"Can I talk to you about Jan? It is a really difficult thing to talk about but as her best friend I wanted to talk to you as her father."
"I hope you know that you can talk to me about anything Sandy. What is bothering you?"
"I am nervous and not sure how to raise this so I will just say what I am thinking. We are both off to uni at the end of the summer and we agreed that we did not want to go off as virgins. Jan knows her relationship with her boyfriend will finish before she goes off to uni. She does not want to complicate the breakup by having sex with him. She also wants to loss her virginity to someone with experience without any long-term commitment."
"You are right it is very difficult to talk about. I know you are both eighteen but she is still my little girl and although I know that she is bound to be physically involved with her boyfriend I have not yet really faced reality. There is logic to what you have said even if it does seem a little calculated. I am also not sure that finding someone who would be suitable would be easy."
"Well that is where I think you could help."
"What do you mean I could help?"
"Please count to ten before you say anything about my suggestion. There is only one person we have identified as possibly fitting the bill. That person is your best friend, my Dad."
It took every ounce of his self-control not to explode at the thought. In the five seconds before he said anything he had calmed down quite a bit.
"Your Dad? Your Dad sees Jan just like a daughter in just the same way I see you like a daughter. There is no way he would consider anything of a sexual nature with Jan."
"I knew you would say that and I respect that. You said yourself that there was some logic in the idea of Jan losing her virginity to an experienced man who cares for her but would not want to get romantically involved with her. Can you think of anyone who would be more suitable?"
"I didn't suggest that it was a good idea for Jan to sleep with an experienced older man only that I could see some logic. Bob is a good friend but I think that would make it even harder for me to even think about talking to him about it. It would be the strangest thing thinking of him making love to Jan."
"Thank you for not hitting the roof at my suggestion. You do seem to have at least got to the point of considering it."
"I am not sure what Jan would think about your Dad making love to her. He is obviously old enough to be her father."
"Trust me Mr. Booth let's just say Jan would not be upset by the possibility."
"How would you know what she would feel about?"
"How can I put this in a suitable way? Let's just say Jan has always found him very attractive and when we have discussed this possibility she has become very excited by it."
"You mean you have discussed your Dad making love to Jan with her?"
"Oh yes I would not be here talking to you like this if we had not discussed it in great detail. She asked me to ask you to ask my dad if he would be kind enough to do this for her. How could I possibly refuse?"
"Now I am really shocked. I thought we were just talking about a theoretical situation but now I realize it is something much more. What do you feel about your best friend making love to your Dad."
"I think it is really neat. I love my Dad and since Mum died,......... well enough said. I love Jan and I know it is something that she is desperate to happen. I know it is kind of strange but I think it would be lovely too."
"It is more than strange it would be the same as me making love to you. Oh sorry I should never have said that please don't be upset with me. I could never think of you in that way."
"You are right it is exactly like you making love to me. Right now Jan is probably having exactly the same conversation with my Dad about you and me. Now it is my turn to apologize. I did not want this raised in this way. I wanted my dad and you to talk about things. It is complex but Jan and I would love this all to happen. It would bring the four of us very close. I completely understand if you do not find me attractive as I know that would be necessary."
"Sandy although I have never thought of you in that way I can promise you that you are the most stunning girl I have ever seen. If anyone says otherwise they are a liar. The whole situation is huge and I cannot take it all in. I am due to have a drink with Bob tomorrow. If Jan has had the conversation about us by then I will at least raise it with him. That is absolutely all I am committing to."
When they met for the drink Bob was as stunned by the suggestions made as Pete had been. Their first reaction together was that it could not happen. Bob asked Pete what he thought would happen if they refused to go along with the requests. After much thought Pete said
"Knowing my daughter if she has decided to loss her virginity before going to college she will do so. She has clearly decided her boyfriend is not man enough for the job. I am a little worried she will do something silly. In the context of this thinking the idea of you sleeping with her doesn't sound so bad. I feel a bit like a pedophile even thinking about Sandy in a sexual way. She is a lovely girl but like a daughter certainly not a lover to me."
"I love my daughter to bits but I had assumed that she had been sleeping with her last two boyfriends. The idea of her rushing into selecting someone to take her cherry is really disturbing. We seem to be coming to the conclusion that their idea really does have some merit. Could you live with the idea of me sleeping with Jan?"
Both men had a couple of drinks more than usual and before they left to walk home from the pub they had agreed to consider the proposition. Both of them knew that the idea of sleeping with the girls was completely ridiculous but both also found it disturbingly intriguing and if they were really honest exciting.
The girls had also had a meeting at the same time. Their discussion was excited, as they were certain that they could persuade their fathers that it was the only solution to their problem. The discussions were about how to set it up and how good they thought the sex would be. They agreed that they wanted to be wined and dined and spend the night at a nice hotel.
It was a week later that each of the fathers picked up their date for the evening from their friends houses. The men had suggested a double date in a posh hotel but the girls had said that they didn't want their dad's anywhere near them on their special night.
When Bob picked Jan up from Pete's house he was shocked by her appearance. She was beautifully made up and she was dressed with sophistication but eye-popping sexuality. She looked far older than her years with a maturity that was comforting.
"You have taken my breath away. You're looking frighteningly beautiful. I have to ask you are you sure you want this?"
"I want this more than I have ever wanted anything in my life Uncle Bob."
"If you call me that one more time I will walk away from you straight away."
"Sorry Bob it was a bit of a tease. The answer is still yes please."