an overhead conversation

Unfortunately they didn't tell you!

You didn't realize what was happening until months later, only finding out by accident. You had almost forgotten the weird temporary switch by that point - or at least you had tried to put it completely out of your mind. You and Jackie had several normal nights together without incident. Then there were a couple times a few weeks later where she seemd to get a little quiet after having sex, just asking you to hold her. But soon she was mostly back to being the sensual and physical partner she always was.

She did suprised you, however, by suggesting the idea of roleplay. You were hesitant at first, bringing up the weirdness of pretending to be with your mom. Jackie countered by pointing out that you were literally WITH your mom physically. She argued that you had already got so used to calling her 'Mom' in public that you had let it slip more than once. She said she needed to more fully embrace her new identity if she was going to be forced to live that way. Eventually she wore down your reluctance with the compromise of keeping such games occasional. It took you a few times to warm up to the idea but you soon had to admit to yourself that in a weird way you already saw her as your mom. The conflict of your memories of her with the current reality of her as your de facto wife and sexual partner had blurred the lines completely for you.

Your mom's behavior was a bit off sometimes as well. You especially noticed if you talked to her on those mornings after those 'special' nights you and Jackie had. She would look at you differently - more like Jackie used to rather than what you were used to from Katherine-in-Jackie's-body. Her touch and the tone of her voice were just a little 'off' - but she quickly recovered so you didn't think anything of it.

Until you overheard a conversation between your mom and Jackie one evening.

You had got home very early from work, planning to suprise Jackie. You entered fairly quietly and walked through the foyer. You were about to call out that you were home when you heard voices in the den. Something they were saying caught your attention, so you crept up down the hall to listen.

You heard your mom's voice "So have you noticed any more changes?"

Jackie's voice answered. "No, 12 hours seems to be the max. At first it looked like maybe it was related to how long we had sex or how often. But now I'm convinced that the time was just the initial switch wearing off or something. It seems stable now - we switch back for 24 hours if we both have sex at the same time. What about you? How are you handling this now?"

Your mom's voice sounded hesitant. "I...I really don't know. I'm not sure how I feel anymore. It's hard to think of Gerry just as my son anymore, not when we've done so much together. And I feel guilty about not telling him." You heard a sob.

"It's okay, Katherine. What else could we do? We thought we'd found a solution - and we wanted to spare Gerry the awkwardness of 'testing' with us. I mean, the first time was a shock to us all. I didn't want to put him through that every time. Effectively every time we want to switch, we're both going to have sex with him to one degree or the other - and with someone else as well... I don't feel great about this either."

You tried to wrap your mind around what you were hearing. Your mom & Jackie were switching back and forth? But only when they both had sex at the same time? You almost lost track of what they were saying.

"...and it's got weirder. I am definitely getting some of your memories and mannerisms too. Not overpowering ... but enough that I feel almost comfortable as you when I'm in your body," your mom was saying.

"Yes, it's the same for me," Jackie agreed. "I haven't noticed it getting any stronger. But it's there - a constant trickle of thought & feeling that gets deeper, like a stream, when I'm in your body. It started after our first switch back."

"We have to tell him," your mom said. "And I'd rather do it while in my own body, before we switch again. It's only fair that he know."

"Know what?" Jackie argued. "We've both changed - we have some of each other in us. I'm not just Jacquelyn anymore. I'm at least part Katherine now. And physically I'm her - you - way more than half the time. How can he handle that?"

"It's his right to know," your mom said defiantly. "And how do you think I feel? He's my son - but I love him like you as well, as a wife. How fucked is that?"

They were both quiet for a moment. "Maybe....maybe we can share him?" Jackie suggested softly.