*All characters depicted in this work of fiction are 18 years of age or older. Please feel free to leave a comment. Thank you for reading!*
I was finally home. It was late in the evening, the sky red. I pulled into my turnaround drive. My son's BMW and my wife's Denali were there, as well as a cute little red Honda, with a sparkly pink license-plate frame and a bumper sticker that said "Go Lincoln High School Big Cats!" I smirked to myself. My son's girlfriend, Vida, was visiting.
Before I got out of my car, I glanced at myself in my rearview mirror, looking into my emerald green eyes. I ran a hand through my reddish-brown hair and then scratched my short beard. I admit, I wasn't preening for my wife. My thoughts were on Vida.
Out of my car, I was still wearing my tuxedo. Another charity benefit, another uncharitable donation received. I ran a hand down my chest and flat stomach. I came up to the door, but I didn't have to open it.
"Welcome home, Mr. Solomon," my maidservant said.
"Thank you, Connie," I said, stepping inside and slipping out of my black loafers.
The tile below me reflected the chandelier above. I heard music playing in the other room. A quick step in, and I saw my wife sitting at her private bar. She was always at the bar, sipping pinot. I stayed in the doorframe, looking at her back.
"How many tonight, dear?"
She looked over her shoulder. "You're home. Your son is upstairs, fucking that girl again."
"They're both 18, Wanda. If Tony wants to fuck his girlfriend, let him fuck his girlfriend."
"Quite a father you turned out to be, Logan."
"Why, thank you," I said. "Everyone asked for you at the event."
"Did they ask if your drunk wife would show up and embarrass you again?"
"They put it kinder than that."
"Oh, leave me alone, Logan. Talk to your son. If he gets that girl pregnant, I'll disown him."
I left her alone and headed upstairs. I wanted to change.
I'd been married to Wanda for 18 years. It was a marriage of convenience. She inconveniently had my child, and our families both inconveniently insisted we marry. She knew the kind of man I was though, had always been. But I kept my affairs private. A man like me had needs, after all. I was sure my son was no different.
I stopped outside my son's door, pausing to listen.
"I'm sorry," he was saying.
"We just started," said the softer, sexier voice of a young woman. "I can't believe this. You promised you were going to last longer this time."
"I tried. I can't hold it."
Suddenly, the door pulled open and a small, sexy girl ran right into me. I stumbled back but kept my footing. She lost hers, falling on her firm bottom, her equally firm tits jiggling. I looked down at Vida, my son's girlfriend. She was a tiny thing, barely five feet tall, while I was six four. Her light brown eyes were big though, looking up at me. She brushed her blondish-brown hair out of her eyes, her natural brown roots coming out. Her skin was honey, kissed by the warm Latin sun.
"Ah, oh," she said.
"Dad?" Tony said, standing up, holding a sheet around his waist, his chest bare. He was very thin. I told him to work out more often, but getting him away from his damn video games was always a challenge. He was a handsome boy though. He was his father's son, after all.
Vida was wearing a cheerleading uniform, an outfit I saw her in so often, as she usually came over after school to visit my son.
I held my hand out to little Vida, and she slipped her tiny hand into my big one. I pulled her up effortlessly, and she bounced on her bare feet. Her shoes must have been downstairs. Her toes were painted summer yellow, matching her fingers.
"Are you all right?" I asked Vida.
"Yes, sir," she said, looking down. She was always nervous to catch my eye.
She was a darling girl, and I adored her. I admit, I coveted her. I was glad my son was dating her, so I could see her so often. My wife hated her, of course, but then I hated my wife, so it all evened out.
"Looks like you two were studying pretty hard in there," I said, chuckling, putting my hands on my hips.
Vida was blushing. She kept her mouth closed.
"Dad, we were just, just talking..." Tony said.
"Tony, don't make stupid excuses," I said, glaring at him. "Be a man, especially when declaring your accomplishments."
"Uh, yes, sir," he said, tightening his grip on the sheet.
I reached past Vida and took the door knob. "Take a shower, boy. You look filthy. And then get dressed and go downstairs. Help your mother and Connie prepare dinner."
"Yes, sir."
I closed the door, keeping Vida in the hall.
"I hope my son is treating you like a princess, sweetheart," I said. "You'll tell me if he ever gets out of line, won't you?"
"Oh, yes, sir. It's fine. He's fine. I was just leaving," she said.
"Are you? Too bad. You should stay for dinner."
"I wouldn't want to impose."
"Nonsense. You're never an imposition. I love having you around."
Vida's eyes shot up to me. "You do?"
"Of course, I do, sweetheart. And my son does too."
"I don't think your wife does," she said with a little smile, but then she caught herself. "I mean, Mrs. Solomon. She's a lovely woman."
I laughed, putting my hand on Vida's lower back. The gesture surprised her. "It's all right, Vida. I'm well aware of the type of woman I married. She can be very frustrating, I know."
I led Vida down the hall. She looked up at me. I opened the door to the study.
"Come here, won't you? I'd like a word."
"With me?"
"Yes, of course. Come," I said, stepping into the study.
"Yes, sir," she said, following.
"Good girl," I said.
I left the door open. I didn't want the poor girl to feel uncomfortable. I sat down in one of the big, red leather chairs, motioning to another. She sat, carefully keeping her knees together. She looked nervous.
"You don't need to be nervous," I said to her. "I just wanted to say, I see you and my son are getting pretty serious."
"I guess, sir."
"You guess?" I echoed.
"I mean, well, maybe he should answer that, sir."
I chuckled. "Vida, you know, I told my son the day I met you, 'treat her right.' I could tell right away, you're an amazing young woman."
Vida's perfectly trimmed eyebrows raised high. "Who, me?"
"Yes. I know my wife doesn't approve of you. She probably wants Tony to be with some stuck-up snob. But that kind of woman is not what Tony needs. He'd get bored. He needs someone like you, someone fun, someone... sexy."