just been your own imagination projecting onto your thoughts.

Mom on the other hand just gave you a smile that clearly showed she was happy you had returned to the table, her own motherly worries about you potentially going off on your own now no longer burdening her.

The topic had changed since you had left but you fit yourself back into the conversation and the rest of the night passed by. No more mind-shattering revelations or subject kinks being revealed to the world, just a nice relaxing evening with probably a bit too much wine being drunk on everyone's part.

You were still cognizant enough to consider if any of your KDK upgrades would affect the rate at which you could get drunk. There was no outright upgrade from the shop that mentioned the effectiveness of **** but maybe strength or stamina from the body upgrades or maybe willpower from the mental ones would make the most sense.

Before you could go further down the rabbit hole about your lack of shop use or maybe even just buying a random one now as a quick test, Mom was again slumped onto Grace’s shoulder and looked like she was quite happy to stay there if Grace would let her fall asleep. Her tolerance seemed to be even smaller than your own through some miracle but both you and Grace didn’t even have to say anything to know that this was now the end of today's fun.

Grace wasn’t going anywhere for the moment with Mom stuck to her side with her eyes closed, now nuzzling her face into Grace’s neck with a content smile on her face. Being the only one capable of getting up, you took the initiative to go to Grace’s car to get everyone’s belongings and that left Grace to both look after Mom and ring to get a taxi to pick you up. Each probably thinking you got the worse end of the deal.

With the car keys collected from Grace, you went out and down the streets you remembered Grace taking you down before reaching where the car was parked. The streetlights now lit your way as the sun was way past setting at this point. A quick check of your phone while you started carrying everyone’s belongings revealed that it was only a little after 8pm, still late enough for you to have missed dinner at home but not as late as you were actually expecting.

With it only being a quick trip you were back before the taxi arrived, giving you a chance to help Mom to her feet. You draped her arm over your shoulder and let her rest against you while taking her outside. Grace stayed on the other side of Mom and you all huddled together just outside the entryway.

“She didn’t get too handsy with you while I was gone did she?” you asked Grace, with Mom seemingly content to lean against you and ignore the conversation.

“I thought she was gonna lick my neck again but she seemed pretty happy to just keep sniffing me. Or at least you” Grace smiled, rubbing the side of her neck that Mom had been focusing on.

“Well keeping her happy is part of my plan” you said before giving Mom a glance to see if she was still not paying attention.

“I wouldn’t be going on this trip if I didn’t want her to be happy. Long-term happiness I hope. I don’t know how it will all turn out and I know it most likely won’t go to plan but… I think it needs to be done…” you continued, giving Mom’s shoulder a squeeze while she was in your arms and planting a kiss on the top of her head, getting a cute noise out of her that made you feel slightly better about what was to come.

With Grace having gone through something similar in the past, you didn’t know if she fully agreed with your methods but your reasoning was all she needed to know you were sincere, ruffling your hair while you continued to wait.

You didn’t have to stand there long as your ride appeared only a couple of minutes later. Given how close you were to the centre of town, it made sense that it arrived so quickly but the struggle you now had was finding a way of getting Mom into the back seat.

“Hmm, sweetie we have to wait until we’re in private” Mom murmured, as you gripped her thigh to settle her leg into the footwell.

That immediately set Grace off laughing as she got into the front and while you had to give a sheepish look to the driver who didn’t seem to care, you were just thankful that Mom hadn’t said anything incriminating. You closed the door once Mom was in and went around to get into the other side, Grace taking care of the address by the time you were buckled up.

Grace was as chatty as ever as she had a conversation with the driver she had met for the first time and from the glances you saw him take at her, he was clearly happy to nod along and answer her questions without a second thought. You thought you might get annoyed at people like that when they stared but the anger never surfaced. It felt more like you were showing off Grace to them now that you had been intimate and while it was nice to know she was appreciated, you were sure this might lead to more experimentation with her kink down the line.

You found yourself looking out the window with only the conversation and the light sounds from the song on the radio as background noise. You tried to organise your thoughts but the **** still flowing through your system made that a little more difficult than usual, making you zone out as you watched the world pass by outside.

You probably would have stayed like that until you got close to home but then you felt movement at the side of you followed by Mom’s hand slowly creeping along your thigh. Her smile as you turned to look at her was far from innocent and when she put a finger to her lips to tell you to be quiet, you didn’t know if you had the mental strength left to stop her.