I was reading a book in bed one evening when my dad appeared at the door wearing his bathrobe.
"Your mother and I want to talk to you and Mike about something. Get your brother and come into our room."
Dad sounded serious – and that wasn't like him. Mike was in the lounge room watching TV in his pyjamas. When I told him mom and dad wanted to talk to us, he was worried.
"When Steve's parents had a serious talk to him, it was to say they were getting divorced."
I couldn't believe that was what mom and dad wanted to tell us. They never fight or even argue much – they always seemed to have so much fun together. But it made me think. Mike and I were twins, both just 18 and in the last year of High School. If our parents divorced, what would happen to us?
When we got to their room, mom and dad were sitting on the bed. Mom had her bathrobe on too. It didn't look like the way you dressed to get divorced. They had two chairs ready in front of them and we sat down. Dad spoke first, but not to us. He looked at mom and he seemed a little nervous.
"Well Jane, this is your idea. You can do the talking."
Mom gave her knowing smile. She was always the one who lead the way with dad.
"As usual. Right then. I'm not sure how to start. Okay. Mike...Julie...the thing is, you two aren't kids any more, and your father and I have neglected your education...um...that is, your sex education."
I suddenly realised we were about to get a lecture on the birds and bees. I was so relieved I couldn't help blurting our what was on my mind.
"So you're not getting divorced?"
Dad looked shocked.
"Divorced? What would make you think that?"
But mom understood.
"Oh, I see why you two looked nervous. No, don't worry." She looked across at my dad with a smile. "That's not going to happen."
Then she continued.
"But this is just as important. Maybe more important. There's so much on TV about sex, so much in the magazines your read. I think it's important that you two get a real understanding of what sex is all about. I don't want you to learn the hard way. I'm hoping it's not too late..."
She looked at us both. We blushed. We shook our heads to tell her, no, it wasn't too late. We were both still virgins.
She started to talk again, but dad interrupted.
"Couldn't we just show them a book or something?"
Mom was having none of it.
"It's not the same Pete. You know it's not."
She turned her attention back to us.
"Right then. Let's start with the basics. You both know the difference between girls and boys, don't you?"
This was embarrassing. Of course we knew - we'd been looking at each other in the bathroom from the day we were born. But mom was waiting for an answer, so I gave her the one she wanted.
"Boys have a penis and girls have a vagina."
Mike decided he'd have to get a word in – and have a dig at me at the same time.
"And girls have tits. Even if Jane's are tiny."
Mom smiled.
"That's good. And yes, Jane's breasts are small. But she's a slow developer - mine didn't really start growing till I was her age. And by the way young man, that's not all. Your penis will be small too – but that's because you're not full grown yet either."
Mike blushed. I elbowed him in the ribs. Mom kept talking.
"Enough of that. Okay, you know the differences, but we're going to talk about what those things are for. Let's start with the simple things."
Suddenly to my shock, mom opened the top of her robe and revealed two beautifully rounded breasts. How I longed to have a set like that, instead of my tiny teenage bumps! Mike's jaw dropped.
"These are my breasts – or tits as Mike called them. Men like to look at them and touch them, but they have an important purpose. Breasts provide milk for babies. You two were breastfed, so my tits were very important to you for the first year or so of your lives."
Dad laughed. "And they're still very important to me."
Mom gave him one of her looks and he went quiet again.
"Now, a man's penis...or cock or dick as it's also called...is used for going to the toilet. But it's also used for having sex. Did you both know that?"
We did, of course, but we were too embarrassed to speak. Sitting there with my brother and looking at my mother with her breasts hanging out...it was all getting weird.
"Cat got your tongues? I know, you're a little embarrassed. So is your dad, but we're going to do this properly. Anyway, I think you both probably do know that a penis is used for sex. So let's look at one. Go ahead Pete."
She looked across at my dad. He was a little hesitant, but after a long stare from my mom, he slowly undid his robe and revealed his cock in all its glory. I have to admit I was a little shocked. Like I said, I'd seen Mike's cock a lot when we were younger, but my dad's cock was something else. It looked huge. It was just hanging there, soft and floppy, but even then it was at least 8 inches long. Then mom spoke to Mike.
"Okay Mike, now let us see yours."
Without thinking, Mike put his hands across his lap. He wasn't expecting this.
"Come on," said mom. "It's important that you can see how you're just the same as your dad."
Reluctantly, Mike slid his pyjama pants down. Actually, I was surprised. His cock was bigger than I'd expected, almost seven inches. Mom seemed surprised too.
"Well, it seems I was wrong. You don't have a small cock. For your age, that's very big. You might end up as big as your father. Or even bigger."
Mike blushed. I think he was a little proud of himself. Mom continued.
"See, Jane, that Mike and your dad are basically the same." She reached down and pulled my dad's foreskin back, revealing the head of his cock. It stirred just a little. "There. That's the head of your dad's cock. And Mike's is just the same."
Then, to Mike's shock, she reached down and rolled back his foreskin. His cock didn't just stir – it shot up.
I couldn't help it. I laughed. So did dad. Mom tried to be serious.
"Stop that. This is serious."
But then she started laughing too. Mike's cock had gone ramrod solid in just a few seconds. He tried to cover himself with his hands. Mom stopped him.