[Dear Readers:
If you prefer to read episodes of this series without their predecessors, that's fine and I hope you enjoy them that way. Just a heads-up, though: It's not meant to be an anthology. All the episodes (except the first) build on those before them, so you'll probably conclude some things differently from what was intended.
Some of our readers' public and private comments touch on unmentioned matters, just a few of which are safe sex, STDs and common real-world consequences of things and events in the story.
Two chief rules in theatre are, first, everything on stage must have a reason to be there, second, everything that the action requires must be present, whether explicitly or implicitly. It's not much different in written fiction. By the second rule, if a story does not get into some particular issue explicitly or implicitly (for example, indirectly through consequences) then it is irrelevant because the author deems it so and asks the reader to consider that issue adequately handled without mention. Sometimes action may be simplified a little from what is actually meant for the sake of smoothness and avoiding distracting details unnecessary for understanding the scene. A good author has respect for the reader's intelligence and imagination and does not feel compelled to paint every scene with photographic detail.
In short, if it ain't there, it don't matter. Please remember that this is a story, not a case study or the news. ]
SECRET NO LONGER
Chapter 08b
Surrender: Linda's Account
[Special note to this episode:
This is Linda's account of hers and Jason's surrender, which embraces the time from Linda's decision to carry out her intended seduction of Jason to the moment it has been achieved. The continuation of their act will begin with Chapter 09.
This chapter, comprising both Jason's and Linda's parts, has been the most difficult to write so far, and probably will be to the end. I've posted and then deleted at least half a dozen versions of each part, which is part of the reason for the delay.If you've followed it all so far, you probably can see why this part calls for some extra attention. As Linda hints here, there are multiple reasons why their approaching their goal takes such a tortuous path.
Also: Chapter 08a has been reposted after some serious dieting (roughly 4,400 words down to 3,100) kicking and screaming all the way. :-) ]
A sweet, wicked thrill flowed through me that moment I opened my bedroom door and strode into the hallway. Walking with a young girl's sprightly step, I reveled in the crisp delight of my exposure in the sheer blouse and made-for-seduction pants, knowing it was all for the sake of my son, and that I would finally fulfill that aching desire to know him as, not just the son I bore, raised and love as a son, but as a man. Not one objection to this illicit intention surfaced in my mind; only the sweet anticipation that goes before the joyful fulfillment.
I didn't have any particular plan in mind, and knew that none was needed. Nature's instincts would script a much better drama for the purpose, and I just followed its lead, waiting for whatever time and in whatever way Jason would eventually make his entrance.
Come on, Son! Come here. Find some reason to be here, and be quick about it. I don't know how long I can wait!
As he has already told you, he did find a reason, a familiar one. I heard him coming into the house for his snack and hid away around the corner of the living room until he could get to the fridge and raid it. Shielded from his view by the open refrigerator door, I quietly made my way to the dining room table and started that aimless fussing with the centerpiece, quivering inside, impatiently awaiting his reaction.
I was not disappointed.
I watched him closing the refrigerator door with his knee. Then he saw me.
How wonderful, how exciting, how priceless was that sight! I'll remember it always, his abrupt halt, his suddenly wide eyes, his half-opened mouth and the look of amazement and disbelief in his face. I fought madly to affect a casual, what-so-special-about-this manner as I took in the tableau.
"Hi, Mom," I heard him say--well, sort of say. The exact nature of the sound is hard to describe.
"Hello, dear," I replied, pleased with the Thespian skill with which I kept the fiery arousal within me out of my voice and manner. He went on to deliver the remarkable intelligence that he had come for a snack and then fumbled crazily with some kind of attempt at cleverness, all after greeting me a second time. Jason said in his narrative that I was enjoying this. Actually, I was enjoying it the way Lindbergh must have enjoyed landing the
Spirit of St. Louis
in Paris, or Hank Aaron enjoyed smacking those home runs that put him in the record books. "Enjoyed" doesn't begin to say it.
And yes, I did see him bite into the soda can. Only with the mightiest effort did I manage to retain my composure at that sight.