"Comfy?" she asked.
No I wasn't comfortable at all. And I hadn't been for the past four months. That's when Dad left Mom and me for her.
Her, was Susan. My new step-mom. Shortly after I graduated high school, Dad announced that he was leaving Mom to be with Susan. Mom was of course devastated. I was confused. I knew Dad wasn't happy with Mom, but I didn't like the idea of Susan taking him away from us. It wasn't that I was cold to her, more like I treated her like the piece of shit, money grabbing, home wrecking bitch that she was. Well that's how I felt. And now she wanted to have a 'private' talk with me.
"I'm sorry your Dad isn't feeling well. I know you like to come over and spend time with him."
"Whatever," was my sarcastic reply while sitting on the patio of 'their' new house.
"I just thought we could talk and maybe clear the air between us. I know you don't think much of me," she said in an understatement, "and I'd probably feel the same way in your shoes."
Her comment surprised me. Was she playing a game with me? Trying to show her sympathy for my feelings. I doubted it. I decided to let her continue to talk and not offer any encouragement at all.
"Shawn, you must have noticed for a while that your Dad wasn't happy at home."
I had and nodded my agreement to the statement.
"Well, jeez how to say this. I make your Father happy. Haven't you noticed the way he's been for the past four months?"
I had and nodded again.
"I'm probably not the person to talk to you about this, but I figure since you already don't like me, it can't do much harm. I just want to try and explain why it happened."
It's not as if I was blind, I could see why it had happened. Mom had let herself go years ago. She wore her stringy brown hair cut close off her shoulders, had gained quite a bit of weight, and was less fun than a wooden stick. Susan on the other hand was just the opposite. She was tall and lean, in fact she had a great body. Her long blonde hair flowed over her shoulders framing a face that beamed with perfect white teeth when she smiled.
She wasn't a young woman, but was younger than Mom and Dad. And apparently she stayed in shape through the years. I had to admit that for an older woman she was very attractive. She had a great rack and a nice ass that I had enjoyed watching those times when I came over and she was by the pool tanning in her bikini. Yeah, it was obvious why Dad had left mom for Susan.