The Legacy, Chapter 3: Echoes - Sex Stories

The Legacy, Chapter 3: Echoes

... safe; he was not taking any chances on missing the birth of their third child, which they had agreed was also likely to be their last. He had made a quick morning flight over to Atlanta for an important meeting, however, and was on his way back when he got the message that Beth had gone into labor – again, almost a week before she was due! He pushed the little Cessna to its limits and, with the aid of a fortuitous tailwind and thus a ground speed of over a hundred and seventy miles per hour, arrived in time, but only by a matter of minutes; she gave birth less than a half hour after his breathless arrival. Henry stepped out and let Robert take his rightful place with his wife, gratified that his young friend would finally have the opportunity to be present for the actual birth of his child. However, in the same way that we recognize and comment on the fact that fate can be cruel, it must also be acknowledged that fate does not lack a sense of humor…or perhaps a sense of irony; therefore, this time, with Robert finally present, the child Beth gave birth to was Henry’s. It was apparent immediately that the child – a healthy baby boy - was of mixed-race parentage; while even babies born to two black parents are often light-skinned, darkening over time, some are not, and Beth and Henry’s child was dark enough to leave little doubt that Robert was likely not the father. Any remaining doubt was quickly removed by his thick mat of soft, wet, black hair. The silence that fell ...

... over the birthing room scared Beth at first, until the new baby was laid on her belly and she understood the reason for it. It was an embarrassed silence, nobody quite sure what to say in front of a man suddenly made aware of his wife’s infidelity, and Beth felt the shame of having put her husband in such a position. She loved Robert very much, and to cause him to appear as the cuckold husband, even in front of people they didn’t really know, was agonizing for her. They looked at each other as he continued to hold her, and at her newborn son as the nurses cleaned him up and wrapped him in a light blanket. Robert’s face was unreadable, and Beth didn’t know what she could possibly say or do to make things better; she ached for the humiliation he must be feeling, something she’d never considered and certainly had not anticipated. Her own shame and embarrassment were secondary as she hurt for her man, and feared for her marriage. Neither spoke until the medical staff had handed the baby back to her and left the room, leaving the couple alone with their son. Strangely, despite the evidence of her cheating on him, Robert had continued to hold her and stroke her hair, and when she tried to apologize, to explain, her cut her off. “Robert, I’m so sorry…” “No, Beth, don’t.” He laughed softly, a trace of bitterness. “I think I may have been the least surprised person in the room – other than you, of course.” She waited, not saying anything, not sure how to respond to that. He kissed her ...