I paused my game and removed my headphones as I heard my parents fighting. Their words were indistinct through the floor. I pondered what action to take.
Before I had made up my mind, the voices ceased. I heard footsteps descending the stairs to the ground floor. I glanced at my watch, and my eyes widened. 0030. It was Friday, which meant I had no classes, but fatigue was beginning to kick in. I saved my game before turning off the TV. I followed the footsteps into the kitchen.
My father filled a glass with water.
"Hey Dad, everything all right?"
"Hey Tom. Yeah everything is fine."
"Are you sure, isn't this the third fight you guys have had in a week?"
"You're Mother and I are just having some disagreements, nothing for you to worry about."
"All right if you're sure. I going to bed, night Dad."
"Night Tom."
I rubbed the sleep from my eyes as I walked down the stairs. The delicious smell of bacon pulled me towards the kitchen. My Mom, Sarah stood at the stove.
"Morning Mom," I sat down at the table, reaching for some bacon.
"Good morning sweetheart! Did you sleep well last night?"
"Like a log." I took a bite of the bacon. Between bites I asked, "Mom is everything all right?"
"What do you mean?" she asked, her eyebrow raised.
"I heard you and Dad fighting again last night."
She sighed, before removing the pan from the stove. "It's nothing for you to worry about," she dumped some eggs onto her plate, and then mine. She returned the pan to the stove and sat down. "Just some disagreements between us."
"Come on Mom, I can tell something is bothering you."
We made eye contact as she slowly chewed her eggs.
I ate some more bacon as I waited.
Swallowing she began, "Your father and I are just having some intimacy issues."
"Wow Mom, I am so sorry. Is there somebody else?"
"No, nothing like that. We both still love each other, it's just..."
"What," I asked.
"Your father is having trouble getting aroused."
"Oh." I pondered this for a moment. My Mom should arouse any warm blooded male. She was still a sexy woman even in her early forties. I would be lying if I said she had not played a large role in my masturbation fantasies. "Have you guys thought about getting Viagra?"
"We were using it for a while but it makes your Dad sick." With a smile she added, "As bad as I want it, I don't want your Dad throwing up on me again."
"Oh gross!" I laughed. "Well, have you guys thought about a couple's counselor?"
"I have mentioned a few times, but your father doesn't feel comfortable with it."
I stood up and hugged her from behind. "I am sorry you guys are having problems, maybe I can do some research and see if there is anything else that could help you guys."
Mom kissed my arm. "That's sweet of you honey, but you shouldn't worry about it."
I kissed the top of her head and walked out. I was going to do some research, just not the medical side. I went to go check my Dad's search history.
I opened up his web browser, and accessed the history. I scrolled down a bit, ignoring emails and some random websites. Finally, I found what I was looking for, porn. I opened up the first five links in different tabs. The first tab was a man watching his wife get fucked by another guy. Hmm cuckold porn. Interesting.
However, one video did not a pattern make. I checked the next video, a threesome two guys one girl. I pressed played. The video started out, action already playing out. The girl was getting banged from the back by the bigger guy, while the smaller guy was in front of her. The girl spoke "Oh baby his cock is so much bigger than yours!" I stopped the video. Another cuck video.
The next three videos all showed the same genre. I tapped my pursed lips. Having been a connoisseur of pornography myself, I knew that sometimes you went through phases that did not mean anything. I needed to conduct more research.
I scrolled through his history for the next hour, spanning the last 6 months. Almost all of the porn was cuckold, along with erotic novels and forums all dedicated to cuckolds. My final verdict, my father had a serious fetish. I deleted evidence of my research, and headed up to my own room. I had a plan forming, now all I needed was to perfect the pitch.
Mom returned to the living room, her glass of wine refilled. By my count, that was her second glass. A little buzz would help my plan go smoothly. She sat down on the couch with me.
Dad was reclined in his chair, reading a book, his fourth beer by on the side table.
I turned to my mother. "So Mom, I was doing some reading about what we were talking about this morning."
She turned to me, shaking her head.
I patted her leg. "It's ok. I am in my third year of my psych degree. We have been discussing sexual issues between long-term couples. Maybe I can help?"
Dad set his book down, looking disapprovingly at Mom and me. "Sarah, what have you been telling him?"
Mom took a long sip from her glass. Finally, when the glass was close to empty, she set id down. "He heard us arguing last night and asked about it. I didn't want him to worry so I told him the truth."
"Dad we already talked about it. Let me try to help. No one else has to know, and you would be helping me practice."
Mom nodded as she looked expectantly at Dad. "What do we have to lose, Bob?" Mom asked.
Dad stared at me, then my Mom, then back to me. "Fine, if it will make you happy for us to try to talk out our problems we will try it, just this once."
My Mom's eyes lit up, as a smile appeared on her face. "Thank you sweetheart."
"Excellent. And don't worry Dad; we are not going to spend too much time talking. All right now, to start with to make this more relaxing, I want you both to call me Tom. I am your friend trying to help. Secondly, as long as we are in this room, we will all be honest with each other. Thirdly, we do not blame anyone for anything. We want to solve the problem blame does not matter. Now Bob, do you still find Sarah sexually attractive?"
"Of course," Dad responded immediately. "She is a beautiful woman."
"And you love her?" I asked.
"More now than when we married," he responded definitively.