1. Friday dawned bright and sunny. The Grierson household was in a state of controlled chaos, as numerous members of Carmen's family arrived and were ensconced in various guest suites. Jack escaped into his study and buried himself in busy work online with his office. Around ten, there was a knock on the study door and before he could answer, it swung open. Isabelle stood there, resplendent in a clingy sun-dress and strappy sandals. Her eyes twinkled mischievously. Jack felt hope rise and half stood behind the desk. Then, as Isabelle entered the room, an equally tall and imperious woman with jet-black hair followed her in.
'Jack Grierson,' Isabelle said formally. 'Allow me to introduce my mother, Louise Marie-Therese, Baroness de Croissy Comtesse de la Roque.'
Louise swept up to the desk and raised her arm, saying, 'Enchante, M'sieu Grierson.' His name rolled thickly on her heavy French accent.
Jack took her hand rather stiffly and kissed it. 'The pleasure is all mine, Countess.'
Louise inclined her head at Isabelle, who mutely withdrew from the room. Louise had had Isabelle very young, and was only forty. However, she looked ten years younger. Her figure was full and flawless β she could have been Isabelle's twin. She wore a black backless halter-top sundress with a long slit and black open-toe pumps with small gold buckles. She sat down and crossed her legs. The slit fell open, revealing a perfect leg, almost to her hip.
Jack felt his mouth go dry and sat uncertainly on the desk top, looking down her tight cleavage. It was very, very inviting. The brightly sparkling diamond choker at her throat enhanced its effect.
'So I hear you have been fucking one of my daughters and spanking the other,' Louise began conversationally.
'Well, I ... I ... ,' Jack was stammered.
'Well, I must say that Cecile has it coming to her,' Louise went on without deigning to notice his expostulations, 'and I hope that you will continue to discipline her. It may restrain her wilder impulses. But fucking Isabelle! Your own daughter-in-law! Are you proud of cuckolding your own son?'
'Martin doesn't know,' said Jack defensively.
'And what if I tell him?'
'You wouldn't ruin your own daughter's marriage, would you?' There was a note of smugness in Jack's voice.
'Don't be so sure. If you want me to keep your little secret, you must stop fucking Isabelle,' said Louise primly. She rose and smoothed her skirt, closing the slit. She turned strolled to the door, her hips swinging on her high heels. Jack could see where Cecile got the hip action in her gait.
Louise paused at the door. 'And don't think you can keep Isabelle from telling me,' she said over her shoulder. 'She tells me everything. Everything. You may be her lover, but I am her mother.'
Louise stood there with her hand on the doorknob to let her words sink in. Her bare back was finely muscled, but Jack could see the tension there. He crossed the room in a few long strides. Before she could swing the door open, he was on her. He reached under her armpits and he cupped a breast in each hand, squeezing and kneading the firm mounds through the thin sundress.
'How would YOU like a little of what Isabelle has been getting, Countess?' he breathed into her ear.
He was able to grasp a nipple between each thumb and forefinger, tweaking hard. Her pain was sharp and intense. A cry rose in her throat, but she stifled it so only a gasp escaped her. She felt his gathering tumescence on her rump.
Her muteness lulled him into complacency. She twisted very suddenly, breaking his grasp on her breasts and coming face to face with him. In the same motion, her right hand drew back and she slapped him, so hard that the red imprint of her fingers immediately began appearing on his face. The shock caused him to back up half a step. In this moment, she opened the door and disappeared with the click of latch. All that remained in the room was the mesmerizing essence of her β a combination of her very subtle perfume and her womanly pheromones.
'My God,' Jack murmured to himself. 'What a woman! I don't think her daughters measure up to her.' He had a raging hard-on that stretched his pants like a tent.
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2. It was in this rather uncomfortable situation that Jack's cell phone began vibrating in his pocket. He reached in and extracted it while trying to calm his engorged cock.
He heard the unmistakable English accent of his executive assistant, Farah Hojjat.
'Jack, I have Trixie Ann Peters on the line,' she said, getting straight to the point. 'I need to patch her through to you right now.'
'This is not a good time, Farah,' said Jack sharply. 'However, there are a few other things that I would like to talk to YOU about.'
'Jack, we have a bit of a situation here,' Farah persisted. 'You really need to take this call.'
'Oh, alright, patch her through,' said Jack resignedly.
'J-Jack,' Trixie Ann faltered. 'I really need to talk to you.' It was clear that she was in tears. He heard her gulp and blow her nose. 'C-can you meet me in an hour?'
Jack was on the verge of exploding, 'No, of course not, you silly bitch!' but bit it back. He had a hunch where this was leading. So he paused and spoke calmly.
'I'd love to, Trixie Ann, but my son is getting married tomorrow and everything is a bit upside-down right now. What's the matter?'
'Oh, Jack,' she wailed. 'I don't know what to do or who to turn to! I'm so worried, I'm so unhappy! I need to talk to you or I'll go crazy!'
'Just tell me what the matter is,' he said soothingly.
'I did a home test and then I had a test done at my doctor's,' she said, breathing hard and holding back her sobs. 'I'm pregnant! I'm carrying your baby!'
Jack's fist clenched on the cell phone. With an effort he refrained from saying anything immediately. He knew Trixie Ann β she would babble on.
'The only person I've told is my best friend Mary Lou. "How do you know it's not Kevin's?" she asked. But Kevin hasn't had sex with me without a condom for years! You're the only one who's fucked me other than him since I've been married! "Just get an abortion," Mary Lou said to me. But I can't get an abortion! It would be murder! I should be happy to be pregnant and bring a baby into this world, but I'm so unhappy!'
This was not the first time this had happened to Jack. He sighed inwardly.