Chapter 6B

They continued to meet in the studio and the painting progressed, slowly, as paintings do. Part of that is simply because painting is an art form that requires patience and care, and the willingness to recognize a mistake and paint over it.

Part of it was because they had to take frequent breaks, during which, either Megan or Valerie lay under Robby and welcomed his seed into their wombs.

Eaqch day, Megan and Valerie took their birth control pills, reminding each other to do so. In reality, though, neither needed reminding. The feel of Robby's heavy warm spend resting in their bellies was reminder enough.

And while neither woman minded the other watching, they still maintained separate bedrooms. Robby slept in his own, but rarely alone. With an unspoken agreement, the women adopted an every-other-night schedule to satisfy their lusts with their mutual lover.

Valerie missed a period, but didn't pay any attention to it.

Megan's cycle, like those of many women who live together, was closely matched to her mother's. When her period didn't come on the day she expected it to. She noticed it, but didn't think on it a lot. She had been late before and twice had even missed a period completely. So she didn't worry about it. Later, the next month, when it was about time for her to start again, she woke up feeling fine, but got ill at breakfast ... so ill that she had to go throw up in the bathroom.

"You OK, honey?" asked her mother solicitously.

"Yeah, I think so. Must have caught a bug or something. I'll get something at school."

School had just started back up after a long and very interesting summer.

Robby hugged his mother and kissed her deeply on his way out. He rubbed his groin against hers and she pushed him away. "You're incorrigible!" she laughed.

"I hate school!" he said in a mocking angry voice.

"I'll be here after school" she said and cupped her breasts, grinning. He sighed and ran to catch the bus.

Two hours later Valerie stopped in the pharmacy. "Hi Frank" she said.

"Howdy Mrs. Hudson" he said. "Your husband still overseas?"

She sighed. "Yes, and I'll be glad when he's back."

"I was just getting ready to call you" said Frank, and something in his voice caused Valerie to pay close attention.

"Oh?"

"Yes. It's probably a good thing Phil was over there ... considering what has happened."

"I don't understand." Valerie was very alert now.

Frank extended a piece of paper to her. "Big Federal investigation. That new birth control pill we sold you last time? Counterfeit."

Valerie didn't understand. "Counterfeit? You mean somebody made the pills without a license?"

"Maybe I used the wrong word." Frank cleared his throat. "The pills didn't contain any active ingredient. They weren't actually birth control pills Mrs. Hudson. If Mr. Hudson would have been here ... you might be pregnant."

Cold fear clutched Valerie's stomach. She turned to leave the Pharmacy.

Frank yelled after her. "The phone number is on the paper Mrs. Hudson ... if there's any problem..."

She did make one side trip on her way out. She bought two test kits.

That night there were tears.

"But Mommy, I CAN'T be pregnant!" moaned Megan. She didn't even have her driver's license yet.

"We'll have to go see Doc Madison. He'll do the final test." Valerie looked at Robby, who was tight lipped and sober.