The next week was uneventful. Mom was home for the first part of it, and Paula had reverted to dressing in her normal clothes. She no longer wore sexy outfits around the house, and I was relieved to see that she seemed to have stopped flirting with Philip. On Thursday, Mom announced she was going on yet another business trip – this one for four days. When she told us at the kitchen table, I felt a secret thrill inside, and glanced up over my breakfast to see that Philip was smiling at me over his cereal bowl. Mom didn’t notice; all she cares about is work. That’s fine with me, just leaves me more alone time with her hot husband.
The day that Mom left, I was all over Philip. It was like I wanted to claim him as my property. I deliberately flaunted our physical relationship in front of Paul
