Life has become so strange after months in lock down. A fairly private person by nature, I thought I was faring rather well despite the pandemic. I had plenty of savings, a good home, and three lovely daughters. The Greeks had their three Graces--I have my three daughters.
My youngest, Hayli, eighteen, still lived at home. Dark-haired and fair skinned, Hayli is my gymnast--tight little, solid body; shoulder length hair; green eyes; and a cute smile. Hayli is, perhaps, the one I am closest to, for many reasons. We share a similar temperament, and she tended to hang around me more than my wife when my wife was still alive. Hayli delights me with her quiet impishness, and surprised me with her incredible sexuality and sensuousness.
My two oldest, Lexi and Eva, were forced back from their respective colleges due to the closure of dorms from the pandemic. Alexis, or Lexi, twenty-one, is my "model"--she has that slightly curvaceous, hourglass figure with a long body that gets her plenty of attention. She keeps her hair long, hanging about between her shoulder blades, but it is her deep green eyes and sensuous mouth that have gotten her so much work.
Eva, nineteen, is my ballerina--slender, with shoulder length dark hair. Unfortunately for her, she inherited my sister's large breasts--too large (a foolish dance instructor once told her) for her to pursue ballet as a professional. But, like her older sister, Eva has found work as an artists model, enjoying nudes especially. I keep a few of her pencil sketch portraits of her in my office, and am proud of her focus and spirit.
All of us were together again for an extended "staycation," which wasn't too bad. But after a month, the stress started to show. Sleep patterns were irregular. Routine became anything but.
We were a warm and happy family, though, despite this. What we experienced was more "cabin fever" than any exposure of underlying dysfunction. At least, I think that--I could be wrong because, as I said, life has become so strange now.
One sleepy afternoon as I sat reading on the sofa, enjoying the relative quiet and a chance to immerse myself in a good novel (my two oldest daughters having gone to get groceries for the week), Hayli wandered in and curled up on the sofa with me. She still enjoyed snuggling up to her old dad, and she cuddled up on my left side, laying her head in my lap. She seemed content to just lay there while I read, not interrupting or intruding, making no requests other than taking my left hand and idly intertwining my fingers in her own.
I smiled and glanced down at her, enjoying our casual closeness and the sweetness of the moment. Hayli seldom demanded anything. She was an easy-going child--rarely causing a disturbance, either with me or with her sisters. Once they left home to go to college, Hayli and I had the place to ourselves, and she likely drew closer to me as a result of her missing her siblings. In any event, we had a very good and affectionate relationship.
I continued reading and my daughter dozed, snuggling closer in the warm afternoon. Sunlight came into the den through the skylights and large sliding glass door (though the curtain was drawn to help avoid too much heat from the direct sunlight that might enter). I was so accustomed to her that I confess I lost awareness of her being there as I turned page after page, my focus on the narrative I was reading. It wasn't until Hayli shifted and her head pressed into my crotch that I realized two things: first, that she was still there; and second, that I had unknowingly gotten a semi-rigid hard on. (The novel had some mildly sensual sex scenes, and I admit I had gotten a bit lost in one before my daughter moved on me, bringing me to full awareness of my state.) I held still, hoping my daughter hadn't noticed, waiting for her to settle down again, which she did shortly, and snuggled in tighter. I waited in case she would say something, but she didn't. She merely started absently caressing my fingers in idle play, as she was accustomed to doing anyway when we held hands as we walked or read or watched TV together.
After a few moments, I resumed my novel, but Hayli rolled onto her back, keeping hold of my hand, and said: "Dad--why don't you date any more?"
The question caught me by surprise. "What, honey?" I asked.
My daughter opened her eyes and looked up at me. "Why don't you go on dates any more? Don't you get lonely?"
I looked at her, puzzled, but took it with the affectionate concern I assumed it to be. "I don't know, honey. I suppose I don't really have the time."
My daughter pondered that a moment before returning her attention to my hand. "Is it because of me? I mean, because of Lexi and Eva and me?"
"What do you mean?"
Hayli shrugged. "Is it because of taking care of us--being a single dad?"
I nodded. "Yes, I suppose, in part. Why do you ask?"
My daughter shrugged again. "No reason. Just--don't you ever get--lonely?"
I smiled down at her. "Lonely? With you and your two sisters?" I chuckled affectionately. I drew her hand up to my lips and kissed it. "How could I possibly get lonely with three lovely women around?"
Hayli quirked a smile in response, but then frowned in seriousness as she strove to make her point. "Nooooo! I mean--don't you ever get--lonely?" She made eyes that implied something of import behind it.
I wasn't catching on. "What do you mean by 'lonely'?"
My daughter struggled in frustration. "Ugh--Dad, don't you ever get--horny?"
"Ohhhhhhh!" I looked down at her, suddenly embarrassed by her very adult request. "Well, I--uh...".
My daughter shifted again, turning to keep her chin on my thigh as she stared up at me under her brows. She studied me with a mix of seriousness and mischief.
"Don't you ever feel the need to--masturbate?" she asked, watching me with catlike curiosity.
I blushed and stammered a bit. "Well, I, uh... yes. Yes, I do."
Hayli quirked another grin, a quick smile at scoring a hit, and put her hands under her chin on my thigh.
"And...?" she asked.
I stared at her, puzzled. "And?"
She stared back at me. "And... What do you do about it?" she asked, eyes glimmering with mischief.
I was flummoxed. "Hayli--what is this about? Why are you asking?"
My daughter shrugged. "Just curious. I mean, I masturbate--a lot--and Lexi masturbates--a LOT, and Evie, too," she chuckled, "but I've never seen you masturbate...".