"Snowbound" by Ann Douglas (older man/younger woman). This is the second excellent story that I have reviewed with this title. I am reposting the review of the other, and I hope the author will repost the story.

When Ann Douglas moved to her new home and announced her retirement, I suspected she would miss us and would return to her writing shortly. I was right, and I am glad. This is a really good story. Of course, I had the same feelings about Delta; but so far Delta has remained in obscure retirement. I guess maybe that's what happens when your spouse becomes vice president of a major industrialized nation.

What Ann exemplifies here is her ability to write a complete story - one with numerous details that at to the impact of the overall story rather than distracting us. Her stories are not complete in the way that novels are complete: they are more like good weekly TV episodes - lots of interesting details with everything falling into place at the end. In addition, Ann has the ability to treat her characters with a respect, dignity, and honest sexiness that makes them really appeal to me.

Ilyssia is snowbound on Christmas eve at O'Hare airport. She meets the father of one of her best friends. She's 24, single, and sexually aggressive; he's 42, divorced, and hasn't been with a woman since his wife left him a year ago. They are forced to share a room, and they fuck beautifully. But the story is much more than a May/December emboinkment. It includes serious and sensitive concerns about who will sleep where, real evidence of the value of both sexual experience and spontaneity, and the value of waiting - plus a literal cold shower. This is an absolutely delightful story.

Minor grammar lessons:

(1) When you quote someone and follow the quote with "he said" or the equivalent, use a comma in place of the period at the end of the quoted sentence. On the other hand, if the sentence ended with a question mark or explanation point, just leave them there.

"I knew I should have taken the flight out yesterday," Ilyssia thought.
"Wanna fuck?" Ilyssia asked.
"I'm gonna come!" Ilyssia shouted as her pulsating cuntlips continued to caress his gyrating cock.

(2) Use "lay" (not "laid") for the past tense of lie, meaning to recline.

They lay (not laid) there for about fifteen minutes, just enjoying the comfort of each other's body.

(3) When two or more words form a single modifier and precede a noun, join them with a hyphen. If the words come after the noun, omit the hyphen. This rule is often violated with impunity, but it's good to watch for cases where the omission causes confusion.

My well-fucked pussy tingled with delight.
My pussy was well fucked and tingled with delight.

They had a last-minute gangbang before the end of gym class.
They had a quick gang bang at the last minute before the end of gym class.