Mypervyfamily - Ashley Tee - Show Stepmommy How... ✦

Just the quiet, empty house on Hemlock Drive, and the faint, fading scent of jasmine and regret. This story is a work of fiction. All characters and events are entirely imaginary. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

The next morning, Richard was gone again. But this time, he had left a note on the fridge, addressed to Evelyn: We’ll talk when I return. And Leo—find a new place to live.

He hesitated. She looked like a painting—flawless, untouchable. “Fine,” he said. MyPervyFamily - Ashley Tee - Show Stepmommy How...

One night, after she’d guided his hands to the small of her back, after the silk robe had pooled on the floor, he whispered, “I don’t want to show you anymore. I want to keep you.”

“Leo,” she said, pulling her robe back on, knotting it tight. “You don’t keep a woman like me. You survive her.” Just the quiet, empty house on Hemlock Drive,

“You’re not,” he replied, not unkindly. “You wanted to be shown something. And I showed you. But you forgot that I’d learn more than you intended.”

She turned on the stool, the robe falling open just enough to reveal the lace edge of a camisole. “The young men I knew… they had an energy. A hunger. Richard is gentle. Predictable. But I married him for the house, not the heat.” She stood up, stepping closer. “I want you to show Stepmommy how a real man looks at a woman.” Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead,

That was the first crack in the wall.