The boys had fixed dinner by the time they got up. Luckily, the boys did all the talking, too, since neither Anna nor Ron knew quite what to say. After dinner, they watched TV as a family.
Even though they'd turned in early the night before, Ron hit the snooze button one too many times the next morning. He and Anna scrambled to get showered and dressed. They were happy to see that the boys had been their usual independent selves -- they were ready for school and had breakfast ready. "Thanks, Jon and Nicky. We're running a little late. This was a big help," Ron told them. "Here, take an extra 5 bucks for snacks after school." Their sons sometimes hung out with their friends at the neighborhood park and would get sodas and a snack if they had money.
"Thanks, Dad!" They sang out in unison. Then they were out the door. Ron and Anna had chosen their house carefully -- not too close to the high school and junior high, but still close enough for the boys to walk. The boys wolfed down breakfast and were gone.
"We need to talk tonight," Ron said as soon as he heard the door slam.
"You're right. I think I'll have some free time today at work to think about this. I just don't understand what's happening to us...to me."
"I'm just worried this could all get out of control. The boys come first, but I also don't want to do any permanent damage to our relationship. I'll see you when you get home." With that, Ron left for work, with Anna close behind. They made brief eye contact as he waited for her to back out of the driveway, but she looked away guiltily.
They both got home early that afternoon. Dinner was cooked and eaten, then Jon and Nicky set up camp in front of the TV -- this was their sitcom night, so they would be busy for two hours. Ron and Anna trudged up the stairs, neither of them knowing what to expect. Ron closed the bedroom door behind them as Anna sat on the bed.
"Anna, you know I love you. You know I've always been faithful to you. We've always been two stable people in a stable relationship, and that's a good thing. But ever since you set up this modeling thing with me and Sherry, you've been kind of wild. Don't get me wrong -- sexually, it's been great. But I'd really like to know what's going on."
"I'm not sure myself, really. You're a little off on one thing, though. It's really been since the art class where I drew the naked man. I've been horny ever since. I kind of held back at first, but then Sherry posing for you somehow set me off. I want to fuck you, I want to fuck Sherry, I want us all to fuck. I know I never say that word, but it wouldn't be accurate to say I want to make love. I just want to fuck. And you've been so good at it lately, that just makes me want it more."
"Like I said, honey, the sex is good. But you keep bringing Sherry into this. Are you sure she likes that idea? And are you sure you want it and can handle it?"
"That's the part I'm still thinking about. My mind has moved beyond you and Sherry. I'm already comfortable with you two having sex. No, I'm already turned on by you two having sex. And I don't know how she feels about it, but I'm really turned on by the idea of my having sex with her. And with the three of us together. I figure, if you can be faithful to me, why can't you be faithful to me and Sherry? I do know I don't want you to feel like you can just go out and fuck anyone and everyone. That would hurt me. For now, I just want to bring Sherry in...make us a threesome with no guilt and lots of sex."
"But you've never wanted to be with a woman before. Have you thought much about that?"
"It's something I've never talked to anyone about. So I'm going to talk to you about it now. Remember my best friend from high school? Her name's Dana. You met her at the reunion a few years ago."
"Yeah. She was gorgeous."
"A gorgeous lesbian. Anyway, she was still figuring that out in high school. Since we were best friends, sometimes I'd stay over at her house, sometimes she'd come to mine. Well, one time we snuck a bottle of wine from her parents' cellar. Burgundy or something. No, wait, rose. Yeah, we thought it was pretty."