One Night Stand with My Stepdad
I leaned closer, my heart in my throat as I overheard my mom telling him about me.
"...she’s usually such a sweet, compliant girl, Marcus," my mother was saying, her tone a mix of affection and mild irritation. "She’s just been so stressed with the final wedding preparations. Julian can be quite demanding, you know how these corporate families are. But I'm so glad she's finally home. I want the two of you to become close. She needs a strong male figure in her life, and you are exactly the kind of man she can look up to."
I squeezed my eyes shut, a bitter, hysterical laugh bubbling in my throat. *Look up to.* If only my mother knew exactly how I had looked up to him last night—flat on my back