August 10th
Dear Sis:
I'm not sure how long it will take for this letter to get to you or even if it will. The last postcard I got from you came from Vancouver. So that is where this will be addressed. You need to tell me if you are going to come back. I know that you were terribly hurt when your husband told you of his intention to divorce you and start a new life with the girls' volleyball coach in New Mexico. And I know you tried to make the best of it, but Sis, you left someone behind. I'm talking about your son, Charlie.
Sure, he's nineteen and you left the house for him to live in while he finishes college then it will be sold and he gets the profits. But Sis, you broke his heart. I don't care that you did sit down with him and treat him like an adult. He might be chronologically nineteen but he is still a son without a mother and as of today without a father nearby.
I begged Roger to take Charlie with him, get him reenrolled in college in New Mexico and be a real father to him. He told me he offered that and even to foot the entire bill for college but that your son refused. So now Charlie is rumbling around in that three bedroom, two and a half bath cape you bought on your wedding day with memories of his parents invading his every thought.
I am writing because I want you to know that I will watch over your son, my nephew even if you both won't. I hope that you find the happiness you are denying your son. Come back to him or at least drop him a postcard. You know my number. I hope you'll call.
Love, your twin sister
September 27th
Dear Sis:
Just a short note to tell you that Charlie is getting better more or less. We have dinner once and in a while and I fix his favorites, macaroni and cheese and much bacon and my homemade apple pie. He tells me about his day and we talk about my day. Being a flight attendant, I'm not always around for him as much as I'd like. He has my schedule and I try to bring him a souvenir from each stop. Every once in a while I get an overseas route and he has a newspaper from China, a bat signed by Saddaharu Oh, some big Japanese baseball player and had my picture taken for him outside of the Abbey Road Studios. We talked about going there on his spring break.
But Sis, something happened. I had gotten in late one night from a flight that was delayed by storm clouds and I had told Charlie that I would always call or text him when I got in. It was well past two a.m. when I got home. The lights were still on in your house so I went over. I sent a text, no answer, knocked on the door, no answer. His car was in the garage and the lights were on. I got scared.
I used the spare key and let myself in. I called for him and got no answer. All of the way through the house, no Charlie. Then I got to the kitchen and saw a half-eaten pizza in a box on the table. Someone had written happy birthday in bacon strips on top. I had forgotten his birthday! I felt terrible. Now I had to find him. So I tore through the house and wouldn't you know it, I found him in bed in his room out cold. You always told me he was a very deep sleeper.
He looked so angelic, if you can be angelic at 6'2" and the body of a sprinter. The blankets were half off his body. I went over to the bed and sat on the side and watched him for a few moments. Suddenly, he stated to cry. It was clear he was asleep, clear he was having a bad dream. He started to speak. He was calling for you. "Mom, come back. Why did you leave? I didn't do anything wrong."
The crying got more serious. He started to toss and turn. I didn't want to wake him up but I couldn't let him agonize all night long for something that wasn't his fault. So I cradled him in my arms and whispered in his ear. "Charlie, Charlie my darling, it's alright. I'm here, I'll protect you. No one is going to hurt you while I am around."
I held him very close and nestled his face against my neck. I felt him take a deep breath of my perfume. He started to hug me back with his eyes closed. "Oh Mom, I knew you'd come back. I love you so much." He mistook me for you. Granted, we are identical twins but the way he clung to me almost brought tears to my eyes. "Don't leave me again. Don't leave me again, Mom. I promise I'll be better."
"There, there, Charlie. You didn't do anything wrong. I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here, baby." He told me to promise him. I hesitated. "Promise me you won't go again. Please, promise me."
"I promise, Charlie. I won't go away again." Sis, if you could have seen how desperate your son looked to be loved and to have that anchor in his life that you could provide if you came home, your heart would have melted as did mine. Sis, I couldn't help myself. I unbuttoned the top three buttons of my white uniform blouse, then pulled out my right breast, pulled the 36DD cup down and rubbed my stiff nipple against his dry lips.
"Here Charlie. Here's how much Mommy loves you. Lick me, suck on my, baby." He was still asleep but he took my nipple and worked it so much I started to get wet between my legs. I stroked his cheek as he suckled off of me. For a brief few moments, he seemed calmer. I let him stay on me for a few more minutes then pulled my breast from his very eager lips. Once it was recovered I lowered his head back to his pillow and told him, "Mommy loves you and she always will." I kissed his forehead and accidentally noticed a very definite bump beneath the covers around his waist.