Woman of the house

You thought you would have had a better sense especially after Grace had just caught you in Emma’s bedroom but the kiss had been a spur of the moment thing and you hadn’t expected Mom to be stood right there slightly away from the door, out of your line of sight when you had pulled Sarah into your arms as soon as you got in. You hadn't exactly been stealthy either as you had spent a minute or two just stood outside the door having a conversation.

Sarah hadn’t seen her either from the surprised expression on her face and she quickly pushed herself away from you and out of your embrace, not sure how to react when Mom was looking straight at you.

“Did you two have a good day at school?” Mom asked with a raised eyebrow, waiting for either of you to say anything back to her.

“Uhh yeah… We were just…” you started to reply, being the one to step up so Sarah didn’t have to.

“Oh I know what you were ‘just’ doing. Sarah, go up to your room while I have a talk with your brother” Mom said back, raising her finger when Sarah was about to argue back and silencing her.

Even with Mom being more submissive to you, that didn’t mean she didn’t hold any power in this house and Sarah clearly still knew that as well as she gave you an apologetic look and headed off upstairs without any more resistance.

That left you and Mom by the front door, her giving you a **** stare that rivalled Grace’s.

“Since when have you been so close with your sister?” she asked, arms crossed while she waited for an answer.

“We’ve always been close” you replied, seeing that she didn’t like that answer as soon as the words left your mouth.

“You know exactly what I’m talking about so don’t try to get out of this. I just saw you with your tongue down her throat” Mom shot back, sounding more annoyed than before but making you annoyed at her reaction.

“Okay first off, I did not have my ‘tongue down her throat’. Yes we were kissing and yes this wasn’t the first time but you should know by now that we’ve been doing more than that in private. And second, if you recall, me and you were caught in a similar situation by Lucy so there’s no moral high ground for you to be standing on right now” you argued back, Mom faltering slightly at the mention of what happened in the living room and letting you press the advantage while you could.

“And finally, would you really not like to know what we are doing out in the open instead of behind closed doors? Me and Sarah are both consenting adults just like you and me, so please just consider that” you said, a bit of the anger disappearing when you saw that Mom was taking the time to consider what you said instead of just continuing the argument.

The silence stretched between you and even with you being on the offensive, the nerves started to creep back in. You did notice that Mom’s posture relaxed and she looked to have calmed down to think, which did alleviate some of your stress but you still patiently waited for her to give you an answer.

“I am going to have a conversation with Sarah about this to get her side but you’re going to have to be completely honest with me as well” Mom started, taking a look around and realising the entrance hallway probably wasn’t the best place for this conversation and gestured for you to follow her into the living room.

She sat down on the couch first and you sat down at the side of her, still keeping your bodies apart given the serious conversation but only a short distance, still close enough to reach out to her if you wanted to turn the tables on her.

Mom had also told you to be honest and now that she hadn’t totally freaked out from seeing you and Sarah, you considered actually telling her the majority of the truth, leaving out the KDK for obvious reasons. You didn’t really have a reason to hide what you were doing in the house anymore now that you had gained some control and power over Mom and if she was going to find out everything you were doing, you would rather tell her than have her see it in person as her first introduction.

“So, how far have you gone with Sarah? Or Lucy for that matter?” Mom asked, her arms folded but now she rubbed her upper arm, anxious to find out the answer.

“About the same as what me and you have done. Sarah has been more open about it compared to Lucy but that’s just how she is.” you answered, seeing her frown.

“And you haven’t…” Mom said, leaving her question up in the air.

“No we haven’t but…” you replied, unsure if you wanted to finish your train of thought before you decided to say it.

“But Sarah does want to. She heard about me and Emma and she seems to think she’s ready but I’ve said not yet to her.” you continued, Mom’s eyebrows raising when she heard about Emma but keeping herself composed to talk about her daughter.

“I thought you would have jumped at the chance. I’m not saying that in a bad way, it’s just… you’ve always been the one to initiate these sorts of things” Mom said delicately, not sounding judgemental but more curious as to why you turned Sarah down.

The reason itself was still something you were unsure but after what Emma had told you earlier about Sarah’s mindset, you thought you could better put your own feelings into words.

“...I think I’m still being hesitant with her even though I know she wants the same thing as me. I’m trying to get better at that but I still didn’t want to do something that big and then leave her all on her own while I go away for the weekend. That didn’t feel right anyway” you responded, your reason still sounding shaky and less than complete.

Mom didn’t seem to get you initially but the mention of not wanting to leave Sarah on her own seemed to resonate with her and you could tell that she was carefully considering her next words.

“...I’ll talk to Sarah about what she wants to do but thank you for looking out for her. This isn’t the conversation I was expecting to have but for now I don’t think you should go any further with your sisters. I don’t want to say carry on as you have but if you don’t cross that boundary you have set up then I don’t see any problems” Mom explained, placing her hand on your leg and giving in a reassuring squeeze.

A thought popped in your head that wouldn’t leave once it was on your mind but you noticed she hadn’t included herself in that ‘boundary’, just Sarah and Lucy. The curiosity to ask heightened in the silence between you and you wondered if it was best to see what she would say.