Abby got comfortable in her bed and got a half dozen ‘Can I get you anything?’ questions. Finally, she and Tim were alone.
“Tim, I appreciate what you all have done to get me back in the house. I hope this doesn’t mean that Jasmine moved back in while I was gone. You and she said she was ready to move out.”
“Abby, I did ask Jasmine to come back. We needed her help with the house with you out of commission. You need her help now too.”
“Tim, you never wanted her to leave in the first place, did you? Who knows how many times you two have had sex while I was in the hospital? Now you have stuck me in a bed downstairs while you and Jasmine have the master bedroom all to yourselves. It’s a perfect excuse for you two especially since I can’t have sex with you now.”
“Abby, I hope that you’re just saying this to make us reconsider taking you to a nursing home so that you won’t be a burden on us. Think, Abby, wouldn’t I have recommended you go to the nursing home if I wanted to have a secret affair with Jasmine?”
“It would be a more difficult for you two if this room was still Jasmine’s room and I was in my own bedroom. By sticking me down here, she has to sleep upstairs. I assume you just moved her into the master bedroom?”
“No, she’s bunking in with Jessie for your information. I got her an air mattress. With those two, it’s like a slumber party every night.”
“Like Jasmine’s not smart enough to join you after Jessie is asleep.”
“I give up Abby. You’ve caught us. I’ve been working as her pimp, and she is running tricks in the garage. If you won’t tell on us to the police, we’ll give you a 10% cut.”
“Fuck you and your sarcasm.”
“You’re welcome.”
*****
REHABILITATION
For months the three took care of Abby, getting to do her exercises, providing her food and drink, and cleaning up her liquid and solid wastes (which Jessie refused to do) besides taking care of all her household chores. Tim and Jasmine received Abby’s rants in return for their help the first few weeks. Jessie received praise and requests for any gossip about a romance between Jasmine and Tim. Abby accused Jessie of receiving a bribe not to tell.
After over nine months her upper body range of motion and strength were greatly improved, Abby still had a problem with her lower body not responding to the exercises. The nerves in her lower back were too badly damaged. Abby’s lament was not so much the loss of the ability to feel vaginal penetration and having orgasms herself as it was for Tim to be able to feel her enough to cause him to ejaculate. He told her that he could get by on masturbation and blowjobs. She would have to enjoy kissing and getting her breasts mauled. Abby was not satisfied with that answer but did not turn down any opportunity to have the abbreviated sex with her husband. She even got to where she swallowed him without complaint.
Jasmine and Abby spent a lot of time together. They talked about Tim and Jessie a lot, but also about each other. Slowly, the jealousy of Abby turned into shame as she realized how difficult it was for Jasmine too. The stupidity of her jealous actions were evident every day. And every day Jasmine helped take care of the woman whose continued existence she believed was keeping Jasmine from any chance to get her husband back.
Abby finally decided that she wanted to stay married to Tim and help raise their child no matter what. What she needed was a way to let him have sex without getting a divorce. Tim could not be expected to abstain from sex much longer if he had been abstaining. With such an attractive alternative living in the same house it was only a matter of time.
Tim and Jasmine were summoned into the room where Abby stayed.
Jasmine spoke first. “I hope we’re not here to have you accuse us of having sex behind your back again. I’m getting tired of it.”
Abby replied, “No, in fact, it’s the opposite. I want the two of you to have sex with my blessing.”
There was a long pause and shocked faces before Tim said, “Good one, Abby. I’m glad to see your sense of humor has come back.”.
“I’m afraid I’m not kidding. Tim, I’m probably never going to get back the feeling in my lower body. You don’t deserve to be cut off from having vaginal sex because I had an accident. You have a beautiful woman who I bet is willing to give you sex, and you already know is a great sex partner. It would do me good to know you don’t have to give up vaginal sex just because I can’t. I just hope you don’t fall in love with her again. I will still continue my blowjobs as long as you want.
“I want to stay your wife and co-parent to Jessie as long as she lives here. There’s no reason you should suffer physically because I can’t perform physically.”
“Abby, I appreciate the thought. It is magnanimous for you to offer that. But, I can’t. I just can’t. I can’t have sex with another woman as long as I’m married to you.”
“Tim, you may change your mind when I tell you this. On the day of the accident, I was on my way to see my old boyfriend, Roland, to be intimate with him. It was to be revenge sex based on my belief that you and Jasmine were already having sex. I was willing to cheat on you. Only the accident stopped me. If you make love to Jasmine under the circumstances I mentioned, I would not consider it cheating for you and Jasmine to have sex. You can consider Jasmine to be my sexual surrogate.”
Jasmine sniffled, “Abby, that’s the best expression of love I have ever heard from a woman.”
“Does that mean you will do it?”
Tim and Jasmine each said “No.” Abby’s face sunk.
“Abby, I was going to tell you that your surgeon has heard of some recent success in nerve cell regeneration by using your own stem cells. I would like you to consider trying it.”
“Are you making that up?”
“No. You can look it up on the internet.”
The next day, Abby read everything she could on nerve cell regeneration. It was promising but had a high failure rate. It was also very expensive.
“We can’t afford for me to try the stem cell therapy.”
“Too late. We’ve already put down a 50%, no refund deposit. You’re having it next month.”
“Don’t give me that bullshit! A no refund deposit on surgery? Nonsense. It’s my body and I say no! I’m not going to have the family impoverished so I can have sex.”
Jasmine intervened. “Abby, I’ve got a boyfriend now. He is one of the men I was an escort for years ago. His wife died recently, and he’s been trying to find me ever since. In the process of our getting back together, I told him of my obligation here with you and your situation. He has generously offered to pay for the treatment. No loan — a gift.”
“Damn, you must be fantastic in bed. Now you two, tell me the truth. Is this on the up and up?”
Jasmine responded, “I swear my Girl Scout oath on it.”
“I might consider trying it on one condition: If it the surgery doesn’t work, you and Tim will agree to become lovers.”
Tim looked at Jasmine and they nodded agreement.
After they left the room, Tim asked Jasmine, “A former John will pay for it? Where did you come up with that one?”
“I was trying to think of something she would accept. I never was a Girl Scout. I was surprised as you were that she fell for it. Tim, will you really honor her wishes for us to have sex if it doesn’t work?”