After the New Year's Eve adventure, it was cold and nasty the next several weeks so we elected to stay in the city. I made sure to put extra attention into doting on Kami, being a good husband and telling her often that I loved her. I had no idea where we were going to go sexually after that weekend, but I was certain I didn't want the events to drag on us as a negative. Fortunately, Kami's period started right on time a week after our return, and although no words were spoken, I knew she felt relief.
Since we hadn't spent much time tidying up before we left, the first time back out we dedicated ourselves to giving the place a thorough cleaning, and when we were done with the house, I recalled the bins with the toys and paraphernalia still sitting in the garage.
"Honey, I'm going to go deal with your uncle's sex stuff," I said.
"I thought you already got rid of it," she replied with a small grin.
"I was thinking about what to keep," I answered, while moving towards the door with several trash bags in my hand.
"Yeah, right!" she called out as I left.
I had just moved the interesting containers to the work bench so they would be at a better height when Kami walked in.
"What's up?" I said, a bit surprised she would appear, as she had shown mostly disgust when she first encountered the items.
"I don't know. I guess I'm curious," she answered.
I had started with the expectation that it would be a five-minute job to transfer the contents to the garbage bags, but as soon as I opened the first bin I was amazed to find my wife picking up things and asking questions. In fact, after twenty minutes had elapsed, not one single thing had been discarded.
"You sure seem to be taking an interest in this stuff," I challenged her, and instantly she turned red.
"I...I still can't believe it," she replied, avoiding the intent of my statement.
"Okay, look I'm going to start throwing things in the bag. If you want to keep them you better say so," I stated, but first took a red ball gag, a set of restraints and a pen sized vibrator out and set them on the bench.
"What are those for?" she asked with a confused look.
"I'm keeping them," I answered.
"What!" she cried out.
It had been an intentionally provocative statement, so I was pleased when she didn't demand that I throw them away. I picked up a bizarre looking device that looked too complicated and tossed it into the bag then did the same with several more things while Kami looked on. However, when I grabbed an eight-inch black dildo and was about to put it into the bag she stopped me.
"Should we keep it for Chris?" she asked in mock seriousness.
Her comment was so out of character for her that I burst out laughing and she quickly joined me.
"Okay," I said placing it in the keep pile while continuing to chuckle.
"Are you for real?" she shot out.
"Yes," I answered while turning so she couldn't see the smirk on my face, and surprisingly she didn't argue.
From there, we went through the rest of the items quickly, and when we were finished, I had set aside the gag, the small vibrator, the restraints, the black dildo along with a set of handcuffs and all the outfits. Finally, we were down to the Sybian and I was forced to try to explain its purpose. In the end, I just used my phone to find a video showing it in use and watched as my wife's eyes got big.
"God, get rid of that thing," she said in disgust.
"You sure?" I teased.
"Honey, that thing will never come near me," she declared, then after a short pause she added, "Throw those things away too."
"No, not now," I countered, defending my stack.
"Why?" she fired back, suddenly showing some annoyance.
"Let's just keep them for a while," I tried, and was happy when she let it go.
"I just really can't believe my uncle was involved in all this. And what about Aunt Kay! If she was alive to know about this she would have gone insane," she suddenly let fly while looking directly at me.
I tried my best not to show any response, but I couldn't hide me thoughts completely, and Kami, who knows me so well, instantly picked up on it.
"What?" she asked, giving me a hard stare.
"Nothing," I replied, realizing that my response was weak.
"Phillip. Don't lie to me," she demanded, while taking my chin in her hand.
"Kami, you really, really need to let it go," I pleaded.
"What did you find? What are you not telling me?" she pushed.
"Kami, please," I begged.
"What is it? It's my family. I have a right," she continued, with her voice rising.
I knew if I told her she would get very upset, but she was being quite deliberate. She can be an extremely stubborn person, and I realized it would be almost impossible to completely fend her off. So, I decided to try and give her just enough info that she would understand the significance and back away.
"Kami...honey. I found some pictures," I explained.
"Pictures...of Uncle Joe?" she started, then suddenly she stopped and I watched as her brain churned before she suddenly cried out, "Oh my God...Oh God. Is Aunt Kay in them?"
I was certain I hadn't provided a visual clue that led her to that conclusion, but once she stated it, my expression gave me away.
"Kami..." I started but was cut off.
"Is Aunt Kay in the pictures?" she shot back.
"Yes," I answered in a low voice, and she immediately turned and left.
I puttered around the garage for the next thirty minutes giving her time to process the information and calm down. Then, with a deep breath, I went inside.
"I want to see them," she called out from the couch, as soon as I entered.
I could tell she had been crying and was clearly upset, but her request still stunned me, as I had expected her to tell me to destroy everything and never tell a soul.
"Kami, that's not a good idea," I replied.
"Phillip, give me the pictures right now," she demanded.
Closing my eyes and taking a deep breath, I gathered my laptop and the CD and took them to her.
"The pictures are on the CD," I said softly, and went back outside.
An hour later, I returned and found her still sitting where I had left her. The laptop was beside her, and she looked exhausted. I went and sat next to her and took her hand in mine, but she was completely unresponsive. At least ten minutes went by before she finally spoke.
"This place is some dirty sexual place...Uncle Joe, Aunt Kay, the pastor, Chris and even Trish and John. It has some evil power," she said, then choked up for a moment before she continued, "I loved Aunt Kay. She was my mentor. What now?"
"Honey, you still love her and she was and is your mentor. Nothing in those pics showed anyone getting hurt. In fact, they looked very happy. Let's don't judge them, let's be glad they enjoyed themselves," I replied, trying to pick my words carefully.
"My God Phillip. Aunt Kay and Pastor Mathew. Just like Chris," she rambled.
"No, Kami...not like Chris. I talked to the pastor about your aunt. He had deep affection for her and I could tell he was being sincere," I told her.
"When did you talk to him?" she asked.
"Kami, he was the one that told me to look for the stuff. He didn't want you to find it and be hurt," I explained.
She gave me an odd look, and then announced, "I want to go to bed."
I helped her to the bedroom, and knowing she needed time alone, I stayed away and watched TV until I was certain she would be asleep. When I joined her, she was curled into a tight ball and I wondered where her dreams were taking her.
I heard her stirring early the next morning but by the time I was fully awake she was long gone. I spotted her an hour later riding her favorite horse through a pasture, but even with the nippy air, it was another three hours before she finally returned to the house.
"How are you feeling?" I asked when she stepped inside.
"I don't know...maybe better. I thought about what you said last night which is helping," she said.
"You want to talk about it some more?" I offered.
"It's just...you know, so strange to find out a person is so different than you expected," she said, which let me know she very much wanted to talk.
"Honey, Aunt Kay is not different. She's exactly the kind, supportive woman you knew. She had her private life, which clearly she enjoyed and no one was hurt. I don't know...to me it kinda makes her more interesting," I replied, cringing at the end when I realized I might have gone too far.
"I don't know, maybe..." she answered with a confused expression.