Chapter 328

“Genevieve?” Mallory said, her eyes going wide as you all looked over at the door that had just burst open.

“Oh, shiiiiit,” you mumbled.

The door to the basement had opened and the girl that Mallory had pointed out at the bar had come out of it followed by Edgar. You were pretty sure that your face matched his - wide-eyed, mouth agape.

“Mom, what the fuck!?” Genevieve screeched.

“Language,” Mallory chided her, standing up and straightening your robe that she was wearing.

“Are you fucking kidding me?” she raged, looking around wildly at you, Gemma and Sabrina all also barely dressed. “You’re cheating on Dad and you’re telling me not to swear?”

Mallory sighed and glanced back at you. “Sorry,” she said, then turned back to her daughter. “Well, I guess this conversation is happening now,” she sighed.

“What conversation? This isn’t a fucking conversation!” Genevieve yelled.

“Sit down, Gen,” Mallory said, using a tone that immediately made you straighten your spine a bit more because it was Mom Voice. “You too, young man,” she added, staring ice at Edgar.

Genevieve looked like she wanted to argue, but the power of Mom Voice won at least for the moment and she ended up sitting down next to Sabrina at the table. Edgar had to go around and sit in the chair next to Mallory’s, looking very uncomfortable. His eyes were also darting around, clearly putting the pieces together.

Mallory sat and put her hands flat on the table, taking a deep breath as she levelled her gaze across the table at her daughter. “First,” she said. “I understand that this is certainly coming as a shock to you so I’m sorry for correcting you when you’re obviously upset.”

Genevieve just grit her teeth and didn’t say anything. She really did look like a younger version of her mother, though you were a little biased in thinking that Mallory looked hotter considering everything that had been going on. You made surreptitious eye contact with both Gemma and Sabrina, confirming that all three of you were feeling way out of your depth at the moment.

“The most important thing for you to know is that I am not cheating on your father,” Mallory said. “He is fully aware that I’m here and having an afternoon of fun with my new friends.”

“There is no way that Dad would be OK with this,” Genevieve said. “And ... you’re gay!?”

“Please, dear,” Mallory shook her head. “Bisexual. And yes, I’ve been sleeping with men and women since I was younger than you are now. Not that that should come as a shock to you considering that I know all about you and the girls from your cheerleading squad.” Gen’s eyes got wide at that. “But yes, your father is aware and approves. This isn’t how I thought I would end up having this conversation with you, Gen, but your father and I were ... promiscuous when we were your age. Multiple partners, group sex, that sort of thing. We stopped most of it when we got pregnant with you, but over the years we’ve both had approved little flings.”

“Dad sleeps with other people too?”