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protest she skillfully sucked his erection back into her mouth.
    â€œMommy, my stomach hurts.”
    John and Lorraine jumped in tandem. He pulled away and stumbled backward as he yanked his pants back up and fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.
    Lorraine stood, grabbed her sweater, and wiped the corners of her mouth with her index finger and thumb. “Chloe, sweetie, don’t come downstairs; Mommy’s coming up.”
    John cleared his throat. “I should go.”
    â€œNo, wait. Just give me a minute.”
    â€œWe can’t do this, Lorraine.”
    â€œMommy.”
    Lorraine’s look implored him to stay.
    He nodded toward the staircase. “Go ahead, Chloe needs you.” He grabbed his keys from the bar and swiftly left the house.
    â€œMommy.”
    Lorraine smiled and teared up simultaneously. There was the tiniest crack in the façade. His body responded and she felt, if given the time, she would have had his heart again as well. “I’m coming, baby.”
    John sat in his truck, thinking about what just happened. He looked down at his flaccid penis and shook his head. “Boy, you need to calm that shit down. You were about to get me into some serious trouble.” He glanced back up toward the house before driving off, and exhaled.
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    John woke up the next morning beating himself up for allowing things to get so out of hand with Lorraine the previous night. He sat up on the side of his bed and contemplated calling Alex but guilt changed his mind. He pulled at his boxers and went to the bathroom to relieve himself. He then plodded barefoot into the kitchen, scratching his chest as he slipped into a T-shirt. He looked into the refrigerator for something to eat and started a pot of coffee. As the coffee brewed he checked his brother’s room to see if he was asleep, and discovered that he wasn’t there. A knock drew his attention to the door.
    â€œHank, what are you doin’ here?”
    â€œGood mornin’ to you too.”
    â€œSorry, it’s early. Come on in.”
    â€œI was on my way to the pier to do some fishin’ and your mother wanted me to stop by and bring this extra lasagna she made. She was sure you and your brother were up here livin’ off In-N-Out Burger and Pizza Hut.”
    â€œYou detoured up here from Inglewood on your way to the pier to bring me lasagna?”
    â€œYou know your mother.”
    â€œShe was tryin’ to be slick.” John took the lasagna into the kitchen, dug a spoonful out, and shoved it into his mouth. “She just wanted to know if I was home and if I was alone.”
    â€œYou figured that out, did you?”
    â€œIt didn’t take a whole lot of effort after last night.”
    Hank laughed. “You know your mother told me that Lorraine was actin’ all cozy with you.”
    â€œYep, that’s the reason for the lasagna and the unannounced visit, right?”
    â€œSorry I didn’t get to make it last night. Your mother showed me all the pictures though.”
    â€œYeah, Chloe did her thing.”
    Hank glanced around the unkempt bachelor’s lair. “Is that fresh coffee I smell?”
    â€œYeah.Want some?”
    â€œSure, just as long as the cup’s clean.”
    â€œHuh?” John looked through the portal separating the kitchen from the living room to see his stepfather pushing aside a pile of clothes from one end of the sofa in order to sit. “Sorry about the mess. I’ve been meaning to straighten up, just haven’t had the time. You want cream and sugar?”
    â€œNo, just black.”
    â€œWhen did you start drinking black coffee?”
    â€œWhen your mother decided that I needed to cut back. It’s an acquired taste.”
    John chuckled as he grabbed two mismatched mugs from the cupboard and filled them. He went back into the living room, gave his imposing and distinguished stepfather one, and sat in a chair facing