This story is long. It is a sequel to my first, 'A Reluctant Corruption.' I would love feedback, and I hope you enjoy it.
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"I miss you too baby," my mother coos into the monitor of her laptop. Her succulent, pink lips purse forward into a convincing pout. Wary of my position on the bed, she keeps the screen slightly askew so that I remain hidden from my father. All he can see is his hot wife lounging against some pillows in a flimsy white shirt and black diamond necklace.
'Ignorance is bliss.'
The bags under his eyes and stubble on his chin make him look older than I'm used to seeing him.
He shakes his head dejectedly. "They keep stringing me along and stalling any talk about the merger... I'm seriously considering just catching an early flight home."
'Fuck.'
I look to my mother.
She bites her lip, deliberately concealing her frustration and maintaining the demeanor of a concerned housewife.
"Do you think that's wise dear? You don't want to insult them by walking away prematurely," she cautions.
My father dismisses her point. "I'm not worried about the blowback. Besides, with everything you've had to deal with lately, you should be begging me to head back."
"What is that supposed to mean?" My mother raises an eyebrow.
"Well since I've been in Italy, your credit card's been stolen, you've hardly answered my calls, and then there's always Jake..." He gives a wry chuckle.
"Jake?" My mother repeats.
"Oh please, Miranda," my father continues. "It's no secret that you and our son don't get along. Without me to mediate, it's only a matter of time till you two are at each other's throats. I wouldn't be surprised if you've kicked the poor kid out already."
"You don't have to worry about Jake and me," she assures, giving a subtle smirk.
'Not in the way you think at least.'
My father mutters something sarcastically, and my mother rolls her eyes.
'She's losing patience with him.'
Turning her face away from the computer, she looks at me. Her sapphire blues flash suggestively down my body. A few weeks ago, the prospect of lying naked in bed with my mother would have repulsed me. Hell, even being in the same room had been aggravating. For so long, she had considered me a major inconvenience; the one person that saw right through her act; the one man she couldn't simply manipulate with a revealing dress or some flirtatious eye contact. But that had all changed at the beginning of summer. The standoffish attitude and spiteful remarks that had dominated her character for years essentially ceased overnight. Suddenly, she was filled with affection for me. I'd say it was as if her maternal instinct had finally kicked in, but that would be understating it. The change was so drastic that I originally doubted its sincerity. I convinced myself that her bizarre behavior must be part of some bigger plan to get me tossed out of the house quicker. And in the end, I was half right. She did have an agenda, but it didn't register to me, until her advances became overtly sexual, that her goal was to seduce me. That revelation alone was startling. But even more shocking was when I ultimately failed to resist her lewd and promiscuous attempts.
For a chilling second, I imagine her twisting the laptop in my direction and revealing the last week to be a horrific scheme meant to turn my father against me. My fear dissipates as she slants forward though, reaching over my nude body to take a bottle from her nightstand. She plants a quick peck on my cheek, and I swallow hard. The proximity of my father's attention makes me anxious.
"Hello??" I hear him say blindly.
"I'm just putting on some lotion." My mother pops the cap and squeezes a healthy dollop of the white cream onto her palm. She smiles wickedly before moving back to the monitor.
"Would it make you feel better if I told you that Jake and I have actually been getting along
much
better?" A hypnotically sweet, apricot fragrance settles around the bed as she begins rubbing the lotion up her arms, around her shoulders, and down her legs. It gives her olive skin an alluring sheen.
"Well it would definitely surprise me. How'd you two manage to patch things up?" My father inquires skeptically.
'You don't want to know.'
"We spent some quality time bonding with one another," my mother expresses innocently. Her fingers glide nonchalantly across the cool bed sheets until they stop just outside his frame and next to me.
'Don't.'
As my father speaks, she delicately lifts her hand to my stomach and begins tracing my abs with her index finger. Her crimson nails tenderly skim around my navel, producing a tickling sensation. The memory of those nails wildly clawing into my back causes my penis to twitch.
'This is wrong...'
My father continues babbling. Listening to him only makes each moment feel more inappropriate. I glance at my mother, but she's engaged in maintaining the illusion of a normal conversation.
"...it's only a few more days," she relays persuasively. "Go outside, enjoy Italy, don't waste your energy rushing back."
I watch helplessly as her hand gradually descends further down my body.
My father argues. "I'm not here for vacation, Miranda. In fact, watching all the happy couples stroll about is starting to depress me. I know you weren't feeling well before I left so I didn't press it, but we haven't fucked since our anniversary, and I'm going to need some serious relief when I get home."
'Too much information dad.'
"Oh honey," my mother muses, "I can't promise I'll be in the mood."
Her palm runs down my shaft. Gritting my teeth, I grab her disobedient wrist and drop it back onto the mattress. I mouth the word "stop," but as I protest, her fingers wrap around my rapidly growing erection, giving it a loving squeeze. My eyes roll to the back of my head.
"Can't you just... make yourself in the mood?" Appeals my father.