It's amazing how much stuff my 18-year old stepdaughter Jane had managed to cram into her room, but we were finally done moving boxes and furniture. Of course, it wasn't all from her room. My wife and I had donated a couch and entertainment system, various dishes, and such to get Jane started. College started in less than a month and we'd rented a small house for Jane near campus, one she'd share with a long time girl friend from high school. All in all, it worked out pretty well. Jane stayed in town, only a few miles away, but it was a big step in her independence.
My wife, Susan, wandered in from the kitchen where she'd been helping Jane put away the dishes, grabbed her purse off the couch, and leaned in and gave me a kiss.
"I've got to go honey, see you soon." Susan said.
"Yep, in an hour maybe, I just have to set up the entertainment system and speakers and make sure it's all working." I replied.
"Make that about 3 hours!" Jane called from the kitchen. "I want to break in the TV with a movie and popcorn. Plus, I want to ask him about setting up my laptop for wireless. They have free WiFi here on campus."
I smiled and Susan chuckled. It's always nice to be needed.
"Fine then, I'll see you when you get home." Susan said as she headed out the door.
I sat on the couch for a minute staring at the tangle of A/V cables on the floor, sipping at a bottle of water. Jane came into the room all smiles, the kitchen put away. She came over to the couch and surprised me by sitting down cross wise in my lap with her arms around my neck.
"Best step daddy in the world!" she said, giving me a kiss on the cheek.
I grinned and gave Jane squeeze as she snuggled her head down onto my shoulder. That was her line, our thing, when things were good between us. Being a step parent is hard and things definitely hadn't always been good between Jane and I. I had all the responsibility, but little of the natural authority and respect given a biological parent. Combine that responsibility and lack of natural authority with a burgeoning teenager and you have a recipe for a chilly relationship. Fortunately, we'd gotten through it and the last couple years we'd once again become close, though more as equals this time. Somewhere along the line, I'd gained her respect. Regardless of why, it was good to have the love of my little girl.
Well, not such a little girl anymore I thought. Jane had a spectacular 38D/26/34 figure. Yes, those are her real numbers, taken at a dress fitting not too long ago. I'd been forced to admit to myself a couple years ago I found Jane very attractive. Jane was built like her mother and had a similar bouncy personality, so I suppose it shouldn't have been a suprise. At first I felt guilty, but after doing some research about father/daughter relationships I discovered attraction wasn't necessarily uncommon. Like any emotion, it needed to be dealt with appropriately. I'd sneak the occasional glance at her in tight clothes or a short skirt, but otherwise I'd kept my attentions strictly parental.
After a couple minutes in my lap though, I was becoming uncomfortably aware of just how womanly Jane was. I could feel my body responding to her closeness. Jane's breath was warm against my neck and her mid-back length, wavy, dark hair cascaded sexily down around us. Jane's full, soft breasts were pressed up against the side of my chest and her nicely rounded ass fit snugly in my lap. She was soft, curvy, and had the sexy combined scent of coconut shampoo, perfume, and a slightly musky scent from the day's moving efforts. The effect was almost narcotic. I found my eyes closing as my senses reveled in the sheer feminity of her presence.
The stereo, do the stereo... I gave Jane a pat on the hip and a gentle shove, letting her know it was time to get up. Jane didn't budge though and just looked up at me. She has such pretty eyes and just incredible, natural thick eye lashes that were the envy of many of her friends. Jane rarely wore any makeup because she simply look naturally beautiful.
"Robin, can I ask you something personal?" she said, biting her lip nervously. Her body, all soft and snuggly a second ago, had gone a bit stiff with tension.