Chapter 3947 The Descent Fetish:>>Ep74
- Jim just couldn't find it in himself to enter the living room. The music was going and the sounds of young adults making poor decisions and laughing and talking about it had been going for about an hour at this point, but Jim hadn't been able to leave the side of his pool. He sipped at his third whiskey of the evening, already feeling the warmth and sloppiness of the effects of the stout beverage. It did little to calm his anxiety though, as he knew that whatever was going on in the house would eventually find its way into the general discussion of his family in their community.
- It's not that he was particularly attached to the perception of himself and his family as being respectable, upstanding members of society, but the truth was simply abhorrent. Once the lie was discovered, the truth would torture him and as it spread, would endanger more than just his reputation. Incest, for one, was illegal, as were the drugs that could be found in every corner of their house. He was also aware that underage drinking was occurring, although that might just represent the 'foot in the door' issue that revealed all the other ones.
- Jim took another sip of his drink as he contemplated his options, barely even noticing the group of young women who had stepped out onto the patio to his right. Only their giggles and the flick of a lighter caught his attention as he turned to see where the noise had come. He saw three women, probably 19-21, standing in a little huddle and smoking freshly lit cigarettes. Well, two of them had cigarettes and one of them was vaping from a little rectangle.