Her Matter Of Trust
Date: 8/15/2017,
Categories:
Taboo
Voyeur,
Author: kap007
... mean." Colin nodded and continued to stare. After a few minutes Aileen couldn't bear the silence any longer. "Colin, I'm sorry..." Aileen began but Colin stopped her before she got any further. "Mom, don't apologize, please. If anyone should apologize it should be me. I was an asshole for what I said to you and I deserved the slap. It knocked some sense into me. I understand why we can't be together, and I accept it." "It just wouldn't be fair to you, Sweetheart." Aileen said. "We wouldn't have anything like a normal life, we would always be being judged by others, we'd be treated like criminals. Hell, we would be criminals according to the law. I can't put you through that." Colin turned and faced her. "I told you I understood the reasons, Mother, but you need to understand this. I love you and I would go through any obstacle, any hardship, and any torture possibly conceived of in Hell to be with you, the only thing I won't do is fight you, because you're the only person in the world I need on my side. If you say you can't let it happen, then I have to accept it." "Colin, please don't talk that way!" Aileen cried. Colin bent in and kissed his mother on the cheek. "I'm just telling you how I feel. I am now, and always shall remain, helplessly in love with you. If all we can have is a platonic love, then I will just count myself lucky to be in your presence and that will be enough." "I think that's all I'll be able to give you," Aileen said. "Then I'll be grateful we can at ...
... least have that," Colin said. Then he started to walk back to the cabin entrance. "Where are you going?" Aileen asked. "To bed I think, it was a long drive up and I'm kind of tired." "I thought, maybe we could watch one of Pat's DVD movies together on that huge TV?" Aileen said. "It's been a long day. I think I would rather just turn in," Colin said. "How about we do that tomorrow? Maybe Uncle Pat's got some Christmas movies in his collection." "All right, tomorrow then," Aileen said. "Good night Mom." "Good night Colin." Colin started to enter the cabin, but before he was out of sight Aileen called out, "Colin!" He turned his head and looked at her. "Yes?" "I love you!" Aileen said. Colin smiled, but it was a wistful smile, "I love you too," he said, and then he entered the cabin leaving her outside all alone. Aileen hadn't noticed how bitterly cold it was until that moment. CHAPTER 5: A POINT OF NO RETURN Aileen went back inside the cabin and after she cleaned up after their dinner and put away the leftovers, she decided she might as well retire to bed herself. Before she left the living room she walked over to Colin's Christmas tree and straightened the star on top. The tree was a tiny island of cheer in a room that had suddenly grown dark and lonely. Things had worked out well this evening. There were some surprises, but she and Colin had talked out their feelings and things were fair between them again. It was all Aileen had hoped to accomplish by coming here. Now they ...