Sex, Lies, & Family Vacations by Leslie Langtry

Author:Leslie Langtry [Langtry, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Published: 2014-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

"Daddy!" The twins woke us with their ear-splitting cries. No, it wasn't a dream. Mike was really here. In bed. Next to me. Yay. Woo hoo.

"Hey kids!" Mike reached out his arms, and two five year-old missiles launched into his lap. Two seconds later, they were back on their bed, playing with the various toys we'd bought. Mike didn't seem to notice that they had lost interest in him so quickly.

"Daddy," Clara said without looking up from her princess doll, "we have new friends…"

Mike cut her off, "That's nice, sweetie." He didn't seem to have any interest in the fact that his kids had been spending all their time with two other kids. Clara shrugged and went back to playing. A small part of me felt bad that he had no interest in what his own children had experienced so far. But that was overrun by the other part of me that realized they wouldn't mention Alan or his kids to him again. Clara and Rory had spent five years learning that their dad wasn't interested in what they thought.

The morning consisted of a frantic run around as we all tried to get ready to go. I was grateful to hear a noise next door. Pulling back the curtain, I watched as Alan and the kids walked down the hall and disappeared. I took my time getting ready so that we wouldn't run into them on the bus. Eventually, we made it to the bus and then to the park with no uncomfortable run-ins. I had no idea where Alan was going but knew he would steer clear if he saw us.

I made sure we kept busy so the kids wouldn't babble to Mike about the trip so far. Try to relax, I thought. Focusing only on my family, I almost began to enjoy myself. Well, except for the flashing neon sign over my head screaming, "CHEATER!"

"You know," I told Mike as we waited in line at a ride, "this is how the trip should've been from the start." I wanted him to feel guilty and get mad. Give me something to work with so I didn't feel so guilty.

Mike responded by pulling me close and kissing me lightly on the lips. "I know. I plan to make it up to you."

Clara and Rory squealed with glee on the ride, encouraged by Mike. This really was how the trip was supposed to be. If that had been the case, I would be relaxed, having fun with my family. Instead, the trip had turned out much differently. Beginning with sorrow, then nervousness, followed by all-out lust, then love, then fear, now…now what?

Is that what happened? If it was true, then I couldn't possibly have had a good time. Or was it the spinning teacups? There was no doubt that if Mike had joined us in the beginning, things would have been different. Now I thought I would've enjoyed it. How could that be? Until Mike showed up, I thought I'd been deliriously happy.

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