Submitting To My Stepbrothers novel Chapter 20

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I hadn’t planned on telling Mom. As months passed after he finally gave in to me, I would begin to swell in the middle and just say that it was the result of some random hook–up. With enough luck, I would be able to even convince Daddy of the

same thing. The only hitch with my plan was how horrible I felt

that I would be luring my dad into being unfaithful to Mom..

That was soon alleviated though, over wine with my mother. Our

meandering conversations soon found their way to a discussion

that changed everything.

“I wish there were something I could do,” I said after her

explanation of why she didn’t want to adopt.

“Not unless you can get one of your friends to let Dad knock her

up,” she said. Her speech was slurred from the wine, but then

again so was mine.

“Mom!” I said, my eyes shooting wide.

“What?” she asked. She grinned at me. “I told you, I don’t want

to adopt just any child. I want to raise Rich’s kid. I don’t care

what that takes.”

Her words had stunned me. I couldn’t believe what I was

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hearing. “Forget it,” she said, noticing my shocked reaction. “He”

s already

said he doesn’t want to go down that road.”

“What?” I asked. “You mean you told him you would be okay.

with that?”

“I told him I would be okay with anything that would lead to us

being able to raise a baby together,” she started. “I told him I

didn’t care if he went and got some girl knocked up, as long as I

got to raise it.”

“That’s…..surprising Mom,” I said.

“That I suggested it or that he isn’t going to go along with it?”

she asked.

“I dunno,” I responded. “A little of both.”

“I knew before I brought it up that he wouldn’t go along with it,”

she said.

“But he has a valid concern.” “What’s that?”

“He is worried that whoever he knocks up would try to keep the

child and make the whole thing pointless,” she answered. “You

know how he is. He doesn’t trust anybody to keep their word but

you and I. We know I am out of the question, and you…”

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“Well don’t be shy now,” she said. “Spill the beans.”

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