‘Well,’ Todd looked fondly at me and smiled, ‘Charlotte and I are getting married.’ ‘For real!? You’re gonna be our mom?’ I hadn’t tho...ght of it that way. I glanced at Todd for a look of approval. ‘Well, yes, I guess so.’ The looks of happiness on the girls’ faces was overwhelming. .:.:. ‘Mr Lowenstein is working late again tonight, Mom. I promise I’ll be home after school tomorrow.’ Pause. ‘K. Bye.’ I hung up and turned to Todd and winked. He had been home early so we could tell the good news. She asked why? I told her she was nearly naked and I was naked. She said so I don’t care. Your mom probably will. She let dad teach me all about sex-ed. He has been gone for too long, and I need someone to help me, please. I told her that if her mom wanted me to take over for him, then I would. But I had to hear that from her.Alright she said and crawled back out of bed. Cindy came into the room after her daughter left. She tried to get you to have sex with her, didn’t she. Yes I told her, and. I had an exam that morning but I remember not being able to concentrate and as soon as I could I shot out of the exam hall and rode round to her house, I was unbelievably excited but scared stupid as well. Gladys was in her forties, quite short , nothing special really but at that moment she was the only woman in the world. I walked into the kitchen and she was there washing up at the sink, this is it I thought to myself, do or die and I reached around her cupping her breasts in my hands, my. "Yes, you're the widow Collins."She peered up at him with lowered lashes now and recognized him as one of the local town cops. She had seen him around town a few times but they had never exchanged a word."Steven, I think we had better leave!" she said."You're not going anywhere, either one of you!" the big cop said."Look Officer, we don't want any trouble. We'll leave now." she said, turning to Steven and looking very worried."Yes Officer." Steven said "We'll gather up our stuff and go." Not so.