All characters in this story are at least eighteen years old
Chapter 1
"It's a boy!"
After 18 hours of waiting, the doctor delivered the incredible news. John Blankenship was a father. He and his wife, Anne, were parents. It took 10 years, countless tests, hormone treatments, etc., etc., but at 30 years old they were finally parents.
"How is my wife?"
"Mother and baby are doing fine!"
"When can I see my daughter?"
For John the only fly in the ointment of an otherwise idyllic married life was his bitch of a mother in law. At 54, she was an overbearing overweight obnoxious widow. He took a sidelong glance at her. The best way he could describe her was dumpy. She stood 5" 4" and looked to be around 180 pounds. Her breasts were overly large for her frame. John was not an expert but he guessed 38DD. They sagged to meet her belly pooch. Her legs were like fat little sausages, dropping from beneath her always knee length dresses.
She did dress well. A seamstress somewhere earned her money configuring yards of cloth to complement her rotund shape.
From the day he first met Anne when she was 18 and he 20, Janet Carter had found fault. At first, she intimated he was too old and too poor for her baby. When they defied her and announced their engagement, she insisted that her baby would have a wedding that befit her station in life, despite the shortcomings of her fiancΓ©.
Despite Janet Carter's backbiting and carping, the marriage had succeeded. John worked hard and grew his small IT shop into multimillion dollar behemoth. He and Anne loved each other unconditionally. Their sex life was incredible. They managed to keep it new and exciting by being adventurous and open to new sexual experiences. They even dabbled in swapping with certain close friends.
They wanted and planned for a houseful of babies. They laughingly planned to have a basketball team by year five and a baseball team by year 10. It was not to be.
Janet Carter was relentless in subtly belittling his manhood for not producing grandbabies for her. When testing determined that Anne had fertility issues, her mom rationalized that John caused them. As one might expect, the relationship between John and his mother in law was tense to say the least. The only reason they did not break out into open hostilities was their mutual love for Anne.
"You can see her now. However, I suggest you just take a few minutes. She is tired after 18 hours of labor."
The doctor turned to walk back in to the Delivery Room. "By the way, another reason to keep your visit short is there's a blizzard moving in. You might want to get home before it starts!"
Anne was tired but radiant. The little bundle of joy slept peacefully cradled in her arm.
"He is beautiful, like his mother, John crowed"
"Actually he looks more like my brother, Adam, Janet interjected!"
John felt his anger rise. On this the most important day in he and Anne's life this carping old slut was trying to ruin it. Before he could vent his anger, Anne, ever the peacemaker, jumped in.
"He has all of the best points from both sides of the family!"
The nurse poked her head into the room. "The hospital is going into emergency mode in anticipation of the storm. You are welcome to stay, but because of the Christmas holidays, visitor services will be limited!"
"Well, Anne mused, it's December 20. They say they will release me Christmas Eve!"
"Obviously my house will be better for the holidays. Anne, you plan on staying with me!"
John bristled, preparing a cutting retort. It was only a pleading shake of Anne's head that prevented him from unleashing his fusillade. He smiled sadly and nodded.
"Well, I guess I had better go! But I'll be back first thing in the morning!"
"I'll have the desk call me a cab, Janet said"
"Ma'am it's already snowing. Getting a cab will be very difficult!"
"Fuck, Janet cursed, what am I supposed to do?"
John was taking inordinate pleasure in his mother in-law's predicament. She lived alone on a semi secluded 5 acre estate her late husband left her. The old bitch might think she could manipulate everything. However, the weather had bested her. He realized Anne had said something to him.
"What baby?"
"Would you drop mom off?" she paused and added the one phrase that sealed the deal. "For me?"
John swallowed hard. "Mother, do you want me to drop you off?"
Janet Carter sniffed, raising her head slightly. "If you must!"
Chapter 2
John's SUV crunched loudly through the heavily falling snow. The wipers moved furiously across the windshield but they were barely keeping up. He silently thanked himself for opting for AWD on this monster. It was only thing keeping them going. He felt the rear end slip as he turned onto the long country road leading to Janet Carter's isolated estate.