"Jesus," my dad responded.
There was a long pause. Neither of us spoke. It was like the confessions we had both voiced were becoming the air itself, choking us both into silence. My heart was pounding hard, but slowly. It felt almost painful in my chest. It was hard to breathe. My c******s was tingling like crazy, trying to get my attention. It took every ounce of will I had to ignore it. Still, I squirmed uncomfortably. My dad was just a few feet away from me and we had both just admitted being attracted to each other.
Finally, I couldn't take the silence anymore. I opened my mouth and spilled the words as they came to me. It started as a stammer at first, "Bu-bu-but I... I-I shoved it down." Pausing to inhale deeply, I continued, "I put my emotions in a box in the back of my mind. I tr
