bound to the moonlight

Bound to the moonlight Part 9

Christopher

As I watched I saw Matt walk slowly from the school gates hand in hand with a girl walking next to him. I had to assume this was THE girl that he was banned from seeing, as distant as I had become from my son I was aware that he had very few girls flocking around him. I sighed and couldn't help wishing Alice good luck with her attempt to keep the two of them apart, I might be old and cynical but even I could see how besotted he was with her. she looked over at me and gave a small smile before giving Matt a gentle tug on his arm he looked at her and they exchanged a few words Matt turned and looked at me raising his hand in a wave, I looked at him and was struck again by what a stranger my son had become to me. I mean I got it there is always a time when your child goes from being your child to an adult they change and fuck was he changing. he was growing immensely fast and rapidly going from being honest kind of a weedy little thing to someone who is actually pretty Muscular, he was already taller than me and somehow today I suddenly saw it all. his rather extended ugly duckling phase was clearly coming to an end, I mean he sweats so much and bless him he showers like three times a day and still has greasy skin and hair but looking at him now he looked more like a Man than a child or even a teen he was a half step away from becoming who he would be forever, I just wondered what that would be , who he would take after. but this wasn't a coming of age thing it wasn't just his physical shift there was something else, it was probably paranoia but for the millionth time I wondered if he knew. I didn't know well I did I just didn't want to know so officially I knew nothing, Alice knew nothing but did Matt know something. One of the greatest kindness his damn mother had ever done him was leaving him having no care for him leaving him with me. he was an innocent I couldn't hold him responsible for what she had done. I had always claimed in my head that it was better nor to tell him that I was his constant but had he found out realised something. the last month or so it seemed like he had disconnected completely from our family. it was like we had some sort of lodger living in our home like he didn't see himself as belonging anymore. Matt frowned and lifted the hand interlocked with the girls and kissed the back of her hand, it before they exchanged a few words. she stood up on tiptoe and quickly pressed a kiss to his lips. Matt seemed honestly a little shocked and though the kiss is very brief they both linger their faces inches apart, she is the one to break eye contact and take a step back. Matt gives her a quick smile and walked across the road towards me quickly.

"hey." he said leaning over to look in the window. "I'm here right I've been to class honest." I leaned over and opened the door,

"get in."

"what?"

"Matthew just get in the fucking car ok."

"what did I do now?" he asked as he sat in the car and pulled his seatbelt on. I pulled out slowly,

"your right she is very pretty."

"I said she was beautiful."

"you've got it bad haven't you."

"look I know I'm banned from seeing her." I smiled,

"I won't tell if you don't, It doesn't matter anyway I know full well no matter what I say you won't stay away from her.."

" maybe I should she's got some issues." Matt said with laughter lighting up his voice."Definitely would be the better option for my health to stay away from her."

"She got a psychotic ex or something." Matt laughed,

"Something like that."

"doesn't Matter Matt if she's the one nothing else Matters."

"she is for me,"

"a bit Asymmetric ?" he just frowned at me, "you think you like her a little more than she likes you."