Back in clothes, driving home. Dad was in a great mood, as was I. We joked about how weird it felt with all these hot clothes on as we cooked up goofy explanations of our visit to Pine Forest. I had to tease Dad. "Well, you'll take this job if only to gawp at Janice again."
There was a beat of silence. I had been too clever. My mind didn't go to Janice stripping in that office; it went to Janice, on her knees, sucking off her son. Dad laughed it off, but that's where his mind was, too. "I won't lie, Jenny. The woman is amazing."
"I felt like locking myself in a tower. I'm so plain."
Dad slowed the truck, reached over, and put his hand on my thigh, his fingers slipping under the edge of my shorts. "Jenny, I think you're the most beautiful woman I know."
I put my hand over his. So warm a
