Thanks to everyone who read chapter one! I loved getting so many views, votes, and comments, both public and private. Keep them coming! A special thanks to Master Dan for his input into chapter two.
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Dan was fast asleep, my face nestled into his chest, listening to his heartbeat and his breathing. But I was still awake. My eyes were wide open. My heart was beating significantly faster than his.
I held him closer, wrapping my arms around him more tightly than I had in a long time. It seemed as though the closer I held him, the more likely it would be that I would realize this was all one horrible dream.
But it wasn't. It was time to face the truth. I had sex with Dan's father.
I looked out over the suitcases that had yet to be unpacked, the suitcases that reminded me we would be staying here for several weeks. Resting on a suitcase was an alarm clock that had been hastily plugged in and set. The red digital display read 11:21. We had slept in. It was almost noon.
I slid over Dan to the other side of the small bed and placed my feet shakily on the floor. I glanced toward my husband, hoping I had not caused him to wake. He turned over on his side. After a moment's hesitation in the doorway of the small guest room, I crept back into the room to kiss his forehead.
He smiled and his eyes opened.
"Morning babe." He said groggily, still squinting.
"Morning." I said, perching on the bed in front of him.
"I love the way the sun from this window hits your hair like this. There's an east facing window in the bedroom, right?"
I smiled in spite of myself. "Yes there is. Although, I don't know that the bed will fit there."
"We can make it work. I'm determined to wake up to this every morning. You look like an angel."
I looked away. "You are much too sweet to me." I patted his chest. "I'm going to get through the shower."
"You took a shower at like 3 a.m. after we... you know..." He protested.
"Would you rather I take too few showers than too many?" I stuck my tongue out playfully and sauntered out. In reality, I simply couldn't shower enough. I still felt dirty.
Two doors down was the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror. Same blonde hair. Tired brown eyes. And yet, I wasn't the same girl. Prior to last night, Dan had been the only man I had slept with. And now that was gone.
I turned from the mirror, unable to face myself. I slid off the plaid shorts I had slept in, followed by the matching green tank top. I felt as if someone's eyes were boring into me, scanning my mostly naked body. I spun around to catch the lurker. There was no one.
I slipped my pink panties off and dropped them in the pile of clothing. I quickly got in the shower and pulled the opaque blue curtain shut. I turned on the water and squeaked as the cold water hit my neck, breasts and stomach. It warmed up and ran down my body. I put my head under the spray. Easing a bit, I began to hum as I squeezed shampoo into my hand. I scrubbed at my hair, soap running down my body.
I could forget about last night. I still had everything: A sweet husband, a new house close to move-in-ready, a job in the same building as my beloved as soon as summer was up and school started. And I was young, which counted for so much. I had a good life.
Rinsing the shampoo from my hair, I began to feel better. As the water ran down my hair, I picked up the razor and slowly shaved my underarms. I bent my knee and placed my toes on the shelf Dan's shampoo was sitting on. I ran the razor up my right leg and felt it for rough spots of hair. I repeated the process with the left leg. Letting the water run over the razor, I rinsed it out.
I squeezed my hair. The water came out soap free. I shut the water off and wrung out my hair. Stepping out of the shower, I was startled to see I was not alone. I snatched a towel from the shelf and wrapped it around me with lightning speed. My face was a mix of shock and anger. James leaned against the bathroom door.
"What was that you were humming?" He asked with a calmness that infuriated me. He was violating my privacy.
"Festivo." I said with as much venom as I could muster.
He ignored my venom. I felt like a kitten who hissed its heart out and was being laughed at.
"By?" he asked just as calmly.
I picked up my clothes. "Nelhybel." I made my way to the door. "Let me through." I was being cold toward him and I knew it.
He looked as though he was considering it. "Nah. Drop the towel and I might though."
"No. Last night was a one time thing. I regret it. But this stops here."
He considered it another moment. "Nah."
"Let me through." I said slowly, enunciating each word clearly with a look that told him I was completely serious. He wasn't budging. "Dan!" I yelled loudly.
James smirked. "Sweetie, what are you going to tell Dan?"
"The truth! That you peeped in on me in the shower."
"Okay, the truth then! How about that you came all over me last night right before you and he had sex. Do you think he would be happy to learn that his dad's cum was all over his dick? Let's face it honey, with what you are willing to tell him, I come off as a dirty old man. With what I have to tell him, you are an adulteress. Which do you think he will receive better? You would do well to realize that wives can be replaced. Fathers can not."
"You will not treat me like some slut your son picked up! I am his wife! You may have been his family, but I am his family now!"
"Point is, I know you won't tell him. You know it would absolutely kill him either way. And let's face it, you don't want to hurt him. I know this. I know your reasons. I know that what happened last night is a secret you will carry to your grave. And I know you will do anything to protect that secret. Anything."
I looked away. "You're wrong."
"Then here's the proposition. The ball is in your court. Drop the towel or I tell him." He said pointedly.
"No. I won't." I said defiantly. I hoped he didn't want his son hurt any more than I did and he was bluffing. I could not let him have this control over me. This could not become an ongoing affair.
"Okay then." He said quietly, then opened the bathroom door. He yelled down the hall. "Dan, why don't you..."
I yanked him back into the bathroom and shut the door behind him quickly.
"You don't want to hurt your son like this."
"I don't, but it looks like I have to." He yelled once more. "Dan!"
I squeezed my eyes shut. "Fine!" I let my towel go. I was naked. I could feel his dirty leer as it washed over my C cup breasts, my flat stomach, my hairless pussy.
He smiled. He knew he had won. "Come here." I did so, hoping he had a plan for when Dan answered our calls and that he would enact said plan if I cooperated.
He ran his rough hands down my clean, smooth skin. I could feel them on my ribs, my waist and my hips. He ran them up my stomach and under my breasts. He traced the underside of my breasts, where they met the rest of my body. He slid his palms up over my nipples and up on my shoulders. They ran down my back and over my buttocks. He then patted my butt and gave me a light push away.
"There now." He said softly. "It wasn't so bad."
I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes as I picked up the towel from the floor. I wrapped it around me, pulling it tight like one does when they are trying to shield themselves from a cold wind.
"By the way sweetheart, Dan ran to get lunch. He should be back any minute." He opened the door and slipped out. I waited until I couldn't hear his footsteps any longer and I shut the bathroom light off. Traveling to the guest room, the tears began to run down my face. I was trapped. He had me. He knew exactly how to get just what he wanted out of me.
I dressed slowly in the small guest room that felt more and more like a prison cell. I lay on the bed, eyes opened wide and tears running down my cheeks. I heard footsteps coming up the stairs and I wiped my face quickly and started absently looking through a suitcase. The door pushed open.
"Hey sweetie! There's some lunch downstairs. And then I thought we could go over to the house."
"Sounds good." I said, forcing a smile. It would be nice to get away from James.
"Oh, and Dad volunteered to help you paint while I work on installing the basement shower."
I held back tears. "Great. But wouldn't it make more sense to have him help put in the shower though? I mean that is a much tougher job than painting."
"But I want someone to keep you company. I can't just coop you up there with the paint fumes."
"I'll be fine! Really. I'm a big girl."
"Well, we'll see what he ends up doing. If nothing else, it'll be nice just having an extra hand helping. Now let's get lunch! I am starving!" I followed him out and down the stairs.
"Good morning, Rachel." James said with a smile. "You guys slept in quite a bit, didn't you? Late night?" He winked at Dan.