Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:54:12 -0500 From: Blonde Blue eyes Subject: True Love 3 Author's note: Thanks to all who responded, as a result I'll continue on. Again please remember, as I'm sure that we all have read the many stories on here that include the graphic almost porn movie story's - what I'm writing is real and honest truth, from my heart and experience. As I walked out of the house, and shut the front door, I walked about 30 feet, and stopped turned around and looked at the door again, for what reason I'm not sure, I guess I was hoping that he'd run out after me. But to no avail. The door stayed closed and I again turned towards the street, and started walking -- as I have said earlier, this was always one of my outlets for myself, if I was ever going to contemplate life and its actions I went out on endless, aimless walks and that is what I was on now. And as I replayed the conversation I just had in the kitchen, I actually could not believe that I had done it. The man had told me he was going to propose to a woman after 16 years of being alone, he'd finally found someone that he loved and could be with, and I had the insane idea to tell him what I did. I mean in thinking about it, it really was cruel, but on the same token if I look at it another way, what if I had said nothing at all, and just let it be, and pretend that I did not have those feelings and the man went and got married without knowing, I would not have forgiven myself for that either, it really was the good old catch 22, damned if I did and damned if I don't, and I went with damned if I did. But there was nothing I could do, I knew that. And I guess underneath it all I was truly happy for him, he deserved to be happy, he spend the past 20 years of his life doing nothing but raising his kids and working to make sure everything was good for us, how could anyone deprive him of what he wanted. You couldn't, and I wasn't going to. He always told me that I was the mature, and understanding and `far beyond my years" and I was going to stay that way. So that was it, I was going to go back home, and let everything be, tell him not to worry about what I said, was just me being truthful, and honest with him like I always was, and now was his time. It was his time to enjoy life and everything that it had in store for him. And anyway I was going off to college and he'd have the whole place to himself without any interruptions so he could enjoy the next stage of his life. Which actually was a change since my original plan was to go to college near the house and cut out the costs of having to room in the dorms. But that would make it easier -- for both of us. So with all that decided, was time to turn around and go back home to face him. And just get this over with. I knew what I had in mind, and I even knew how I was going to say it. I was just going to sit down with him, take his hand in mine look into his eyes, and just tell him not to worry and I want to be his best man, and if we had to my brothers could be it too. Although quite honestly I don't know why they would be, once they left for college over the past 2 years they've 1 has been home twice and the other only once. Both got scholarships..and for other money I'm assuming they were working. But anyway as I walked back to the house and turned the corner, I already knew my initial plan was just thrown out the window, dad's car was gone. Now, initially I didn't know whether to look at that as good or bad, a draw between the two because I had wanted to get it over with but I was dreading it at the same time. I thought to jump in my own car and go looking for him, I could make the guess as to where he was, which was 1 of 3 places, the gym, Jessica's or his office. But in the end I decided to just go inside and lay down, after 5 hours of walking my legs hurt me already. So I dragged my ass into the house and just went and crashed on my bed. When I finally woke up, the room was dark, but the shades were open and when I looked at the clock it said 4:30am. I couldn't believe it, I had slept all afternoon and night, well actually I could believe it, but it just wasn't my intent, I wanted to be up when he got home. I dragged myself into the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror, I was a complete and total mess, my eyes were blood-shot, and everything else. I threw water on my face, and went downstairs to get a drink. The entire house was dark, Which I guess that was really not surprising at 430 in the morning, but before going into the kitchen I walked over to the front window to look outside, and discovered that his car still wasn't in the driveway, and my heart sank. I don't know whether or not he had come home last night and found me asleep and left or never came back. And then I thought maybe he left me a note or something, and I actually ran into the kitchen, but found nothing, ran back up to my bedroom, searched everywhere, but again found nothing. And then of course all that did was start the tears again, and the thoughts of why on earth did I say that to him, had I actually ruined everything that I had with him as a relationship as father and son, as friends, hell as best friends? I had no idea, all I knew was that, at that very moment in time, all I felt was loneliness, complete and total loneliness. It was like going back in time to when I was a kid and got left out of everything. But actually this was a little different, not sure how but the feeling was different, maybe because this one was more permanent and the actions taken had caused irreversible consequences. Whatever it was, I didn't like it-at all. Again I sat for a while, not really knowing what to do, again replaying everything that had just happened the past 24 hours. I fought a battle in myself whether or not I did the right thing, before I ever really came to the conclusion I felt something touch my shoulder, and I was suddenly pulled out of my daze, and I looked up and saw my father's face -- no real expression on it just his face and his beautiful brown eyes, and he spoke and asked me `are you ok?' and inside I chuckled and thought to myself of course im not ok, the man that I want and desire is standing in front of me but I can't have him. But responded `yea I'm fine' And then he laughed and said `you always were a bad liar, now come downstairs we need to talk'. Sigh, the man really did know me too well. But even though I really didn't want to go right then, my legs didn't listen to my brain and they got up and followed him down to the couch. And we were again eye at that point, and I made the decision that I was going to say what I had decided to say yesterday, and just get it over with before he even had the chance to say anything. And I started it off in a way that I hadn't done in such a long time, `Daddy, I love you more than anything in the world, and I know what I said was probably the biggest shock in the world, and I know that you think I'm probably crazy or whatever, but I just had to tell you how I felt. But I thought about it again, and I don't want you to worry about it. All I want is for you to be the happiest man on the earth, and it's obvious that Jessica makes you that way and I am so happy for the two of you. I will be the one that is your best man, I'm going to do everything I can to make it perfect for you 2. And furthermore with that, I decided that instead of going to college but staying home, I will take out a loan and go and stay in the dorms, that way you guys can have the entire house to yourself without having to worry about me being around. So again, please don't worry about anything I'm ok and you are going to get to be what you want, and deserve, a wife who loves and will devote herself to you.' He just looked at me with tears in his eyes and said "I love you Michael so much, you are the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me, and I promise you that you are going to be a very happy man too, with someone that you deserve and deserves you, and who will treat you right in every which way, I'm sure of it.' And with that, the stage was set. He was going to get married, I was going to move out and go away to college, and in a way both of our lives were going to start down on completely separate paths. The only difference however, was the fact that we knew where his was going, mine on the other hand was a big question. Yes I was going to college, but further than that, was a mystery. As much as I wanted to believe my father, that I would find someone else, that made me feel like I did, no do for him I knew deep down that was impossible. From that point, to me, it looked like a very lonely life ahead. Questions, comments to blondeblueeyes@gmail.com