That morning, Rachel spent some time in bed with her Bible, seeking encouragement. She always felt women were given a bad rap in the Bible, but even God shone fortune on those who followed His word. Mary was the most famous - being blessed to be chosen to carry the Lord’s own child within her, ushering in a new era of religious thinking. Even Ruth from the Old Testament was blessed with a long and strong lineage after a lifetime of devotion in the midst of life-long struggles. In her heart, she entrusted the Lord to help her in that respect also, through her stepson.
After an hour of early morning Bible review she made her way to the bathroom to shower. She stood there naked ready to enter the bathroom, hoping to already see any sign of pregnancy. The Lord would provide as he always had, she reminded herself. Now is not the time. God would provide so long as she persevered in her efforts.
The shower invigorated her, the rush of water and fragrant soaps energizing her body and mind. Recovered the anticipating energy she possessed the night before, Rachel made her way to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Her step-children would be up soon and she wanted to make sure Reuben and Dinah were ready for the day. Especially Reuben.
As they sat at the table and ate, the three talked about what they had planned for the day. Dinah was going to meet with her friends at the mall for the usual repertoire of teenage activities: hang out with some other friends they knew were working that morning, eat at the food court and at the thousands of outfits at the numerous stores appealing to them. Afterwards, she would probably head over to Sarah’s house and hang out for a while - promising to call if she’d be out after eight.
The news secretly pleased Rachel. It meant more time around the house alone with her stepson, and more opportunities for her goal. Rachel went on to say that she’d spend the majority of the day around the house - going about cleaning activities in the den and living rooms, make an appointment to have the swimming pool cleaned, as well as some grocery shopping if she could. She also announced that their weeknight Bible Study would be canceled since their father was out of town. When he returned they would resume their topic.
“That’s cool,” replied Reuben, who in the midst of fantasizing heavily about his stepmother, forgot to read the god-awful passages in the Bible for this week.
“So what are you going to do today Reub?” his sister asked.
Rachel formulated his answer in her head. “I’ll just hang around the house, work on a few projects I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Maybe help Rachel with some of her cleaning activities...” she thought with a smile.
“Me and Joe are going to hit the hoops in about an hour,” Reuben replied, unknowingly to the surprise of Rachel. “We weren’t able to go to the game yesterday, but he was able to get some people together for a few games today. Good thing too, ’cause he’s got to work three days straight after this. ” he said as he dug his fork back into his plate. “
“Oh! So, you’re not going to be around the house today either then?” Rachel asked, taken aback by his answer.
Reuben knew where she was going with this, and although he very much wanted to fuck his stepmom, he wasn’t going to push his friends aside - he hadn’t seen any since the weekend. “I dunno”, he replied in mid-chew. “I think I’ll be home tonight. Like I said, Joe’ll be working tonight.”
Rachel excused herself from the table. “Don’t talk with your mouth full.”
Once the children were out of the house, Rachel looked over the Bible for words of comfort. She had wanted to please her family, always feeling on the outside looking in with the children. She strongly felt it was her duty to become pregnant through her husband. It would be her contribution to the family. The child would be the gel that kept them together and happy. Then she truly would be a mother and an integral part of the Laban household.
Time and again they had tried only to meet with failure. She had begun to wonder if the Lord left her barren intentionally when she came across the Levirate Marriage passage in the Old Testament. She took it as a sign from above that there was still a way for her to be blessed with a child while growing closer with her family. If she and Reuben were to conceive, she then reasoned Reuben would bond closer to her, and things would be better.
Having laid with her stepson twice now, she still felt the cold shoulder. Although he approached their intercourse with youthful enthusiasm, she still felt distant from him. Little was said after they first copulated. After he left her in the pool, he did not say much else to her. She had to initiate their intimacy, which he proceeded to blow off that night. Even this morning proved difficult for her to sit through. Knowing they would have plenty of free time together, he decided to sideline a decent attempt at intercourse to be with his friends. “He has all summer to be with his friends!” she thought. “Our time together is limited. Does he really not care for me?”
Passage after passage she looked at in the Bible mocked her, decrying incest of any form as unclean and punishable by casting out the guilty parties. She disregarded them, placing her hopes in the Levirate Marriage law. Paging through the New Testament, she came across 1 Corinthians 7: 3-4 ...
The husband should fulfill his duty toward his wife, and likewise the wife toward her husband. A wife does not have authority over her own body, but rather her husband, and similarly a husband does not have authority over his own body, but rather his wife.
“So I am not my own,” she contemplated. “I am my husbands. And he I mine.” Thoughts of how she could accommodate this to her objectives began surfacing in her mind.
“I must admit,” she began to say aloud, “he is servicing me in every way that I asked him. His willingness to mate with me is encouraging. His body is strong and agile - I am enjoying that. He’s using his body and talents to warm me up to having sex with him. Perhaps he is cold outside of our private time together because I am not reciprocating the same.”
“Reuben does have a stronger sex drive than I do. He is probably easily turned on by the sight of the flesh.” She turned her attention to the bedroom mirror. Standing up, she posed to thrust her breasts forward and look over her form. She tried imagining wearing some skimpy clothing. Rubbing her hand along her sides, she pictured herself wearing a see-through nightgown, her nipples pointing out through the fabric. Or perhaps a revealing nightgown hiding her privates for her lover to uncover. Some silk thong panties to show off her butt. Maybe romantic perfume to draw him in?
She imagined the various outfits she could wear, given what she already had and would need to buy. Smiling, she realized she could pull this off. Perhaps the Lord would shine favor on her still. If Reuben reacted favorably then she could continue to splurge on keeping him sexually satisfied. She would find out what he likes, and build on that.
She quickly went downstairs to begin a wash cycle before heading to a lingerie store, determined to find the perfect outfit for the future father of her child.
* * * * *
Reuben and Joe returned from the park a little later that afternoon. They had swung by the mall after showering off to pick up a copy of the latest release of Grand Theft Auto, and wanted to see what it had to offer on Reuben’s PlayStation.
Reuben yelled out that they were home as they took their shoes off. “Hello Joe!” the two faintly heard from downstairs. “I’m in the laundry room.”
“We’ll be in the living room,” Reuben called as they headed off.