All Chapters of A Whisper of Endless Desires: Chapter 1921 - Chapter 1930

I folded the letter carefully and put it back into the envelope. My bath towel was still wrapped around my waist, and I was hard beneath it. I tapped the envelope against the knuckles of my left hand, trying to think of the perfect thing to say. I smiled at her when I realized that it would take me a lot longer than a couple of minutes to think of it."I love you so much, Mom," I finally said. I shook my head. "I was trying to think of the perfect thing to say, to express how amazing you are and how lucky I am. Maybe in a few years, it will come to me. For now, all I can say is I love you too, in a way no son should love his mom, and I don't care what the world thinks of me for it."She cried out and leapt from her chair, diving onto me and knocking me back on the bed. She kissed my mouth so hard I would have a fat lip later. Neither of us really cared in that moment. We were so in love, and so turned on. My towel and her robe flew across the room as we enjoyed each other once again o

My mother shivered in my arm. She had never seen that look on my face before. I resolved to never get that look on my face again. I didn't want my mother to be afraid of me. Oh, sure, I knew I could be a scary man. It just wasn't something she needed to live with.I rubbed both of their backs and gave them my warmest smile. "Let's talk about something else, shall we? Mom, wasn't there something you were going to tell me about Theresa?"The color drained from her face, and her wide eyes landed on Barbara. She managed to get that under control almost instantly. "Oh, I thought I already told you," she lied, "Theresa and Mike were talking about getting engaged later this summer."I chewed on my lip as I regarded her. What could my sister have told her that she couldn't say in front of Barbara? My sister had stayed with Barbara and Dad as often as I had, maybe more. My nose twitched as it caught that familiar faint scent. My mother's eyes widened when she saw my nostrils flare. Almost impe

I quietly opened the bedroom door, and peered down the hallway. My mom and step-mom were talking quietly over coffee at the dining room table. Our bags and the cooler were gone. I would have no choice but to ask them before I could get dressed. I walked toward them, and my mother saw me. There was a twinkle in her eye."Good morning, sleepyhead," she said jokingly. Barbara turned and grinned as she looked at me. Evidently I was the only one uncomfortable with the fact that I was naked."My clothes have disappeared," I said. "I was going to get dressed and see about something to eat, but..." I made a helpless gesture with my hands.It looked like they were going to make a suggestion about what I could eat, but then my stomach cut loose with a very loud grumble. They both got wide-eyed and then they realized how late it was. They were both apologetic as Barbara headed into the kitchen to find some food for me, and Mom led me into the guest bedroom to show me where my clothes were.I was

While we waited for our food to arrive, my mother realized that she had turned off her cell phone and reached into her purse to find her phone and turn it back on. Barbara had done the same thing, and she likewise retrieved her phone. Both women looked a little alarmed when they saw that they had missed multiple phone calls and had text messages. All of them were from Theresa."I'll call her," Mom said softly, getting up from the table to step outside for that call.I looked over at Barbara, who was reading the text messages. "Theresa and Mike evidently showed up at your mom's house unannounced," she said. "They freaked out to find the place empty, even though both your cars were in the driveway. She called and texted me to ask if I had heard from you guys lately. That was an hour ago." She looked up at me and shook her head. "That must have been right after I turned off my phone. We weren't out that long."Our food arrived before my mother returned. Our waitress was joined by the res

"It's in the glove box of the car," he said. I nodded."Sorry," I said, "but you might want to have that handy.""Really?" his eyes were wide. Once again, I just nodded. That had him reeling—literally. Once again I put my hand on his shoulder, this time to steady him."Sorry, man," I said. "Let's finish this game, and then we can sit out front and talk for a bit."The funny thing was, with his mind completely distracted, Mike ran the table. I had to laugh."Shark!" I accused him, laughing. "You were going to sucker me into putting money on the game, weren't you?"He saw I was kidding, and laughed along. We gathered up the balls and returned them to the bar, taking our beers onto the front porch of the place. It was set up for the cigarette smokers, and nobody questioned us sitting there with our beers. Mike took a long swig and looked at me."You know your sister is crazy about you," he said softly. "I understand why, from everything she has told me. It's not that I'm jealous, I just