Scream at the drunken moon

Chapter 25

I follow Tony's mom through to the kitchen, inwardly cringing at the thought of what she's going to say. I close the door behind me and turn to her.
"I only want Tony to be happy. I can see that while he's around you he is. He's my son, Charlie and I don't want him getting hurt. You have no idea how bad he was when you never came back. He was a mess."
I look down at the floor. I never meant to hurt him. I realise that at long last his mom called me Charlie though, not Charlotte. I look up at her, tears in my eyes.
"I never meant to hurt anybody, Tony especially, but my mam needed me" I whisper.
"I understand now. Tony didn't tell me what was wrong with her and I do understand why you did what you did. You gave up your way of life for her benefit and I commend you on that. It was a brave thing to do and to be honest, not every child would do that. I know now that family is important to you and I'm sorry I misjudged you." I look up as a sob escapes me and feel a pair of arms around me.
"Don't cry. Your mom and dad wouldn't have wanted that, would they?"
I shake my head as I attempt to regain my composure but the way his mom is holding me reminds me of how much I miss my own parents and I start crying even harder. She squeezes me tighter and let's me cry it out before handing me a glass of water and a tissue to dry my eyes.
"I'm going to make us some lunch. Have you tried tacos before?"
I shake my head and offer to help. She passes me some onions to dice and we are both working away when Tony comes in. He looks amused as he leans against the wooden doorframe watching us. I look at him and pull tongues, the same way I did all those years ago when he came in the music shop. He grins and shakes his head softly. I see his mam watching the two of us pulling silly faces at each other and how she smiles as she shakes her head. I think things between her and I are going to be ok. Maybe not wonderful but definitely better.
We sit down to eat the delicious smelling tacos, something I'd actually not tried before, and they are amazing. Tony's mam asks me about Wales, telling me Tony couldn't shut up about his visit that first time. I smile and tell her as much as she wants to know.
"What's that place you took me to with the really long name that no one except you seems to be able to say?"
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogo-goch" I say, earning a giggle from Becca and a look of astonishment from his mam.
"It was used in the film Barberella as a password" I say, laughing.
"I bet it was" his mam says.
I help clear up after we've finished eating and Tony loads the dishwasher for his mam before I thank her for the meal and we head off.
"That went better than I expected" I say as we drive off. Tony takes my hand in his and gently squeezes it.
"I love you Charlie" he whispers and I burst out laughing.
"Bloody good thing really, being as we are getting married" I say.
"It's a good thing I love you too, eh."
We pull up back at his house and go inside. The door hasn't even finished closing before he has me in his arms and is running up the stairs with me.
"I've been wanting to do this for the last couple of hours" he murmurs as he places me on the bed and starts kissing me. I run my fingers through his hair as his tongue and mine meet. I moan slightly as he starts undoing the zip on my jeans and he is soon sliding them off. He pulls me upright so he can remove the rest of my clothes and I pull his t shirt off before undoing his zip and pushing his pants down. His thumb starts massaging my clit and I moan with pleasure as I feel myself getting wet. He looks at me with pure love in his eyes as he gently pushes into me and I pull his face to mine, my lips meeting his as I kiss him, moans of lust leaving my body.
"Tony" I moan as his thrusts get harder and I feel myself close to orgasm. I gasp his name again as my muscles tighten and I emit a little scream of pleasure as I come. He's not quite done yet it seems as he carries on, my muscles gripping him as I come a second time. I squeal as I feel him come inside me and I pull him down on top of me, running my hands through his hair as we catch our breath.
"I love you so much Tony. I'm so sorry I never came back that time" I say, realising he suffered too.
"I have you now. And I'm glad we found each other again" he says as he kisses me again.
We lie there, no words leaving our lips as we cuddle up. There's no need for words right now. I look into his eyes and see what I want to. Love.