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~~~ Wednesday ~~~
Aunt Jackie left early the next morning - just like last time. She got up, got dressed and left - all without a word. Mom's hand tightened against my chest and I knew she was seeing her sister-in-law leave as well.
Once the front door latched, I turned to look at her.
"Did she stay all night last time?" mom asked.
I nodded.
"What was it ... what did she ask about her breasts?"
I felt my face flush crimson. I knew I would have to tell mom the truth - but I couldn't face her. I stared at her fingers and stammered out my confession.
"Last time, when we were recovering, I asked her if I could ... if I could suck on her breasts," I admitted.
"What did she do?"
"She rolled on top of me and ..."
"Like you two did last night?" she asked.
I nodded again.
She was quiet - thinking.
"Why?" I asked.
"With your father, she always waited a few minutes after coitus - just snuggling - never talking - and then she would get up and get dressed and leave."
"Right after?" I asked.
Mom nodded and said, "She is off her 'script' as you called it."
"Did I mess up?" I asked.
"She and you ... well ... you seemed to enjoy it."
I turned an even brighter shade of red than I was already.
"Come on, Henry," mom said. "What is it they say? If you enjoy your work, you'll never work another day in your life?"
"Mom," I gasped, "I'm not sure I'm supposed to enjoy having incest sex with my dad's sister."
After a moment, she said, "I don't think you should feel guilty."
"Mom," I said, "Leading up to last night, I was actually looking forward to her coming back. That's not right, is it?"
"Your father always felt guilty - apologized to me endlessly. Don't let it bother you. You're not chasing after her for sex."
She kissed my temple and rolled over, throwing back the covers to get out of bed. I watched her leave, wondering if I'd need to fulfill my other promise to my father. Would I come to crave sex with her as well? Was I not filthy - shameful - just for thinking it? Yet, I had promised dad I would do whatever I needed to - and he was barely cold in the grave ...
By the time I showered and got dressed, mom had a quick breakfast ready for me - and lunch in a bag for me to take with me. She kissed my cheek, hugged me fiercely, and saw me to the door.
"Have a good day, Henry," she said. "I love you. Your father would be proud of you. IS. Your father IS proud of you."
She choked up with the last - and it was all I could do to get down the sidewalk, into the car, and behind the wheel without melting down. I crinkled my nose and punched myself in my trembling chin to get my focus back on starting my day. A few idiotic drivers - along my path to work - helped take my mind off of missing my father.
My day went by fairly quickly and soon I was pulling back into the driveway. Mom's car was gone. We were still trying to figure out what we were going to do with dad's vehicle. For now, it was in the garage.
I was still getting my things together when mom pulled in beside me. I waited for her at the edge of the driveway.
She looked positively radiant. I got a hug and a peck on the lips.
"Good day?" I asked.
"I visited with Jeannie for a bit. She told me that the preschool was looking for someone to read stories to the kids so I popped down there and the teachers had me read two books to the little cherubs after their afternoon nap. They want me to come back every Wednesday."
I gave her a squeeze and said, "That's super!"
(Jeannie was the secretary at the church. She and mom chatted often while dad was "running missions" as I like to call it - doing his secret agent job - although there wasn't anything secret about it. Mom chatted with Jeannie and - when I was little - I tagged along with dad.)
"How is Jeannie?" I asked.
"We chatted, had a good cry, and then I stopped back to tell her 'thanks' for sending me to the preschool," mom said.
"Good," I told her.
"Help me with dinner?" she asked, hooking her arm through mine and guiding me to the front door.
"I wouldn't be much of a son if I told you 'no', would I?" I asked.
"You'd still be a fine son," she said.
"You're biased," I said, snickering.
"Maybe just a little," she said, the edge of her mouth curling into a bit of a smile.
I punched in my door-code and let us inside. Mom headed to her room and I navigated my way through the boxes in my bedroom to get to my dresser. She caught me on my way back out of the maze.
"After dinner," she said. "Why don't you help me box up your dad's clothes and you can move your stuff into his space in the bedroom."
I looked at her, trying to decide if there was anything more there. She stared back.
"Are you sleeping in your room any time soon?" she asked, finally.
"Probably not," I sighed. "Dad ordered me to be a permanent thorn in your side."
"Ordered?" she snickered.
She took one look at the serious expression on my face and wrapped my cheeks in her palms, pressing her forehead to mine.
"You don't have to," she said.
"I promised him," I said.
"I won't tell," she said.
"Mom!" I gasped.
"You both have this testosterone-fueled need to protect me," she growled.
"You're worth protecting," I said.
Mom's fierce hug was back again. Her face was buried in my chest. She didn't sob but she wouldn't let go for the longest time. When she finally did, the drill-sergeant was back ...
"I'll work on dinner. Empty what boxes you can, so that we'll have some available for your father's things. Stack the rest of them out of the way - not scattered around like you have them now."
"I'll have you know," I told her (adding a little dramatic flair to my voice), "there is a highly sophisticated method to my madness."
"They're sorted alphabetically?" she asked, snickering.
"Reverse prime derivatives ..." I said - unable to keep from grinning.
"Well, then, by all means," she said, grinning back, "get your derivatives primed - and then stack them against the far wall so they're out of the way."
"Yes, mother," I sighed.
"After dinner, we'll box up your dad's things. We'll make a keep stack and a donate stack."
I sighed - heavily.
"What's that sigh for?" she asked.
"I'm gonna load those boxes into my car and drive by the donation center for at least three weeks before I finally remember that I'm supposed to stop there," I complained.
"I'll call you before you leave work and remind you," she said, laughing.
"Fine," I said, defeated.
"After your father's stuff is out, you can move your things in," she said.
"What will Heather think?" I asked.
"She slept with us last time she was here, I'm sure she'll do it again - and I don't think she'll say a thing."
I nodded - and got to work. Mom headed for the kitchen.
I forget what she called it - some kind of homemade beefy pasta thing. I ate more than I should. After dinner, we got everything shifted around and still had time to chill in front of the fire.
It had been more than a month since I'd logged onto my gaming console. I couldn't say that I really missed it. It was comfortable sitting by the faux fire, just relaxing with mom. It still felt like a chunk of me was missing - but it was slowly filling in. There would always be a dad-shaped scar though.
I finished checking emails on my tablet and laid the device on the coffee table. I got up from the couch to rejoin mom, snuggling under the fleece throw. She kissed my cheek and I gave her a squeeze. We sat with an arm around each other and stared into the fire.
At bedtime, I crawled in and lay on my side, waiting for her to snuggle in behind me. Tonight, however, she got into bed on "my" side and slid over until she was lying on her back - right in front of me. She pulled my arm across her stomach so that I was holding her like I'd been holding Aunt Jackie the night before.
She put her hands on top of mine, leaned over to kiss my jaw, and closed her eyes. I snuggled in a little closer and she gave what sounded like a soft purr.
Her scent filled my nostrils and I thought about all of the time she held me as I had grown up - ear aches, bruised knees, and loose teeth.
I was soon asleep.
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