They broke apart, slowly and reluctantly. Stephen asked, “Do you want me with you when you tell Dad?”
Gail shook her head. “No, I need to do this by myself. I would like it if you were in the house, though, you know, just in case.”
“Of course, Mom! You’ll tell him tonight. I’ll be here for you during, in case you need me, and after, when I know you’ll need me.”
Gail started crying. Stephen hugged her and let her cry for a moment. Then he said, “C’mon, I’ll help with dinner.” He stood up and reached for his mother’s hand.
*****
Stephen heard his dad yelling and slamming things around in the bedroom. He knew his mom was in the kitchen, so he wasn’t worried about her physical safety. Still, he stayed close. Finally, his dad came out of the bedroom with his hands full of bags. Frank looked like a c***d who’s favorite toy had been taken away. He looked Stephen up and down and sneered, “I guess you’re taking her side in this!”
Stephen went and opened the front door. “Here,” he said, “let me help you out.”
Frank yelled back over his shoulder, “You’ll be sorry, Gail! After you’ve regained your senses and want to come crawling back, well, I might just not be there to take you back!” He slammed the door closed behind him.
Stephen went to his Mom. He tenderly took her hands in his and said, “Mom, I’m going to draw you a bath and you are going to relax in it for as long as you want. Come.”
Gail stood, smiling shyly at her son and soon-to-be lover. She followed Stephen to the bedroom, which now had clothes flung everywhere. Stephen said, “I’ll take care of this while you’re in the bath. Just let me get it started.”
Stephen set the bathtub to filling and poured in some bath salts he found. He went back into the bedroom and stopped in front of his mom. He took her hands and lifted her to standing. He kissed her so sweetly she thought her heart would overflow. He cradled her face in his hands and looked deeply into her eyes. He said, slowly, with great feeling, “Mother. Lover. Mine.”
He kissed her again, hungrily. She felt overwhelmed with desire. He slipped his hands down to her waist and then back up again, taking her blouse with them. He pulled it off her arms and threw it on a pile. Then his hands swept back down her body again, this time taking her skirt with them. She stepped out of it after it hit the floor.
He stepped back to look at her. His eyes darkened with desire and he growled. He stepped closer again, pulling her back to him so she could feel what she did to him. He ground his erection against her belly and she whimpered.
Quickly, he unclasped her bra and threw it away from them, then swept her panties away as well. Stephen said, “You’re so beautiful!” in a voice full of reverence.
He picked her up and took her into the bathroom. He helped her step into the bathtub and told her to take as long as she wanted. Then he went back into the master bedroom and looked with disgust at the mess his dad had made. He gathered everything up, hanging up the stuff still on hangers, and took everything else to the laundry room. He grabbed up fresh clean bedding and went back to the bedroom. “This will be ours now,” he thought with a smile. He removed the old bedding and put the new on.