Laura sighed and climbed into the steaming water, and settled down in the corner near the controls. She placed the wine bottle and flashed into a little alcove built into the side of the tub and leaned back looking up at the sky. Jon hesitated for a moment then climbed in after her, choosing to sit in the opposite corner.
“Are you ok?” He asked tentatively.
“I guess so” she replied with a sigh, still facing upwards.
“You can talk to me you know” Jon continued with a gentle smile. Laura lowered her head again and looked over at him.
“Thanks Jon,” she said returning his smile, “I don’t know what it is, but today Si…your father, has just seemed a little distant. I know he’s struggling with everything that’s happened, we all are, I just wish he’d talk to me about it. Instead it seems like he’s doing everything he can to avoid me” she said a little sadly. Jon thought for a moment.
“Perhaps it’s because, even though we’ve all had a cabbage, he can’t identify with you as much because what’s happened to you both is kind of different at the same time?” He replied after a moment.
“What do you mean?” She asked quizzically.
“We’ll, look at it this way, you’ve received the bits of a man of a similar age to yourself, but he’s got Karyn’s parts, someone who’s a great deal younger than himself. Perhaps he needs to find someone who’s going through the same thing? I mean, I certainly found it comforting that Sarah was willing to be there for me because she’s got her moms…you know” he replied.
“I can see where you’re coming from I guess” Laura said thoughtfully, “wait, did you say Sarah? As in Sarah MacMillan?” She added after a pause.
“Yeah, why?” Jon replied, eliciting a chuckle from his mother.
“You know, her mother and I used to work together? We used to be so close until a few years ago, and you know what? She invited me out to lunch today because she ended up with her husbands penis too!” She smiled, “and you’re right, it was nice speaking with someone who knew exactly what I was going through” she added thoughtfully.
“We’ll there you go, maybe we should get held of Miss Grant tomorrow and see if she knows of anybody in the same situation as him then?” Jon replied.
“That’s a really good idea Jon” Laura grinned, “thanks, that has made feel a bit better” she added. She reached to the side and picked up the wine. She deftly opened it and poured herself a glass then paused. She glanced back over at Jon thoughtfully.
“You know, you’ve been really mature about everything today” she said, “here, you deserve this” she passed the glass over to him. Jon hesitated for a second.
“Mom, are you sure? I don’t even know if I like wine” he said.
“Yes im sure” she grinned, “you’re nearly 18 and you have my permission. Try it, you never know, you might like it. It’s pretty sweet one” she added. Jon shrugged and took the glass from her as she poured herself the second glass, before leaning over to controls. She pressed a couple of the buttons and the jets burst to life with a gentle bubbling. She leaned back into her corner, arms resting on either side of the tub.
“This is nice” she purred as she took a sip from her drink. Jon nodded, and then gingerly took a sip from his own. He grimaced a bit at the initial sharp taste, but found that once he swallowed, he was left a sweet fruity sensation in his mouth. He decided to take another try and noticed more of the sweetness and less of the sharpness.
“You’re right hon…mom! It is pretty sweet” he said as he too leant back, mimicking her position, and allowing the bubbles to jostle him gently. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of the warm water all around him. He was glad he managed to ease his mothers worries, and even a little closer to her now that she had shared them with him. He smiled to himself, surprised at how good these feeling made him.
“So, what did you and Sarah talk about?” She asked him after a few moments. He filled her in on their conversation, and likewise she told him about her lunch with Lucy. Over the course of the next hour they talked away, and Jon even had a second glass of wine. Eventually Laura glanced at the clock on the control panel and sighed.
“This has been really nice Jon,” she smiled, “but it’s getting late. I guess we better get out.” She added sadly. She switched off the bubbles and got to her feet. Jon was surprised to notice how good she looked at the water rolled down her arms, which still looked slightly swollen from their work out. His gaze moved down her body until it settled on her trunks. It was then he quickly looked away as he spotted her bulge was clearly outlined by the wet material, and it looked bigger than usual. That could only mean one thing! Laura spotted what he was doing and followed his gaze. She blushed and quickly covered her groin with her hands.
“Wow…I guess those bubbles felt better than I realised!” She stammered
