All characters in this story are over 18 years old.
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"Mom, can I ask you a question?" her son asks. He's looking in a box of pictures as he speaks, flipping through the family albums.
"Yes, James, what is it?"
"I'm just wondering why you never married anyone else after dad."
There's a pause. Mom sits down on a worn leather club chair. "I was married once, that is enough."
"Oh."
"I loved your father. I still do. But he's gone. So that's all right."
James nods. Of course, he knows it's all right.
But he says, "Was he a good husband?"
"He was a good provider."
James smiles. He doesn't know what "provider" means.
"And a good dad?"
"Yes, a good father." she answers.
"I have another question, mom." he asks.
"Yes, James, what is it?" she asks her son.
"Don't you miss having a man in your life?" he asks his mother.
She looks at her son and shakes her head. "Who said I need a man?" she replies.
James nods his head, but knows that it is a lie. He remembers what she told him about when she was younger. All about the men she dated.
"Besides, I have you, dear." she adds.
"It's not the same, mom." he told his mother.
"We'll both be just fine, James. Don't worry about that," mom replies.
James smiles. He thinks it's nice to be talking to his mom. He's never really talked to his mom like this before.
"Can I ask you something, mom? It is a personal question."
"Of course you can. What is it, James?" she replies.
"Don't you ever think about sex?"
His mother blushes. "Yes, James. Of course, I do. I'm still a woman."
"But I thought..." James says.
"I am still a woman. Just like you are a man. That's what you are to me: a man and my son. But I am still a woman, James."
James smiles at his mom. He didn't think she had seen him in such a way. He knows his mom is still a woman, but he had never considered her that sexual. It was a new thing to him that his mom was thinking about sex.
His mom reaches over and caresses his arm.
"I like that, mom. You do know how to touch me," James says.
His mom blushes, but she smiles. She has the biggest smile James has ever seen on his mom. It makes her look so cute. He smiles. She is the best mom ever.
"I do know how to touch you, James," she adds. "That's why I know how to take care of you, to give you that feeling that you're loved and cared for."
"Mom?" He asks, "Can I ask you something?"
"You can ask me anything, James." his mother answers.
"Is it normal that I feel aroused when you touch me?" her son asks. "I mean, shouldn't I feel aroused when a woman touches me, even if it's my mother?" James blushes as he says that. His mom looks at him.
"No, you shouldn't, James. It is not normal that you are feeling aroused. But it is your body's reaction." she explains to her son. "Do you get hard when I touch you?"
"Yeah. Yeah, it makes me feel like i'm going to cum," he says.
"So that is how you know when you like a woman," she states. "I bet that when you like a woman, you get hard. And when you don't, you don't."
James nods his head. "Mom," he asks, "Do you like me?"
His mother looks at him, but she doesn't say anything. She simply takes his hand and places it on her cheek. "Of course I like you, James. You're my son." she says. "But what about my breasts? Do you like those?"
"Yeah," James replies, grinning. "I do like them. But I don't know why."
His mother chuckles. "Let me give you an explanation. Your body knows what you like and what you don't. It is very natural to be attracted to a woman's breasts. Even if it is your moms." she says. "It is normal. But at the same time, your body is reacting to a much deeper level than your sexual attraction. It is your body's natural way to give love. And even if I am your mother, your body will not let go of that attraction. Because of this, it is okay to feel sexual desire towards me."
She looks at James, and smiles at him. She says, "How would you describe your feelings for me?"
James giggles. "I really like you, mom. I guess that I like you more than any woman I have ever met."
"Thank you, baby. What more do you like about me?" she asks.
"You look really pretty," he says. "Your chest is not too big, your skin is smooth, and you look cute in glasses. It is a beautiful combination of everything I like. You are sexy and feminine and you have this natural way of acting that makes you very cute. Also, it is very sexy when you smile."
"That is very kind of you to say, James", she tells her son.
"Mom, can I ask you a question? It is a bit embarrassing." her son asks her.
"Sure, baby," she says.
"Can you teach me what to say to girls? Like how to be sweet and how to be sexy and stuff?" James asks.
She smiles at her son. "Yes, James, I can. I will be glad to teach you."
"Really? You will?" James says, excitedly.
"Of course, baby."
"Thank you, mom" he says, "I have another very embarrassing question."
"What is it, James?" she asks.
"Is it bad to masturbate?" he asks his mother.
She laughs. "I cannot tell you how to masturbate. I just want to teach you to speak to girls."
"I just want to know if it is normal for me to want to masturbate. When my dick is hard."
"Well, James, if you are feeling horny, it is very normal to masturbate. Sometimes your dick can get hard for a reason other than you thinking about having sex. Sometimes it gets hard when you are tired or just bored. It happens to all boys, all men. You can masturbate if you want, but not here right now."
"What if I do it in my room?" James asks.
She laughs again. "Do you want me to come to your room and teach you how to masturbate, James?" his mom jokes.
"No, mom! Just a normal question!" James says, embarrassed.
"Okay, baby. Just relax, James. I will be here when you want to talk to a girl. If you want to masturbate in your room, just do so. I will be here to help." she tells her son.
James looks at his mom, "Thanks mom. I will be fine." James looks at the ground. He is so embarrassed he cannot even ask his mom the question he has in his head.
"What is it, James?"
"I have a question mom... But it is so embarrassing." he tells his mother. James stops and wipes sweat off his face. His mom can tell that he is getting embarrassed.
"Of course, James, you can ask me anything. I am your mother." she says.
"Can I see your..." James stops himself. "Mom, what did you say?" James asks.
"I didn't say anything. You stopped." she tells her son.
"It is so embarrassing." her son says.
"What did you want to see, James?" she asks.
James stops and pauses, looking around. James turns his body to face his mother and whispers. "See them, mom. I want to see them." he says.
"I did not hear you James."