The story continues......
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Standing on the porch as the sunlight from the day was disappearing, the frantic rustling just on the other side of the door was..illuminating. Putting my key in the door, I opened it. There, in a frantic haste, my daughter Stephanie was fighting the clasp on her bra. My husband, John, stark naked, stoicly stood near Steph in a melancholic state, with the realization of being caught.
As the picture before us came into clear view, the shock had followed. A condom wrapper lay on the coffee table, Stephanie's purse and cell phone on the side table, and my husband's penis sheathed in latex.
"What the..." I stated, horrified.
"Mom...it's....not what it looks like," Stephanie faintly blurted out, now pulling her sweats back over her body. Eyes darting back and forth between Stephanie and John, the anger building up in me was more out of surprise.
"Maddie...," John had tried to interject.
Raising a hand in faux disgust, I looked over at Parker. "Don't," I said, resigned. "All I want to know is, how long?"
Seeing the humiliation, shame and downright embarrassment on their faces, brought to the forefront, my own hypocrisies.
"A few months," John quietly said. Seeing a man, almost 300 lbs. lower his head in shame, like the bird that ate the canary, I stood there, reeling.
Looking at Stephanie, who I was upset with, only saying "Mom, I'm so sorry. It..it just.. happened."
Dropping my purse on the floor, I walked over to the couch and sat down. Rubbing my temples, I was genuinely, shocked. I mean sure, I could only assume what their reactions would have been if they learned of the affair I was having with Parker. But at the moment, my mind was a whirlwind. Going back into my mind, the weekend replayed. The flashbacks of every thrust into me, played in my memory. Every moan, every grunt, every time the headboard hit the wall, I just sat there. Then Parker's own words, "I'm in love with you, mom. I want to put a baby in you," played, like a neon sign flashing its' location.
"I.. I.. need to be alone," I said, feeling the room. As I looked at Parker, I winked at him, out of the sight of the others. Getting my drift, my son chimed in, right on cue.
"Let me take these suitcases to your room, mom. C'mon," Parker solemnly said, not meeting his father's or his sister's eye.
As we entered my bedroom, Parkers' next words echoed what my mind was screaming. "Oh.. my... God, mom," He'd say, putting a bag on my bed. "What the hell just happened?"
Relieved in a way, from the jumble in my mind due to the weekends admissions from Parker, the thoughts I'd been fighting suddenly showed clarity. Walking to Parker, I stood on my tiptoes, while simultaneously pulling his shirt down so my mouth was near his ear. "So... did you mean what you said, about wanting to put a baby inside me?"
After saying that, I could see the instantaneous click in his psyche. "Yes, I meant every word, mom. I want to fuck several into you."
A calculated smile appeared before my face as I continued speaking. "Well, it looks like we have..... quite the development before us," I whispered, running my hand through his hair. "What I'm about to propose to you, I need you fully onboard, or this cannot come to fruition, ok?" As his mind tried to register what I'd just said, I could also see confusion.
"Parker, I'd told you I love your father and wouldn't know how to explain a pregnancy due to his vasectomy, right?"
Nodding his head, I then spent the next 15 minutes explaining where my mindset just went to.
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As we walked back into the living room, Stephanie and John were still there. Sitting apart from each other, shame still written on their faces, I spoke. "Well this is quite the development," I'd begun, my words soft. Looking at Parker, I patted the spot beside me, signaling him to sit. As he sat, I took his hand in mine. "I think Parker and I need to have space, as this," pointing between the two of them, "Is something we need to digest."
Surprised at how my tone wasn't filled with anger or disgust, John and Stephanie still behaved in a stoic fashion. Seeing my daughters exhaustion wrought on her face, I could tell this wasn't their first rodeo.
"Do you two have anything to say for yourselves," I muttered, trying to sound hurt.
My husband cautiously chimed in. "Maddie, there is no excuse. Stephanie's been here the whole weekend," he'd admit, surprising even myself.
"But, your trip," I started, immediately stopping myself.
Vehemently shaking his head, John continued. "There was no trip. Steph had her airfare the day you two left. She arrived at 2 pm."
Looking at my daughter, and with Parker still silent, I saw Stephanie shift awkwardly in her chair. See how uncomfortable she was, I asked, "Do you have anything to add?" I stated.
"Mom, we didn't intend to hurt you or Parker," she flatly said, not meeting my eyes.
"You didn't intend to get caught," I corrected, now standing. Smoothing out my dress, I began walking to my bedroom. "Parker, honey, please pack enough clothing for a few days," I pointedly stated portraying the calm, yet hurt spouse.
Without saying a word, Parker went straight to his bedroom.
"Please give me time to gather a few things," I continued, "Do not follow me into the bedroom. We'll be staying at the cabin to... think." Even those last few words hadn't sounded genuine to myself.
Walking into my bedroom, I emptied my suitcase of their current contents. After doing 2 loads of mine and Parkers clothes from our most recent trip, I methodically packed.
The next morning, Parker and I left.
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