Author's notes: I combined all eight chapters in the Backseat Ride series into this single story, added an ending, and made numerous revisions suggested in the readers' comments.
A row of squashed spiders like these indicate a scene break, plus sometimes a shift in the POV character: ********************
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My son, Lucas, was heading off to college. It was a relatively cool August day, by Austin standards, in the low 90s. Lucas, and my husband Cody and I, were building up a sweat loading our big Lexus SUV. The front passenger seat and the cargo area behind the back seat were already stuffed full of moving boxes. Lucas and I were trying to fit a big framed acrylic painting my son had done, on the floor of the back seat. It was a seemingly abstract painting where, if you looked long enough, you'd suddenly see a nude with olive skin and slim thicc curves. Which, coincidentally, is an accurate description of me. I'm short, five feet even, with large breasts and an even more curvy booty.
I've had unsolicited comments by many men that I'm a good looking woman, especially for being in my mid-30s. And if you've done the math on that... well, I don't recommend following my lead and being a pregnant teenager. Especially with a handsome but integrity challenged man who, I belatedly discovered, viewed our marriage vows as more of a guideline than a strict rule. As in, recently finding out he was cheating on me with what I had to assume, knowing his character, was a barely legal girl who likely needed fake ID to buy liquor. Basically, a potential trophy wife to recapture his youth.
My husband hadn't even done me the courtesy of being discreet, and then had compounded it by lying to me - while I was smelling a perfume I've never worn, the scent of her pussy, and the unmistakable odor of recent sex. Having your man tell you he's not cheating even though he smells of The Other Woman's cunt, because he doesn't grasp that you're smarter than him and have a much better sense of smell, is not conducive to a loving relationship.
The lying is arguably worse than the infidelity -- if he had had the cojones to fess up and end that affair, I might have forgiven him, since I inexplicably still love the cheating bastard. Because he'd doubled down on lies, the frequency with which we'd had sex in the tumultuous week since, had plummeted to Not At All. He wasn't particularly interested anyway, what with having a younger girl to fuck. And I wasn't inclined to be his backup side chick, what with having self-respect and all.
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Cody stared at the painting taking up most of the floor space behind the front seats, and obstructing the SUV's view to the rear. "That can't go. I gotta see traffic behind me."
The first rule of parenting is Make It The Kid's Problem To Solve. My husband being a large manchild, I applied that principle: "That's the only place it'll fit. And if we don't take it, you're gonna pay hundreds of dollars to ship that painting."
"Then it stays home."
Lucas had come out with the last armful of boxes, which he was wedging into the seating area behind the painting. "My painting, dad. It's coming with me."
"That painting cuts off most the legroom in the back. We'd only have one usable seat back there. Where's your mom gonna sit?"
"Mom doesn't weigh much. How about it, mom? You mind sitting on my lap?"
"Umm... I guess that's OK? Don't see another way to get everything in the truck."
"Hell no," Cody said. "I'm gonna clear everything off the front seat, and whatever doesn't fit in the car we leave behind. That way you can sit up front with me."
"Do you really think I want to talk to YOU for four hours, considering? I'll hang out with my son."
Lucas' eyes darted back and forth, trying to figure out the contentious discussion between Cody and me. Then his eyes went wide. He's a smart kid. Figured it out.
Before Cody could reply, Lucas said, "Dad. What the hell?"
"I... uhhh--"
"Dad. Just don't. No excuses. And we ain't leaving my stuff here. Mom sits in the back seat with me."
"Fine." His look said it wasn't fine at all, but he desperately didn't want to have that awkward discussion with his kid.
Lucas was still giving Cody a 'Have You Lost Your Damn Mind' look.
"We all smell pretty ripe," I said, changing the subject. "Let's all take showers, and then hit the road so we can arrive before it gets dark."
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My shower didn't take long. Four hours is a long time to sit on someone's lap, so I wanted to wear something comfortable - jeans would be too tight. I looked in my closet, then tried on a magenta cotton sundress with thin shoulder straps, and bright red silk underwear. Cute. Not gonna work with a bra though - those spaghetti straps left too much of the bra showing. I took off the dress, removed my bra but left the panties on, and put the sundress back on. I looked in the mirror. Looked kinda hot and naughty with my big breasts -- feature, not a bug, I decided. Make Cody realize what he was missing. The dress was short, ending at mid-thigh.
Hell yeah. You've still got it, girl.
I heard a quick tap of the car horn outside. I took my time heading to the car -- Cody ain't the boss of me, especially after fucking some random tart. I set the alarm and locked the front door.
Lucas was already in the back seat. I sat on his lap and swung my legs into the car. My short dress rode up pretty high, so I tugged it down as much as I could. My son was wearing stylish French Blue shorts and a black t-shirt. He's a tall kid, athletic and tanned and good looking, with light brown hair and green eyes. He looked quite a lot like his father did at that age, except Cody had a lighter complexion, with blond hair and piercing blue eyes.
Those college girls are gonna looove Lucas, I thought.
I could feel the back of my bare legs being tickled by the hair on my son's muscular bare legs. "Are you comfortable?" I asked Lucas.
"It's fine, mom. You don't weigh much."
"You gonna use flattery like that with all those college girls?"
"Damn straight," he said. "It's worked great so far. I --"
"Annnd... TMI."