Mom returned the next day, acting like a giddy teenager. She told us she had a lot of fun with “Julie and Trish”. Ordering room service and staying up all night, followed by a relaxing jacuzzi bath. Poor dad seemed genuinely happy for her.
As mom promised, she divorced dad after a few weeks. He was traumatized, wondering what he had done wrong. Twenty-nine years of marriage and all of a sudden, bam, divorce. Mom gave him a half-truth, that she just didn’t love him as much anymore. He now lives on his own in a smaller apartment than Brad’s old place, while mom has the house.
Brad moved back in and settled in quickly as “man of the house”, even claiming mom’s marital bed as his own. Mom is no longer the “matriarch” now that Brad has taken over, although she still maintains her strict persona.
Nine months later, mom gave birth to a healthy baby boy, a relief to all of us. She named him Mark after Brad’s middle name. As I promised mom, I help with my new brother-nephew. I now have a part-time job working for Brad at his gym. It’s no fun being the oldest employee there, but it helps towards supporting my little brother.
I wonder if he’ll grow up knowing that his parents are mother and son…
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