All characters are over fictional and at least 18 years old. Sorry for any typos or errors, I'm doing this on my phone.
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My mom and I have always been super close, but the last couple weeks have been a bit rough. That was when I told her I was accepting a baseball scholarship to a bigger school out of state, leaving her alone. She didn't make a big scene, but I knew it hurt her. Ever since though, she has been pretty cold to me. She escapes to her room whenever I am around, my attempts to get her to watch movies or anything always get politely declined before she excuses herself.
It's always been just the two of us, her high-school sweetheart knocked her up at 18, he responded by joining the army. We don't know if he died or not, either way, he never came back. Her parents helped her out at first, but my mom persevered, getting a high paying job at an advertising firm. We had our own place by the time she was 21 and she never looked back. Laura Harris was always an attractive woman, but she grow more beautiful everyday. At least to me, I know it's weird, but I've had fantasies. She is 5'8", short brown hair, big natural breasts on a thin frame. She dates, I'm sure she fucks, but she is usually discrete, I guess it all happens at guy's place, or girl's, who knows.
Luckily it seems she is in a better mood today. I came downstairs and found a delicious breakfast waiting for me, then she asked to spend the day together, wanting to make the most of our time together before I leave. After breakfast we took a walk to the nearby park, halfway through she held my hand and leaned her head on my shoulder, which was new.
"How could you want to leave this?" She asked in an innocent.
"Come on mom." I replied with a groan. "I'm not leaving to get away, I'm doing what's best for my future. I have an outside shot of getting drafted if I go to a bigger school."
"Arthur, if you're good enough you can get drafted no matter what school you go to. Tech won a National Championship!" She cried.
"That was 40 years ago Mom!" I said with a laugh, trying to keep the mood light.
She released my hand and walked over to the wooden fence overlooking a small pond. I dropped my head before looking over at her, I couldn't help admiring her long legs as she leaned against the fence in her little jean shorts. After a moment I make my way over next to her, leaning on the fence.
"Mom." I start, not sure where I intend to go. "It's killing me that this is hurting you so much. I'm not doing it to be hurtful."
"But it does hurt!" she snaps, tears running down her cheek. "You have been my whole life since the day you were born, now the second you become an adult, you can't wait to go on and start your new life."
"That's not what..." I start.
"I'm not giving up yet." She cuts me off, poking my chest with her finger, before turning to head back to the house in a hurry.
"The hell does that mean?" I mutter as I watch her walk away.
Upset, I sit down on a nearby bench and put my head in my hands. I truly believe I am doing the best thing for my future, but I also love my mom more than anything, and seeing her upset is tearing me up inside. Eventually I get a text from Kat, my sometimes girlfriend, usually friend with benefits asking if I would meet her at the mall. I agreed, hoping it would take my mind off of things.
The Uber drops me off at the mall about an hour later and I find Kat in the food court. She is the opposite of my mom, she is short, blonde, and curvy. We started dating in freshman year, but eventually we broke up, but really liked having sex together. We still hangout, so it's not unusual to hangout of the mall, though I would expect sex to come after.
"What's with the thousand yard stare?" Kat asks as we walk towards the next store.
"Huh?" I ask, barely aware of what's going on.
"You're completely zoned out dude. You didn't even register when I suggested I go try things on at Victoria Secret." She teased.
"Oh, sorry." I say, giving an apologetic smile. "Things with mom are really bad since I told her I was leaving. I thought she was better this morning, but then things got even worse."
"I don't blame her, you're kinda her entire life." She says as she leads us into another store. "I know you say she dates, but I don't think she does, I think she just hooks up."
"Jesus Kat." I groan.
"Oh grow up, I'm just saying, you are the relationship in her life. You are her connection."
"Oh, shit." I mutter. "I never thought about it like that."
"I tell you what." She says, putting a dress back on the rack. "No more shopping for today, let's go back to my place, it's empty for a few more hours."
I didn't need much convincing, within the hour we back at her place and I was kissing her against the wall as soon as we got inside. We continue to kiss against the wall for a few minutes, secretly I am aware that my dick isn't responding as it should. I kiss at her neck for a while before I just slowly stop.
"What?" she asked confused. "Why are you stopping."
"Im not getting hard." I say quietly.
"Fuck dude, get your head right." She says as she pushes me away and heads for the couch.
"I thought that's what we were doing." I say, head down in shame.
"Well obviously I'm not enough to get over your mother."
"Come on, that's not fair." I plead.
"Probably not, but you need to get this sorted out. She isn't the only on your leaving you know?"
"Really? Are you upset that I'm going?" I ask, sitting down next to her on the couch.
"I'm not happy about it. I know we are on and off, but it's hard to be on when you aren't here." She says, looking down at her hands.
"Great, you're making this so much easier." I say sarcastically.
We talk for awhile, going our relationship and where things might be headed. Neither one of us want to commit to anything, but we also don't want to close the door. Eventually we throw on a movie and fall asleep on the couch. We got a nice talking to her when Dad got home and found us sleeping on the couch, but he wasn't to angry. I said my goodbyes and started the walk home as the sun began to drop.
Entering the front door I notice lit candles and smell food being cooked.
"Mom?" I ask, heading into the kitchen. "What's going on?"
"Hey baby." She replies, now wearing a nice summer dress. "I felt really bad about what happened this morning, so I thought we could have a nice dinner and talk things over like adults."