These feelings of attraction continue.

You spent more and more time with Allison during the next few weeks, trying to stop by her place for at least an hour every day after school. You began staying over at her apartment on a some weekend nights. Randall joked that you were becoming a "momma's boy" - but he didn't press you for time, assuming that you were trying to help your mom get through the divorce.

Allison was clearly glad to have you around. While she was starting to develop a real relationship with your mother's friends, that in effect further isolated her from her old life. She had to almost constantly maintain her masquerade as your mother, hiding away many of "Allison's" possessions and keeping some distance from her real parents. You became one of the few links she had to her old life since no one questioned your presence.

Although that interaction could be awkward for you both. Allison was getting good at treating you as her son when others were around; you had both been dragged out more than once by your mom's friends to dinner or shopping. You likewise improved with your act as a dutiful son when in public. Even so, you were both relieved to drop out of character, relishing the time you had alone to just relax as friends.

"But were you 'just friends'?" you asked yourself. Allison didn't mention that night or try to repeat the kiss, treating you with platonic affection. But you could see her love for you whenever you met her gaze. And it wasn't just Allison - your feelings were becoming more complicated, to say the least. When she curled up with you on the couch to watch a movie, the heat and feel of her against you made it very difficult to remember that it was your mother's body. If she took your hand or gave you a hug - even when you were pretending to be mother and son - you felt a desire that was very unfamilial.

Allison's new wardrobe did not help with that. She was developing her own style that, while certainly not inappropriate, was far more flattering for her body than your mom's old style. Your mom's friends encouraged her, taking her to have her hair and makeup done in a younger, sexier style. "Now that you're on the market again, Jen, it's time to get rid of that dowdy housewife look. You've got a great body - now's the time to show it off!" they told her.

You tried to think of Allison as just another friend - or even as your mother - in order to avoid the feelings of arousal her body was causing. But your close friendship and former relationship made that impossible. You found yourself watching her appreciatively when she would bend over, lift her arms - or do anything else that showed the incredible shape of her body. While you felt guilty about it, you started to secretly look forward to shopping trips with Allison, when she would model clothes to ask your opinion before buying.

You suspected that Allison had to notice your lingering gazes though she said nothing. "Maybe she's embarrassed or weirded out by it," you guessed, figuring that she didn't want to 'rock the boat' to disturb your rebuilt friendship.

But you were wrong. Of course Allison couldn't help but notice your behavior, and that gave her hope that maybe...just maybe, she could rekindle your relationship. So she took advantage of her new, sexy look ....