The tough thing about college is that I'll leave for months on end, and come back home to see that a lot has changed. It's like entering a vortex where I'm completely separated from everything I once knew, and when I expect to be welcomed by what I know, I'm greeted by something unfamiliar. Home continues to change without me there, and my absence doesn't seem to matter much.
My sophomore year of college just ended. It's May, and I haven't been home since January. I waddle my way to the front door with my heavy-ass luggage, and open the door. The instant the door opens, my mother comes bolting from the couch, as if planning to do so but also as if my arrival was a surprise. "Kendra!" she exclaims as she strides towards me with open arms, her breasts pressing up tightly against mine. "It's so good to see you!" she says, muffled by her flowing brown hair covering my face. She tightens her grip as she wetly kisses my cheek several times.
"Good to see you too, Mom," I say with a chuckle. "It's good to be back."
"Don't worry about your stuff right now," she says as she releases me. "Let me make you a nice drink after your long drive." My mom's a great hostess, getting spoiled is definitely one nice thing about being home.
Soon enough, we're sitting out by the pool sipping on refreshing vodka lemonades. It's only May and it's not too hot, so we're not in our bikinis quite yet. I can tell my mom's been outside a lot lately, her skin is looking pretty tan. Her body looks better than ever, too. Her v-neck t-shirt formed a beautifully shape around her body, perfectly outlining her figure and breasts. "Mom, what have you been up to? You look pretty great."
She chuckled and blushed, "oh, nothing much, but thanks for noticing. I mean, you haven't seen much since last summer, huh? I wore nothing but that gigantic hoodie all winter!" I guess it has been a while since I've seen her, so her change was pretty gradual. We laugh at that. "Well, Jackie and I have been working out a lot and eating better. It's easier to do when we're both in it together."
Jackie was my mom's girlfriend. Speaking of changes after being away from college, I first met Jackie when I came home between semesters my freshman year, so about a year and a half ago. I never pinned down my mother as anything but a straight woman, so coming home to that was really quite the shock. It took some getting used to, but I've grown to be okay with it all. My mom could probably do better than Jackie (if she's gonna be a lesbian), but I guess I can't micromanage her life. Jackie seems to make her happy, and it's been tough on her ever since my dad left years back.
"Oh, Mom, you always looked great. Why put in all that effort?"
"Oh, honey, thanks, but it's no big deal. It's good to be healthy. And, well..." She looked down at herself, as if she was thinking. "We both wanted to look good for the winter, because we think we want to get married."
I'm speechless. Really? Married? I understand if you want to have a girlfriend... but married? I try to collect myself, but all of this is just a shock. Especially to Jackie.
"Oh, um... that's good to hear I guess." I'm legitimately trying to sound happy about it, but that's hard to do.
"Oh, Kendra, I know this is different," she said, rubbing the back of my neck, "but things change all the time and we'll get used to it. Jackie's been around for a few years now and you've grown to like her, right?"
Eh, I guess. "Yeah," I say.
As if like it was all planned, Jackie comes in to the back patio. She's wearing a pink shirt and white khakis, and her blonde hair is on the shorter side. I've never been more disgusted with her at this moment. "Kendra! Good to see you!" she comes waddling over to me. I begin to get up from my chair, "oh, no no, don't get up," she says as she buries my face in her large breasts. She was always taller and heavier than my mom. I guess she looked a little better after this supposed workout regimen, not much that I can see though.
Jackie makes her way over to my mom. My mom gets up and they kiss, followed by my mom asking, "how was work, babe?"
"Oh, it was fine, it was fine. Happy to see you now, Linda," Jackie responds with a smile. Jackie sits down in the chair and my mom sits on her lap. She whispers something in my mom's ear.
"Yep, I told Kendra about the wedding," my mom says out loud. They both look at me and smile, as I force out a smirk and drink more of my vodka lemonade. Jackie whispers something else, and my mom says, "no, I didn't tell her about that yet."
"What is it?" I say.
Jackie and my mom look at each other in suspense. I really don't like how it seems like I'm a guest in this lesbian couple's home. "Well..." my mom hesitated quite a bit here. "It's possible that I... I may be... for the wedding..."
"Oh my God, please Mom!"
"Jackie's made me feel a bit different about how I feel... I may... be becoming a man."
I'm lost, dazed, and confused. "You... what? What do you mean?"
"I'm planning to go through a sex change operation."
What the fuck? My mom of all people? My mom who gave birth to me? I already felt like a stranger just now, with this bitch and Jackie planning shit behind my back. I'm going to come home to Jackie and some "man" that I kind of know, but doesn't feel like the same person I know? My mom's beautiful brown hair and her warm hugs... one of the few familiar things left about this place, are they going away?
"Mom... you can't do that."
"Honey... I'm sorry." My mom begins tearing up. "After being with Jackie for a while, I just feel like it's what I'm supposed to be. I feel as though I'm the man in our relationship, and I-"
"I don't want to hear it!" I cut her off. "Do you have any idea how this feels? Getting with Jackie was enough, but I bottled up my feelings and learned to accept it. You can even fucking marry her, I would get used to that. But now you're going to change your gender on me?"
"Honey..." she says. It means nothing to me at this point.