Craving My Stepson
“That’s because she is lost. She doesn’t know how to take care of him. Doesn’t know how to please him. Doesn’t know what a man like that needs.”
There was a pause, then a different kind of laughter. It was lower, conspiratorial.
“Have you seen him lately?” one of the women said. “That man ages like fine wine.”
“Those shoulders,” another sighed. “And his hands—”
“I swear,” someone added, “if I had just one night—”
“Oka,y now, you ladies better be careful,” Mary snapped suddenly, her tone sharp. “Keep your fantasies to yourselves.”
The chatter stilled.