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An American Swallow
Date: 8/27/2015, Categories: Historical, Author: VirgoGo, Rating: , Source: LushStories
with an alarming complacency. I didn’t want to be my mother. I wanted to be my father. I craved a life of significance and adventure. One afternoon in mid-July, I was sunbathing in the backyard rereading Lolita , when my favorite of my father’s protégés stopped by the house. Edward Allan, in addition to being incredibly ambitious, was also one of the most charming and handsome men in a very ugly business. He never treated me like the boss’ daughter. Instead, he treated me like a desirable woman. He was unlike the Harvard boys my classmates dated; there was an edge to him I yearned to explore. He found me wearing a robin’s egg blue bikini with white trim. Appreciating his attention, I made no attempt to cover myself, even though a robe was folded next to me. I flushed. “Dad’s not here.” “I know, Jennifer,” Edward replied. “I came to see you.” He walked over to the deckchair, and sat opposite me. I wished he were closer, pinning me down. I was desperate for him to tear off my bikini and use me with a ferocity borne of inside knowledge of some looming international disaster. I wanted to taste semen tinged with urgency and crisis. My face, however, did not betray my libido. “Oh? Are you recruiting at Wellesley?” I hoped he would ask me out, but I decided to lecture him about feminism instead. “It’s time you hired some women. I’ve told dad the same thing. The CIA needs different skills and perspectives, and women offer both. Dad disagrees.” “Your father belongs to a different ...