I watched Hailey's back slowly rise and fall with each breath. I had been awake for a while now but I did not want to disturb Hailey's slumber. She had one leg draped over me, her head rested on my bare chest. Her long brown hair lay sprawled out behind her.
I need to tell her.
I had been feeling guilty. Even more guilty than usual about the affair I had been having with Hailey's mother, Ms. Jackson. And now there was even the encounter with Hailey's sisters that was weighing on my conscience. Hailey's methodical breaths altered for a brief moment and her head stirred. She rested her chin on my chest and looked up at me with her blue eyes. I tucked a few strands of her hair behind her ear.
"Good morning gorgeous." I said.
"Morning." She responded, her voice slightly raspy from just waking up. "We better pack. My Mom will want to leave as soon as my sisters get here. And when we get back we can start moving out of this basement!"
She quickly jumped up and did a couple bounces on the bed in her excitement. Then she jumped to the floor, pulled a wedgie from her panties out of her ass cheeks and began rummaging in her dresser drawers.
We had found a house to move into and Hailey was anxious to leave her Mother's basement. I didn't blame her. The house was small, but it was a good fit for us. And it wasn't far from Ms. Jackson's home. Only a few minutes' drive... Ms. Jackson had reminded me of this several times since we had started looking at it. However, as excited as Hailey was to move in we had decided not to start moving until after the vacation that Ms. Jackson had planned for all of us.
She had rented a large beach house in California for the week. That was the part I was looking forward to. The part I wasn't looking forward to was the drive. We were driving, which would take more than several hours. And worse, we were expected to all pile into Ms. Jacksons suburban. With Ms. Jackson, Leah, Her twin Rachel, Rachel's husband Jacob, their baby boy, Hailey, Me and all our luggage I had a feeling it was going to be crowded.
"I'm already packed. I'm only bringing a few things." I told her. By now Hailey had slipped a pair of tight jeans on and a T-shirt and was shoving bikinis into a suitcase. "Look Hailey, I've been meaning to talk to you about something."
She stopped what she was doing and looked up at me. I struggled for a few moments to find the words, then we heard a commotion from upstairs followed by "Hey everybody! Let's hit the road!". I recognize it as Leah's voice. Hailey jumped to her feet.
"It will have to wait babe." She said and then ran out the door to greet her older sister.
By the time I had showered and gotten dressed Rachel and her family had also arrived. I carried my bag along with Hailey's bags out to the driveway. Everyone else's luggage was already loaded. I managed to squeeze our bags in so that the entire back was full as well as most of the back seat.
"Shotgun!" Leah called as she exited the house. She opened the passenger door and hopped into her seat. Then she stuffed headphones into her ears, leaned the seat back and rested her feet on the dash. Her long legs stretched out, which you could see most of since she was wearing a short cotton skirt.
"We'll have to put the car seat in the middle." Rachel said as she came out the front door of the house. Jacob dutifully began assembling the car seat on the middle row of the suburban. Ms. Jackson was next to exit and she took the drivers seat. Hailey shut the front door behind her.
"I'm guessing we've got the back seat?" I asked her.
"Come on. It won't be that bad." She told me.
I climb into the back seat and Hailey climbs in after me. Jacob and Rachel take seats on either side of their child. The strange thought occurs to me that my penis has been in the mouth and vagina of every female in this vehicle.
"And we're off." Ms. Jackson says as she backs out of the driveway. "This is going to be so much fun. I am so glad you could all make it."
The back seat is crowded. Because of the luggage there isn't enough room for both Hailey and I to have a seat to ourselves. Hailey has to drape one leg over me and kind of rest in the small space between me and the side of the car. I didn't mind.
It isn't long before we are on the freeway heading west.
"Was it difficult to get work off to come Jacob?" Ms. Jackson asks from the front seat.
"Eh." Jacob responds. He never talks much.
"Yes, it was. He'll probably be on his laptop for the entire trip." Rachel adds for him.
"Tell us about the house we're staying in Mom." Leah changes the subject.
"Okay. It's right on the beach, you step out the back door into sand."
"Awesome." Hailey exclaims.
"And it's big. There's four stories, everyone will get their own bedroom. And I'm pretty sure there's a hot tub on the roof."
"Sweet." Leah says.
"So, what are we going to do the days we're there?" Rachel asks.
"There's nothing planned. We can do whatever we want. But there's an outlet near the house that has lots of good shops."
"I am so there." Hailey says.
"Swim, snorkel and surf in the day. Play games and sit in the hot tub at night. I plan on finishing my book. There will be lots of time for leisure." Ms. Jackson says.
I had to agree with the girls, it did sound nice. Even if I had to endure the car ride to get there. I resolved that I would tell Hailey about my unfaithfulness sometime before the trip was over. She deserved to know and I couldn't keep lying to her.
The next hour or so of the drive passes by slowly. Hailey and I discuss plans about moving into our place when we arrive home. Jacob plays games on his phone. The twins chatt and Ms. Jackson sings along to her 80's play list.
"Does anyone else have to pee?" Hailey asks from the back.
"I could go." The twins say in unison.
"Alright I'll pull off at the next exit." Ms. Jackson announces.
When we pull off the freeway I get out to stretch my legs. The three girls run to the bathroom. Jacob stays in the car playing his games and Ms. Jackson fills up the tank with gas.
"You don't look so good. Are you feeling okay?" I ask Hailey upon the girls return.
"I feel kind of car sick to be honest." Hailey admitts.
"Why don't you sit in the front seat? It won't be so bad up there." Ms. Jackson suggests.
"Hello. What about me?" Leah asks.
"You can sit in the back." Ms. Jackson says matter of factly.
"It's pretty cramped back there." I add.
"You two can squeeze. She's family, it's not a big deal." Hailey says.
"Whatever." Leah says as she climbs into the back seat.
I give Hailey a look. She merely smiles at me and hops into the passenger seat. Rachel waits for me as I climbed in after Leah. Once we are all in we pull back onto the freeway and we're off again.