Our background and experience lead us to make assumptions about certain situations, only sometimes those can turn out to be wrong. Here's a novel situation with a twist or two at the end.
Consequences is a group of stories, each of them separate and not connected to the others. Their main issue will be the effect of extramarital sex on the family unit. This is the fourth story of this group.
This is just a tongue and cheek story I wrote after watching some court shows. I'm Judge DG Hear. This fits a number of catagories but not deeply in any of them.
[Sixth/Final Chapter posted, earlier chapters updated.] Jim thought he knew his college girlfriend, at least what was important and what he adored about her. But she held back her history until a five-hour drive to her family's holiday reunion. Erica reveals what she's hidden: an abandoned birth, an exiled sister, a courageous grandmother, and more. Arriving, they were all nude. He expected that, but more shocks came quickly. Buckle up: Erica's past is about to meet Jim's future.
Back in 2003, the Troubador wrote the beginning of a story: "How High a Price." If you haven't read it, you should... and the many endings already suggested by various and sundry. ----- My ending(s) are short and a bit different.