Nicky lay quietly in his bed, trying to decide if his brother was asleep or not. When he could no longer stand not knowing, he whispered, "Alex, are you awake?"

"Yes," came the quiet answer.

"I got a secret. Guess what I saw today?"

In the dim light, Nicky saw Alex roll over and face him. "What?"

He couldn't hold back a giggle. "I saw Mommy and Daddy naked."

"How?"

"When we were playing hide-and-seek with Michelle, I was hiding under their bed. They came in, took all their clothes off, and lay down on the couch."

"What do they look like?"

"Daddy looks like us, except bigger and he's got hair. But Mommy sure does look funny. All she's got is a bunch of hair between her legs and a couple balloons on her chest."

"What do you mean, balloons?"

"Just what I said," Nicky replied. "They just sat there, hanging from her chest; they didn't float or do anything."

"If they don't do nothing, what's she got them for?" Alex wanted to know.

"I don't know, but Daddy really liked them. He kept kissing and squeezing them. A couple times I thought they were gonna pop, but they never did."

"Then what happened, anything?"

Nicky nodded excitedly. "When Daddy finished playing with Mommy's balloons, I think she started playing with his stuff."

"But you don't know for sure?"

"Not exactly. See, Mommy was on top of Daddy, and she faced the bed for a long time; that's how come I saw Daddy touching her balloons. But then she turned around, and Daddy kept telling her to pinch and yank harder. And he's got a lot to pinch and yank."

By this time the boys were sitting up in bed, facing each other. Alex demanded to what happened next.

"Mommy had to use the bathroom, and when she came out, Daddy surprised her by standing outside the door. They started running around the room - "

"Still naked?"

"Still naked, and Daddy finally caught Mommy. She ran her hands over his chest and tummy, then grabbed him between the legs again. I saw it for sure that time. She reached both hands out and grabbed him."

"What did he do?"

"Said 'Have mercy' and told Mommy to lay down. When she let him go, his thing was sticking straight out."

"You think Mommy made it do that, Nicky?"

"Yeah, because it wasn't doing that before. I think Daddy liked the way Mommy grabbed him. Anyway, Mommy lay down on the couch, and Daddy got on top of her, and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Then their bodies started bouncing up and down together, and they were making noises like they were hurting. But when they finally stopped, they were breathing really hard, and Daddy said it was fantastic."

Even in the dark, Nicky could tell his brother was confused. "What's so great about taking your clothes off, playing with balloons, running around naked, having your stuff pinched, and bouncing?"

All Nicky could do was shrug. "Beats me. But grown ups can be silly sometimes."