“I’ve been thinking about it for several months now but I was just afraid to say anything. If you don’t want to do it we can wait longer though.”
“No. I think now is as good a time as any. We have some money put away and we have the gold we have hidden if we need more. But I’m warning you. Only one of you can get pregnant at once. You can alternate children if you want but only one at a time gets pregnant. Now how many children were you thinking of?”
“I would like to have at least two of my own. I’m not sure about Charity. You would have to ask her.”
The discussion continued through supper. It was agreed that at her next period Tasha would stop taking her pills. About two months before she was due Charity would stop taking her pills so the children would be close together. Both the women wanted two children each.
The closer Christmas got the more Seth dreaded returning to his old home. He looked forward to being with his parents for the holiday but he was not looking forward to seeing some of the people who made him decide to leave. He did want to see a few of his old friends however. His wives could tell something was bothering him.
One evening two days before they left for his parents home Tasha walked up to Seth and sat in his lap. Charity stood near the kitchen sink and watched the proceedings. It was her turn to clean up after the meal but she was obviously paying more attention to Seth and Tasha than she was her job. Tasha leaned down and gave Seth a gentle kiss then said, “OK Honey. We both know something is bothering you. Now please tell us what it is. Is it the children? We don’t have to have children now or even ever if you don’t want to.”
Seth could see moisture in each of his wives eyes. He hugged Tasha tighter then said, “No it’s not children. I suppose I am dreading going back home. I want to see my parents and some of my old friends but I am not looking forward to some of the crap I may run into.”
“Why? What kind of crap could you run into that would be so bad you don’t want to go home for Christmas. I remember how you moped around here last year because you weren’t with your family. I would think you would be excited about going home for the holidays.”
“Well I am excited about seeing my family. It’s some of the other people I might see I dread. You know I told you I broke up with my fiancée two weeks before the wedding and that things kept getting worse until I moved out here about six months later?”
Tasha nodded her head yes. Seth continued, “Well I never told you the whole story. I hoped I could just forget it but if we’re going home you’ll probably hear some of it from someone so I suppose I should tell you all about the mess I had with Patrice.”
Seth leaned back in his chair and pulled Tasha closer to him. This time he told both women how Patrice and Harold tried to force him into a cuckold relationship. He told them what he did to Harold and how little he was punished for breaking into his parent’s home. Then he told the women about the lies Patrice and Harold spread around town about him and the fights he got into when he took exception to the hazing and comments made to him. He knew he would end up in jail if he didn’t leave or find some way to ignore the comments. Unfortunately, he told the women, the time or two he tried to walk away from confrontations with Harold or some of his and Patrice’s friends they continued to push verbally and physically until the confrontation ended in blows.
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