Mom?" he breathed as she started across his jaw, and her goal became clear.
"Shhhh," Susan soothed between her little kisses. At the edge of his mouth she paused, breathing deeply, her body shuddered a little. "You said I can do anything, did you mean it?"
"Yes, but..."
Her lips intercepted his. It was such a gentle, exploratory kiss, clumsy even, but it took both of their breaths away instantly. Susan opened her eyes as she teased his lower lip between her two; he was watching her, eyes open as love and anxiety played across his face. She broke away just an inch, the hand that had worked its way into his short, blond hair came down to cup his cheek.
"Let me stay with you, like this," she pleaded, desperate for their love to survive this metamorphosis. He had been her life for so long;
