"I've always been bisexual," Mark started. "And my interest in boys started before my interest in girls. There was something about boys that I liked. I even thought that I might be gay before I met your mother. When we met, I was in a bit of a phase where I was cross-dressing, like you are now. You've seen the pictures of me then. I still have some of my old outfits, and I still wear the panties a lot. I was all out, then. Not just the clothes, but a purse, makeup, even a bobbed haircut.
"I think that's what attracted your mother to me," Mark continued, after their wine had come. "She thought I looked pretty in a skirt. I had had a few male partners in high school and college and was sleeping with my roommate at the time. We met on a double date. I asked her out a few times and we eventaully fell in love and got married. I still wore women's clothing occasionally, but I set it aside most of the time. Mary got pregnant with you about a year into our marriage, then came Zoe and Mikey.
"Problems started when you entered puberty. We tried to not fight in front of you three, but it was difficult. It started out as the usual; money, sex, responsibility around the house. Then you hit adolescence. When we had the sex talk, I told you about my bisexuality and how I wore women's clothing, you seemed interested. I gave you some of the clothes I had when I was your age and I started cross-dressing. You loved it, and haven't worn male clothes since. And you were so beautiful, as beautiful as you are now.
"As your sexual identity developed, I grew increasingly attracted to you. Then, when you turned thirteen, I wanted to give you a gift before your mother came home. I wanted to give you me. I wanted to give you my body. I loved you, Jon. Romantically, not just as a parent. I wished that there was a way that we could be together, you, Mary and I, but it wasn't to be. I was having the most beautiful sex of my life with my handsome son when Mary came home early and caught us naked in bed together. There was a lot of fighting that afternoon.
"We decided to divorce not long afterward. Our relationship just couldn't handle the strain after that. I got custody of you and your siblings when Mary got a job in another state and couldn't care for you the way she wanted. We comforted each other after that, you and I, and explored our new relationship. It seemed so natural that you and I should love each other. When you turned fifteen, I proposed to you and you accepted.
"We married shortly before you turned sixteen. Zoe was so beautiful as maid of honor, do you remember? And now you and I will always be together." Jon's eyes misted up. It must have been tough on all of them. He wondered how Zoe and Mikey were taking the marraige and asked Mark. "Zoe seems fine with it, but then its hard to tell with her. Mikey doesn't really understand yet. He just knows that his brother is now his new dad. It was probably a good idea on your part to still have them call you Jon, rather than Dad. It helped make the transition easier." Their dinner came and Jon was given time to reflect on what he had been told.
