Chapter 1
The whole thing seems so bizarre when I think about it. I am a 53 year old women, happily married to a wonderful man. Weâve been married for over 23 years and have two children, a girl 20 and a boy 18. It was a second marriage for both of us and my husband has three older children from his previous marriage.
My daughter Cara is a Junior in college and is living at home, but she comes and goes like the wind. My son, Tim, is a senior in high school and just the best kid you could ever want. He is an excellent student and has lots of friends. Heâs not much of an athlete, which is probably due to his slight size and build. Heâs just about 5â9â and thin, not exactly the football type.
The whole thing started when I got a phone call from the burger joint Tim works at as a short-order cook. Some boiling oil from the fryer had splashed over his hands, burning them. They took him right to the hospital and then called me. I rushed right out and by the time that I got there they were just finishing up with him. The doctor said it wasnât too bad, but that his hands would need to be wrapped for a week or so. He said they wanted to see him every few days to change the bandages and monitor his progress.
âYou realize he wonât be able to do a lot of things on his ownâ the doctor said.
âOhâŚI suppose thatâs trueâ I replied, thinking about it.
âThere will be awkward, private functions he will need help with now, like going to the bathroom.â he said.
âHmmm. Well how do you suggest we handle this, doctor?â I asked.
âQuite simply, you are going to have to put pride and embarrassment aside. The way his hands are bandaged is going to restrict his ability to perform mundane tasks. He wonât be able to unbutton his pants or clean himself afterwards. I suggest for his pride you get his Dad to help as much as possible.â he suggested.
âBut my husband works all day and his brothers donât live at homeâ I replied.
âIts not going to be easy, but as I said, at times youâll both need to put pride and embarrassment asideâ the doctor replied.
On the way home Tim and I had a chat about his condition and the help he would need.
âI canât!!â Tim cried when I told him about what he doctor said.
âLook, honey. Itâs just until the bandages come off. Weâll get Dad to help as much as possible, but there will be times when he wonât be around. Just be grateful school is out
and you donât need help thereâ I said.
âI guessâ he said, reluctantly. âThe whole thing is going to be so embarrassing!â
That evening after supper my husband and I were sitting in the living room talking about the whole situation.
âWell, heâll just have to get used to itâ Will said âIâm not exactly looking forward to it. I mean itâs one thing to lower his pants to let him take a leak, itâs another to clean him up afterâŚ..â
Just then Tim walked in.
âUh..Dad..I need toâŚyou knowâŚâ Tim said, all red in the face.
âOh. O.K.â my husband responded and they both left.
A while later Will came back in and sat down
âHow did it go? I asked.
âHe was pretty out of sorts, but I talked to him and I think weâll get through it. Maybe he can time it for when Iâm hereâ he said. âbut there are going to be times when Iâm not here, especially when he needs to take a whizâ
âDonât remind meâ I said
âWell thereâs another thing you should think about. Heâs going to need to shower soonâ he said.
âWhy canât you help him!?â I asked, panic-stricken.
âTwo reasons. One, someone is going to need to get in there with him and he and I wouldnât be able to move in the stall. Second, if I do it heâs going to have to wait until night, which means heâll reek all dayâ he said.
But how am I supposed to get in there with him? I asked.
âPut a suit on or somethingâ Will replied. âLook, the doctor said this would be awkwardâ
âOh, I guessâ I said, my mind going a mile a minute.
The next morning after Will left for work I was in the kitchen when Tim walked in.
âMomâŚ..I..uh need toâŚ.goâ he said.
âOh..sure honey.â I said, trying to sound as normal as possible.
When we got to the bathroom Tim just stood there. I hesitated for a moment, but then screwed up my courage. I went around to his back and pulled his shorts down, trying not to look. I waited as he went and when he stopped I reached down and pulled his shorts back up.
âSee! That wasnât so bad! I didnât see a thingâ I said, lying a bit. I couldnât help but catch a glimpse of his cute ass, but I wasnât going to tell him. I hadnât really seen it quite a while and couldnât help admiring it.
âYea, just great!â Tim replied, walking out.
After we had eaten I brought up the subject of showering.
âUhâŚhow Mom?â he asked
âWell, IâllâŚget into a bathing suit and Iâll meet you in the stall in my bedroom. Itâs a little bigger than the one in the hall.â I explained.
We each went into our rooms and shut the door. I looked at each of my bathing suits, which I havenât worn in some time and decided on a different solution. I grabbed an old bra and a pair of cotton whites, the kind my kids refer to as âold lady underwearâ.
I glanced in the mirror at myself and wasnât too disappointed at what I saw. Even at my age, I had managed to maintain a decent figure. I was still thin, with a hint of middle age bulge and round, full breasts that had just a bit of sag to them. My ass was wider than in my young days, but it wasnât huge and it still had a nice, firm appearance. My brown hair came to my ears and only showed a few grays here and there. I had worked hard at maintaining my complexion and aside from some age lines, it was still smooth. All in all, I wasnât exactly a head turner, but not bad for an old broad.
I quickly put on the bra and panties and got the shower going. Tim came in with just a towel wrapped around his waist and a couple of plastic trash bags to wrap around his bandages. I saw him give me the once over and look at me quizzically.
âWhat happened to the bathing suit?â he asked.
âOh, I didnât think it would be comfortable. Besides, youâve seen me in my bra and panties many times before. I didnât think youâd mind.â I said.
âAt least you have something onâ he replied.
âWell, you canât take a decent shower with a bathing suit on, now can you?â I asked.
âI guessâ he replied.
âItâs not like I havenât seen you naked beforeâ I joked.
âNot recently!â he retorted.
âIâm sure nothing has changedâ I kidded.