Chapter 53: Developments

June 2, 2001, Aurora, Illinois

🎤 Matthew

“It’s so big!” Chelsea giggled nervously.

“That’s YOUR fault!”

“Does it get like that a lot?”

“I’m fourteen! Duh!”

“And what do you do?”

“What do you think?” I asked. “Mom says girls do that, too!”

Chelsea giggled, “Yes. Would you like a kiss?”

I really wanted to feel her body against mine, so I nodded. We each took a couple of steps and I took her in my arms. I loved how she felt, with her nipples pressing into my chest and her pubic hair tickled my dick. We moved our lips together and exchanged a soft kiss, broke it, then had a very sexy French kiss. Chelsea tightened her arms around me and pulled me against her. She rubbed her pussy against my shaft and moaned softly into my mouth. After a minute or so, she broke the kiss and moved her lips close to my ear.

“Can I touch it?” she whispered.

“Yes.”

She released her arms, reached down, and the moment her fingers touched my dick I groaned and lost it. Cum spurted from my dick covering her hand, and Chelsea simply pulled me against her and let it happen. I felt the spurts end, and pulled away, seeing cum on her stomach and pussy hair.

“Uhm, wow,” Chelsea said. “You must have been super excited!”

“Uh, yeah,” I said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

“It’s OK. Mom said that might happen. I need a washcloth.”

I nodded and grabbed some tissues to wipe off the head of my dick, then got my robe from my closet, put it on, then opened the door a smidge. There was nobody in the hall, so I walked quickly to the bathroom. I got a washcloth from the closet, got it wet, wrung it out, and then hurried back to my room. I handed the washcloth to Chelsea so she could clean up, then took it back to the bathroom, rinsed it in hot water, wrung it out, and tossed it in the towel hamper.

“Sorry,” I said when I got back to my room.

“You don’t have to apologize! It’s not like it only works once, right?”

I laughed, “True.”

“You know what?” she asked. “Let’s just get in bed and go to sleep.”

“You’re sure?”

“Positive.”

I turned out the lights, we got into my bed, and Chelsea snuggled close. I put my arm around her and we fell asleep.

June 3, 2001, Chicago, Illinois

🎤 Steve

“Jess, do you remember a talk we had about ten years ago about the cousins,” I asked as Kara and I walked her to the hospital on Sunday morning.

“We’ve had so many different talks about so many things, I can’t recall every one!” she declared. “And I bet you simply searched your journals to find it!”

“Guilty as charged,” I chuckled. “Anyway, you said no sneaking around, no hiding it from the two of you, or from their parents. And you made it clear that I wasn’t to take any overt action unless they approached me.”

“OK, yes, I remember,” Jessica said. “I assume you’re bringing this up because someone approached you?”

“Kristin. With something she wants to happen on her fifteenth birthday.”

“When did she ask you?”

“At the joint birthday party we had for the Jaeger girls and Birgit.”

“What did you tell her?”

“Nothing. She whispered it when she gave me a hug then skipped off before I recovered from the surprise.”

“Wait! A syncopal event?”

I chuckled, “No. Just surprise, that’s all. I was left momentarily speechless, but no physical symptoms.”

“What did she ask for?”

“She wants to fill her room with candles and flowers, cover her bed in rose petals, and have me make love to her there.”

“Somebody watched American Beauty!” Kara giggled. “And Mena Suvari is a perfect ‘Steve type’!”

“Did you know that the script originally called for Lester and Angela to actually have sex?” I asked.

“Why was it taken out?” Jessica asked.

“I’m not sure, but if you think about it, that made the movie more powerful, showing the struggles Lester was having. In the end, Angela being a virgin broke the spell because in his fantasy she was experienced.”

“You said you actually thought he did the right thing,” Kara said. “Are you struggling over virgins?”

“No, I’m not, because I don’t see the world the way Lester did. He was consistent, and so am I, but our consistency leads to different results. That said, it does sort of put Kathy on the spot with what she said almost twenty years ago!”

“Don’t you think Kristin talked to her?” Jessica asked. “I mean, if she thinks it can happen at their house...”

“Possibly,” I replied. “I need to talk to Kristin at some point, but I remembered what Jess said and that’s why I wanted to talk to the two of you before I talked to Kristin.”

“Let’s talk about it tonight,” Jessica said. “We all know this is just the first request of many.”

We reached the hospital and both Kara and I kissed Jessica, and after she went inside, Kara and I turned for home.

“Where would you draw the line?” I asked.

“Shouldn’t we wait until tonight and talk with Jess?”

“I want to hear your thoughts without you being concerned about what Jess might think.”

“Which line? Age? We both think fifteen is the correct age of consent. I guess you’re more concerned about some of Birgit’s friends as opposed to the cousins.

“Yes.”

“I’d say that they have to wait until they’re seventeen, and any exceptions would have to be very carefully considered.”

“You’re thinking about what happened with Carla after she approved of Rachel handing in her coupon?”

“Yes. That won’t happen with Kathy and Kristin, assuming you agree to Kristin’s request and she ultimately chooses to have you fulfill her fantasy. But Kathy and Kurt are a special case. In fact, with the exception of Terry and Penny, I don’t think any of the other parents of girls would actually countenance something like that. Well, Sofia would, but not Stavros. So, if you follow Jessica’s original guidance, then you’ll have to tell any other ones ‘no’, if they happen to ask. I’d say they won’t, actually.”

“April’s girls?”

Kara laughed, “She gave you express permission! But she’s a special case like the other ones we just mentioned.”

“Going back to Carla, it’s pretty obvious that Rachel is biding her time until she turns seventeen, but that creates all kinds of potential problems.”

“I agree,” Kara said. “Unless Carla changes her mind, you have to tell Rachel ‘no’ until she’s eighteen, and even then, you have to keep it completely secret from Carla.”

“Rachel wants to move into the house when she graduates from High School, which I suspect is enough for Carla to lose her mind.”

“I agree. For now, all we can do is wait to see how things develop.”

[Aurora, Illinois] 🎤 Matthew

“Good morning!” Chelsea exclaimed when we woke up on Sunday morning.

“Good morning!” I replied.

“I really, really liked sleeping together! I mean, you know, actually sleeping!”

“You didn’t want to?” I asked.

“Can I tell you something?”

“You’re in my bed naked so I hope so!”

“I was super scared. It seems silly, but I was.”

“I don’t think it’s silly,” I said. “I think it’s OK if we take our time. Should we take a shower before breakfast?”

“Together?!”

“Yes.”

“Let’s go!” Chelsea exclaimed happily.

She got her robe from her suitcase, I put mine on, and we went down the hall to the bathroom. We went in, closed and locked the door, and then I turned on the shower. Once I got the temperature right, we took off our robes and stepped into the tub. I closed the shower curtain, then picked up the soap.

“Can I wash you?” I asked.

“Yes!” Chelsea giggled. “Wash the good parts, too!”

I smiled and started with her shoulders and worked my way down her body. She giggled when I ran my soapy hands over her breasts, and I really enjoyed how they felt. I soaped her flat stomach and her firm butt, and very carefully ran my fingers over her pubic hair and along her plump pussy lips. I finished with her legs and after she rinsed off, she took the soap and washed my body.

It felt both strange and really good when she soaped my dick and balls, and I got hard, which caused her to giggle. She moved behind me, pressed her boobs against my back, and began gently stroking my shaft. It didn’t take long before I spurted into the shower.

“I didn’t want you frustrated,” she giggled as she finished soaping my legs.

“But what about you?” I asked as I moved under the spray to rinse off.

“Stand behind me,” Chelsea instructed, “and put your hands on my stomach.”

I did as she said and she took my left hand and moved it to her breast, and my right hand, and moved it over her pubic hair.

“Let me show you,” she said quietly.

She carefully directed my fingers to the place where her lower lips joined and began moving them in a circle, pressing lightly. She directed my other hand so that I was cupping her boob and my thumb was on her small, pink nipple. After a minute or so, I totally understood what she wanted and she lowered her hands and sighed deeply. After a few minutes, she took a deep breath, held it, then blew it out, shuddered, and moaned.

“Perfect,” Chelsea sighed.

We both got under the spray once more, then got out and dried off with fluffy towels from the closet, which we put in the hamper when we finished. We put on our robes, went back to my room to dress, and then went downstairs to have breakfast. Mom and Eduardo were already up and were in the kitchen drinking coffee. Michael was eating breakfast.

“Breakfast?” Mom asked after everyone said ‘good morning’.

“Yes, please!” I replied.

“Waffles, bacon, and eggs?”

“Scrambled, please,” I said. “Chelsea?”

“Yes, scrambled,” she replied.

“Coming right up!”

[Chicago, Illinois] 🎤 Steve

“Eduardo isn’t going to be here today?” Penny asked.

“No,” I replied. “Matthew’s friends are throwing him a party at his house and Eduardo is playing chaperone.”

“I was surprised when you decided to make this only the Founders.”

“We’re doing stuff in each office tomorrow, but the cost of flying everyone here is just too great. I doubt we’ll do it for the 20th or even 25th anniversary. When I started doing that, I had no clue we’d ever grow to our current size.”

“It is crazy! I remember when the six of us started here in your house right after you, Dave, Julia, and Cindi graduated.”

“Sixteen years ago, Pretty Penny! You’ve worked for NIKA for half your life!”

“Oh, shut up!” Penny replied fiercely, but then she laughed. “That is strange when you think about it. Is Cindi bringing anyone?”

“No.”

“Then maybe I should just ask Terry to find something to do.”

“Kara and Jess are joining us, and so is Suzanne. I’d prefer Terry stayed. I mean, technically, Dave isn’t an active employee for another month.”

“Technically, I haven’t been an employee for sixteen years - I took that time off when I was at IIT and when Amber was born.”

“You were always on the active list, and you did work during breaks, but we’re quibbling. You received your fifteen-year service award last year along with the rest of us!”

“Is there anything we need to do?”

“No. Elyse, Julia, and I decided to just order Chinese.”

“Is everything OK with your health? You haven’t said anything lately.”

“No changes since Mary put me on propranolol. That seems to have done the trick, though it means no drinking or smoking.”

“Will you ever go off it?”

“Mary and I discussed trying that after my August checkup. We’ll see.”

“Is your sister on any medication?”

“I can’t answer that, Penny. If she hasn’t told you, then she doesn’t want you to know.”

Stephanie was on propranolol as well, but a higher dosage combatting her more severe mood swings. It kept her level and didn’t interfere with her work or home life any more than my dosage did mine. I hoped that continued to be true, but her situation seemed worse, and my gravest fear was that she’d end up like my mom. I was determined to do everything in my power to help her and to prevent that outcome.

“But no signs in any of your kids, right?”

“Just that one scare with Jesse which you know about, and that was ruled out as not being similar to my situation.”

“That’s good.”

I chuckled, “Amber is still angling for Jesse?”

“Yes! And he’s not partial to redheads, so I’d say if she can fend off the Russian and Swedish contenders, she’ll get him!”

“You do know he has something to say about that, right?”

“She’s my daughter! And he’s your son! Did YOU have any chance?”

“No. And he’s not interested in a situation like mine, so she wouldn’t have to share. That’s the only thing that saved me from your machinations!”

“Oh, right because being married to me would have been so terrible!”

“I’ll ask Terry,” I smirked, taking a step back to more easily dodge the attempted smack on the arm.

“Ask me what, Boss?” Terry asked, coming into the room.

“About how terrible it is to be married to Penny!”

“Careful, Terry,” Penny growled.

He just laughed and didn’t say anything.

[Aurora, Illinois] 🎤 Matthew

“Happy birthday, Matt!” Nick said, coming into the house carrying a cake.

He was the first of my friends to arrive, and I had him put the cake in the kitchen, and before we could go downstairs, the doorbell rang and I let Maggie and Mark into the house. Michael agreed to answer the door, so we all went downstairs. Fifteen minutes later, all twenty of my friends, mostly from drama, had arrived, and we played video games and pool until the pizzas arrived. Eduardo joined us for pizza, but otherwise, he left us alone.

When we finished the pizza, Nick lit the candles on the cake and after everyone sang Happy Birthday, I blew them out. Maggie cut the cake and Nick dished out ice cream for everyone. When we finished, Eduardo offered to clean up, so the rest of us went to the basement to dance and listen to music. We had a blast and the party finally wound down about 10:00pm, and Maggie and Mark were the last to leave.

“The four of us should go out,” Mark said. “Maggie’s parents will be cool because it’s technically a group.”

“Sure,” I replied. “What night?”

“How about Wednesday,” Mark said. “I know my dad can drive us wherever we want to go.”

“Works for me! We’ll walk you guys home.”

“Cool!”

Chelsea and I let Eduardo know we were walking Mark and Maggie to their houses and we headed out. Fifteen minutes later we were back and I suggested a sauna. Chelsea agreed, and giggled when I said we didn’t need bathing suits. I put up Mom’s ‘Privacy’ sign, and Chelsea and I went into the sauna naked. It wasn’t as big as my dad’s, only seating eight at the most, but there were only four of us who lived in the house, and Mom and Eduardo didn’t use the sauna with many of their friends.

“It’s weird being in here naked,” Chelsea said a few minutes later.

“I like the view!” I declared.

Chelsea stood up and struck a pose, laughed, then sat down closer than she had before. She slipped her hand in mine and we sat quietly with only the hissing steam interrupting the silence. It was ten minutes before either of us said anything.

“Mom told me something before I left home that I didn’t understand, but now I think I do.”

“What was that?”

“That sex changes us in ways we don’t expect. I think that’s part of why I was nervous.”

“Dad told me the same thing,” I replied. “He said his very first lover told him that.”

“Wait!” Chelsea gasped. “You don’t think...”

“Knowing my dad, it wouldn’t surprise me!”

“It would explain a picture that Mom wouldn’t explain.”

“The one of my dad and your mom at her wedding? He walked her down the aisle. I heard from Mom that Grandma Adams had a complete fit.”

“Oh, my God! Your dad and my mom?!”

“It’s totally none of our business,” I said. “But that does make it a bit strange!”

“That’s just weird! She’s like ten years older than your dad!”

“It’s a little secret, just the Robinsons’ affair; Most of all, you’ve got to hide it from the kids“ I sang.

Chelsea laughed and I joined in.

“Wow!” she said, shaking her head. “No wonder she was cagey about that picture! But it had to be before that, because she dated my dad for a while before they got married, and your mom and dad got together at the wedding.”

I chuckled, “And the next morning, Mom met Jesse’s mom. She was bummed because she wanted my dad, but he and Jesse’s mom were in one of the good times of their relationship. Things went really downhill after my dad went to Sweden, and they didn’t fix things until after Aunt Kara and dad had THEIR problems.”

“Your dad seems to have had a lot of relationship problems.”

“No kidding! That’s one good reason to agree to your demands!”

Chelsea laughed, “I can show you another one when we go upstairs!”

[Chicago, Illinois] 🎤 Birgit

DadsPumpkin: Hi!
AppleOrchardKaty: Hi! Ready for your trip?
DadsPumpkin: All packed! I can’t wait to see you!
AppleOrchardKaty: Davey and I will meet you at Logan.
DadsPumpkin: I have to have a stupid escort!
AppleOrchardKaty: Not next year when you’re fourteen!
DadsPumpkin: This is me rolling my eyes! I’m an adult!
AppleOrchardKaty: You know the rules.
DadsPumpkin: The rules are dumb!
AppleOrchardKaty: It’s not the government; it’s American Airlines.
DadsPumpkin: I can rant about any rules I don’t like, not just the government! Dad only complains about the government! I complain about EVERYTHING!
AppleOrchardKaty: No kidding. 😛
DadsPumpkin: You know what I meant! I don’t like rules!
AppleOrchardKaty: Most people don’t. We can talk about it when you get here.
DadsPumpkin: OK. See you tomorrow!
AppleOrchardKaty: Bye!
DadsPumpkin: Bye!

I closed my IM, shut down my computer, and then went downstairs. Dad’s friends were just leaving, and I was happy about that because I wanted to spend time with him before I went to visit Katy for a month. I asked him to play Clue, and he, Albert, my moms, and I sat down to play. Dad made his usual dumb joke about Professor Plum doing it with Miss Scarlett in the Ballroom, and then he dealt the cards after putting the secret cards in the envelope.

It was close. I was ready to make a guess but Albert beat me to the kitchen and guessed correctly that Colonel Mustard had done it in the kitchen with the rope. We picked up the game and I asked dad to cuddle.