Sequel dilemma

[Zootonius]

I have a story, The Summer Job about a college guy, home for the summer. Two women, new to the neighborhood, decided he is the sperm donor one of them is looking for. It's screaming for a sequel where the guy returns home the next summer to meet the outcome of the previous summer's tryst. And to find the other woman is ready to provide the baby with a half-sibling.

My dilemma is the first one would be lactating at this point. I find nothing erotic about lactation and am stumped at dealing with it. Maybe just ignore the elephant in the room.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Ignore it. Think of all the things that get ignored in stories. How often does menstruation get mentioned, for example.

 

[EmilyMiller]

How often does menstruation get mentioned, for example.

Um…

Emily

 

[HordHolm]

I have a story, The Summer Job about a college guy, home for the summer. Two women, new to the neighborhood, decided he is the sperm donor one of them is looking for. It's screaming for a sequel where the guy returns home the next summer to meet the outcome of the previous summer's tryst. And to find the other woman is ready to provide the baby with a half-sibling.

My dilemma is the first one would be lactating at this point. I find nothing erotic about lactation and am stumped at dealing with it. Maybe just ignore the elephant in the room.

Make the sequel a Christmas story instead, so 18 months later, and the baby has been moved on to the bottle (yes, I know that's not ideal, but it happens).

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Baby would be 3, 4 months old? Less than half of USA babies are exclusively breastfed at 3 months. (just looked up the CDC stats).A mom could manage not to leak long enough to engage in whatever you write, while the baby is conveniently elsewhere for Lit age rule reasons.

 

[paralleltasking]

Don't ever write something you yourself don't care about. Your writing will show it.

Great story, by the way. I just went and checked it out. I'll keep a look our for the sequel if you decide to do it.

 

[Britva415]

My dilemma is the first one would be lactating at this point. I find nothing erotic about lactation and am stumped at dealing with it. Maybe just ignore the elephant in the room.

Well, he wouldn't be hooking up with her, right? But with the other lady instead?

Seems like it doesn't have to be an issue at all.

At any rate, there's no reason lactation has to be mentioned anywhere in the story at all, no matter what's going on between who. Everybody poops daily, too, right, but that's hardly ever mentioned in our stories? Because it's not necessary.