A Step-Mother's Revenge
By Ghostwalker
(With input by
TheIrishLass)
This story is like many others out there... or maybe not. You decide.
It started before I was even born. In fact, it started before I was even a 'twinkle in someone's eyes' as the old saying goes. My mom and dad were neighbors in a rural area of the South-west... that is if you consider the person living 20 minutes away your neighbor. Their parents, my grandparents, did everything together; picnics, bar-b-ques, vacations, you name it. So, it only seemed natural that my mom and dad were close. Close enough to share many 'firsts' together; a first date, a first dance, a first kiss, and... well, you get the picture so it wasn't too surprising when they announced they were expecting their first baby... me.
Mom was 18 at the time and dad was 19. He'd graduated from high school and would be attending a local college for horticulture, no surprise there, so there was a small 'shot-gun' wedding and mom moved in with my dad's parents. She, instantly, fell into the daily routine and seemed to enjoy the life that she and my dad were building. By the time I was 3, they had saved enough money that they were able to build a small, but very comfortable, house on a section of land that my grandparents had given them as a Wedding present.
Everything seemed perfect until I turned five. That's when Mom disappeared. Dad, my grandparents, my extended family, the local sheriff, the state police, and even the FBI got involved in the search for her. Three days after she disappeared they found her car in a ditch about 40 miles away. Her purse, the car keys, and even the groceries she'd gone to pick up were still in the car... everything EXCEPT my mom. They continued the search for almost 3 weeks before they slowly pulled their staff to other cases but Dad never gave up, he continued to follow up on 'supposed sightings' and 'possible leads' for years.
Time slowly moved on but Dad stayed single saying my mom was his 'one true love'. It wasn't until just after my 15th birthday that things started to get really 'tense' in the family. That's when both sets of my grandparents started pressuring my dad to remarry, insisting that I needed a mother. At first, my dad resisted but over time he gave in and started dating. Nothing serious of course, that is until he started dating my mom's sister, Alison. Suddenly the whole family was 'up in arms' again saying how he couldn't date her and how wrong it was. The problem was, the more they told him he couldn't the more he, or rather they, did. You see, Alison was kind of the 'wild child' of the family. She'd gone off to college on the West Coast, gotten in trouble with the police (though nothing was ever said about what kind of trouble), and been somewhat forced to come home. In other words, she was almost the total opposite of my mom in every way.
'Ali' stood 5 feet, 9 inches tall while my mom had stood only 5-foot, 3 inches. Ali's hair was the color of wheat in the Fall while my mom's was a soft, almost mousy, brown and Ali's eyes were dark-blue like a deep pond while my mom's had been charcoal gray. But the biggest differences between the two were their bodies, their age, and well... Mom had been slender almost to the point of being 'boyish' while Ali's body was full and curved and Mom had only been 2 years younger than Dad, Ali was 11 years younger which only made her only 5 years older than me. The final difference was their 'sexual appetite' shall I call it. Mom had always been, or at least seemed, to be much more reserved when it came to the 'relations' between her and my dad... not so with Ali. It was nothing unusual to hear the headboard slamming against the wall that separated our rooms several times a week or to hear her moaning or crying out. Another difference was that, except in the bedroom, my father treated her more like a daughter than a wife. No hugging, no kissing in public, nothing.
To say it was a 'challenge' for a 15-year-old, whose hormones were constantly raging, would be an understatement. More than once I found myself fantasizing about her... and me. I dreamed about what it would be like to feel her lips against mine, her body pressed against me, and... I don't think I need to say anything more about that at the moment.
Maybe because were so close in age or maybe because we shared so many of the same interests Ali and I bonded quickly and, to be honest, I found it hard to call her 'mom'. She was always very loving and caring towards me but after a few months, I could feel there was something missing between her and my dad.
It wasn't until just after my 18th birthday that my dad announced he was filing for divorce. That night he called Ali and me into the living room. He admitted that although he cared a great deal for her, my mom was still his 'only true love' and being around everything that they'd built together was too much for him so he was moving to the East Coast for a new start.
Ali was devastated. Her face turned a pasty-white and tears ran from her eyes like a leaky faucet. Other than that she sat totally speechless.
I can't say the same for myself. "WHAT THE FUCK?! You raised me, married her, and now you're gonna leave both of us?! THAT'S A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT!!"
"I'm still your father, young man!"
"REALLY? You're not acting like it right now. All I see in front of me is someone who's about to cut and run."
Dad fell silent as he seemed to think about what I'd just said before looking at me and replying, "Maybe you're right. Maybe I am running away but," he paused, "I just can't do this anymore. I loved your mother more than anybody else in the world. When she disappeared my life ended too. Sure I kept going but that was because of her. I knew she'd expect me to take care of you and move on in life but now that you're 18 the law considers you 'a man' so my part is over."
"So what are we supposed to do?"
"Here," he answered, in a pathetic whisper as he handed me a packet of papers.
"What's this?" I asked, angrily.
"Everything. The property, the house, the savings account except the little bit I took out, everything that I own. It's all yours."
"And what about Ali?!"
He didn't say a word as his eyes dropped to the floor and he headed to the front door.
"You really are a son-of-a-bitch!" I yelled as he walked out, silently closing the door behind himself.
It was only then that I looked at Ali. She was staring straight ahead a lost, forsaken, and empty look in her eyes. I knew, instantly, that the plans I'd been thinking about to go to college that Fall would have to be put off, at least temporarily.
For the next several weeks, I watched as she slowly 'dwindled'. The sparkle in her eyes disappeared and her happy-go-lucky personality was replaced by something dark and depressing.
I tried everything I could think of to brighten her mood but nothing seemed to work. It wasn't until I overheard her talking to a friend that began to realize what part of the problem was.
"... I know, Kelly. I shouldn't feel this way. But..." she hesitated. "Listen, Jake knew everything and I mean EVERYTHING. He knew about my life in L.A. He knew I'd been arrested and that I'd been a 'party girl' but none of that mattered. He gave me everything I needed. I mean he was fucking me two and three times a week, and sometimes a lot more, but now... nothing. I feel 'empty' inside. I'm so fucking frustrated and the only one here is Kyle."
I could vaguely hear the other person on the phone say something but was surprised by Ali's reaction.
"KELLY!!! He's my step-son for god sake. There's no way I could do anything like that. Besides I'm sure he has plenty of girls in school that would love the opportunity to fuck him so why in the world would he want to have anything to do with me?"
I heard the other person talking again and watched as Ali's cheeks reddened.
"I think I better go. No, you didn't get me upset but the idea of Kyle and I..." she left the rest unsaid.
"I'll talk to you later this week. Bye." And then she hung up.
An idea slowly began to form in my head as I silently moved away a few feet and made a point of calling out before coming closer. "Hey, Ali. I was thinking of taking a trip to town to see a movie tonight. You wanna come too?"
She was still sitting at the kitchen table when I rounded the corner.
"I dunno," she replied. "What about your friends?"
"They're all getting ready for a big 4th of July bash."