“Debby! Lisa is here for you!” Shouted Cynthia towards the door all of a sudden.
She jumped up slightly panicked. “Oh shit! I totally forgot! I’m studying at Lisa’s tonight!”
She quickly grabbed her sweater and was about to leave.
“Debby!” Shouted her equally alarmed brother.
“Huh? Oh yes Jake, I’m so sorry and we will continue this later, I mean I totally am an airhead sometimes and I tend to forget things but I promised Lisa to-” She rambled on and on.
“Debby!” Shouted Jake again as he pointed down to her crotch.
She stopped and followed his finger. “Oh my gosh! How could I forget about that! Thank you brother!” She blew him a kiss. “I love you Jake! I’m sleeping at Lisa’s tonight but I will be back tomorrow night so we can… You know… Talk I guess.”
She then quickly opened the door and sprinted upstairs to her room. “Give Lisa something to drink Mom! Need to change my attire so I’ll be ready in a bit.” Was all Jake heard before he heard her door slammed shut.
He let himself fall back onto the workout bench and let out a huge sigh. “First it’s Casey, and now Debby too. I wonder what’s going on in their heads. Just like with Casey I couldn’t resist her after a while and again… It felt really good…” He pushed himself up and reached for his wheelchair. “We need to be careful with this, as good as it feels it’s really something we should not be doing, especially as siblings…”
*****
It was quiet at night at the Wilson residence. Casey went to bed early because she was tired and Debby was at her friend’s house. Jake was in the kitchen looking for something to snack, after he was satisfied with what he found he wheeled himself to the living room. He found his mother sitting in the corner of the couch, her legs tucked under her body and a book in her hands. The room was dimly lit by a small lamp that stood next to her.
“Hi Mom” He said with a smile.
“Oh, hi sweetheart.” Responded his mother as she looked at him over her reading glasses.
“You had quite the exercise today, Didn’t you? I hope that your sisters helped you like asked them too.”
“You can say that again Mom, this day was filled with enough things to do. Casey and Deb’s helped me a lot and I’m very grateful to both of them… Say, could I join you on the couch?”
Cynthia smiled at her son. “Honey, you don’t need to ask. You know I love your company.”
Jake smiled back at her again, he placed himself so that he could easily hop out of his wheelchair and onto the couch. As Cynthia watched her son she felt a lump in her throat, still after a whole month she felt guilty. She was the one that pulled that man into their lives, the man that took away the mobility of her child. She sniffed and a tear ran down her face. Jake noticed it and talked to her.
“Mom? What’s the matter, you’re crying?”
She sobbed softly before answering. “It’s just… It’s…” She swallowed and looked up at Jake. “Sweetie… Would you mind… Cuddling with me like we used to when you were young?”
Jake could see that his mother needed some comfort. “Sure Mom, I always liked that, it calmed me down whenever I was angry or sad and I know it had the same effect on you.”