The affair Percy Jackson had with his mother, Sally Jackson, lasted 8 weeks and 2 days. It was the summer after he had just graduated high school; the summer he thought would go on for eternity. He was intending on obtaining a job before beginning university in the fall, but his mom begged him to accompany her to the vacation house in New Hampshire that they hired every summer. She said she would give him the money he required for school. She did not want to be alone. Her husband Paul Blofis had made it clear that he would only come up on some weekends. It was the final summer any of them would go up to the New Hampshire house.
They were only up there a couple of days when it began. They had completed unpacking all the boxes and they were both tired and filthy from cleaning a house that had been gathering dust for 10 months. The final rug was unrolled and they sat on the floor. Sally said, "Well Percy, that's done. Thanks for helping me." She sat for a moment and then he saw her eyes welling up. It was not a large sobbing jag, just tears silently rolling down her face. This was not an everyday thing with her and the worry must have been obvious in his voice when he asked, "What is it mom; are you alright?"
"I'm fine Percy, just kind of blue." The tears continued flowing.
He said, "Hey mom that would be a cool title for an album." Kind of Blue was her favorite Miles Davis CD.
She did that laugh/cry thing and it eased things a little.
He said, "C'mon mom, speak to me, what's going on?" She did not reply. She just shook her head and kind of tranced. He placed his arms around her and said the first stupid thing he could think of, "It'll be fine mom." She placed her arms around his and hid her face in his neck. She sniffled a bit and then after a couple of minutes, she kissed his neck. And then she kissed it again. He kissed her forehead and she kissed his. He kissed her damp eyes and then her lips were on his. Looking back, he guessed that was the official start of their affair.
To be continued...