Even with the night out with the girls, I still didn't feel better. It had been a week since I started seeing Arthur instead of Tina, and nothing had changed. I was beginning to think this pit I felt like I was falling into was never-ending.
Jordan had become my best friend even though Tina was right here in my town, and we got along great. Jordan was the one that always brought me back to reality. I had to do things for me and not for anyone else: not my children, not my friends, and certainly not to please the people around me.
"I have to ask," I said as we were on a video call.
"Okay," Jordan replied, she was driving in her truck, her phone was on the dashboard.
Jordan was a country girl through and through, more so than most of the pretenders around here. Right now, she was wearing a tank top, and a baseball cap turned backward. In the back of the truck, I could see what looked like haybales.
What struck me the most was her chest, they bounced and bobbed like they were about to knock her out. "Did they come with the drug you took, and have you thought about a reduction?" I asked.
"You sound like one of the guys," Jordan laughed.
"I am only asking because I wear an H, and those make me feel like I am small," I laughed.
"Bullshit," Jordan shook her head. "You need to get remeasured if you think you're just an H," Jordan shook her head. "Brandon would have my head if I got a reduction, and as fast as these things grow, I would be back to being big in no time."
"They are still growing?" I asked which I found impossible. Unless she was putting on weight or pregnant, there was no reason for her chest to grow. As in shape as she was neither of the other options were viable.
"Yup, every month," Jordan said. "Soon, I won't be able to walk. I will be just crawling on the floor."
"We will get to the bottom of this," I said, nodding my head.
"I am going to lose you. I am getting close to home," Jordan said.
I nodded. That small town of hers had no kind of reception. "Call me from the house phone if you need to," I said.
There was static as she tried to talk, then it cut off.
Jordan's problem had made me look up other things, but other than the one incident, nothing had popped up.
"Losing weight rapidly and keeping it off, also gaining muscle as well as stamina," I said, trying to research on my computer. I left out the increased bust enlargement. It sounded like some experimental drug.
"Mom!" Robin yelled up from the second floor. "Out of milk again!"
I sighed. Since Teresa had left, the kids were running rampant. I forgot how much they ate and drank when they were home. The snow had returned, and with it, the holidays. Which meant all of them were either home or at their friends.
"Take the car..." I stopped. "Shit!"
"You said," Thomas started up.
"I know," I replied, shutting down the computer. "Let me get ready, and I will be right down."
With my holiday bonus, I had promised that we would all do some holiday shopping. I had already got their presents and Robin and Robert had already done theirs for the other kids. Thomas had done his online, which was getting delivered. Now we had to shop for the house as well as dinner. It would be the first Christmas that it was just the five of us.
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I pulled into the large parking lot. There was hardly any parking.
"Knew we should have come earlier," Thomas groaned.
"Over there!" Shannon shouted from her spot right behind me.
As I got close to parking, a car beat me to it.
"Damn it," Robert said.
"Robbie!" I said, shaking my head.
Jack was getting into the bad habit of repeating what he had heard over and over again. I knew it was just a phase, so we did our best to ignore it. Sometimes I put my foot down, which ending up with him getting a whack across the head.
"Another one back there," Thomas said as he pointed to the far back of the parking lot. It was the only one, so I pulled into it.
Shannon and Robin were an item now. Robert had gotten over her, so he said, but I could still see him steal glances at her now and then. With the two of them being an item, they spent a lot of time over at Shannon's place.
I had gone to the old barn to make sure they weren't up to no good, but they always closed the barn up. Shannon had put up a motion detector to let her know when anyone came close. I was sure they were having threesomes with the Hispanic stable hand.
I couldn't say anything because, at Shannon's age, I was a lot more promiscuous. At least I knew she was in a relationship.
"Now remember only buying things that we aren't opening Christmas day," I said as I set them loose in the store. I loaded Jack into the cart with me. The rest of them took off. I knew Thomas and Robert were going to get a new game for their console. Since Teresa left, they had hooked their gaming console to the big screen.
Robin and Shannon were probably heading for the sports section. Robin was going to a local college that had a woman's soccer team. I went to the grocery department, and started to get things for the big dinner I was going to make. I had missed making a large amount of food.
"Sorry," a deep voice said from behind me.
I turned to see a tall, dark man standing there, picking out some fruits.
"I stole your parking spot," the man said as he looked at me and waved at Jack as usual Jack clung to me.
"It's okay," I nodded. "I didn't put my name on it."
"I was distracted, or I would have seen you," he said as he put out his hand. "Ned."
"Staci," I said, trying to let go of Jack and the cart. "Sorry, he's..." I stopped this was a stranger, and I wasn't about to tell him about my son's situation.
"No," Ned said. "Stranger, danger," he nodded. "Sorry, young man. And sorry to you again."
Ned slowly backed away and then turned to walk away.
Jack let his vice grip around me go. He was getting better. Two years ago, one of us would have had to stay home with him, the thought of having Jack in a vast store like this, as busy as it was would not have been an option.
Now, as long as Robin, Robert, or I was near him, he was as calm as a cucumber until someone came close. Thomas was the fun brother, not the serious brother. Robert and Robin couldn't get Jack to talk or play as good as Thomas could, still to this day, Thomas was the one that could put Jack to sleep in a few minutes, while it took me over half an hour.
My cart was nearly loaded with food and clothes I was buying for myself as well as Jack and Thomas. Robin and Robert could fend for themselves now that they both had part-time jobs.
"No!" I said as I saw the game that Robert and Thomas put into the cart.
"Mom!" Robert said.
"You can play it," I said, looking at Robert. "You, nice try!" I said, looking at Thomas.
"Ha!" Robert said.
"Since the console is in the living room, that means you can't play it either dofus!" Thomas said.
"I will just move it up when I need to play it," Robert laughed.
"No, you won't," I said, shaking my head. "You aren't taking that thing up and down the stairs every day."
"Okay, when I get enough, I will buy one for my room?" Robert asked.
"Sure, I have no problem with that," I shrugged.
Robert had gotten good grades and was going to a reputable college close to our town. It also had a good football program. Thomas, on the other hand, was having problems. I was sure it was because of his girlfriend.
Shannon and Robin came back with a few clothes and various snack items. "Another sleepover?" I smiled, already knowing the answer.
"Yes," Robin smiled back.
The lines were long to get checked out, so I sent them all to get some food at the in-store fast food as I knew it would be a while to get checked out then drive back home.
"Hi again," Ned said from behind me.
"We need to stop meeting like this," I smiled.
"What," Ned said, glancing around "Are people talking already?"
