This story is fictional, and all characters are over the age of 18.
I woke up hungover the following morning. Fortunately, my father and uncle weren't in the room when I got out of bed. I got out of bed and decided to take a quick shower. When I came back into the room, they were sitting at the table. They greeted me with coffee and food. I went to the far side of the room, dried off, and got dressed with them sitting there watching me. I asked, "Don't you guys ever get tired of staring at me? Jeez, it's like you've never seen a woman before."
Frank responded, "I'd never get tired of watching you. If you were us, you would stare, too."
Even though Frank was laying it on thick, I found his desperation cute. I sat on the edge of the bed and ate my breakfast while asking, "So, what's the plan today?"
My father told us, "We should make it to the town of the auction early today. Believe it or not, we are ahead of schedule. We are probably going to stay at the same motel tonight and tomorrow. Then, start driving home early Sunday morning. Does that work for everyone?" Frank and I agreed with the plan.
We all got our things together and brought them to the trucks. Frank and I waited in his truck while my father went to return the key cards and settle the bill. Frank asked me, "Can you drive with me today for a bit? It gets lonely doing all this driving, and your father...Well, he's been hogging all the time with you."
I was on to Frank's manipulation. I'm sure he hated driving by himself, but I knew he wanted to feel me out. He wasn't going to let it go, trying to get me to sleep in bed with him. "Yeah, I can drive with you today. All you had to do was ask Uncle Frank." I agreed to ride with him because I was curious about what he was going to ask me or what our conversation was going to be like.
When my father came back, we told him that I was going to ride with Frank. My father told us, "Good. You two seem to have issues you need to talk about. I'm glad I don't have to be in the middle of it."
As we started on the road, it was quiet. I decided that I needed to start the conversation. "So, Uncle Frank, what do you want to know?" I started. "Or should I ask, what do you think you know?" I said sarcastically.
"Oh, I know things, Maggie. Don't act like I don't know things," he shot back.
This has always been our thing. We would exchange sarcastic comments, but neither of us has ever been offended by the other. He would make inappropriate comments, and I would do the same to him. Part of me wasn't looking forward to what he was going to say because I had done some really inappropriate things over the past few days. I wouldn't be able to change the subject or deny my behavior. "Well, be honest and tell me what it is you think you know."
"You want me to be honest?"
"Yeah. I'll be honest, too," I reassured him.
"Ok. How did it start," he asked.
"It just happened. I was sitting on his lap, and we were drinking. I'm not blaming the drinking, but it played a part. His hand...ended on my thigh...and yeah...I didn't move it," I said nervously. Speaking about everything was more complicated than I thought it was going to be. I tried to change the subject. "You were sitting right there. You probably know more than I do. You and my father tell each other everything. Maybe I should ask you how it happened."
Frank laughed, "You're trying to change direction. That's what you do when you're challenged. I get it, though. I knew the two of you were doing something, but I didn't know what. Look...It is what it is. All that matters is, are you having fun being on the road trip with us? I am obviously jealous, but I want you to have fun with us."
I appreciated my uncle's honesty. This was the first time we weren't throwing sarcastic jabs at each other. I felt that if the way the conversation was going to go, we could be honest with each other. "Haha, Uncle Frank. Yeah, I was trying to change the subject. I forgot how well you know me for a minute," I told him. "To be honest, I don't really know what we were thinking. It just started out slowly with a touch here and there and just snowballed. I don't regret it. And to answer your question, yes, I am having fun on this road trip. Can you be honest with me now?"
"Sure. Ask me anything," he told me.
"Ok. Are the two of you serious about me sharing your bed? Have you and my dad actually talked about that?"
"I may have asked what if to your father. He told me, and I'm telling you this because he would say the same thing to you. As you know, he doesn't beat around the bush on things. He said if you wanted to and you did, he wouldn't be mad. He said we're all on this long trip, and as long as we're all having fun, he's ok with it. I hope that doesn't upset you, but you asked, and I told you I'd be honest with you. You've obviously thought about it because it keeps coming up. Am I wrong," he asked.
He wasn't wrong. I suspected that they had said something about me like this. The fact that my father did things while my uncle was there led me to believe it could happen. Had I contemplated it? Yeah, I did think about it. I don't know how that would happen, though. "I thought about it last night. My father said you felt left out. I felt bad and never wanted you to feel left out, but I don't know what else to do or say," I embarrassingly told him. "Plus, Uncle Frank. We...uh...you know...We haven't...um...done it. We did other things...you know...but, yeah...We haven't done that." I was back to struggling with words.
My uncle's next question seemed simple, but it wasn't. "How come? Is that too far for you?"
"No. I would do it, but we're never alone. We tried last night in the bathroom, but I couldn't because you were right outside the door. It's awkward...You know what I mean."
It's like a lightbulb that went off with Frank. "OOOO...I get it. I can go out for a little bit tonight. Would that help?"