2 Into the fold
In the first chapter Beth and Sam met at a Social event. They fell in love and after a matter of months had decided to marry. While sorting out the papers for the wedding certificates, they discovered that Beth was Sam's Mother. He had adopted the name of his foster parents.
After they married, they settled into a comfortable home, both with their Architectural work to keep them occupied. Of course, the Company name was changed to both their surnames, as it had previously been Beth's Company.
They spoke some more of having a family and Beth went off the Pill.
We will take the story from there, as dictated by Sam.
Sure enough, Mom found herself pregnant with our first child.
Our first born was a girl. We named her Sally. She is nearing her eighteenth birthday.
We were then blessed with a boy who we named Steve. He has just turned seventeen and will be graduating next year.
Beth and I sat down and discussed the situation and decided that it was now time to tell the children of their origins.
On the Friday night at the end of the school year and beginning of the summer holidays, we all sat down to a special dinner, and toasted Sally with some wine for doing so well in her grades. After dinner we had already told the kids that we wanted to have a night at home with them, and not to make any arrangements for the evening.
We all made ourselves comfortable in the lounge room, Beth was sitting beside me and I had my arm around her, this was our usual position. Sally sat on the floor beside my knees and Steve sat on the other side beside Beth.
Beth had asked me to be spokesperson for both of us; she felt it would sound better coming from me. So I began by telling them about how Beth and I met and how short our courting days were. Then I hesitated and with a nudge from Beth, admitted that just before we got married, because of previous circumstances, we discovered that we were Mother and Son.
There were loud gasps from the children and both turned to us in shock.
"But Daddy, you are married and you have 2 children. What does that mean?" said Sally in a subdued voice.
"Well my sweetheart, all it means it that Mom and I were so much in love that we couldn't NOT get married. We felt so much love in our hearts for each other we felt that we weren't going to let the opportunity go by for some happiness, after working so long and hard in our careers."
Steve piped up then, "But Dad isn't that Incest."
"Steve, my boy, there are only four of us who now know the history and I would like it to stay a secret. Even at our ages, I hate to think of what may happen if it ever got out. So please let's keep it between ourselves. I want both of you to know that if there is anything you want to know, you can come to you Mom or myself and ask and we will do our best to answer your queries. OK?"
Both children decided that they would go to their rooms and think about everything they had heard.
Beth turned to me and kissed me saying, "I think they will accept it, with a little thought."
About 4 weeks later, Sally came to me and said she wanted to have a serious talk to me.
I just thought she may want to discuss her future or one of her boyfriends so I sat her down in the study and said, "Fire away baby."
"Daddy, I really don't know how to begin this, it is a little difficult and I don't know how you will take it."
"Sally, I told you that anytime you wanted to talk about or know something, that I would be only too happy to answer your questions. So don't hold back, you don't have to be shy with me."
"Daddy, although I go out with a few boys, I still have my virginity."
"That's great darling, try and keep it for that special man in your life who will respect you for being that way."
"But Daddy, I.......... Think I have found that man. He is older than I am but I have been in love with him for a few years now, and would love for him to make me a woman."
