Chapter 4

Pulling out of Pearl Harbor on the last leg of their memorable six-month cruise, the entire crew, as far as Eddie could determine, had buoyant attitudes. The battle group still conducted their exercises, and everyone went through the motions, but their hearts weren’t in it and their minds were occupied by more personal thoughts. Not to say the games weren’t successful. Afterall, sailors are professionals. For Eddie, he had several secure sessions with Flags Brady. Eddie had trouble ‘reading’ Brady’s true feelings about the matter. The chief could understand his position since it was his wife and his home. Brady was such a horndog, he was probably anxious to be part of the orgies, the fact his wife was the purported leader just added spice to things. Considering his activities overseas, he couldn’t complain Veronica was cuckolding him, or just committing adultery. From Eddie’s perspective, if not for Carol and Steven’s involvement, he didn’t really give a shit what went on in the Brady household. He just didn’t want his wife and son to be part of the ‘Brady Pussy for Lunch Bunch’, and it was pure coincidence that his wife was named Carol, like in the TV series. LOL.

The best Eddie could hope for was to eliminate the source of any hold Veronica had over Carol and Steven. If they wanted to keep participating, then Eddie felt it was only fair to renegotiate his post-nuptial sex agreement with Carol. Bottomline: Flags would scope out what was happening at his place and tell his wife he knew what was going on and that he could produce video evidence of her peccadilloes. If that didn’t break her, Eddie would arrive with a preview reel of her exploits, carefully edited by Steven, to show her in the worst possible light. If that did the trick, Eddie would find out what she had on Carol and try to either eliminate it or mitigate it with counter-threats. It was a tricky situation and he still had to contend with Carol. Would she deny everything, or at the opposite end of the spectrum, go off the rails and either attempt suicide, or be admitted to a mental institution. Although he’d been married to her for over nineteen years, he didn’t know how strong she was mentally. He would have a much clearer idea of that within a week, most likely. To get some of this off his chest, he took Al to the weather decks and brought him up to date on Carol’s perversions, or coerced depravity, however one wanted to look at things. Al shook his head and told Eddie he was glad it wasn’t him, dealing with the cluster-fuck! With all that bullshit, he still needed to devote some thought to how he was going to hook his son and daughter up: that is Edward and Breeanne.

What kind of sick, perverted bastard wants to put his son and daughter into an incestuous relationship? Eddie was tormented by what society would think of him. Hell, he was worried about what his own family would think of him, including Gloria, to say nothing of the ‘ape-shit’ reaction bound to come out of Carol, if she found out. Eddie had considered the raw deal his daughter had been given, raised by a mother who was against recreational sex, being put into a social situation where her beauty made her a prime target for some schmoozing horndog, then being ridiculed by her own mother when she became pregnant, and made to give up what would have been Eddie’s first grandchild. The other side of the coin was Edward. Though Eddie had not been present during his upbringing, Gloria had been open with him and had also instilled her own values into him, making him a caring, compassionate man. Despite his hijinks during the cruise, he was just a young sailor, doing sailor things, especially since he had no allegiance to anyone back home, i.e.: a girlfriend. Eddie had been around him enough to feel like he could trust him to treat his daughter well, even if there was no chemistry between them. He would have at least tried, demented as he may appear to others. Edward wasn’t opposed to the idea, since she was a beautiful young woman, and it forced him to reveal some things from his past he had kept hidden from all but two people in his life. Now, it would be three.

Eddie was leaning on the lifeline stanchion on the port side of the 01 deck, in his company was DS3 Edward Franklin. No one else was within earshot.

“So, you’re sure you want me to try and develop a relationship with your daughter? I mean, she’s my half-sister, and if we fell in love, it would be illegal to marry, if we’re discovered.” Edward argued.

Looking around, Eddie lowered his voice a little and said:

“I know the incest angle may turn you off. I shouldn’t say anything, but Breeanne and I have had sex, just before we deployed, and her younger sister wants me to do her too. Their brother is taking care of both of them while I’m gone. I had sex with my mother and two sisters, so incest seems to run in my family. I’m sorry if that shocks the shit out of you. You may want to disown me.” Eddie said, seriously.

He saw a pained expression come across Edward’s face and steeled himself for a negative response.

“Shit, dad. I never knew. I guess what you said is true, then.” Edward admitted.

“What do you mean?” Eddie quizzed.

“Only mom and Holly know this, so don’t get upset. My stepdad was a putz. My mom knew it after only a couple months of marriage. By the time I was in my middle teens, he’d spend less and less time at home, so mom went without. I mean she wasn’t getting the sex she needed. One night, she crawled into bed with me, and she took my cherry. She cried all the next day, but I was not at all sad. I told her so, and we began a relationship that lasted until I left for the Navy. Holly had some rough spots in her marriages, too, and mom suggested I console my sister. She was appreciative. Both taught me some of the things you did for them, and that’s how I manage to keep my partners happy. I’m just ‘a chip off the old block’, so to speak. No, dad, incest has been my bread and butter growing up, so I’m no way averse to it. I was just worried what Breeanne would say, if she found out, but maybe she’ll be okay with it, if she likes me for me, and doesn’t think about me being her half-brother.” Edward confessed.

Eddie was stunned, but not disappointed. He felt a second of jealousy, knowing his son had been in the same places he’d been, concerning Gloria and Holly. This led him to open up about the situation at home with regards to SM1 Brady’s wife and how it was impacting Eddies wife and son. Edward shook his head often, as Eddie revealed the details of the situation. He vowed to help out in any way he could. It would be a fine line, with SM1 Brady and HMC Tory knowing the father/son relationship and being involved with Eddie’s San Diego family. It could be an explosive situation if anyone connected all the dots!