Dear McKoy: My Father and My Best Friend are Having an Affair

Dear McKoy: It has been two years since my mother died, and my father has been extremely depressed for a while. But lately, he’s been getting back to his old self, which is great. My best friend, who has practically become family, was a huge help during that rough patch. She visits the house for days on end, keeping us company. Her own home life is not exactly a walk in the park, so it was no big deal having her around all the time.

But things started getting kinda weird a few months back. My father kept asking about her when she wasn’t here. When she finally came back, they were laughing and joking around in the kitchen every morning. I didn’t think much of it, figured they were just close or whatever. But then I noticed she started wearing, like, really revealing clothes to bed, and she walks around in front of him like it was no big deal.

My friend and I sleep in the same room, but one morning I woke up early to pee and she was not in the bed. I figure she’s downstairs, so I go to check. As I pass my father’s room, I heard the bed shifting and quiet groaning. I was shocked, I stood there for a few then headed back to my room. After a while, I heard his door open, then she came back to my room. I just lay there pretending to be asleep.

I don’t even know what to think. I’m totally freaked out. I wasn’t expecting this from my father. He is in his early fifties, and my friend and I are both nineteen. I feel betrayed by both of them. Do I confront them about it? or pretend like I didn’t hear a thing?