I was a very happy man. My new business was booming, and more importantly, I was in love again. The fact that I was in love with my step daughter was increasingly less of an obstacle in my mind. The people I worked with simply knew I had a girlfriend, and who was I to tell them anything different? I had a recent picture of us together on my desk, and I looked at it often. My employees kidded me that I was robbing the cradle. I told them she was 22, but they also thought I was lucky to have such a beautiful woman in my life. It was as if I had a new lease on life now.
My relationship with Lexi started unexpectedly, months ago. I was going out with different women indiscriminately, and had a series of disappointing dates. After one particularly bad outing, Lexi finally told me how jealous she was of me going out with these other women, and how she wanted to be the only woman in my life. She reinforced how she felt by exposing her breasts to me and kissing me as she never had before. It was a kiss full of passion and desire. It was a huge gamble on her part, one that I look back on and thank my lucky stars that she took. For all she knew, I would laugh at her, or tell her she was being childish. However, it became the turning point of a new life for both of us, and I will be forever grateful that she took the chance on me.
Alexis got home from the store after school, and immediately ran into the bathroom. She sat there after a few minutes, looking at the
result and feeling shocked. "How could I be pregnant?' she thought to herself, 'I guess that's a stupid question.'
More importantly, how was her step father going to react, and how was she going to tell him. Although she was sure she wanted his children at some point, this relationship was only months old. How could she have been so careless? But even with all those questions going on in her mind, a part of her was excited and elated. She was in love with him, and whenever she thought about being with him, she got that "butterflies in the stomach" feeling.
After her shower, she examined her naked self in the mirror. She liked what she saw. She didn't look pregnant yet. Her tummy was still flat, but her breasts were definitely fuller and more tender. She liked the fuller part, and she knew her step father did too. She could tell he liked her body, and she liked the way he made her feel. They were having fantastic sex, and she loved touching and satisfying him.
She took the next few hours preparing dinner. Her favorite music was playing, and that took her mind off her condition, but the closer it got to the time for her father to get home, the more nervous she got. When she heard the garage door open, she poured a glass of wine for him with shaking hands, while thinking about how she was going to tell him. She was so afraid of how he was going to react, but she tried to calm herself. She met him at the door as usual.
"Hi Daddy!" She hugged him tightly. She loved him so much.
"Hi baby, it's so good to see you," I said. She felt so good.
She led me into the family room were she handed me a glass of my favorite wine, and had me sit on the couch, where she sat beside me. Rather than snuggling up close though, she sat a foot away. She looked anxious.
"Lexi, what's wrong? Why are you upset? What happened baby?"
She started crying and look up at me. "Oh Daddy, I'm so scared," she answered. "I just don't know how to tell you. I don't want to lose you."
She looked so distraught, I was really concerned, and felt an empty pit in my stomach. I pulled her to me, "Just tell me Lexi, whatever it is, we can work anything out together. I'm here for you, and I'm not going anywhere."
She lookup at me, her eyes filled with tears.
"Daddy, I'm pregnant," she sobbed.
She saw the shocked look on my face and she burst into uncontrollable tears. I puller her to me, and just held her tight. "Alexis, it's ok. We're going to be alright." I think I was telling myself that as much as I was trying to convince her.
A range of emotions flooded through me, shock, fear, anger. After a few moments though, I realized that I had my arms around everything I had ever wanted, and now she was giving me a child! My fear disappeared. I kissed her tender lips, and smiled at the woman I loved.
In a small voice, she said, "I was so afraid to tell you, I was sure you would be upset and angry."
I brushed her hair away from her face. "Lexi, I couldn't be happier. You are giving me the greatest gift I could ask for."
She hugged me tightly.