The Mistress

She couldn't stop thinking about him and there was strong chemistry! He hadn't  denied his status and thought she already knew!
Hands shaking she picked up the phone, could she change her mind and accept the date, a woman's  prerogative! 
Charles suggested going for a drink away from town. 
He picked her up and the conversation flowed. Jayne had made the right decision! 
What a night, so much to talk about!
He had hesitated due to the age gap, quite a difference but not as much as he first thought! He had assumed she was in her early twenties rather than early thirties! Charles was in his forties!
He told her a little more about his marriage and it seemed her friends had been correct! He was married in name only, they lived separate lives and he had a business to consider! She still felt a little uneasy. 

Charles regularly picked up Jayne and her child, Alison  and gave them a lift, first to school then onto the next town where she worked. They were always early so started going to a local hotel for breakfast. As they walked from the car she linked arms or held his hand, he commented that he had never had that sort of attention from a woman! 
Many nights had to be spent staying in with a bottle of wine and never ending conversation. Jayne never used babysitters so nights out were limited to weekends when her mum was called upon! 
He certainly knew how to wine and dine her!
They went to a concert and she knew he was proud to have her on his arm. People stared, partly due to the stunning black dress she wore adorned with feathers, but she knew the main reason from the whispers that followed. Was she his daughter? No they were too familiar. There must be a huge age gap, wife, girlfriend or mistress? The women glanced and quickly averted their eyes, the men strutted as if to say 'wish that was me!' 

            To be continued: