PART 3: Conclusion
This is the third and final part of this romance. This chapter includes sex, suspense, and surprises, and, as promised earlier, violence.
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Chapter 5
Dad was drinking his coffee when I came downstairs the next morning. He grinned as he nodded to the mess in the sink, on the countertop, and across the floor. The last batch of cookies was still on the cookie sheet where, in my haste to get upstairs to Jessi, I'd forgotten to put them on the rack to cool.
"See?" he said. "I told you so. Works every time."
I turned bright red and he smiled all the wider but he didn't say another word and I couldn't keep from smiling, too. He chuckled on seeing that. "I'm heading to the dairy barn. I'll see you lovebirds in a few."
He was whistling a song as he walked out the door. I recognized it but couldn't quite come up with the name as I stared after him.
"The theme to Love Story," said Jessi as she entered for her morning coffee. "Your dad is such a romantic...or maybe a tease. I'm still not sure which." She gave me a peck before reaching in the cabinet for a cup.
After a quick bite of breakfast and our coffee, Jessi and I headed to the barn together, walking hand in hand. I started whistling the theme like Dad, expecting her to poke me in the ribs to get me to stop, but was surprised when, on smiling at me, she joined in. Maybe it was just me, but I didn't think we sounded half bad.
We finished the milking, cleanup, and feeding by 9 AM and then took the rest of the morning off to clean house and prepare for Mrs. Nelson's arrival and our Thanksgiving feast. Jessi took over warming things up while I cleaned the kitchen, reliving the previous evening over and over in my mind.
"Down boy," she whispered on noting my resulting problem. "Tonight, lover. Tonight."
Mrs. Nelson arrived at 11:30 and we enjoyed our Thanksgiving feast, with so much for which we were thankful, as a most unusual family.
"Nick, call me, Kate, please!" she said. She was a pretty woman about Dad's age, and after watching them together in the kitchen and the dining room table, I suspected that neither I nor anyone else would be calling her Mrs. Nelson for too much longer. She was really sweet with Jessi and I liked her, though I couldn't help thinking of my mother in her place at times.
Kate caught what I suspect was maybe a strange look on my face one of those times and took me aside.
"Nick, are you having trouble seeing me instead of your mom with Adam? I'm so sorry about your mom; Ellie and I became good friends after we moved here. After my Ed died, it was a sad, very lonely time, and Ellie was there for me to help until she passed, too. Your dad went through the same basic thing as I had then. I think we've helped each other a lot since we started seeing each other."
I'd seen what she was saying in my dad, so I said, "Yes, Ma'am."
She saw that bit of hesitation in my mind and she reached out and took my hand. "You and I both know that I'll never take your mom's place in Adam's heart or yours, but I've grown to care a great deal about your dad in recent months and hope you'll give me a chance to find my own place in his affections and with you."
I nodded this time before looking at her. "If Dad cares for you, that's good enough for me," I agreed, "and I'll be happy for both of you that you found someone you love."
She beamed at me. "Thank you, Nick. And Adam and I feel the same way for you and Jessi. We're both really impressed with her and we're happy for you two, too. I sensed some issues, something she's worried about, when we talked earlier this afternoon, so give her space when she needs it but be there to support her when she needs that, too. I know, it's a delicate balance, but Adam and I have faith you'll be able to do it."
She patted my hand and gave me a tiny kiss on the cheek, leaving me thinking about what she said.
Jessi and I gave Dad the evening off to go spend it with Kate. We looked at each other and whistled a few bars of the Love Story theme as Dad was heading out the door. We laughed at his expression, but he looked back at us under his brow, as if reminding us that it went both ways.
"You two have a good night. I'll see you in the morning."
There was no question that night. With all we'd been through that week, we made love that evening as if it was the most natural thing in the world, as if it was the only thing.
There were none of the doubts, the displaced anger, or even the uncertainty we'd experienced in our earlier sessions. Naked and entwined in body and in spirit, we rocked and stroked and thrust together in harmony, a long, slow process of giving as much pleasure as we could to our lover while lovingly accepting what they bestowed upon us. Jessi clutched me to her, crushing her breasts against me, as I hugged her close and kissed her as if it was the last, most important thing I would ever do.
When we finally came together, our bodies practically shook from our releases and we lay in bed for a long time, just holding each other as breathing returned to normal Jessi gave me a little kiss before she finally peeled my arm back and slipped off to the bathroom.