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Victor looked around. He saw that Rachel and Arthur had a look of horror on their faces. “I thought I saw a resemblance but maybe not. I am sorry that I spoke out of turn.” Victor guessed that Rachel’s brother Lawrence was Tabitha’s father but he was not about to suggest that to Mark. Whether what he thought he had figured out was true or not, he guessed some secrets are best kept.
Tabitha said, “Tell me who it is that you think I favor.”
Rachel knew that Tabitha favored a younger version of herself. She wondered with the age difference if there was enough of a resemblance for Victor to notice.
Victor said, “You favor all the most beautiful women. You have the classic ‘IT’ look. Your father must surely carry the genes of beauty and aristocracy.”
Novelette: No Condoms
By Charles Peters
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Chapter 4
The past … 2015
Mark and Victor went inside. They sat down on the couch and turned the television on to watch a rerun of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Rachel came down the stairs in a rather dramatic fashion, dressed as though she were about to go to some high society event. She sat down in a chair that was turned to face a side view of the black couch with bright yellow round pillows on each end. Arthur stood behind the couch facing the staircase and the television.
Rachel said, “Mark, son, I love you and you are always welcome here. You will always have a room here. I am sorry I allowed myself to be manipulated by Rita.”
Mark stood and walked to stand beside the chair where his mom sat. He knelt and kissed her on the side of the face. “I love you mom, but don’t ever turn against me again. When I tell you something, you believe me. If I were gay, I would not be ashamed of it.”
Rachel nodded. “Understood.”
“I am going to stay with dad for two weeks and then I will be back here. When school starts back, I will enroll to go to school where you have the apartment in Atlanta as always.” The Atlanta Apartment was a 5,000 square foot town house with maid quarters for Rosanne and her daughters. It was paid for by Arthur.
“I thought the plan was for us to move here and live here full time.”
“No. We will continue using the apartment in Atlanta that is near dad and near where Terence is building her mansion.”
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Mark stood up from kneeling next to his mom. “Victor, I will be back here in two weeks. I do enjoy my summers here and spending time with you. I am sorry I changed my mind about wanting to live in Hearthville full time.”
“That is cool. I will be visiting Jossette in Atlanta. I will visit you as well.”
Rachel gave Victor something of a dirty look. She thought to herself, “Yeah, you and your big dick.”
Rita came into the room. “Mark, I am sorry. I don’t want us to break up.”
“Our relationship is over.”
Tabitha came into the room. That was the first time Victor had laid eyes on her. “Oh my God, you are so beautiful. Who are you?”
Rita said, “She is my idiot half-sister. Mom doesn’t know who her father is. She is the product of a drunken orgy.”
Tabitha was wearing a halter top and Victor eyed the diamond shaped birthmark on her neck. He remembered seeing a similar birthmark on the back of Rachel’s shoulder when they had been swimming. Then Victor compared the features of Rachel and Tabitha. Because of the age difference there was no striking resemblance between Rachel and Tabitha. It was not like they were twins. But they did favor enough to guess that Rachel and Tabitha were related. Then Victor considered that Tabitha probably favored Rachel’s brother Lawrence more than Rachel. Victor shook his head no. “Anyone with eyes knows who your father is.” As soon as the words had slipped out of Victor’s mouth, he regretted what he had said.
Mark stared at Victor. What was Victor seeing that he didn’t see? He guessed Victor knew someone who she favored. Mark asked, “Who?”
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Victor looked around. He saw that Rachel and Arthur had a look of horror on their faces. “I thought I saw a resemblance but maybe not. I am sorry that I spoke out of turn.” Victor guessed that Rachel’s brother Lawrence was Tabitha’s father but he was not about to suggest that to Mark. Whether what he thought he had figured out was true or not, he guessed some secrets are best kept.
Tabitha said, “Tell me who it is that you think I favor.”
Rachel knew that Tabitha favored a younger version of herself. She wondered with the age difference if there was enough of a resemblance for Victor to notice.
Victor said, “You favor all the most beautiful women. You have the classic ‘IT’ look. Your father must surely carry the genes of beauty and aristocracy.”
Tabitha grinned. She laughed. “You had me going for a second. You are so full of blarney, but I do see why Jossette dearly loves you.”
Rachel smiled at thinking how Victor admiring Tabitha’s beauty was sort of him admiring her beauty. She liked the compliment.
Rita stood with an expression of anger and resentment. She said, “Gay men do like women who would make good drag queens.”
Tabitha said, “Whatever. Mark, I will miss you. When you get back we must finish that chess game we have been playing.”
“We will. I will be back in two weeks.”
Victor said, “Tabitha, why have I not seen you around here before.”
Rita said, “Oh my God, she is such a bookworm. She stays down in that drab basement where mom is forced to live and she reads all day. That is when she is not at the library.”
“I do love reading.”
Victor said, “Reading is wonderful. But you must live. You must live your life to explore the wonderful blessings that God has given you. This world is better than any book that you might read. Don’t stay hidden in your room. There is a big world out there to explore with people to meet.”
“I am trying to do better. I am just very shy.”
Mark said, “Shyness is something that Tabitha and I have in common.” Mark knew how much Victor and Jossette had worked to bring him out of his shell. “I’ve told Tabitha how much being friends with you Victor has helped me.”
Rita said, “I am shy as well.”
Victor said, “Shy like a snake sneaking about and slithering around.”
“Victor, I hate you. I hate you more than words can describe.”
“When you hurt Jack Minx, the feeling became mutual. Then this ridiculous stunt you pulled trying to hurt Mark with his mom, unbelievable. What is wrong with you?”
Rita ran from the room screaming and pretending to sob. “I hate him. I hate him.”
Tabitha grinned.
Victor laughed. “I think she hates me.”
Arthur said, “I would not be shocked if she does not fancy fantasies about you and your big cock. Rita may be in love with you or in love with the idea of being in love with you. Still, she doesn’t want to have those thoughts.”
Victor shrugged. He wasn’t sure what to say.
Tabitha said, “I guess I better go see about her before she starts destroying our room and ripping up our clothes.”
Tabitha began to leave the room. She looked back at Victor. “I will try to not be so shy in the future.”
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