Okay, this is part 3 of at least 5 parts. I am sorry this one is so long, but it took a bit to get where I wanted; realistically I mean. I hope it is not to arduous to get through. Anyway, I hope the reader enjoys this series.
May December Part 3
Chapter 1:
The weeks I was passed from summer to fall. My daughter Emily had moved nearby and she visited us often. She found a place of her own, but always managed to find an excuse for me not to visit her at her new place. At the beginning of November, I was home alone, my girlfriend was at school. I was sitting at the dining room table drinking my morning coffee when the front doorbell rang. I quickly went and answered the door, and to my surprise, when I opened the door I was greeted by my ex-wife. "Uhm, Lena. Uh, how can I help you?"
"Well..., first of all, may I come in?"
"Oh, sorry...," I waved her in, "Come in. What's up, Lena?"
"Well, I would like to talk. I mean I need some advice, David."
I led her to the couch and motioned for her to sit. I sat away from her on the couch, as I was nervous. I could not fathom why she was visiting me. "So, Lena, what brings you here? I am curious as to what it is you need to talk to me about."
She looked down at her hands and I could tell whatever she had on her mind, she thought it was serious. My only worry was that she might be here for some kind of reconciliation. It's not something I wanted. I was and am in love with another woman. "It's not what you might be thinking about. I am not here for some kind of..., reunion. I am here for some advice."
"Okay, what kind of advice?"
"We have known each other for many years. So, may I ask you some personal questions? Feel free not to answer if you like, but I hope you will. That you can."
"Okay, I'll try."
"Well, first of all, do you love Marsha? Before you get mad, I know it's none of my business, but as I said, I need some advice."
"It's fine. Yes, I love her very much. I am sorry if that hurts you."
"There's no pain in that for me. I have no right to be hurt by that. You deserve to be happy."
"I appreciate you saying that. Does it bother you that..., well that she is so young?"
"Again, that's none of my business. Okay, I have another question. Uhm, well, is the sex good?" She blushed as she asked me this question. "I'm..., again I am sorry. I know this is personal stuff..."
"It's okay... Yes, the sex is very good. Again, I am sorry if that hurts your feelings. I..., we, we were never good in the sex department. I am not blaming you. It was as much my fault as it was yours. We..., we just never clicked as much as I would have liked us to. Not in the sex department."
"I agree. Tank and I have struggled in the sex department also (Tank was Lena's second husband). But..., Emily told me that you and Marsha spend a lot of time in bed. That you are very happy." Again she looked down. "God..., I want that. I want to be happy like that. How have you changed? I don't get it, I mean you are older. How have you changed and I can't seem to."
"Maybe you are trying too hard? Maybe, just maybe, you have not found the right partner. It seems you are willing to change, to try. So, maybe you just need the right partner. Lena, it is possible to change. To truly enjoy sex. Believe me, it is. Okay?" Shortly after that, she left. I truly felt I had not helped her at all.
It was a few days before Thanksgiving. Emily was over, and Marsha and I were in the kitchen, planning that day's dinner. Emily was in the living room. Of course, as always, I would be doing the lion's share of the cooking. Suddenly Emily appeared in the kitchen, "Dad, I have some news. I am not sure how happy you might be about this news."
Her words piqued my interest, "This sounds bad. What did I do now?"
"Nothing like that, Dad. Okay, I will spit it out. Mom is back in town. She has moved back. She is staying at a nice hotel until she can find a place."
That kind of set me back. Not Lena returning to town, because I already knew that. I was a bit curious as to why Emily did not invite her mother to stay with her. I decided to let it go, that it was none of my business. I thought it would end there but then Marsha said, "Tell him." There was a look of abject fear on Emily's face as she looked from Marsha to me. "Tell him, or I will."
I looked at Emily and said, "Yes tell me. Whatever it is, tell me." Emily looked down. Her shoulders slumped as if she was about to tell me some deep, dark, secret. "It can't be that bad, come on, tell me."
"Fuck, Emily. I told you that in confidence."
Marsha folded her arms and gave Emily one of those looks. "God, fine. Jesus. Dad, I am a lesbian. Well, mostly a lesbian I think. I have had sex with guys, but it's been a long time. Many years."
She was blushing like five shades of red. She looked miserable and it was all I could do to keep from laughing. "Oh, really? Gotta tell you..., I didn't know, but I suspected. I have always suspected."
"You are kidding, right? I mean how could you know?"
"Does it matter? Why are you..., why have you tried to hide this from me? I mean, what makes you think I would give a shit about you being a lesbian?" I was near a counter chopping some carrots when suddenly, she walked over and folded herself into my arms, crying. I had not seen Emily cry since she was a child. I wrapped my arms around her, "Baby, what the hell.? "