Inspired by a story by artisanalmc.
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There was a pungent smell when I walked into the house, like a cleaning product that I didn't recognize. I nudged the door behind me closed with my foot, and called into the kitchen.
"I'm home, and I bought the salmon steaks I want you to cook tonight. Come help me with them, now."
It had been her idea, actually, but she insisted I had come up with it. My wife had agreed with her, and the two of them went into the pantry to plan the recipe. It had been decided, by me apparently.
"We need to watch this new show that Jake recommended tonight. Did you clean the pillows like I asked? We'll need back on the couch."
I walked into the kitchen, my hands full with the two grocery bags, and turned towards the island to put them down. I grunted a bit, and checked I had gotten everything from the car. With my wife having quit her job to ease into the pregnancy, and two cooks in the kitchen, the meals had been getting more complicated at home, and it was unusual that something wasn't already on the stove or in the oven.
"After you two did your edging session last night, those pillows really needed..."
I turned to face my wife, and I saw both figures staring at me, giggling.
My wife and our 'toy' were standing side by side, barefoot, in black crop tops and short grey shorts, and likely no underwear at all. My wife wasn't showing much yet, but the other girl was many months along in her pregnancy. Her large belly peeked out under her shirt, her straight blonde hair reaching to the middle of her breasts, which were getting bigger every week.
My wife's hair had been deep brown, and I had always loved it. I remembered our wedding, her dark hair curling and cascading down her back, stark on her white dress. I had played with it while lying on the couch, just the two of us, twirling it around in my fingers while we cuddled.
Now, her hair was blonde, and slightly damp, wavy around her grinning face. I could see the slightest bit of chestnut right near the roots, but the dye job was thorough.
The woman beside my wife had selected the hair dye well, matching her own blonde color almost exactly.
"Do you like it, Master?" the woman on the right said, her hands clasped in front of her. "Isn't she so pretty?"
I started breathing again, and took a step back into the island. She had done this, I know it, and I wondered how long they had been planning it together.