Season 2 Chapter 24.2


"Looking back, I realize now that I really shouldn't have been that surprised when Mom told me he was about to board the ship. He's always taking care of me and keeping me safe. I've come to accept that he's amazing, and that he does things no one else can."

"Gwen, your father suffered a broken arm in the battle. We all know he's an accountant with no military training, yet he went on this extremely dangerous mission. He was also wounded the time you recovered Steve and Chip Martin in Iraq. Did you ever think your father would be capable of such heroism?"

"Growing up, he was always there for me and my sisters, but we pretty much took him for granted. The evening that he gave Steve 'The Talk' as it's now known, my perspective of him began to change. Then one evening Steve found me and brought me home after an encounter with a less than polite man, Dad actually punched Steve! That really caused me to revaluate everything I had believed about my father.

"He saved Lisa during the attack at our graduation and went to Iraq with us to find Steve and bring him home. He's stepped up every time there's been trouble. Dad is an accountant, and a very good one, but he's an even better father and husband. Kate, Lisa, Jordan, Mom, and I are extremely proud of him."

"Steve, you fought a brutal hand-to-hand battle with Chancellor, the man known as 'The Butcher'. You ended that struggle by deliberately snapping his neck and throwing his body overboard. Was that planned? Do you feel you were justified? If you had it to do over, would you still kill the man?" asked Amber.

"Yes," was Steve's simple reply.

"When did you decide to kill him, and why?" prodded Amber.

"When he held a knife to Gwen's throat. She was obviously dazed. She was topless with blood running down her cheek and her lip swollen and bloody. His fate was sealed at that moment."

"There are some critics that think you've proven yourself to be unreliable, that you're 'a loose cannon', unable to control your anger," pushed Amber. "How do you respond to that?"

"I would ask the wives, daughters, and sisters of these critics if they would prefer that the man in their life allowed someone to beat and Ra*e them while he searched for legal remedies. Ask the families of the dead crew members if I was too harsh on the man that killed their loved ones in cold blood. Chancellor and I knew exactly what we were getting into. Men have fought to protect their women and families since the beginning of time. Protecting Gwen is my duty; my purpose in life."

"What would have happened to Gwen and the others if that man had killed you in that brutal battle?"

"Watch 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' for the answer to that one," responded Steve with a slight grin. "Gwen is destined for greatness. Somehow, for some reason, she's fallen in love with me. I'll always do everything within my power to keep her, our family, and our friends safe and healthy. I'll never stand idly by when she's threatened. That's my promise to her, and to everyone watching this," stated Steve almost defiantly.

"You certainly don't waffle on that subject!" observed Amber. "Gwen, President Rosen went on television shortly after the attack to state his unequivocal support for Steve's actions. Did that surprise you at all?"

"Truthfully? This is the first I've heard of it. But, it doesn't surprise me, since Steve, Dad, and our friends acted exactly as men should. I'd have been surprised if he didn't support Steve completely," replied Gwen.

"Steve, it was almost exactly eight years ago that I interviewed you and Gwen as you prepared to enter the Academy and Stanford. I asked Gwen if your relationship would survive when you two were to be separated by so much time and distance," recalled Amber. "Gwen told me then that 'time would tell'. How did you two do it?"

"I never felt like we wouldn't be together, and we never lost sight of our goals. Gwen is the one woman in the world that I want as my wife, and I'd wait until Hell froze over if I had to," replied Steve as he smiled at Gwen.

"I think the past couple of days have demonstrated why I'd never be unfaithful to Steve," beamed Gwen. "He's proven his devotion and love as much as is humanly possible."

"Gwen, can you tell us some of the famous guests that you expect to attend your wedding Saturday. The rumor mill has been working overtime. The list is a Who's Who of the most powerful and famous people in the world."

"I can tell you that we invited everyone that cared to come," smiled Gwen around her swollen lip. "Our friends and neighbors will be here. I think there will be some well known people in attendance, but they can decide if they want to reveal their plans to the world. We just hope that we get enough people to fill up the LiR building."

"Steve, it's been reported that Lady in Red Productions is granting the rights to televise the wedding to any network or station that donates five million dollars to a charity you designate. How has that worked so far?"

"Pretty well, Amber. We've had nine networks and independent stations take us up on the offer. Stephanie explained it all to me a few minutes ago. We have a list of charities and are on the tenth one now. Our local hospital received the first donation. Larry Carson's 'Help a Veteran' received the second one. We feel really good about our wedding helping people in need."

"That brings me to my next question. You're actually performing a two hour musical production as a lead-in to the wedding! I've never heard of this being done before. Obviously, it's one reason so many stations want to broadcast the wedding of the century. Gwen, can you give us an idea of what to expect?"

"I've hardly had time to go over it with Charlie and Jordan. We have three days to learn our parts, and our songs, so I'm a bit nervous about that. Luckily, a lot of what we'll perform will be our hits and popular concert numbers. I guess it could be considered a musical production of our lives from when we met right up to the wedding."

"Let's take some questions from the audience," suggested Amber as she pointed to a young woman near the front.

"Gwen, are you going to wear a white gown for your wedding?"

"That's a very good question!" laughed Gwen. "I prefer that my choice for a gown is revealed to everyone at the wedding, and not before, but thanks for asking."

"We saw pictures from the ship during and after the big fight," chimed in another young woman. "How does your future husband stay in such good shape? He's even more ripped now than he's been in his movies!"

"Steve has a nutritionist handling his diet and he's been working out a lot with Jared so he'll be ready for football," responded Gwen as she smiled at Steve. "I do think he's in absolutely amazing shape and looks great. You saw the pictures. How did he look to you?"

"To me?" gushed the woman. "He's like a fantasy. His body is perfect!"

"Let's get to a few of the males in the audience," laughed Amber as she pointed to a young man that Steve guessed had to still be in high school.

"I just saw on my smart phone that the night before your wedding, Bill Hardy is going to broadcast what he says is the truth about the pirate attack. He's advancing the theory that Gwen Anderson insisted that the captain keep the ship close to the coast. He claims that he's going to show viewers how she's lied about everything that happened. He states that Chancellor was set up by your company to garner publicity for you both. Gwen pretty much lured the pirates in to their death, and the fifteen crew members that died were just collateral damage. How do you feel about Hardy's attack on you and Gwen?"

"We don't care to respond to anything that he....," began Gwen before Steve politely interrupted.

"Excuse me, Gwen. If Hardy plans to malign you so viciously, I feel compelled to put an end to his senseless, petty attacks.

"Stephanie? Could you quickly verify what this man has just told us and get back to me immediately?" asked Steve as he spoke to Stephanie, who was sitting in a front row seat. "If it's factual, we'll proceed to dismantle Hardy's career. Now, let's get back to the interview."

"Who will you maid of honor and best man be?" asked an older woman sitting farther back.

"We really had a long discussion about that since we have many dear friends. We finally decided that Kate and Chip would be asked first and they graciously accepted," beamed Gwen.

"Where will you go for your honeymoon?" asked a middle aged man from the audience.

"We're going to spend our honeymoon in the place we love the most. In other words, right here in Sparta!" revealed Gwen. "We had planned on traveling to some exotic place with sand and sun, but after all that's happened to us lately; we decided that we just want to relax with our family and friends. What more could we ask for than what we have right here?"

"Thanks for the very good questions," stated Amber to her audience. "Gwen, will you be having children?"

"I sure hope so," answered Gwen quickly. "If we're blessed with two or three kids, we'll be extremely grateful. Imagine little Hammers running around town!"

"Steve, how do you feel about Gwen being referred to as Sparta's Queen?" quizzed Amber.

"I think that Gwen has qualities that royalty should possess," replied Steve thoughtfully. "I can see why she would be considered our Queen. I know that it's not a real title, but it's an honor to be referred to in that way. Gwen has earned that sort of love and admiration from much of the public, so I'm good with it."

Just then, Stephanie waved to catch Steve's attention. She was grim faced as she nodded meaningfully to him. Steve nodded back and turned to face Amber.

"I know that you and Bill Hardy work for the same network, so I hope this doesn't adversely affect you, but I've decided to bring Hardy down. His planned attack on Gwen's integrity, as ridiculous as it is, cannot and will not go unanswered.

"Bill Hardy was a reporter for a local San Diego station until the tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004. The story of his struggles as he was swept away by the ocean that day helped propel him to national prominence," recapped Steve calmly.

"The truth is that he was in a small hotel in Darwin, Australia the day that the tsunami struck Indonesia. He watched the news on a TV in the bar with a couple of Australian nationals. Only after the tsunami's damage was complete did he travel to Indonesia. He apparently cooked up the story about his struggle for survival. I'm instructing Stephanie to place the file we have on Hardy on our web site right now. He keeps accusing Gwen of lying. She does not lie, ever, but he does. He's brought this on himself."

Amber was stunned at Steve's revelation and had no idea how to proceed, or if her network would even broadcast Steve's comments about Hardy. Her producer gave her the sign for a commercial break and she quickly announced that they were breaking for words from their sponsors.

"Jesus, Steve! Couldn't you have warned me about that?" demanded Amber. "I know that jackass really pissed you off, but that was a live interview!"

Before Steve could respond, Amber's producer pulled her off to the side and had a short conversation with her. She nodded to the man and returned to the table where Gwen and Steve had remained seated.

"It got through," admitted Amber. "We were on a delay, but by the time the editors realized the ramifications of what you were saying, they were too slow to stop it. That was broadcast across the country. Hardy's own network just broke the story about how he lied to the world about his adventures in that tsunami! I know you must have all kinds of proof to make an accusation like that publically, but that was rough!

"We're coming back from break in thirty seconds. Please don't say anymore about Bill Hardy, okay?" insisted Amber.

The last half hour of the interview went by with no further mention of Bill Hardy. It was obvious that the audience was very much behind Steve and Gwen, their hometown heroes. Once the interview ended and Amber signed off, people hurried to speak to Gwen and Steve.

"You really stirred things up," chuckled Stephanie as she showed Steve her IPad. "Look at how the press is feeding on Hardy already. He was never well liked by his peers, but he had power. Thus, he was feared by a lot of people."

"That jackass just learned a hard lesson, and I bet a lot of others will take heed," predicted Jordan. "If you attack Gwen Anderson in any way, Steve Hammer will take you down! I thought everyone had already figured that out, but apparently both Chancellor and Hardy were slow learners."

"Yeah, Steve was pretty pissed at Hardy, wasn't he?" agreed Gwen before changing to a happier subject. "Stephanie showed me that video you and Charlie put together for 'The Boys are Back in Town' and it was great! You managed to make it sound country, but still keep its old flavor. I love how you show the guys getting off the choppers looking all strong and manly in their tight tee shirts after that struggle with the pirates. That 'Guess who got back in town today' line was perfect, and 'them wild eyed boys that had been away' was totally appropriate. Those guys were on a mission, and they were wired.

"I really liked how you showed the scene where I slapped Steve's face from our first movie with 'this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face'. The whole thing was so well done and you and Charlie absolutely nailed the music part. It'll be huge!"

"Thanks! We just released it and it should start playing in the next day or two. I didn't want to step on your wedding, but I knew the video would really be popular, especially with the pirate thing fresh in everyone's mind," admitted Jordan.

"I have some more news," interrupted Stephanie. "The ABS network has agreed to pay our price for the first ever network showing of the Queen and Warrior trilogy. They agreed, as long as we'd guarantee to provide the movies so they could play them Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. We've deposited the money and transferred the films. I thought Steve was crazy for holding out for so much, but he got it, even though it's taken over six years. They're going to show 'Rise of the Queen' Friday, and then on Saturday they'll broadcast your wedding before showing 'The Rise of the Warrior'. Sunday night will be 'Rise of the Empire' and I think it's darn smart marketing strategy. People will love watching those movies the very weekend of your wedding, especially so soon after Sparta's 'Warrior' showed the world why he's a legend.

"Some of the other networks are showing your other movies and we just may sell the broadcast rights to 'Billie Jean'. NBS wants to play it Monday night. They don't want to compete with the Queen and Warrior movies, but they want to strike while the iron's hot, and that iron is red hot right now. Because it won best picture at the Oscars, it'll demand a high price, especially since it was in theaters just a few months ago."

"Gwen, I've received word that the Royal Couple will be coming to Sparta on Thursday evening!" exclaimed Ashley. "They've accepted your offer to stay in your home for the two evenings they will be here. They'll fly out after the wedding on Saturday.

"President and Cindy Rosen, former President and Mrs. Hanson, President and Mrs. Novokov, and Vlad and Anna Novokov will 'rough it' in Valhalla. Senator Chatham is staying with your mom, along with Steve's grandparents, aunt, and cousin Jen. The rest of us are putting up some VIP's for the weekend. Nadiya and Hans are staying with Kate. Lisa and Jason are putting up former President D'Anjou and his wife. Jordan and Charlie are hosting President Marchant and his wife and daughter. Asgard will have presidents, a prince and princess, as well as our queen and her king. This is going to be the biggest and best wedding ever!"

"Don't be calling me a queen in front of the Royals!" cautioned Gwen. "That would be embarrassing."

Later that evening, Gwen announced that she was going to join her sisters and friends for a girls' night at Valhalla. She gave a Steve a long kiss and headed out the door. Steve was relaxing while watching a baseball game when the doorbell rang. Curious, he moved to the front door and opened it.

"We're here for your bachelor party. You told everyone that you really didn't feel up to going out, so we've decided to bring the party to you," stated Julie Wilson as she walked into the living room followed closely by Paula, Diane, and Cindy Quick, all wearing robes.

"Uh, thanks for the thought, but I'm still pretty sore," responded a very surprised Steve. "I was just going to relax for a while before going to bed."

"That's exactly what we had planned for you," grinned Cindy. "We want you to be very relaxed."

"And to that end, you're going to sit for a while in your hot tub and enjoy all of the therapeutic advantages possible," grinned Diane. "We're going to go back and climb in and we expect you to join us."

The ladies all chuckled at the confusion on Steve's face. "Ladies, I'm not sure we should be doing this. Your husbands may be not be very pleased when they find out what you're doing here. I sure don't want to upset Gwen right before our wedding."

"It was Jeff's idea. Will and Ted couldn't agree fast enough," revealed Julie Wilson. "We discussed it with Gwen and she agreed to visit with the other girls for a couple of hours. She thought you should be rewarded for your heroics."

"Really? What a wife she'll make!" laughed Steve. "Who am I to refuse such a generous and beautiful offer? You ladies go on out to the tub and set the controls where you want them. I'll be right out."

A few minutes later Steve joined the women. He found them all sitting in the tub. They had a couple of bottles of wine close at hand and each had a partially filled wine glass in their hand. Steve placed a cooler packed with beer next to the wine.

"That's a lot of beer," observed Paula. "You never have more than one or two. I hope you don't plan on drinking too much."

"Listen to you," laughed Cindy Quick. "You're sitting there all naked and sexy, but you're talking like a mother-in-law. You must know Steve well enough by now to realize he's quite capable of taking care of himself. We all saw an example of that the other evening. It involved being flung from a helicopter into murderers, a gunfight, and finally a battle to the death with a giant. A couple of beers won't even faze the guy."

"Did you just say 'naked'? As in no clothes?" asked Steve with a huge grin as he peeled his clothes off to reveal a swim suit, as well as an ace bandage wrapped around his chest. "I thought you had swim suits on under your robes. I feel overdressed."

"Don't worry about that little problem. We'll help you get those shorts off," volunteered Julie Wilson. "Can we remove the wrap so it doesn't get wet? I've had experience wrapping up broken ribs before, so I can help you get it back on."

"I'll take it off and Gwen can wrap me up when she gets home," replied Steve. "I just have to move very slowly and not extend my arms away from my body too far."

"Oh, Steve! That brute really hurt you!" exclaimed Paula with concern as Steve carefully removed the bandage and his bruises came into view. "I doubt if there's another man in the world that could have defeated him, and you paid dearly."

"It doesn't look as bad as the time that crazy terrorist abducted him and drove up into the mountains," pointed out Diane. "Remember how he was covered in long welts and black and blue marks all over his body?"

Steve began to step into the tub when Cindy Quick stopped him. "Just a minute! Do you think I've waited this long to get into a situation like this just to see you in a swim suit? Take those trunks off!"

"Cindy's right," agreed Julie Wilson. "I've been waiting even longer than she has. Off with the trunks!"

"I'll slide them off once I sit down," offered Steve as he resumed his climb into the tub. "I didn't get to see the four of you climb in naked."

"That's what you get for being last," quipped Diane as she and Paula each grabbed a leg of Steve's shorts and quickly pulled them down, fully exposing Steve to the eyes of four keenly observant women.

"So that's what Naomi's been talking about," stated Julie with more than a little admiration. "Paula, your daughter's a very lucky woman."

"I always thought Jordan was stretching the truth," admitted Cindy. "I think the word 'stretching' may be commonly used with this guy, but in a good way."

Steve blushed and sat down as quickly as he could with his body still sore. "This does feel really good. Paula, would you hand me a beer?"

Paula looked at the cooler, which was just beyond her reach, and then back at Steve, who was grinning smugly. Shrugging her shoulders, she leaned over the side of the tub, her large breasts swinging freely as she bent down to pull a beer from the cooler. Then she stood, stepped over to Steve and carefully sat in his lap as she handed him the beer.

"It's your bachelor party. You're supposed to have naked women serving you drinks and giving lap dances. The situation doesn't allow for dancing, but we can bring you drinks and sit on your lap, if that's okay with you?"

"Are you kidding? This is the best bachelor party ever!" enthused Steve.

"I guess so!" laughed Julie. "How many grooms have their beautiful, and naked I might add, mother-in-law sit on their lap and offer them a beer? I'd say you've just realized what most men only fantasize about."

There was a quick knock on the door, just before it opened and Will, Ted, and Jeff Wilson stepped into the enclosed porch. Paula gasped and tried to slide off Steve's lap, but he had slid an arm around her stomach and held her in place.

"A good bachelor party has to include some male friends to share in the moment," stated Steve with a smile. "I asked these guys if they'd mind joining me with four naked ladies and help celebrate my pending nuptials. They were kind enough to agree."

"I don't know how you talked Jeff into this," responded Julie immediately as she beamed at her husband. "The thought of seeing Paula, Diane, and Cindy naked is upsetting to him, as you can see by the bulge forming in his shorts. Get your clothes off and hop in, Jeff!"

While Ted and Will appeared uncertain about how to proceed, Jeff had no qualms pulling his shirt over his head and dropping his shorts and boxers. All the women watched him as he made his way over by Julie and sat down.

"Will, are you going to let Jeff and Steve have all of the fun?" teased Diane. "This is your chance to live the dream. I know you've always admired my sister's figure. Now it's on display with her on Steve's lap and her big breasts above the water. If you want to stay, you need to get naked and in the tub. You just might get to see Julie and Cindy, too."

Will grinned as he unbuttoned his shirt, dropped his shorts, and stepped into the water.

"You go commando, Will?" asked Paula as she made a point of staring at Will's groin before he sat down.

"I told you that under that unassuming, accountant demeanor is a sexual tiger," replied Diane with pride. "This guy will try about anything, and he'll do it extremely well. He has a very sick mind, and I love it!"

"I can't even get my clothes off," admitted Ted as he pointed at his arm. "I can't get the cast wet, either. Maybe I should leave."

"That's not going to happen!" stated Paula emphatically. "You're not leaving me here with these deranged men, and I'm having too much fun to leave."

With that, Paula stood and stepped out of the tub. Jeff Wilson groaned as he watched Paula's naked body move toward her husband. She gently unbuttoned his shirt, removed Ted's sling, and tugged the shirt off over his cast. Then she replaced the sling, knelt in front of her husband, unbuckled his belt and lowered his shorts.

"You go commando!" laughed Diane. "It seems that so-called bean counters are way sexier than one might expect."

Paula led Ted into the water and had him sit on a higher seat so that his cast would be above the water. Then she sat on his lap and kissed him soundly on the lips.

"Excuse me, Cindy, but would you mind grabbing a beer for Jeff?" asked Julie Wilson.

"You're closer to them than I am," pointed out Cindy before realizing Julie's intent. "Of course! I'd be glad to get a beer for him."

With that, she stood and leaned over the tub to reach into the cooler. The men were torn between looking at her beautiful round ass and her large, firm breasts so they looked at everything as much as they could. Cindy smiled as she turned around to see the men wide-eyed and slack-jawed. She handed the beer to Jeff who openly stared at her breasts.

"Way to be smooth," joked Julie as she pushed her husband's jaw closed.

Cindy very carefully sat down on Steve's lap and kissed his cheek. "I can't tell you how much this all means to me. I'm closer to Jordan now than I had ever been. I get to see her beautiful baby every day and everyone treats me with respect. I have you to thank. That wake-up call that morning at Paula's pool turned my life around. You've forgiven me and now I get to sit on your lap naked. I'd say it all worked out pretty well."

"You're just living up to your potential," insisted Steve. "I've heard about how you volunteer for several charities and fund raisers. I see how much people like and admire you. When you walk into a room, every man turns to watch. You're a very good person and it's obvious to everyone."

"You saved Jordan. She's now very happy, successful, and devoted to her family. Then you saved me. I'm just trying to live up to your expectations," responded Cindy.

"I think you don't give yourself enough credit, but as long as you're doing so well, I'll take any praise you want to give me," smiled Steve as he hugged the woman very gently.

"I'm thinking that we need to make a movie that features you ladies," stated Steve. "You represent a huge part of the population. We need to showcase that women in their forties and fifties are active, vibrant, and sexy. I'll see what we can come up with. Our company needs to utilize the talent we have available."

"You think we're sexy?" asked Diane as she moved to sit on her husband's lap.

"Ahhhgh," moaned Jeff as he watched Diane's breasts jiggle as they came into view.

"I guess Jeff answered that question," laughed Julie. "Now he's going to be all horny and demanding tonight in bed, not that I'm complaining."

"Oh, my! I just noticed that Ted doesn't have a drink. Julie, could you hand a beer to my husband?" asked Paula with a smirk.

"I thought you'd never ask!" beamed Julie as she rose and moved between Ted and Will to reach into the cooler. As she moved past Will, she lurched a little so that her breasts slid across Will's face.

"I'm so sorry!" chuckled Julie. "I hope I didn't hurt you, Will."

"He seems to be okay," laughed Diane. "If there's any bruising, he'll just have to live with it, and the memories of the mammaries."

The men watched the very voluptuous Julie Wilson lean over and pull a beer from the cooler. As she swung back to the tub, she once again lurched slightly, which forced her ample bosom into Ted's staring eyes and face. She took a few seconds to pretend to steady herself before pulling her amazing chest away from a grinning Ted.

"My God!" exclaimed Paula. "You could have poked Ted's eyes out, and then you almost smothered him. Are you okay, Darling?"

"I'm alright," managed Ted as his face glowed a beet red. "I thought jumping onto a ship full of blood thirsty pirates was dangerous, but being around Julie when she's naked is even more risky. How do you manage, Jeff?"

"I have nipple scars all over my body," replied Jeff with mirth. "Those babies have been abusing me for years. Now you have an idea of how I suffer. It seems like life in your house must have been pretty dangerous, too."

"Not as bad as it probably should have been," answered Ted. "I was a bit of a prude most of my married life. I'd never have permitted Paula to expose herself like this. It's only the last couple of years that' I've realized that nudity isn't some sort of terrible sin and it doesn't have to lead to orgies."

"Damn! You just spoiled my fantasy," complained Julie. "Cindy, could you take a seat somewhere else so I can have a turn on Steve's lap?"

"Here, sit on Will's lap," offered Diane as she stood and moved toward Jeff and carefully sat down on his lap. "I promise to be careful to not give you any more 'nipples scars'. I wouldn't want to disfigure you even more."

"Truthfully, I could stand a couple more around my face," joked a delighted Jeff as he carefully placed his hands on Diane's knees and watched his wife slide sideways onto Steve's lap.

"Now I can die happy," stated Julie as she leaned over and kissed Steve's cheek while pressing her breasts against his chest. "I've wanted to do this for years."

"I don't know what stopped you," complained Steve. "I wanted this when we were stationed in Cuba."

"I thought you were a boy that spent a lot of time looking at my daughter. Now I find out that you were watching me, too? Ladies, did you know about this? He uses our daughters to get close to us."

"I suspected it for some time," admitted Paula. "He's always seemed to have an unusual attraction to us more mature women. Then I found out that all of the young men seem to fancy us. It's all very disconcerting."

"Yeah, I can't tell you how upset I get when I see Billy and the other guys trying to look down my top," added Julie. "I had to stop wearing bras so just to stop those young men from seeing my sexy, frilly bras."

"That's why we've been seeing your girls bouncing around so much lately?" asked Cindy. "What a good idea. I'm going to stop wearing any under garments at all. That should keep those guys from trying to look."

"That's a great idea," agreed Ted as he sneaked a quick feel of Paula's breast. "It would sure stop men from seeing your underwear. I would suggest that all of you ladies listen to Cindy and follow her suggestion."

"Really, Ted? You used to complain if I went braless around the house. Now you're telling me I should go out that way? And leave my panties home, too?"

"Steve, what do you think?" asked Julie as she pressed her breasts more firmly against Steve's chest. "Never mind! I know what you're thinking. It's poking me right now!"

"Julie, let's trade seats," suggested Paula quickly. "Jeff is getting all jealous of Steve. Besides, Ted's been staring at your breasts since you raised them out of the water and slapped him in the face with them. I want him to see them up close and personal again. I think he'll reward me for the suggestion later."

The two women traded places and Paula sighed contentedly as she carefully leaned her breasts into Steve and smiled. Steve suddenly put on his serious face that Paula knew so well. She cocked her head and watched him formulate his thoughts.

"Paula, I'd like to ask you a favor. I hope I'm not out of line, but I've been thinking about it for awhile," began Steve. "Gwen will dance with Ted at the wedding for the father/daughter dance. My mom's been gone for over ten years. You've been like a mother to me since the day I met you and Gwen. Would it be okay if I danced with you for the mother/son dance?"

Tears trickled down Paula's face as she realized what Steve was asking. He wanted her to be his mother, at least temporarily. She knew he didn't make the decision without considerable thought. He couldn't have given her any greater honor!

"Oh, Steve! Of course, I'd be okay with that. I'll be the proudest mom in the world!" responded Paula as she wrapped her arms around Steve's neck and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

"If I hadn't just seen it, I never would have believed it," marveled Diane. "This guy that's marrying my niece has her mother, my sister, naked on his lap as he asked her to represent his mother at the wedding. Her sister and her husband watched it happen and feel all choked up. While Paula isn't acting too motherly at the moment, she's accepted the rare honor."

"Not acting too motherly?" questioned Julie. "She's doing everything but breast feeding the boy. Look at her boobs while she has her arms around Steve. They're plastered to his tender, aching chest. Are you okay, Steve? Should we get a pry bar and free you from your mother-in-law's grip?"

"I'm fine!" answered Steve as he gently hugged Paula. "I was worried that you might think I'm childish for wanting you to dance with me in place of Mom. You've been so good to me since the first time we met. I want you to know how much I respect you and Ted and appreciate that you're welcoming me into the family."

"Now that's the way to welcome a young man into the family!" laughed Julie.

"Dad, Mom, and I used to go to nude beaches when I was a kid, when we were on vacation. If Mom was still alive, I'd love to hug her just like this. I only wish that I could," lamented Steve.

"I know I could never take your mother's place, but feel free to hug me any time you want. Ted and I have discussed you until we're blue in the face. You're the son we never had, and we're proud as hell to have you in the family. We can't wait to hold the grandchildren that you and Gwen give us!" soothed Paula as she again hugged Steve while tears trickled down her cheeks.

"I think it's about time I took my place on Steve's lap," insisted Diane as she stood and waited for Paula to move off Steve. "It drives Will crazy when I cuddle up to Steve. Plus he'd love to have his sister-in-law naked on his lap. This bachelor party was a great idea!"

"I think it just might catch on," agreed Julie. "That sick young man, Billie, has been practically begging for a peek at my girls. Maybe we could entertain him before his wedding."

"We could start a business doing bachelor parties," added Cindy. "That's another way to give back to the community!"

"Except for a chosen few, count me out," laughed Paula. "Ted and I have come a long ways, but neither of us would be comfortable with me jumping naked into a hot tub with random, horny, young men."

"I think Will and I feel the same way," stated Diane as she pressed her ample bosom gently against Steve's ripped chest. "However, this horny young man is not random, and I know I'm driving both him and Will crazy right now. This is about as wild as I care to get."

"Then let's get home!" insisted Will. "I need to feed the fish."

"That's our code for 'let's get home and get it on'. Sorry Steve, but my husband needs me and I'm feeling the need myself. It was a great party and we'll see everyone tomorrow," promised Diane as she stood and extended her hand to Will as Paula moved back to Ted's lap while Julie nodded meaningfully to Jeff.

Soon just Cindy, Paula, and Ted remained in the tub with Steve. "I'll be going home now, too. It's pretty dark and I'll have to watch my step, so I'd better get going," said Cindy as she stepped from the tub and donned her robe.

"I'll walk you home," insisted Steve as he pulled on his trunks and sandals. "It's the least I can do for a lady that brightened my night so wonderfully."

Steve walked Cindy to her door. They took their time and chatted as they strolled along the path between the homes. When they reached Cindy's door, she gave Steve a kiss on the cheek and thanked him for the great evening.

As Steve approached his home, he heard a shriek and then numerous giggles and soft talking between numerous women. As he stepped inside, he saw Lisa, Kate, Jordan, Naomi, Stephanie, and Gwen all red-faced and giggling like schoolgirls.

When they finally noticed Steve and his perplexed look, they broke into gales of laughter. Kate was the first to calm down enough to form a coherent sentence.

"We came in the door and heard what sounded like a cross between a scream and a moan coming from the porch. We all knew that Mom, Diane, Cindy, and Julie were going to stop by and 'cheer you up', so to speak, mostly by jumping into the hot tub with you and letting you admire the eight natural wonders of the world. When we heard the sounds of passion, each of us thought you were in there with one of our mothers, doing something that we all know you wouldn't do, but it sure sounded like you were! We barged through the door to find Mom with her eyes rolled back and screaming quietly in ecstasy as she bounced on Dad's lap!

"We all stopped and watched in stunned silence as Mom rode the wave for all it was worth. Then Dad started moaning and we decided to leave, but Mom had finished her petite mort by then and saw us leaving. She shrieked as Gwen was closing the door. We were all standing here in shock when Naomi pointed out the window and we saw Mom and Dad trying to hurry down the path to their place. They were carrying Dad's clothes and her robe. His arm was in that sling and he couldn't move too fast and Mom kept trying to pull him to go faster.

"We've been laughing for several minutes while we waited for you to come home and explain what's going on. We saw things that will scar us for years to come."

"The ladies came over to throw me a 'bachelor party', as they called it," began Steve as a big smile spread across his face. "I knew they intended to tease me mercilessly, which they are very well equipped to do, so I texted Jeff, Will, and Ted and invited them to join us. The ladies were surprised at first, but seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. The men seemed to feel it was okay."

"Dad was naked with Jordan's, Naomi's, and Stephanie's mothers?" asked a surprised Lisa.

"My father must have loved every minute he was here!" exclaimed Naomi. "He's a bigger perv than Billie, but he tries to not let people know what a lecher he really is."

"I bet my father had a great time," predicted Stephanie. "He and Mom seem to have a little game where she flirts a little and teases Dad and pretty soon they're home in bed, working on another sibling for me."

"Where were you when Mom and Dad decided to do the dirty in our tub?" asked Gwen to Steve.

"It was late and kind of dark, so I walked Cindy home. Ted and Paula were in the tub when we left, but if I'd known what they had in mind, I might have hung around a little longer, or hurried back sooner," admitted Steve with a chuckle.

"What about Mom? Did she have a good time? Did she behave?" worried Jordan.

"Your mom was great! She really is a beautiful woman, and her figure is amazing. Now that she's a bit more demure, shall we say, she's a real pleasure, especially naked. She gave me a little kiss on the cheek at her door. Then I came home to find this circus. I'm thinking we should make a 'buddy movie' with those ladies. I think there would be a huge audience for a movie featuring beautiful women their age and looking like they do."

"Mom would love that. She's been working hard to be respectable. She almost never drinks. She's totally off drugs and hasn't smoked in several years," revealed Jordan. "If she could be in some movies, she'd be really happy, especially if she gets a love scene or two with a certain stud that's about to get married."

"How are we going to face Mom and Dad now?" asked Gwen. "That was pretty embarrassing, both for them, and for us."

"Are you kidding?" laughed Lisa. "We'll tease them endlessly and they'll love it, especially Dad. We'll tell him what a stud he is and how he had Mom's eyes rolled back. From what I've learned about men, they're very pleased when their sexual prowess is mentioned favorably."​
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