Magic 8-Ball: Stepmother's Milking - Part 2
It was about a month after going out for the hamburger that Vince finally felt confident that the Magic 8-ball was the real deal. He had tested it on himself, his dad, and his stepmom several times during that period, just to verify that he wasn't fooling himself. Even though none of the wishes were a big deal, there was no way they could have all been coincidental.
In mid-June, his parents had decided they wanted to go for a long weekend and visit his dad's parents since it had been several months since they'd last seen Samantha. Of course, he was told he was going, too.
But he had other plans... other wishes... that he hoped would be granted. Two nights before they were to leave, he lay in bed and held the Magic 8-ball in his hands.
"Am I going to enjoy my vacation?" he asked, shaking the ball. Then he looked through the answer window.
"It is certain."
He thought about what that meant for a moment. Either he was going to have a good time at his grandparents house, or he was going to have a good time with his wish.
"Here goes nothing," he said. "I wish to be alone with my stepmom for the entire weekend to play with her boobs." He shook the ball a lot more than usual this time. He really, really wanted this wish to come true. After what seemed like an eternity, he turned the ball over and looked at the window.
"Wish fulfilled."
It certainly wasn't the first time he'd seen that message, but this time, with this wish, it made him shiver. This was either going to be the best weekend ever, or it was going to be the most embarrassing.
It was only twenty minutes later when there was a knock on his door again. He recognized Emmanuelle's wrap. "Yeah?" he called out. The door opened and Emmanuelle came in. "Hey," he said. "What's up?" He still held the 8-ball in his hand as she took a seat on the side of the bed.
"Your father and I were talking and I'd like to propose something different for our vacation," she said.
"Ok," he said, wondering where this was going.
"Well... I know you and I have had a difficult time connecting over the past year, and it's been a lot different than what it was before Samantha. Your father and I think we need to get back to that, you know? You've been pretty angry and we want to help fix that."
"Ok... what does that mean?" he asked. "We're not going to Grandma and Grandpa's?"
"Well... your father is... and he's taking Samantha with him," she said. "She's been feeding well from the bottle, so that should be ok. But I was thinking we'd go to the cabin, just the two of us." My parents had a timeshare cabin that was on a good bit of land, with a lot of woods around it, that was almost three hours away. Over the years, it was a great place to go to just get away for a while.
"Go to the cabin without Dad?" he asked.
"Yeah... just the two of us," she said. "So we can... you know... just reconnect."
He nodded, a little surprised at how his wish was being fulfilled. "Ok..." He didn't mean to, but he sounded skeptical.
"Does that sound alright?"
"Yeah, that sounds fine."
"You know... we can talk... play some games... watch some movies. Just spend time together. I hope that's really ok," she said. "I had such a good time with you at the burger place last month. And I know I'm just your stepmom, but I think we can be good friends."
"Yeah," he agreed. "I think so, too." And after a moment, he added, "I'd like that."
She smiled as soon as he said it. Now she knew this would work, they could actually be good friends again. "Good. Me too."
"We're leaving on Friday?"
"Yeah, the same time as your dad. That'll give us some time on Friday night and then we'll come back on Monday." She was beaming she was so happy.
"Ok. That sounds like a plan," he said.
Emmanuelle was still smiling when she got up and walked to the door. "Sleep well," she said before walking through and closing the door behind her.
"You too!" he called through the door. He shook his head and smiled again. "Wow."
*****
It seemed like Friday afternoon took forever to arrive. He was all packed and ready by Thursday night, eager to get started on this adventure. They all loaded up the two cars and hugged after locking up the house.
"I'll miss you, hun," his father said to Emmanuelle before kissing her. He held Samantha in her carrier in his hand.
"I'll miss you, too," she said, wrapping her arms around him and hugging him tightly to her. "I don't think there's much cell service there, but I'll try to find a landline and call."
"Ok."
"Tell your parents I miss them," she added.
"I will. I'm sure they'll have their hands full spoiling this little rug rat," he laughed. "They probably won't even notice that I'm there." His dad came over and gave him a hug. "You take care of your mom, ok? Stay out of trouble. For me. Please?"
"Yes," Vince said. "I promise no arguing."
"Perfect," his dad said. "You two have a safe drive."
"You too," Emmanuelle replied.
And they got into the cars and headed out.
The drive to the cabin was fun. They spent a lot of time listening to the radio, before it faded out, and then to the music on Vince's phone. The nice thing about it was that they both had the same taste in music and both enjoyed singing... and sing they did. Almost the entire drive.
After two-and-a-half hours, they finally arrived at the cabin at around 7:30pm. The sun was sinking below the tops of the trees, so the woods were starting to get dark. Emmanuelle popped the trunk and walked to the rear of the car, when suddenly Vince bolted for the front door of the cabin. Without even thinking, Emmanuelle ran, too, giggling the whole way.
"I get the master bedroom," Vince said as Emmanuelle arrived on the porch and tapped the front door.
"No, I get the master bedroom," she said. "If it was a race, you should have said so in the car. You can't run in and claim a room while I'm getting the luggage out of the car."
"It's a well known fact that whoever touches the front door first gets to pick the bedroom," he laughed. "You can look it up."
"No mister... I get the master bedroom," she said with mock sternness. "I am the stepmother... and I exert my parental authority."
"Damn parental authority!" he said, laughing. "Gets me every time."
They grabbed the luggage from the car and brought it into the cabin, storing the suitcases in the two bedrooms.
"Isn't this place amazing?" Emmanuelle asked as she leaned against the doorframe of the guest bedroom. Vince had just opened his luggage. "I'm so happy we get to spend this weekend together. I know it's been rough going with the new baby... and your father and I haven't been giving you the attention you deserve."
"Don't get mushy," he said.
"I don't mean to get mushy... it's just... I wanted to spend this weekend together, just you and I, to kind of...
"You're getting mushy," Vince said, setting a stack of clothes on the bed.
"I'm not getting mushy... it's just... you know... I feel bad," she said, sincerely. "I feel... like you've grown distant or something."
"Distant?" he asked, putting a stack in one of the dresser drawers. "How am I being distant?"
"It's hard to describe... you've spent a lot more time on your computer and you're always on your phone, even at the dinner table. And I just want a weekend to regroup and connect with you."