...happy birthday dear Melissa, happy birthday to you!
The silly party-favors squawked and unfurled as Missy's family and close friends punctuated the traditional song with a goofy stamp of festive cheer.
"Blow out those candles, baby" dad playfully said.
"You may be 18, but you are not too old for that!" The gathering politely giggled as daddy's girl bent toward the burning candles and took in a breath...
"WAIT! You have to make a wish first." Missy's best friend, Amanda, was mocking her as she urged her to play along.
"That's right, Missy ~ make a wish!" her dad chipped in.
Missy rolled her eyes and gave a sigh. She paused for no more than five or six seconds, half smiling, half wincing at her dad and then at Amanda, appearing like an unhappy employee taking orders from the boss.
After tucking her wish away in her mind, she drew in a breath and with a passionate burst blew out the candles with one mighty rush. Friends and family feigned one more cheer and then returned to their cliques as the cake was cut and consumed.
Melissa's mom, after making sure everyone had cake, stood up and said, "Presents time" in her famous, church-choir, sing-song tone. One by one, Missy opened the few gifts on the table.
She was a bit nervous what Amanda's gift might be, fearing something that would make her cringe in front of her parents. When she opened the gift from Amanda, Missy heaved a sigh of relief and said, "How did you know?" as she held up a new, bright, pink, protective case for her iPhone. "And my favorite color!"
Amanda laughed and said, "I figured it is only fair since I kind of messed up the one you have." Amanda's wink, although unnoticed by her parents, was unnerving to Missy. She tried to move on as quickly as possible before anyone asked any questions.
Indeed Amanda had 'messed up' Missy's cover. Missy wanted to say, "Yeah, well that's what happens when you take somebody's phone without their permission and use it for a dildo!" But the much more restrained and appropriate response found its way across her lips. "Well thanks."
Amanda just smiled back as if she were proud to have made her friend so happy. The naughty secret between them was safe for the moment.
Missy opened her final gift, from her dad. It was just the postscript to the big gift she had received the night before; a brand new car. So when she pulled the giftwrap away, she smiled at her dad and sparked a round of laughter as she held up a plain, pink, diary. "Thanks dad, how did you know? My favorite color!"
Daddy smiled and gave Missy a peck on the cheek. Amanda's eyes flickered with a hidden flare only Missy could come close to interpreting.
Amanda may have harbored naughty thoughts, but did her friend well by keeping them to herself. And Missy may have been fully aware of those naughty thoughts, but she too kept them tucked away in the vault.
But what neither girl could have ever conceived was the naughty thought that flit through daddy's mind as he gave Missy that innocent kiss on the cheek. Nobody could or ever would. Daddy was a leader in the church, respected in the community, and a faithful husband.
Yet, there it was. Buried beyond the reach of suspicion by even his closest friend, by even his wife. Fully deniable since it resided in his mind for his knowledge only. But it existed none the less. Indeed, as his lips politely and properly creased the upper line of Missy's cheek, for just an instant daddy closed his eyes and allowed the thought to echo deep inside the secret place of his mind where he held such forbidden secrets captive. The words lingered longer than the kiss for sure. "Daddy loves pink, too, baby."
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After the family party wound down, Missy and Amanda were off for a ride in Missy's new car. No more than 30 seconds after pulling out of the driveway, Amanda giggled at Missy and playfully mocked her as she impersonated her voice and said, "Oh, I just love pink!"
"That's not what I said and definitely not the way I said it" Missy shot back at Amanda.
Amanda was not about to lighten up. She continued her teasing impersonation of Missy. "Oh thank you everyone. I so love pink. Pink, pink, pink!"
"Oh my god" Missy blurted at Amanda, "YOU are the naughty one!" Missy attempted her own impersonation of Amanda. "I knew you needed a new one after I fucked up the old one shoving it inside MY pink pussy!"
Amanda screamed in thrill, shock and exhilaration at Missy's comeback as she continued the mocking impersonation. "Oh daddy, I love pink so much!"
"Stop it!" Missy yelled at Amanda, not so eager to mock her loving father even if it was all in fun.
Amanda reacted by reaching over and tickling Missy as she was driving. "Oh, is someone a little touchy?!" Missy was confined by the seatbelt and her focus on safe driving, so she felt helpless at fending off Amanda's pokes and tickles.
"Amanda! You want me to crash my new car?!"
Amanda mocked her with an echoing impersonation, "Amanda, you want me to crash my new PINK car?!"
They both broke out in laughter.
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Mom stepped out from the shower. Dad was already in bed watching TV. As she toweled herself dry, her mind mused over the fact that her little girl was really 18 years old. Where had the time gone? It seemed like only yesterday that she was playing pretend kitchen in the family room with her make believe toys.
As mom stood in front of the mirror and worked through her post-shower routine, dad laid in bed. His mind too thinking of Missy. But his thoughts were less noble. He tried to deny it to himself, to suppress the naughty temptations crouching at the door of his forbidden lust. But as he put up the half-hearted fight, he felt his cock swelling. He let go of the stranglehold on his thoughts and allowed the forbidden shadows to cross the threshold of his mind. They were just partial thoughts, quickly appearing and disappearing like the whitecaps on the lake on a windy day.