Thrice Rescued - Sex Stories

Thrice Rescued

... petitions and the usual wills and powers of attorney for Carol and me. In planning the estate distribution, I'd told him I wanted Teddy to receive virtually all of Carol's and my assets, as Violet and Samuel were generously provided for under the terms of Vera's trust. He asked me for a copy of the trust document so he could reference it correctly in our wills when explaining why our assets were not being distributed equally among the three children. He'd had the papers a few days when he called me.

"Davie, have you actually read the trust document?"

"No, I haven't. The bank handles everything. With the money Vera left to me, I haven't had to touch any of the trust funds for Violet or Samuel. I don't think I'll need any of those funds until the kids go to college. Why do you ask?"

"Well, I was going through the document and I found a provision that might interest you. It is probably going to cause Carol and you to change your estate distribution plan."

"What's it say?"

"I won't read the whole thing to you, but the gist of it is that Vera added an additional beneficiaries clause to her trust. If you ended up raising Violet and Samuel, she provided that any children born to you, adopted by you, or stepchildren who are minors at the time of your marriage to their mother are to be added as beneficiaries. Teddy qualifies as your stepchild and will continue to qualify once the adoption is final. Any children Carol and you have will also benefit. That woman must have ...

... thought a lot of you to provide for your kids that way."

I was dumbstruck. The woman who told me she could never love me the way I deserved and had encouraged me to go on with my life had provided for the children she'd hoped I'd have in a most generous way. She'd guaranteed that those children would never experience the lack of financial or physical security that she'd undergone as a child in foster care. I was overwhelmed at the evidence of her concern for my well-being and that of my children, even from beyond the grave. Carol and I made the necessary adjustments to our estate plans. Our five children will never want for anything, thanks to Vera's generosity.

EPILOGUE

I'm sitting on our back porch, watching our four older children play in our back yard. Carol is curled up in my lap, head on my shoulder, arms wrapped around me. Margaret is in her carrier, fast asleep. I'm contemplating how rich my life is and how fortunate I've been. I'm grateful to the Hopkins for rescuing me twice from a self-destructive spiral. I'm even more grateful to my sexy, beautiful wife for rescuing me from my life as a single parent. And I'm grateful to Vera for her generous provision for our five children. I still can't quite bring myself to forgive her completely, but I do understand her motivations. She was a product of a flawed system, but in the end, she managed to take one final action that demonstrated, if not love, at least a recognition of my love to her. God bless and keep her.