Author's Note: It's been quite a while since I posted it, so go
here
to see part one.
Pushing My Luck 2
"Yeah! That's five wins in a row for me!"
Springing up from the couch where we'd been sitting together, her video game controller dropping to the ground, Darla launched headlong into her little victory dance. I couldn't really begrudge her for it under the circumstances, but I knew it was expected and so I did a little grousing anyway.
"Yeah, yeah."
Our black cat Whozit looked up from where he'd been snoozing on the back of the couch and watched her dance for just a moment before yawning and going right back to sleep.
"Are you sure you aren't just letting me win, Sammy? I mean, you're not usually this awful."
"No, no," he reassured her. "I guess I'm just a little ... distracted."
"Well, try a little harder this time, will you?"
"Okay, okay."
Retrieving her controller and throwing herself back onto the couch, Darla restarted the game then and turned her full attention to trouncing her big brother for a sixth time.
I heaved a little sigh meanwhile, very glad indeed that she had not chosen to ask any awkward questions about exactly what it was that was distracting me. I really did try to pay more attention to the game this time too, my competitive spirit rebelling against the very idea that I couldn't beat her even once, but it was a losing battle.
My eyes were constantly being drawn away from the TV screen to my mother, who was supposedly just taking care of a little housework.
With a rag, she had been taking care of some dusting and, I'd been noticing, she was bending over a lot to get at every little nook and cranny, even getting down on her hands and knees to get at all of those really awkward and hard to reach spots. Right now, she was standing just to the left of the TV and humming happily to herself, letting her bottom sway slowly to the tune as she wiped down the same shelf for the tenth time.
It was very obvious that she wanted me to pay some attention to her ass and I could hardly do otherwise, keeping a throw pillow on my lap to hide the inevitable result.
Yes, my own mother was flirting with me right in front of my little sister and I could only thank God that Darla was too young to see it for what it actually was. Thankfully, as far as she was concerned, Mom was just in a very good mood.
A very good mood that had lasted for two weeks now, as a matter of fact.
I had to wonder just why it was that my mother might be so interested in showing off her ass in particular and hoped it might have something to do with a little conversation we'd had yesterday while in bed together.
If she was signaling what I thought she was ...
My older sister Lesley happened to come down the stairs then just as my video game character once more went down in flames. The twenty-one year old stopped and just stared at Mom for a moment with the oddest expression on her face, watching as the older woman swayed while wiping down that shelf for the hundredth time. Mom was so intent on showing off for me that she didn't even notice her daughter's arrival at first.
"Hi, Lesley," I called out, as much to let Mom know she was there as to greet her. "It's about time you got up this morning."
Mom actually gave a little start and stopped both the humming and the shaking of her booty, but to her credit, her smile never wavered and no hint of embarrassment or guilt ever showed on her face to suggest she had been doing anything wrong. "Hi, honey! What do you have planned for today?"
My big sister took a few moments before answering, continuing to study Mom and shooting the occasional glance over towards me and my pillow on the couch. "Nothing much. I might go out with some friends a little later."
Lesley too had been behaving a little oddly of late. If I didn't know better, I would have wondered if she'd guessed what was really going on between me and Mom, but that was just crazy. I mean, we were being super careful not to leave any evidence lying around that could expose us and we avoided actually grabbing each other if anyone was around. If my dear old Dad didn't even suspect that his wife was cheating on him, why would my sister?
No, she was most likely just a little weirded out by the fact that her mother seemed to be stuck in a constant state of euphoria these days.
"You seem awfully ... happy today."
I had to congratulate myself on my reasoning when I heard my sister say that, smiling even though I was getting a dirty look from Darla for blowing another game.
"So what do I have to be sad about? Life is good and my family is safe, happy and healthy."
That brought a complaint from Darla. "Well, I'm a little sad. Do you realize that school is about to start up again?!"
"Yes, dear."
To be honest, I wasn't any happier about how soon school would be opening than Darla was. I was eighteen years old and going to be a senior in high school this year. It wasn't that I had any problems with the academics, but I knew it would leave me with a lot less time to fool around with Mom. With five people living in this house, the time we had to be alone together was limited enough as it was!
Reaching for the games reset switch, Darla happened to catch sight of the clock then and let out a yelp. "Oh, no! I'm supposed to be over at Suzie's house in five minutes! I'm gonna be late!" She switched off the game system, telling me, "I'll have to finish clobbering you tomorrow."
As the girl darted for the door, Mom followed her as far as the front window, watching as she bicycled away. "Have fun, dear!"
Lesley stood frozen for an instant, biting her bottom lip as she looked after her little sister with wide eyes and raised eyebrows. It seemed to me that she was mulling something over, though I couldn't imagine what. Probably, she had just thought of some kind of trouble that she and her friends could get into today.
"As a matter of fact," Lesley said at length, "I think I might go ahead and head out to the mall to see what my friends are doing. Can I borrow your car for a little while?"
I nearly gave myself a high-five. Did I have that girl figured out or what?!
Mom couldn't resist sneaking a small glance over at me. With Dad at work and both of my sisters out with their friends, that would leave just the two of us in this house! Who knew what might happen ...
As anxious as we both were for some more time together, Mom didn't just throw the car keys at her and shove her out the door though. No, appearances had to be maintained.
"But you haven't even had any breakfast yet ..."
"Don't worry. I'll grab something at the food court."
Grumbling about how unhealthy that was, Mom nonetheless found her car keys and gave them to Lesley.
My sister headed for the garage, but then stopped and looked back at the couch. "How about you, Sam? You want to go anywhere?"
"No thanks. I'm just going to stay home today," I told her, forcing myself not to give my mother a playful leer. "I obviously need a little more practice at this game or Darla's going to keep embarrassing me. You have a good time, though."
"Um, yeah, okay." Lesley was on her way then.
Still standing by the front window, Mom waited until she saw her car hit the road and drive away before turning back to me, tossing her dust rag aside carelessly. "Well, young man," she purred. "I can't see either one of them coming back before supper time and your father said he was going to have to work some overtime today. It seems to me that we have quite a few hours to kill. Whatever shall we do to pass the time?"
I invited her over with a warm smile and a curl of my finger. "I'm sure we'll be able to find something fun to do."