Part Two: Wintertime
I called Sandy on Friday on her cell phone to find out when she would be home. It was the week after New Year's and the weather was shitty and we threeβHelen, me and Sandy, were all going to the cabin to spend the last weekend before Sandy had to go back to school.
She was shopping for wine and food. "Hello," she said when I called.
"Sandy? This is Dad."
"Hi Dad! What's up?"
"When will you be home, baby?" I asked.
"About two. When will you be home?"
"I'm already home," I replied. "And Sandy," I said quietly, "I have a surprise for you."
"I have one for you too, Daddy," she said.
As soon as I hung up, the phone rang again. It was Helen. "Bad news," she said.
"What?" I said.
"I have to go out of town overnight. There's a problem with the deal I've been working on, and only I can fix it. At least, that's what my supervisor says."
"Well shit, Helen," I said, a little exasperated. To those of you who know my story, you know that I'm in a love affair with my beautiful blond daughter. But you probably also know that I'm still in love with my beautiful blond wife as well. "I had planned to give Sandy a little party this evening. When can you get to the cabin?"
"Probably tomorrow morning, depending on the traffic and the weather. I checked the computer. It's supposed to be cold and snowy at the cabin. I don't know about the roads. When are you and Sandy leaving?"
I thought for a moment. "I guess we'll leave as soon as we get everything packed. Probably about four or five. Man! I hate that you can't come with us."
"Me too, honey. But, it can't be helped. Listen, I'm coming home to pack a bag. I'll see you in a little while. I love you," she said.
"I love you, too," I said and hung up.
I was a little pissed after that. I had hoped that Helen would be able to accompany us to the cabin that night. Sandy and I had planned to gently break the news about our affair to her. I still couldn't believe that Helen didn't know. To be sure, Sandy and I had been careful, very careful, but Helen was not a stupid woman. She would have been able to read some signs. And there was the comment she had made the previous summer. I had been talking to Helen on the phone and she'd said "Save something for me," before joining Sandy and me at the beach. I took that to mean that she knew. And yet, when she got there, she acted as if she knew nothing. So, I could only hope and assume that Helen didn't know that I was sleeping with my own daughter.
While I waited for my two women to come home, I bustled about packing. I packed clothes, food, wine, DVDs, CDs, and certain "personal" items such as lubricant and a bottle of small blue pills. (Thank goodness for the small blue pill. At my age, and with two women to please, it was invaluable.) I was just about finished when the back door opened and my daughter Sandy walked in. She brought in a gust of cold, fresh wind. It was refreshing, just like her. My foul mood disappeared.
Sandy was wearing a sky blue down parka, which she immediately shucked and threw on the couch. She walked over to me and gave me a hug and a kiss. My heart and a certain other part of my anatomy leaped at her embrace as I looked down at her blue eyes.
"What's up, Daddy-O?" she asked.
"Gettin' packed for the big weekend," I said. "Oh, there's new from your Mom. She can't come tonight."
Sandy frowned, "Well, shit!" she said.
"That's what I said. She's got some business thing this afternoon and evening. She's got to be there. She'll get to the cabin as soon as she can, probably tomorrow." I continued putting supplies into a box. As I picked it up to carry it out to the SUV, I said over my shoulder, "Go get ready, honey. I want to leave soon."
"Okay," she said, bounding off to her room. As she left, I couldn't help but look at her shapely ass. It seemed that she had gained a little weight over the past few months. Sandy had always been slender and petite, but now she was starting to fill out a little. Her jeans were a little tighter, and her breasts and butt a little more voluptuous. I certainly wasn't complaining. She may have been eating a little more.
Sandy had always been a somewhat nervous, hyper child. She had calmed down a little lately. I wondered if regular sex hadn't made a difference. We had certainly had sex regularly. Helen's job frequently took her away, and Sandy and I used her absences to make love as much as we could. She had become an eager, experienced lover and I had completely fallen for my girl-child. However, we were always very careful to portray ourselves as only father and daughter when Helen was around. Which brought me back to the reason this weekend was so important: Sandy and I were going to tell Helen about our intimate relationship. We had been lovers for almost a year now, and it was starting to wear just a little on both of us.
There was another reason for the weekend. Tonight was Sandy's 20th birthday and I had a special gift to give her. I went into my bedroom and reached into my bedside table. Inside was a blue velvet box. I opened it. Inside the box was the diamond tennis bracelet that I was going to give her as a birthday present. I planned to surprise her with it tonight after dinner. I quickly put the box into my suitcase as Sandy looked in the door. "Almost ready, Dad," she quipped, and then went back down the hall.
So, this was going to be a special weekend in more ways than one. Sandy and I had discussed Helen's possible responses to our announcement. Almost all were bad. Sandy and I had pretty much resigned ourselves to not making love over the weekend, but we still hoped that Helen would understand.
Just then I heard the back door open again. I walked out of my bedroom carrying my suitcase and was putting it on the couch as my beautiful blond wife came into the living room. Her hair was a little windblown and her cheeks were pink from the cold.
"Hey," I said as she took off her coat and threw it on the couch beside Sandy's parka.
"Hey yourself," she said. I came over and gave her a big kiss and a hug. She held the hug for some time, molding herself to me. "I wish I was leaving with you guys," she said into my neck.
"Don't get me started," I said. "Isn't there somebody else who can take care of this?"
"No, there isn't," she said, leaning back but still holding on. "It can't be helped. Hey, I'm just as disappointed as you are. I had something special planned for both you and Sandy. I guess it will have to wait, though."
"Can you tell me?" I asked.
"No, silly. It is a surprise. I've got to get packed." She let go of me and walked back to our bedroom. I watched her ass appreciatively. I was 46 and Helen was 41 and looked 32. She still had her figure, and her face was still youthful. The only things that betrayed her age were some very fine lines around her brown eyes. Otherwise, her skin was fine and smooth. A year ago, we had had a scare when one of her pap tests had come back with some suspicious cells. But a battery of tests had come up negative. That had been a relief. It was during that time when, needing comfort from each other, Sandy and I had become lovers.
An hour later it was four o'clock and the light was fading outside. It was not snowing, but the leaden clouds looked like they might. However, the roads were clear for the time being. Everybody was packed and ready to go. "Try to get there as soon as you can," I said to Helen as I kissed her goodbye.
"Yeah, Mom," Sandy said as she kissed and hugged her.
"I'll try. But it will probably be tomorrow morning before I get there," Helen said.
"Well, be careful. Have you got your cell phone? Is it charged? Have you got gas in your car?" I was a little concerned.