Between the Sheets

Daddy Three

Sneaking around was easy because mom wasn't there most of the time. As he had said he perpeared a room for us. It was up on the third floor away from all the other rooms.  He made sure that it was soundproof so that I didn't have to be quiet all the time.

It was an early weekday, and we all stood in the kitchen. Mom, Blake, and I. Mom was going through some stuff that was on the island as I sat eating my breakfast. Blake was just now pouring his coffee for the day.

"There's a big charity this weekend," mom says

"Oh," Blake says

"I was thinking we should go," she tells him

"If you really want too" Blake says

"If you don't want to go Blake, I can find someone else to take me no problem," mom says, raising her voice

I lift my eyes up, I have heard them fighting before but never in front of me.

"It's not a problem, Becky. If you want to go, I'll take you, " he tells her."You just never asked me to go before. "

"I shouldn't have to ask you." She snips."You should be asking me. "

He nods. "I didn't think you would want to go with me. When I asked before, you already had someone else taking you. "

"I'll just ask Catherine if she wants to go save you the time."

"It doesn't matter Becky just do what you want. You're going to anyways, " he says

He takes his coffee and leaves the kitchen. Mom looks after him for a while.

"Can you believe him talking to me like that?" mom says, "he's such a child."

My eyes go back down to my food as I eat.

"Would you like to go to the charity Alissa?"

"I have something I am doing this weekend," I tell her

She let's out a huff "Well I'll just go alone," she says, then sulk off to her room.

I felt bad about not going with her to the event, but she had never asked me to go before. And she would probably find someone else to take her. She always does.

The day of the event comes I sit on mom's bed as she gets ready to go.

"Did you find someone to take you?" I ask as I go through her jewelry

"I met this nice rich man," she says with a smile. "Don't you go telling Blake, though?"

"So is he going to be my new dad?" I ask

"I don't know," She says. "We'll see how things go, I really like this one, Alissa. He's an older gentleman, and he has class. He really wants to spoil me, and he even asked about you. "

I smile. "What's his name?" I ask

"Charles Nelson," she says

"I'm happy for you, mom. I really am."

I felt that Blake should know, though. It wasn't like they were in love or anything. After mom left, I headed upstairs to the room where Blake and I have been sharing.

"Hey love," he says, stepping into the doorway

"You should have taken mom to the charity tonight," I tell him

"I was going to. She was the one that wanted to argue, " he says

"She's going with another man,"

He nods. "That's fine if that's what she wants."