Ch. 2: Confronting Tommy
School was closed the following day as well because of the snow. My neighbor had been unable to get my 4x4 out and so Tommy and I went and met a tow truck that was able to get the truck out from the ditch. It was snowing lightly, the weatherman said we may get another inch or two, that on top of the 14" that had fallen Sunday night and Monday. My out of town clients had postponed until Friday morning so I was pleased to have the day off. I wanted to have a talk with Tommy, but I still didn't know how to approach the subject.
I was able to drive the truck home and we made small talk in the car and Tommy said he was leaning toward taking a baseball scholarship to ASU but he hadn't fully committed yet. He said he would really miss Meagen and I if he was so far away but I assured him I would try to arrange to save money for him to fly home on his breaks and that we would be alright. He had been the man around the house since I through his father out, he understood why but I think Meagen harbored some resentment towards me.
When we got home I told him to start a fire in the living room and I would make breakfast for all of us. In the kitchen I found a note from Meagen saying she had walked to Jodi's (4 blocks away) and was going to spend the day there. She left the phone number as she always did. I told Tommy who was already busy at the fireplace and suggested we put some dry clothes on and I would make pancakes.
I changed into a long sleeved t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants. I chose not to wear a bra or panties since the clothes were so loose fitting. I was cooking breakfast when Tommy came down wearing shorts and a t-shirt, his hair was wet from the shower. We had breakfast and continued out casual chatting. We cleared the dishes and I told him I'd bring him coffee and we could sit in front of the fire. I told him I had something I needed to talk to him about. I saw his face turn to concern immediately and I assured him I wasn't mad or anything, just needed to talk.
I sat next to him on the big couch, it was already very warm in the living room from the fire. I asked him how Karen was doing (his steady girl) and he told me they were doing fine. He said they had cooled things off recently because while he was thinking of going to school in Arizona she was planning to go to Maine. I asked him if they used protection and he blushed saying "C'mon mom" I reminded him that I was already pregnant with him when I was 17. He said yes, they used protection. He assured me he was responsible. I asked him if Karen was his first and he wanted to know what was up with all these personal questions. I assured him I was only showing motherly concern. He explained that he had sex with one other girl before Karen but he had fooled a round a lot.
"When did you and Meagen start having sex?" the question nearly knocked him off the couch. He was quiet for a minute, the color gone from his face, then he said he wasn't having sex with Meagen. I guess he wanted to make sure I wasn't bluffing. I told him I had come home and found them in bed. He was quick to tell me they weren't having intercourse, just fooling around. "Just oral sex?" I asked, he nodded. We were both silent for a few minutes. "Why didn't you stop us? Why didn't you freak?" he wanted to know. I stood and grabbed our empty coffee cups "refill" I said and moved quickly to the kitchen. My nipples were sticking out through the t-shirt, a dead give away whenever I was horny. I could also feel the wetness between my legs. I wasn't sure what would happen next, but a part of me wanted something to happen.
I returned and sat on the floor and Tommy sat in front of me. "So why didn't you stop us?" he asked again. I went on to tell him about me and his Uncle Joey (my brother). He was shocked but seemed very interested. I told him how I walked in on him masturbating and one thing led to another. I was 14, very innocent, and very curious. I told him the relationship went on until he left for college but we never had intercourse either. He smiled and said maybe it was in our jeans. I laughed and asked him how it started and when with Meagen. "Actually, it's your fault that anything ever happened". I smirked.