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Eric stepped into the living room and asked, "I haven't even seen Julia yet, is she at home?"
"No," replied Hanna, who was watering the houseplants, "she's gone to the movies with her bestie, she probably won't be back until around midnight."
"You two are going to therapy with David tomorrow?"
"Yes, I told you."
Hanna hadn't yet spoken to Eric about the true content of the upcoming therapy session, even though it was looming like an elephant in the room. Only recently had they discovered completely new aspects of their love life from one day to the next, experiencing each other more openly and freely than ever before. But it was something completely different to admit to each other that they were attracted to their daughter.
They still didn't tell each other that they secretly desired Julia, although that wasn't entirely true. They didn't really talk about it, but when their daughter came up in everyday situations, they exchanged looks that spoke volumes. When Eric stopped in front of her with a questioning look on his face, she put her hands on his chest.
"I have a good feeling about tomorrow. David thinks so, too; he's already had Julia in a therapy session. You've also seen, Eric, that she has miraculously blossomed."
"Yes," he admitted, "I've noticed that, too." He wanted to know. "Did she say anything about her therapy session?"
"No, not that directly, but she seems to be doing really well."
"And how!" Eric confirmed. "She sits on my lap almost every evening like she used to as a little girl."
"That must be nice for you," smiled Hanna, "after all, you're her dad."
"Of course, I'm happy, but... she kept sliding around on me until my little one..."
"...got really big?" Hanna chortled.
"That's the problem," sighed Eric, "at times like this, it gets to me and I wouldn't mind... but she's my daughter, I can't just..."
"Well," Hanna smiled, "your little princess is a grown woman now. If she thinks it's cute to meet her daddy like this, why not?"
Eric was taken aback. "Do you really mean that?"
"Sure I mean that. Or do you think Julia will be harmed if she embarrasses her dad with her bottom?"
"No, not really," Eric reasoned, "I can see that she likes it."
"Or does it hurt your feelings if she senses daddy's hardness between her thighs?"
Eric grinned wryly. "How could I?"
Hanna explained, "You didn't force your daughter to do anything. She decided for herself to be a bit naughty with her dad. In any case, I was flattered that she helped me try on clothes recently. When my head got stuck in a sweater, the cheeky thing took the opportunity to feel my breasts. My nipples got really hard."
Eric gave Hanna a kiss on the forehead and smiled. "You love your girl, too."
"How could I not? I'm her mother."
Eric spoke into her ear, "Are you going to continue to let Julia have her way? I mean, wouldn't you mind if she went even further with her curiosity?"
"And you?" came back.
"How can you ask?" he huffed, "if I wasn't her father, I would have already..."
"David told me," Hanna knew, "that he had advised a few parents, around our age, with grown-up daughters who are doing well together."
Eric's eyes widened. "You mean people who don't give a damn about what the others...?"
"Yes," Hanna confirmed, "there are more families like that than you think. But, of course, we won't find out about them, they'll be careful not to reveal their secret."
"I understand," Eric nodded, "not everyone has to know."
Hanna gripped his shoulders. "Wouldn't that be nice, the three of us?"
Eric was speechless at Hanna's candor, but then he mumbled, "We have it good as a family, especially since Julia has grown out of her difficult years. Yes, I can also feel that she wants more from us."
Hanna cheered inwardly, and suggested they toast with a glass of champagne. Eric waited until his wife returned with two glasses. The couple toasted each other standing up and he coughed.
"When did you actually realize that you were attracted to Julia?"
"Oh, a long time ago," Hanna giggled, "there were a thousand reasons, especially when her hips widened and I saw what a gorgeous woman she was becoming." She pinched Eric's side. "You know I like women, too. When I have Julia's bottom in my field of vision, my knees go weak."
She looked up. "And how was that with you?"
"I like her cheerful nature," Eric found, "her pretty face. But I get really weak in the knees when she bends down to the newspaper rack in front of me in the living room. Well, and when she sits on my lap and I hold her by the sides, she doesn't mind if my hands slide a little higher."
Hanna took the empty glass from his hand and put it back on the tray with hers. Her eyes sparkled as she knelt on the carpet in front of Eric and looked up at him.