I often laugh when I see warnings of 'This depicts incest, so if...' I'm always like, this is an incest site. I've seen people in the comments complain if there's not
enough
incest, like step-relatives. Anyway, for the first time, I have a legitimate trigger warning: This work has a plot point that references human trafficking. That does not happen in-story, but it is referenced, along with roofies.
Also, for one particular passage, you will enjoy that passage a whole lot more if you are familiar with the song
'Reasons'
, by Earth, Wind, and Fire, particularly the live version. If you are familiar with that work, you'll see what I mean.
Additionally, this is a new story, and not a sequel. But if you've read any of my other works, you might recognize some familiar characters, and you can see how they're doing since their story ended. Not having read will not distract you from following the story.
And finally, the regular disclaimers apply: This is a work of fiction, I made it all up, none of the characters in the work are real people, and all characters engaging in sexual activity are over the age of 18. Please enjoy, and if you like it, please feel free to comment.
If you don't like it, tell me that too...I always want to get better. Enjoy!
CAN EVERYONE TELL?
As Tilda pulled the nimble convertible out of the parking garage, she looked over at her friend, and said, "Hey, mind if I drop the top? It's gorgeous out!" The weather was indeed flawless. It was the week before Thanksgiving in Orlando, Florida, and the heat and humidity were both gone. It was early in the evening, and the sun shone brilliantly against an azure sky, and it was just 70 degrees... perfect conditions for a spirited drive down I-4 into the city. The city had recently completed some major work on I-4 going straight through the heart of the city. It had taken nearly six years to complete. But now that it was done, what used to be a stop-and-go nightmare to go into or through the city was now a smooth, non-stop cruise from Champion's Gate all the way to Daytona Beach.
"Absolutely!" answered Leigh. "Just let me put on a hat. I like the wind, but I hate how it whips my hair!"
Tilda pulled over to put down the power roof. While they waited the few seconds for it to finish, Leigh's phone dinged. Leigh read the text, smiled, and started texting back.
"Is that your dad?" asked Tilda.
"Mm-Hmm," Leigh answered, nodding and smiling while finishing her text and hitting send.
"You hanging out at home again tonight?" asked Tilda, cautiously.
"Nah, I'm hanging out with you. After that, yeah, I'll go home, and my dad'll probably be up. So yeah, I'll probably see him," answered Leigh, shrugging. She nodded towards all the bags in the back seat and continued, "So now that we've done our part to stimulate the economy, what's the plan now?" Her phone dinged again. She read the message and smiled even wider.
Tilda glanced at their haul in the backseat of her Mercedes E-Class convertible and said, "Yeah, we did do that, didn't we? Why don't we drop my stuff off at my house, then go grab something to eat. I'll drive you home after, okay?"
"That's sounds good. Just not too late, okay? I promised my dad I'd be back before 11:00," Leigh answered as she replied to the latest text, still smiling at the conversation.
"Is that your dad again?" asked Tilda.
"Yeah, is that a problem?" Leigh answered, a little testy. Tilda had been asking a lot about her and her dad lately.
"No, it's not a problem. It's just, well, you sure spend a lot of time with your dad. You guys seem really, really close, I mean, for you being twenty-four and all," answered Tilda.
Leigh almost spat out, 'If your dad wasn't a disgusting-looking warthog, maybe...' but she thought better of it. Instead, she said, "Look, Till, just because you don't enjoy spending time with your dad doesn't mean everybody feels that way, you know? I mean, sure, I enjoy hanging out with my dad. Why wouldn't I? He's nice, he's funny, he's smart, he's really great to talk to, and he always pays when we're out anywhere. What's not to like?"
Tilda scoffed, "Sure. All that, plus, he's FOINE!"
Leigh looked scandalized. "Bitch! My dad is not 'FOINE!' He's my dad."
Tilda said, "The fuck he's not. He's a total smoke-show! I got half a mind to go after him myself. I'd be your new mommy! First thing I'd do is send your ass off to boarding school!" she laughed heartily. "And our kids would be so cute! Biracial kids are always so cute. I mean, look at you... you're gorgeous, Little Miss Mocha!"
"Be that as it may," replied Leigh affecting a haughty tone, "He's MY Daddy. Go get your own. Plus, boarding school? Heifer, I got the same degree, and same job as you! You're not sending me anywhere, mommy dearest!" she laughed.
"That's another thing. You graduated from college, you have like, no student loans, you have a great job making great money. Why you still living at home like a kid?!"
Leigh said, with practiced ease, "I live at home because I want to buy a house. To buy inside the city close to work will be really expensive, and I'll need twenty per cent down. That's gonna be like $50 or $60 thousand dollars. I can't save that kind of money paying almost $2,000 a month rent like you. So my Daddy's nice enough to let me keep staying at home until I have it saved."
"Daddy?" asked Tilda, suspiciously.
"Mm-Hm!" answered Leigh, smiling innocently. Her phone pinged again. Her smile widened as she read it. "Sorry Tills, look, Im'ma need to take a rain-check for tonight. Dad has tickets to this Earth, Wind, and Fire revival band playing tonight. His date got sick, and he really doesn't want to go alone. He's been looking forward to it for weeks. So I said I'd go. It's only Friday; we can go clubbing tomorrow night and show off our new skank-ware, okay?" she sounded like she was almost begging.
"'Earth, Wind, and Fire?' What the hell is that?" Tilda asked.
Leigh shrugged again. "It's a black thing. Old-school soul music. My dad loves it, and I guess I like it, too.
Tilda pouted, "So she blows your dad off, and you're blowing me off, huh?"
"I'm not blowing you off," Leigh answered quickly. "We spent the whole day together, and we're hanging out tomorrow, too."
"I know, I know," said Tilda. "It's just, I don't know... it just seems like you're acting kinda, well, weird. Look," she said as she exited the highway to head towards Leigh's house, still about fifteen minutes away. "I'm your best friend. If anything, well, unusual was going on, you could tell me, you know. I'd never tell a soul."
"Unusual?" asked Leigh. "Like what?"
"You know," Tilda said, nervously. "Between, you know, you and... you and your dad. I mean, you could trust me."
Leigh looked shocked. "I can't believe you!" she said, hoping she sounded decently indignant. But rather than outright deny anything, she simply said, "Yes, I'm a daddy's girl. But you have a dirty mind!"