Reed's Reckoning

“You’re kidding, right?”

“Honey, please. Things may not go back to the way they were, but there’s something you should know.” She looks at my mom and nods her head.

“Jack’s been calling me. It started right after you left Orlando two weeks ago. He feels terrible. I’ve listened to his side of the story and my heart hurts for him. I reamed him a new one for what he did because it kept my grandson from me, but in the end, he thought he was looking out for you. I don’t agree with his actions, but he’s been a friend in your life forever. He even came to Davis’s soccer game last weekend to watch. His voice was laced with pain when he told me about watching you with Davis.” Mom tells me.

I don’t say anything for a few minutes and watch the wave’s crash against the shore. I haven’t thought about him much, but I do feel a void. Ari’s hand covers mine and she pulls it into her lap. The look on her face makes me want to do anything she asks.

“I know he’s tried to contact you. I’ve seen the text messages come through. It’s important to me for you to try and get past this. And besides, Luke will be here tonight along with Sophie and Katy. If anything it will be a statement about family.” Ari’s fingertips stroke the inside of my palm

“You really make it hard to say no.” I twist over so I am straddling her chair and put my forehead against hers. “I’ll do this for you, but don’t expect bro hugs or an overjoyed reunion. He has a ways to go to redeem himself.”

“Okay.”

I lean down and kiss her briefly and then jump back to get my phone. I have two missed calls from Trey but decide to call him back later. Jack doesn’t answer so I leave a message with details about dinner if he wants to join us. Both women smile at me when I hang up.

“Mom, can you watch Davis for a bit?”

“Sure thing, where are you going?” she answers

I don’t answer but slide my arms under Ari’s knees and back, lifting her up. She squirms, trying to get away but I take off running to the ocean and don’t stop until we are waist deep.

“What are you doing? I would have walked out here with you.”

“Not nearly as fun. I want a kiss and the kind I want isn’t kid friendly.”

“No way! What about your mother?”

“Not particularly worried about her. She had two kids and was madly in love with my dad. I’m sure she did her fair share of kissing, among other things. And remember, she knows we’ve had sex.”

She tries to swat me but I capture her mouth with my own and suck her tongue. Her head tilts to the side and I take the opportunity to swing her around so she is wrapped around my waist. With her chest pressed against mine it’s easy to feel her nipples tighten. I curl my hands around her thighs and rub her against my throbbing cock. A few more movements and I could come from the friction. She starts to slow the kiss and pulls back completely when Davis starts yelling.

“Me too, Daddy! Pick me up and carry me in the water! Come get me too!”

I groan out loud when I see my mom standing next to him with a wide grin on her face. She’s shaking her head at me like I’m a teenager again.

“Oh my gosh, what has gotten into us? How can I forget we are in public?”

“Because I make you lose your mind with lust?” I question with a smirk.

“Reed, seriously, please. I’ve never been heavy into PDA. Don’t make me look like a slut in front of your mom.”

“Ari, don’t say that shit, ever. She knows how much I love you. Kissing you is the least of your worries.” I walk us back towards the shore and place her back down once we are in shallow water. Linking our fingers together, we walk to Davis.

Ari

Not that story! I try to break in, unsuccessfully, as Grandma Katy tells about my first experience with a white bikini. I was thirteen and didn’t understand the purpose of the nude underlining in bathing suits. I let Sophie talk me into cutting it out and we went to the beach. My mom and Grandma Katy allowed us to sit away from them so we could pretend we were by ourselves, for all the cute guys that walked by. We went for a swim but as soon as we walked out everyone stared at me. My mom came running at me with a towel. The suit was now completely see-through and I had just shown anyone in distance, all of me. I was mortified and Sophie couldn’t stop laughing.