I was happy to learn my dad had found somebody new, it had been three years since my mom passed away.
I think my growing up was what l would call normal if there was such a thing. The average house, two vacations a year, and l got most things l asked for. If there was one thing that might not have been normal it was my parents had a far better sex life than most.
My girlfriends and l talked about everything but none ever mention hearing their parents having sex. So l wasn't going to be the one to say even our neighbors must have heard mine. When l was young l would listen with disgust and when a little older it changed to interest. Now grown l hope my future husband fucks me like that, whatever that is.
Now twenty-four and no virgin but I've yet to have a lover that made me scream to the rafters. The fact is a girlfriend got me the closest to it, yet still far less than mom's level.
So l find my way going back home to meet this new lady of dad's. She came with baggage, a nineteen-year-old son that still lived with his mom, now with my dad at our house.
My excitement grew as my flight go closer, l had not seen my dad in a while. All those sweet memories came rushing back when l laid eyes on him once again. l got one of his Bear hugs that always made me feel safe, l was surely a Daddy's Girl.
Me: "Hi dad, how have you been?"
Dad: "You know honey, still at it. Let's go to the car and we can talk on the way home, l have something I need to tell you."
l thought here it comes, he is getting married again. l was not sure how l felt about that, l mean he mourned for mom long enough and l was sure he was missing that connection.
Me: "Okay dad, that sounds like a plan."
We find his truck and make our way home.
Me: "you're still driving the old girl, l figured you would have bought a new one by now."
Dad: "No, I'm thinking about retiring soon so l would hate to buy a new one and just scratch it up from work and then retire with it that way."
Me: "Dad, that is known as small talk, don't you have something to tell me?"
Dad: "l do honey but it's hard for me to say"
Me: "Okay dad, I'll say it for you. "you're getting married, "and that's fine dad, "mom would understand."
Dad: "No, I'm not getting married! "June is a nudist."
Me: "What?"
Dad: "yeah, her whole family is. "but don't worry they will keep their clothes on while you're visiting"
Me: "thank God, "wait, does that mean you're a nudist too?"
Dad: "only at home, "l don't go to the camps with them, not yet anyways"
Me: "not yet? "so you're into it?"
Dad: "well l don't hate it and besides your mom and l talked about it for years, we just never pulled the trigger."
Me: "l don't know if that was supposed to make me feel better but whatever dad, as long as you're happy."
Dad: "l am Honey and for the first time in years."