She Helps Out:>Ep 32
“I’ve never been more serious,” Tim says, more confidently than he feels. “Think about it, Paul won’t want to give up Sharon anymore than I want to give up seeing you. I think we can come to some open arrangement where everybody gets what they want.”
“Damn… you really think that’s how this is going to play out?” Rhonda asks, even as she’s contemplating how wonderful it would be if he was right. She could keep her lover and her husband without any of the associated guilt. Of course that means she accepts her husband’s incestuous relationship with his sister. It’s a lot to think about.
“We can only hope,” Tim says. “Come on, let’s take a shower and get some lunch. The shower takes much longer than expected, in a nice way. They have a late lunch and head back towards the beach house.
“I’m nervous,” Rhonda says.
“I’d be surprised if you weren’t,” Tim laughs. “Just follow my lead. We don’t know if anything happened.”
Arriving at the beach house they find Paul and Sharon sunbathing on a blanket near the water. Rhonda and Tim join them. ‘
“How was your day?” Tim asks Sharon as he gives her a kiss. He can’t help but notice how radiant her face looks as she answers.
“Wonderful!” she winks, “How was yours?”
“The same,” he answers cryptically. Sharon scrunches her brow as she tries to decipher what he means. Did he have a wonderful day or was his day the same as hers. Not in a million years.
Rhonda sits next to Paul who is lying face down and looking away from the group. She rubs some sunscreen onto his back but he doesn’t acknowledge Sharon or Tim. Paul is still reeling from his marathon love making with his sister and is embarrassed to face either his wife or Tim. He especially doesn’t want to face Tim because Tim already knows what’s going on.
They somehow make it through the afternoon and have a semi-comfortable dinner at a local crab shack. Arriving back at the beach house, by some unspoken agreement they split into their separate bedrooms even though it’s still early in the evening.
“So how did it go today?” Tim asks Sharon, taking her into his arms and kissing her passionately.
“You already know, don’t you?” Sharon asks meekly. “It was just like I remembered it, Tim. But you’re not surprised, are you?”
“No. It just means that you and your brother have a unique love that can’t be replicated by anyone else. That doesn’t diminish the love that you and I have or the love that Paul and Rhonda share. How did Paul react?”
“Oh God,” Sharon almost laughs but catches herself. “When he woke up and I was… you know.” Tim nods. “He must have thought I was some kind of Jezebel coming to damn him to hell for all eternity. But you were right, there was so much unfinished business and neither of us could control ourselves.”
“I’m glad,” Tim smiles as he watches his wife’s face light up while she talks.
“Really?” Sharon asks, still surprised at her husband’s reaction.
“Glad for you,” he says.
“What did you and Rhonda do today?” Sharon asks, changing the subject to avoid more discussion about what her and Paul did.
“The same as you and Paul,” Tim answers, watching Sharon’s face for a reaction.
“What? You mean? No, you and Rhonda?” Sharon’s face is a contortion of conflicting emotions.
“It started a few weeks ago,” Tim says quietly. “With you and your brother doing your penance, Rhonda and I sort of commiserated over the lack of passion in our marriages. One thing led to another and…” Tim lets his voice trail off as he waits for his wife’s reaction.
“Why didn’t you tell me last night?” Sharon asks.
“I almost did,” Tim replies. “But I didn’t want it to influence what you did about you and Paul.
“You and Rhonda?” she says again. “Do you think Paul knows or suspects?”Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.
“Rhonda is supposed to be telling him now,” Tim answers. “Then tomorrow I hope the four of us can discuss what this all means.
“You honestly think we can just all share, don’t you?” Sharon asks, thinking the same thing Rhonda did about how wonderful it would be if it were true. A sudden flush of color taints her cheeks as she considers the implications.
“I honestly don’t know,” Tim answers.
“But you told Rhonda about Paul and I?”
“She actually suspected something was weird between you two, but didn’t have a clue about the actual events. I filled her in on the college stuff.”
“How did she take it?” Sharon asks sheepishly. “Of course, you two having an affair probably helped with her acceptance level.”
“A little, but she still has some hang-ups on the whole incest thing,” Tim says.
“Yeah, well join the club. I still think it’s weird and Paul is even more freaked out than I am.”
“But not enough to give it up, right?” Tim asks. “You both want more of each other.”
“Yes.” Sharon sighs.
“I only have one more question for tonight,” Tim says.
“What?”
“Did you save anything for me?” he laughs while he strips out of his clothes.
“Is that all you think about?” Sharon smiles as she starts unzipping her skirt.
In the next room, the conversation isn’t going quite as smoothly.
“You actually slept with Tim?” Paul almost shrieks and Rhonda stares at the absurdity of the accusation in his eyes.
“You slept with your sister,” she points out defensively. That takes the fight out of Paul and he rolls over away from her.