Post by Charlie Baker on Nov 9, 2015 13:30:18 GMT -5
"I just don't understand how you can sit back and watch this happen..I mean..I didn't think you'd ever be in this position Charlie..and we're supposed to just sit back and accept this?..honestly? you want us to just accept this and act as if we're fine with it all?" His mothers voice spoke gently, almost with desperation. She wanted him to stand up, to put his foot down and make a fuss but he wouldn't...he couldn't. Charlie didn't want to hurt Alice or Sharon..and he knew making a scene would only accomplish losing them both for good. Charlie just stood by the counter, head down and eyes on the floor..a familiar stance that he often took, never so much these days with strangers but his mother always made him return to the fearful roots he'd come to over accomplish. He heard his dad whisper to his mother, in a bid to calm her down but she merely left the room, sobbing.
Charlie sighed heavily, rubbing the scruff on his chin before his hand found the back of his neck. He rubbed it anxiously, looking up as his father stepped closer "I understand why you're doing it this way, truth be told..I'd do it the same way. Your mother, she worries..you know that. She loves you, and Sharon..she just wants what's best for you." He said gently, as Charlie simply nodded "Things happen..and they're not always within out control, like what's happening here..I know you didn't expect it to go this way, but it is and..you're dealing with it and i respect you for dealing with it the way you are. You're mother, she'll come around.." he offered, patting Charlie on the back as he eyed him with a small, reassuring smile.
Dread filled the young man as his father left the room. Alice was expected to come over today to bring Sharon and Charlie knew that this was going to cause friction, especially in regards to his mother..she hated how this had played out. She hated the fact her son had a child with someone who didn't care about him, or seeing her son in love with someone who couldn't return that same love. She feared they would lose Sharon and that it would destroy Charlie in the process.
Charlie didn't much like the situation either, but there was nothing he could really do. Alice was his daughters mother, he loved her dearly and always would..but she loved someone else and..he had to respect that, despite not wanting to.
Charlie sighed heavily, rubbing the scruff on his chin before his hand found the back of his neck. He rubbed it anxiously, looking up as his father stepped closer "I understand why you're doing it this way, truth be told..I'd do it the same way. Your mother, she worries..you know that. She loves you, and Sharon..she just wants what's best for you." He said gently, as Charlie simply nodded "Things happen..and they're not always within out control, like what's happening here..I know you didn't expect it to go this way, but it is and..you're dealing with it and i respect you for dealing with it the way you are. You're mother, she'll come around.." he offered, patting Charlie on the back as he eyed him with a small, reassuring smile.
Dread filled the young man as his father left the room. Alice was expected to come over today to bring Sharon and Charlie knew that this was going to cause friction, especially in regards to his mother..she hated how this had played out. She hated the fact her son had a child with someone who didn't care about him, or seeing her son in love with someone who couldn't return that same love. She feared they would lose Sharon and that it would destroy Charlie in the process.
Charlie didn't much like the situation either, but there was nothing he could really do. Alice was his daughters mother, he loved her dearly and always would..but she loved someone else and..he had to respect that, despite not wanting to.