WARNING: If you don't like stories where the cheater gets away with it or gets forgiven for it, this story and many others in my catalog are not for you. Unless otherwise labeled, my stories are fiction no marriage has been endangered to create this story. This is not our universe though it has similarities. STD's are not an issue in this universe, unless they feature in the story line.
Who's My Dad
I am folding laundry when the phone rings.
"Hello"
"Mom, we need to talk."
"Sure dear, do you want to come over? Your dad is cleaning the garage."
"No, I need to talk to you alone. Can you drop by at 1? James and the kids are in swim classes from 1 to 3."
"OK, what is this about?"
"I don't want to say over the phone."
"All right, I will be over at 1. Are you sure you don't want me to bring Terry?"
"I definitely do not want dad to be involved in this conversation. Not yet at any rate."
"OK, see you then, bye."
"Bye"
Weird, what could have Lynn so upset. Why does she not want Terry to be involved?
I arrive at Lynns place about 5 to 1.
"Come in, would you like a glass of wine?"
"That sounds lovely." I kick off my shoes and find a place on the couch.
Lynn brings through a tray with a couple of glasses of wine and some cheese and crackers. She puts it on the coffee table and sits beside me. I put cheese on a cracker and grab my wine.
"Mom, I don't know how to ask this, but did you have an affair?"
"No, why would you think that?"
She pulls a paper from under the tray. "Here is my ancestry DNA test. It shows I have a half-brother. His surname is Wagstaff."
I look at the results. I slump down and take a drink of my wine. "OK, this will be a long story."
"Does dad know?"
"That you are not his? No, though we understood that there was a significant risk that you were not his. We debated for some time whether or not to get an abortion, so that we could know who the father was for sure. In the end we decided to roll the dice."
"So, he knew?"
"OK, it is complicated. I need to start a bit further back. The economy in the early 1990's was rather grim. In December 1991 Terry lost his job. We thought we were OK, I was still working and we had lots of savings. But things got worse, and I was cut back to part time. By June we were starting to realize that we were in real trouble. Terry had spent six months shopping his resume to everyone who was a potential employer with no luck."
I had also been looking for something that paid better, with no luck. We figured that by the end of September we would be in danger of losing the house. I was desperate, and thought my body was in good condition, maybe I could become a stripper. Strip clubs were advertising for girls.
I signed up for an amateur night at a strip club. I figured that I could try it and if I thought I could handle it, then Terry would probably be OK with it.
They said to show up at 6:30, the club would open at 7. I arrived in plenty of time, but sat in the car shivering in fear. Finally, I got out and the bouncer at the door asked if I was there for amateur night. I said yes, and he let me in. He told me to go into the main room and find a seat. By 6:30 there were 7 of us. One other girl, Annie, looked like I felt, terrified. So, I sat next to her and we chatted. Both of us were there because we needed the money.
The club manager introduced himself, and asked each of us why we were there. One said she had done it before and it was fun, so she wanted to surprise her boyfriend who would be there tonight. The two of us said we wanted to find out if we could do it, because we needed the money. The rest were there because a friend, a boyfriend or a husband wanted them to do it. Most of them were a bit nervous.
He took us on a tour, showed us the stages with the poles, and the VIP lounges for private shows, and finally through to the changing areas. He gave each of us a locker for our street clothes, and passed us over to 'Angel' who would get us ready.
Angel laid out the rules.
There were a lot of costumes we could choose from. All of us looked quite fit, so there should be no problem finding several costumes that would fit.