“That’s because it is good, Mom,” said Caroline. She cocked her head. “What’s for dinner tonight?”
“I don’t feel like cooking anything, so how about if we phone for a Chinese?”
“Sounds good to me,” said Carl, and Caroline nodded.
“Me too,” she said.
“What time is it now? Carl, you’re the only one with a watch on.”
“Just after three, Mom. Plenty of time yet.”
“Okay. Unless mistress here has any immediate plans for me?” Caroline shook her head, grinning. “Okay, since I have free time I’ll watch that programme I recorded last night. Come in whenever you like, kids. I’ll order the food for about six. Okay?”
“Fine, Mom. By six I’ll be hungry.” Caroline smiled, a sweet, innocent, smile. “And you two will be getting nervous.”
“You wish,” said Judy, laughing. She wiggled her fingers in goodbye and went off into the house. Carl watched her go, admiring the roll of her ass as she moved.
“Thinking carnal thoughts, bro?” said Caroline.
Carl grinned at her. “But of course. She’s a tasty piece of ass, Mom.”
“Yeah. Now what can I think of for the two of you?”
“I’m sure something uterly evil will spring fully-formed from that murky brain of yours,” said Carl. “Do I worry?”
“Maybe a little,” Caroline said with a lopsided grin. “Maybe a little.”
They spent the afternoon just loafing about. Sunning themselves, taking the occasional swim. Around five they went indoors and showered – together – before making their giggling way to the living room, still nude. Judy was sitting relaxed on the couch reading. To their surprise, she too was still naked. She smiled at their surprised looks.
“It feels good, in this warm weather. I think I might spend more time without clothes, so long as we’re private. I’m finding I like it.”
“We’re private at the moment, Mom, because Carl parked his van to obscure the pool.”
“As I noticed when I came home. My car’s still parked out there. You’ll need to move the van before I can put it in the garage.”
“What should we do out there?” said Caroline. “If we’re going to be nude again, we need screening.”
“About ten feet of fencing would do it,” said Carl. “It wouldn’t take long to put it up, either.”
“I have tomorrow afternoon off, kids,” said Judy, “so how about we take Carl’s van and go get our new privacy screen together?”
“Great idea, Mom,” said Carl. “We can get it in the van to bring it home, I think, and put it up next day. At least, Caroline and I can, because you’ll be at work. We should have it done for you getting home, though, and then we can take our naked bodies in and out without needing the van to be parked where it is.”
“Okay, we’ll do that.” Judy jumped, startled, as the doorbell rang. She laughed, reaching for her robe and shrugging it on. “I guess that’s the Chinese. You two stay out of sight.”
Dinner was fun, the three of them giggling over their chopsticks, sitting naked around the kitchen table. Luckily, it was at the back of the house and not overlooked. When they’d finished they sat in the living room, still naked, chatting about college, grades, teachers, aspirations. Carl sat on an armchair while Caroline and his mom sat on the couch. The armchair was at a right angle to the couch and he took the opportunity to admire afresh the graceful form of his sister, and the elegance of his mother. I’m damn’ lucky, he thought, to have two such gorgeous women in my family, sitting naked beside me.
“He’s studying us again, Mom,” said Caroline, casting a sideways look at Carl.
Judy glanced up, amused. “Are you?”
Carl nodded. “I am, Mom. I’ve never seen either of you naked before and I’m making the most of it. How many guys can be this lucky, two gorgeous woman to ogle, both of them naked as jaybirds? One, I reckon. Me.”
Caroline laughed. “Flatterer. I can think of an improvement, from your point of view.”
“What?”
“Rhonda.”
“Yeah, you’re right. Having Rhonda sitting there naked with the two of you, my cup would runneth over.”
“More likely your prick would.”
“Caroline!” Judy was having difficulty playing the stern mother, fighting a laugh.
“Come on, Mom, it’s true,” Caroline said, laughing. “If Rhonda was sitting here naked, Carl would have a stiffie.”
“Or he’d have taken her to bed by now,” Judy said, smiling at her son.
Carl stared at her. “Whoa, hold up there, Mom. Are you saying that if Rhonda was here, you’d let us sleep together?”
Judy nodded, a rueful look on her face. “I might as well. I reckon you’d would be sneaking off somewhere if I didn’t. I know the two of you have been having sex. You’ve never tried to hide the fact so I might as well acknowledge it.”
“Thank you for that, Mom,” Carl said slowly. “Thank you one hell of a lot.”
“And if Jimmy was here?” Caroline said, eyeing her mother cautiously.
Again Judy nodded. “It’s happened. It can’t unhappen, so I live with it. I just want to make sure you’re not trying to do something in some sleazy motel, when you can be safe and warm at home.”
Caroline nodded slowly. “Like Carl said, thank you, Mom, thank you very much.” She leaned across impulsively and kissed Judy’s cheek. “For that, you’re excused slavery.”
“Oh, and there was me wondering what I’d have to do,” said Judy laughing. “You mean I don’t need to worry anymore?”
“You don’t.”
“But I do, is that it?” said Carl.
“Yes, I’ve decided no freedom for you yet.”
“There’s a surprise. I wonder what horror you have in mind.”
“Keep wondering, although it wasn’t horror.”
“So what was it?” Judy turned to Caroline, curious.
Caroline flushed. “I dunno, I guess I was still thinking about trying to get you to fuck Carl. I’ve decided it’s not for me to say, one way or the other. It’s none of my business.” Great, sis, thought Carl, thanks for nothing.
“I’m delighted we agree on that,” said Judy dryly. She stood and stretched, her breasts lifting before Carl’s fascinated gaze. “I know it’s only nine-thirty, but I think I’ll go to bed.”
“Me, too,” said Caroline. “Too much sun, I think.”
“I’ll watch TV for a while,” said Carl.
“Okay, son. See you tomorrow, probably after work unless you’re up early.”
“After work. When, about one?”
“Should be about then, if I get away on time. I’ll pick some sandwiches up at the deli, they’ll do for lunch.”
“Okay, Mom, goodnight. Goodnight, Caroline.”
“G’night, bro. See you in the morning.”
The two women went out, but Judy popped her head back round the door. “Carl, will you move your van and put the car in the garage?”
“Sure thing, mom. I’ll do it now.”
“Better put your shorts on, then. We don’t want to give Mrs. Kominski heart failure.”
“I guess not, Mom.”
It took Carl only a few minutes to move the vehicles and as he locked the van he noticed his mom’s bedroom light go off. I guess she was tired, he mused. He had a sudden thought and moved to where he could see Caroline’s bedroon window, just in time to see the light go out there, too. I’ll give them ten minutes, he thought, then I’ll put that porn video on that Charlie gave me. He said it was good. Better keep the sound down.
Back in the living room Carl turned on the TV. There was a movie playing and he left it on while he crept up to his room and took the video from its hiding place in his closet. Back downstairs he waited longer than the ten minutes he’d promised himself, nearer twenty-five as he watched the ending of ‘Independence Day’, before slipping the video cassette into the player and dimming the lamp.