Strange Sympathy: Chapter 12 - What Happened at Dave's Mom's House

*Author's Note: I mentioned in my previous post that the next time I posted would be the long awaited chapter "Punishment for Everyone" but when I got into editing this I made some changes and the first half started to get a bit long so I made it its own chapter.*

One week later

Lauren started distancing herself from Dave after they had sex. It seemed like he was starting to get too emotionally invested and she wanted to avoid having to explain to him why she didn't want to be his girlfriend. Besides, she'd made him feel better like she wanted, quest complete! Now she could go back to her normal life of not having to care about him. Hopefully he would remain unharmed. As much as Lauren enjoyed making Dave feel better, she hoped he wouldn't need her to help him again. She'd happily never have sex with him again if it meant he'd never be hurt like that.

He had mentioned something to her about his weekend plans to visit with his mom and sister. Lauren was surprised to hear he was still in contact with them. When she showed concern, Dave reassured her that they had not physically harmed them in quite some time and that he would be fine. Lauren didn't know how he could still be in contact with family members who had treated him so horribly. She figured it must come down to that "but family" kind of thinking that so many people have engrained in them. The belief that you should put up with abuse you wouldn't put up with from anyone else *but* because it's *family* you need to just let it go. It seemed as though Dave had been correct in assuring her of his safety. He had not called her to nurse him afterward.

On the night they had sex, before she left he had tried to talk to her about going on a "real" date and she gently brushed him off. She had not heard from him since. Part of her was relieved but part of her missed him too. This week seemed empty after spending so much time with him the week before.

She heard the sound of a car driving through her quiet neighborhood and looked out the window. It was Candice again. Lauren had noticed her drive by several times this week. It always made her feel scared for Dave.

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Dave laid in bed on Friday night, thinking about the past week.

On Saturday his mom had invited him and his sister over for lunch at her house. He could tell something was off as soon as he got there. They started trying to ask him about the rumors they heard of him having a new girlfriend but he remained tight lipped about it. The situation with Lauren was too unusual to try to explain to them and if he cut out all of the weird parts, there wasn't a lot to tell. It wasn't long before his sister made a grab for his crotch. He dodged her. She tried again and he blocked her. "Cut it out!" he demanded.

"Look at the nuts on you. This new girl must be something special for you to be feeling this confident." His mom said.

"She's probably old, fat and ugly." Crystal said.

"Nonsense, Dave has dated some very pretty younger women in the past."

"OK then she's probably some desperate girl who you feel like you need to 'save' to prove to yourself that you matter? What issue does this one have? Is she pregnant? on drugs? homeless? all three?"

Dave was silent. Is this the only reason he was invited over? So they could badger him about some vague rumor they heard? He assumed Candice must have dragged something out of Daphne but it seemed like she hadn't given up any details.

Dave's mom said, "I'm sure she's a nice girl. Dave looks so much like your father, he never had trouble getting female attention. Couldn't keep his dick in his pants though..." She swiped at Dave's crotch and he jumped away from her. Dave knew whenever she mentioned how he reminded her of his dad that his testicles might be in danger. "Look at you looking out for those big old danglers between your legs. This girl must be something special." She said, giving him a disarming smile.

A smile betrayed Dave's lips as he thought about Lauren and the way she made him feel.

"Look at that smile. Well, I hope you'll let me meet her, Son."

Dave thought about that for a moment. He would love to introduce Lauren to his family so he could show them how great she is and prove to his sister that he could get someone attractive who wasn't just using him for some financial reason. She made him feel so young. It felt like she was a puzzle and if he solved it, he'd have a second chance at life. An imaginary life flashed before his eyes of a life with Lauren: getting married, starting a family, getting to be a part of his kids everyday lives and celebrate every holiday with Lauren and their children, Lauren being there to help him as he got old...

*"OOF"*

While Dave was lost in his daydream, Crystal took the opportunity to punch him in the nads. He hunched over and covered himself. Crystal tried to pull his hands away. "Stop it!" She demanded.

"*You* stop it or I'm leaving!" Dave cried.

"Oh Dave, just let it go. You know she's been going through a tough time lately. It's only a little punch in the balls. Just let your sister do it if it will make her happy."

"You heard Mom, let me crunch those nuts."

"No!" Dave said, backing away and heading to the door.

Dave's mom followed him. "Stay here." She told Crystal.

"Dave are you sure you won't stay?" She asked gently.

Dave shook his head, no.

"Alright well come give your momma a hug then." She said grabbing his shoulder to pull him in. He started to back away when he noticed her other hand going for his crotch. "*David*" She scolded and swatted him between the legs. He tried to block her but she managed an indirect hit. He yelped and gave her a hurt look. "I'm not going to hurt you, just *let* me hold them." She commanded, giving him a stern look.

Dave stood up straight with his hands at his sides and nervously waited as she slowly wrapped her fingers around his aching testicles. He didn't trust her to keep her word that she wouldn't hurt him. She grinned up at him as she snugly held onto his balls. "There we go. That's not so bad now, is it?"

Dave remained silent. Trying to hide the disdain in his eyes.

"Your family has been suffering while you've been off having a great time with your secret girlfriend. You better start being a better son and brother or else you're going to have some really sore balls coming to you." He felt her give his balls a little tug and he trembled a bit. "Don't make me go to Aunt Denise." She yanked her hand down hard. Dave yelped as he felt his sensitive balls get squeezed as they slipped out of her grip.

Dave quickly left before they could attack him any more.

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Dave would have liked to call Lauren to take care of him once he got home from his mom's house, but he didn't want to explain what had happened to her. Candace was one thing. He didn't care what Lauren thought of his ex wife, but he wanted her to get along with his mom and sister. He thought the days of their unprovoked attacks on his testicles had been over. Why did it always seem like if things were going good for him, his ex and his family always tried to find a way to drag him down?

Dave avoided calling Lauren for the rest of the week to give his balls time to heal from their latest assault. He was a little sad that Lauren hadn't called him though. He thought that they'd shared something special and he hoped she felt the same way. He'd tried to keep an eye out for her but it seemed like she was avoiding going outside.

He had noticed Candice's car driving by a lot. He figured she must also be trying to find out more about his mystery girlfriend. He was glad Lauren lived so close because she didn't need to park her car in his driveway when she visited.

Now that his balls were feeling better, he decided it was time to come up with a plan to see Lauren again but she was so mysterious to him and he didn't know how to connect with her when his balls weren't hurting. He didn't know much about her. For instance, what she did for a living. She was kind of vague when he had asked her about it and her schedule seemed kind of all over the place. Whatever it was, it seemed like she made a decent living since she was able to afford to live in that house all by herself. The property values in the area had increased drastically over the years. It was an older house but he remembered a lot of contractors on the property doing renovations shortly after Lauren moved in.

He thought about his past relationships and how most of the women he dated just seemed to want to live off of him. They didn't want to work or even cook or clean the house. They just wanted to lay around at home while he worked all day. He wanted a partner, someone who wanted to work with him to build a better life together. He thought Lauren would be perfect for that but he had a gut feeling that she wouldn't be interested, perhaps he could convince her.

It didn't seem like she had dated anyone since she moved in. He wondered why that was, she obviously could have her pick of any man she wanted.

He felt himself craving her touch. Feeling her hands wrapped around his dick and playfully squeezing and slapping his balls. What had she done to him? Never in his life had he wanted a woman to roughly handle his balls. He hated the degrading feeling of someone using the vulnerability of his balls against him but he felt addicted to the tender way she played with him down there.

It was too late to invite her over but he had the whole weekend free. He hoped she'd be able to make time for him tomorrow.

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