Mother was a pretty lady, nice body, blonde, 5ft 8” tall not overweight and just 39 at the time, so I could see that he would be less than happy at ...he situation, their sex life being over, especially as they both believed in the importance of trust, and the vows of marriage, Dad though must have thought about it and after tea one evening, when they thought I was out of earshot, dad told mum that he would understand if she wanted to take a lover or wanted to leave him! She refused saying “he. I know you and mom went through a bad time a few years ago. We were just happy when it was over." She was talking to her father as if he was a kid who'd tried to pull a "fast one" on his parents, and hadn't gotten away with it."So, what did you think was happening?" Again, the cautious tone was evident in his voice."Well, back then, I thought you had gotten into some kind of fight and neither one of you would apologize. I don't know how many times I was going to say something, but I chickened. . as my father constantly reminded me.I had missed the first part of the construction to finish my advance degree exam project. I collected my float and then signed for the weapons I had to check in with the ship purser. I pulled the float and carried the weapons out of the starport. From one moment to the next it went from cold to freezing.The wet feeling was gone as if there was no humidity. I stopped to take a breath before I smiled, “maybe it will not be to bad.”The wind was not blowing. He had had trouble looking her in the eye ever since, which was something that should change soon otherwise it would become problematic.How to broach the subject though? Tell him they needed to talk? Make a joke about it? Let him know that she didn’t mind, so he shouldn’t worry either? God, he was so serious and so close-minded about all things related to sex! So he had heard them make love? Well, big deal. She had always been completely at ease with her sexuality, and an eighteen-year-old boy.