Out Of Control:(Incest/Taboo)>Ep59

Austin accelerated again. Christine stopped asking him questions, probably as a concession to keeping herself alive. Austin stared forward at the road, angry at himself. He bet his Dad and Molly never lost control like that while they were out on their errands.

When they got to the supermarket, Austin pulled into the parking lot and looked for a space. It wasn't easy -- it was a Saturday morning and the place was absolutely packed. Half the county had to be at this supermarket. Finally, Austin parked off in the hinterlands. They were so far back they were practically parked on the highway. The rest of the spaces around them were empty.

Austin and Christine took the long hike back to the store. As they went, the blonde mother grabbed her son's arm and squeezed him close. "I'm proud of you," Christine said, "You're looking really good."

"Thanks, Mom," Austin said. They settled into the domestic routine. Austin found a cart, Christine found her shopping list, and they started making their way through the store, aisle-by-aisle. Christine kept her son with her arm-in-arm, like they were an old, odd couple.

Every few feet, Austin flinched. He kept seeing people he thought he recognized. It wasn't that he was embarrassed to be seen with his Mom, far from it, but more the fear of what might happen if he had to talk to someone he knew. A person from work might ask where he'd been. Someone from school might start a whole conversation. Austin didn't think he was about to rip off his clothes in the middle of the store, but then there were a lot of things that had happened already that he would have said were impossible before the lake.

he could handle saying 'hi.' Of course he could. And once Austin calmed down, he noticed something far more interesting: the

was, the hottest woman in the goddamned universe on his arm, and everybody knew it. He straightened up a little more. When they went to the cereal aisle, he eschewed the Lucky Charms and picked out something with a ton of fiber and no sugar. Christine nodded at him appreciatively, then gave his bicep

you OK?" Austin

Fine," Christine said, "Just appreciating your muscle

mother's grip on his arm

here today," she

market. At some point while they were inside, it had started to rain. Now it was pouring. They stared out at the parking lot, lost.

get my car," Austin said, "No

off. Austin could barely see his mother through the sheets of water. He leaned into the cart, shoved it forward, and careened after her. The rain was even worse than it looked. Deep puddles were scattered across the lot like minefields. By the time Austin splashed his way to the Civic, he was soaked through. He found his mother standing by the car, laughing. Austin started to

into the car. Then they dashed around

soaked," Christine said. She

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