Peter's dad might have a job for me

"I declare, young people these days," Joyce said. "Given your strong and continued interest in anal eroticism, and my daughter's as well, I'm pleased you're finally talking with each other about it." She smiled. "But when I asked about summer plans, I was thinking about your plans outside of bed. Are you still doing odd jobs, Gary?"

"Well, yeah," he said. "But my dad said he was talking with Pete's dad about intern work at his office. I wasn't sure, because, you know, we're out here and it's way downtown." Gary looked at Bernie. "And I wouldn't see you as much."

Joyce nodded. "A bad commute can devour your life," she said. She and Bernie shared a look. "I'm fortunate that I can mostly work from home."

"Work naked from home," Bernie said.

The four nude people around Joyce's poolside table laughed. Gary's sister Lil was bright-eyed and excited, unaccustomed to being nude in company.

"Dad mentioned something about the commute. He said that there was actually an apartment near Jim's office that was open," Gary added. "Two-bedroom, nobody using it this summer. It'd make it easier to just roll out and down to the office, work the hours without the commute, and back home on the weekends."

Joyce looked at Bernie, then at Gary. "Maybe you should both take Jim up on the offer. I wonder if he's got another intern spot open?"

Bernie looked at her mother, then her boyfriend. "I don't know, maybe."

Joyce searched Bernie's face, then nodded. "I'll help you pack, dear," she said.

"Mom!" Bernie protested.

Lil giggled.

Gary looked at his sister. "The other reason, other than Bernie...well, I don't know. Lil? What have you got going?"

"I've still got my job," Lil said, shrugging. "I guess, I mean." She shook her head. "But with Colleen there, I don't know."

"Yeah, her and Steve. I kinda think she did you a good turn, gave you a reason to dump him," Gary said. "But yeah. I wonder if Jim could find something for you too?"

"Maybe," Lil said.

"I'll ask Dad once he's back from the cruise," Gary said.

"Oh well, dears," Joyce said. "We don't need to figure out your whole lives tonight."

Bernie laughed. "Just what we're going to do this week with Gary's mom and dad away."

"I would be pleased for all of you to visit here every day if you like," Joyce said, nodding to Gary and Lillian. "You just have to stay out from underfoot while I'm writing or if I have a Pleasure Circle or I'm working with a therapy client."

Gary and his sister smiled at Joyce. Bernie's mother had a laid-back style of playing hostess -- usually nude, from a comfortable chair or the pool, with an occasional wave toward the fridge for cold drinks -- but they knew her welcome was sincere.

"Lillian and I are about to excuse ourselves," Joyce said. "We're going to be practicing erotic massage and other manual techniques."

Lil blushed pink and squirmed in her seat, but she put on a bold face for her brother and his girlfriend.

"Okay Mom," Bernie said.

"Lillian," Joyce said. "I like to conclude my sessions by masturbating together. All the rest of us here have masturbated in company with each other. Would you be comfortable if I invited Bernie and Gary to join us at the end of our session?"

Lil swallowed and blushed pinker. "Ulp. Okay," she said.

"Thank you, dear," Joyce said. She looked to Bernie and Gary. "I'll let you know when we're about done if you would like to join us."

"Okay Mom, thanks," Bernie said.

Joyce led Lillian from the patio table back into the house.

Bernie and Gary sat together in the backyard next to the pool, quietly looking at each other.

"Your mom," Gary said, looking a little off balance.

"Yeah," Bernie said. "I love her so much, but sometimes she takes up the whole...the whole everything."

Gary laughed. "Yeah, just this afternoon, she's gotten off twice with me and once with my sister in the shower, and now your mom is gonna do Lil again, and invite us to dedicate our next orgasms to her while we all watch each other."

Bernie laughed out loud. "If you put it that way. Yeah." She grinned and took a deep breath. "That's actually okay with me. But being around my mom every day, it's just a little much, y'know?"

"Ya-know-what-I-mean?" Gary said, grinning back.

Bernie laughed. "Yeah," she said. "So maybe you should take that job with Pete's dad, take him up on the apartment and take me with you for the rest of the summer."

Gary sighed. "What about Lil, do you think?"

Bernie smiled. "I dunno, let my mom adopt her?"

Gary looked toward the house. "Maybe," he said.

"Or we could take her with us too," Bernie said. "I actually had a good time with her this afternoon. I mean, you said she was moping, and she was, a little, but I don't know, retail therapy really brightened her up. We didn't even buy that much, but it didn't take long before she was the one cheering me on."

Gary shook his head and laughed. "Thanks for being so good to Lil," he said.

"I like your sister a lot," Bernie said. "She's...well, she's got more going on than I expected. We talked about all kinds of stuff."

"Yeah, she's sweet, and, I dunno, I guess she's really a pleaser," Gary said. "For anyone who thinks she's pretty. God, her boyfriends, I just don't understand. But she's not actually dumb or even shallow. I'm glad you got along so well."

Bernie laughed. "Maybe I should give Lil a dyke make-over. See if that stops attracting the wrong guys to her," she said.

"Hell, maybe," Gary said. "Or introduce her to one of your old girlfriends, I don't know."

Bernie curled her lip. "If I can think of any I could actually recommend." She looked up into the side. "Hey, maybe Alison." She grinned. "Wait, are you trying to get me to turn your sister gay?"

"If it would make her happy, might be worth a shot," Gary said.

Bernie spread her hands. "I gotta say, almost anyone can be a lesbian these days. A lot of bad girlfriend material out there."

Gary was about to laugh when he caught the set of Bernie's shoulders. He put a hand on hers. "Yeah," he said. "You and me both."

"I'm so glad I found you," Bernie said. Gary saw love in her eyes, but caution as well.

"I love you so much," Gary said. "I'm glad we're staying together."

"Me too," Bernie said.

They leaned together and kissed, sitting in Joyce's patio chairs, holding each other skin to skin in the warm twilight afterglow of a hot summer day.