"I'll satisfy you instead of Dad," her son said, pulling her close. Reiko was bewildered by his actions. Her son had sensed the stagnation in their marital life and her loneliness, trying to comfort her with his body. Such a thing is not allowed. But Reiko felt that this was her son's way of being kind. Should she reject him as a mother? Should she accept him as a woman? Reiko's heart wavered, but as she felt her son's clever caresses and love, she closed her eyes and let her resistance weaken.
