Incest Justin Thyme by Callicious

[Ramesh_Rocky]

Tom and Susie Collins had been out tooling around town in the now complete Bug-Eye Sprite, gathering appreciative looks from car aficionados, and curious looks from those too young to remember when Austin-Healy built sports cars. Susie loved the feel of riding in the open air, something her mother loathed. Madge had gone to her garden club meeting, and Tom, who had not mentioned his meeting with Michael as of yet, craved the time with his daughter. He knew of course that she would be gone to college in the fall, but that did not have the permanence of marriage. Even though she would still be living in the area it was not going to be the same as having her in the house and seeing her every day.

As they cruised slowly up Mt. Lemmon, carefully obeying the low speed limit and watching out for tourists walking in the roadway, Susie looked over at her dad with a grin. "So, do I get to take this to school in the fall?"

Tom gave her a snort and shook his head. "You'd just use it to cruise around campus and pick up guys."

Susie laughed, delightedly. "Not with Mikey sitting in this seat! There wouldn't be room for 'guys' in this car anyway. It would have to be limited to 'guy' and it would be."

"You really think a lot of Michael, don't you?"

Susie looked thoughtfully at him as she said, "Daddy, I love him. I know you probably think I'm too young to know, but I do. We haven't even 'dated' as such, except the night he took me dancing after we met his parents, and he's going to Prom with me. It's hard to believe that will be our second 'date', but he's the one I want to marry, if he ever asks me."

Tom quickly steered the car back onto the road and watched where he was going, although he found suddenly the view was misting up. He nodded his understanding. "Susie, honey, you are young, but you are very mature for your age. Your mother and I think a lot of Michael, too. He shows a lot of character and class. I really think you would have to look long and far to find another of his kind. I'm not saying he's going to ask you, but if he did I wouldn't stand in your way."

Tears spilled from Susie's eyes as she leaned her head onto her dad's shoulder, as near to hugging him as she dared on this road, and she murmured, "Thanks, Daddy. I was afraid you would be upset with me for telling you how I feel about him."

"Look, Kitten, a pet name he had not called her since she was a little girl, do you think I don't know my own daughter? I saw the way you looked at him when you were still in the hospital! I was ready to kill him for putting you there, and then I saw you look at him that way and I wanted to kill him twice over! I have grown to really admire him since. After all, it took a lot of guts for him to meet with us to apologize. Not many have that kind of character. Now don't misunderstand me, I'm not trying to hurry you along or get rid of you. I just wanted you to know I understand, and I want you to be happy."

"Thank you, Daddy. I love you, too, and Mikey will never get in the way of that."

"What do you say we get some fudge?" Tom pulled into the Mt. Lemmon General Store parking lot and stopped.

"I hoped you were going to say that! You can't drive up Mt Lemmon and not get some fudge!" Susie shivered as she got out of the car and hurried into the store. What had been a rather warm day for the beginning of May down in Tucson was much cooler at 9000 feet elevation. Tom laughed at her, but he didn't waste any time getting in doors either.

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"Hi, Mom, Dad," Michael said as he walked into the restaurant. "Sorry I'm late. I got tied up running a couple of errands this morning."

"I wish you would have gone to church with us this morning instead." Joanne wasn't really happy about his spotty church attendance, but recognized he was a grown up now and had to make his own decisions.

"I know, but I had to do this this morning. I didn't have any other time I could get it done. I stopped by the house and picked up my tux for Prom." He stopped when the hostess called their names and waited until they were seated. Taking a deep breath he said, "Zeni and Carole said to say 'Hi'."

"Zeni?" Jeff asked. "My sister, Zeni?" Michael nodded. "What were you doing there? A little early Christmas shopping for your mother perhaps?"

All Michael could do was grin at him before saying, "I had to stop in today to be certain she had time to get a ring made for me before Friday." Joanne's eyebrows went up immediately. "I met with Tom yesterday evening and asked his permission to marry Susie. Now look, I know you are thinking it is too soon, that we are to young, that she has college, and all of that, but it all came to me yesterday morning when I was up at Justin's house helping him install security stuff, and I saw the carriage house, and the old servant's quarters in the loft. I plan, if Susie will have me, to renovate that area into a couple of apartments, and Susie and I can live there, close to the others, but in our own place, and she can go to school. Justin doesn't see anything wrong with the idea; in fact it will be good for them. He just has to run it by his parents and Rosemary. I know Rosemary will be in favor and I believe the Thymes will, too."

"Also, something else I can't tell you about right now, but you might want to watch the news tomorrow night." He gave his parents a big grin, but would say no more, picking up his menu and studying it, although he already knew what he would order. The waitress gave him a bit of respite, stopping by to take their orders, but then his parents began popping questions. He talked freely about his feelings for Susie, and his plans regarding her, but would say nothing about the discovery at the house, telling them he was not at liberty to tell them anything. "Watch the news. I am not allowed to say anything more. After that I can talk, and no, I have not done anything wrong, nor am I in trouble. Neither is anyone else."