Nephylim

Thank you Daniel and Rayne were made for each other. Daniel's voice in my head is so full of life and laughter. Rayne was lost in sadness, but there's no room for that with Daniel. Rayne wanted a new start and by God he got it

Mother's not the meeting they have to worry about. Remember, I said it wasn't going to be all sunshine and roses, well make the most of it because it's about to start to rain

Glad you liked it. I hope you keep on liking it

We’re having great fun in the restaurant. Daniel takes dish after dish of the conveyor until I point out we have to pay by the dish and if he carries on the bill will run into hundreds. Daniel freezes and puts all the dishes back. “You don’t have to put them all back.” “Sara sa…said I have to be equal. I ha…have money to p…pay but I don’t have that much and we…we have to have half in the cinema.” “Oh no. This is my treat, Daniel. I invited you and I’m going to pay.” Daniel shakes his head. “

Thank you. I hope you continue to think so when the difficulties begin to manifest.

Thank you. I hope you continue to think so when the difficulties begin to manifest.

Thank you. I hope you continue to think so when the difficulties begin to manifest.

You're welcome

I know right!? I'm sure Daniel will press the button. When I went to that restaurant I was totally fascinated by the button and it was hard not to keep pressing it. The waiter didn't flirt with me as much as Daniel but he was very nice

HAHA Yeah, I used to have neighbours like that. I agree strange beats that kind of normal. I believe normal is way overrated. I find weird works for me. My son is autistic and he fascinates me. He has an amazing mind.

That's exactly it. Daniel tries hard but Rayne doesn't yet appreciate how hard it is for Daniel to assimilate information Rayne finds second nature. Rayne is very patient but he's still very young himself and needs to listen to Daniel who knows more than anyone what his limitations are. Daniel is in a position where he WANTS to learn and grow and Rayne should be mindful that when Daniel says he can't do something, for whatever reason, he really can't. That may not be because he can't do it at all, but maybe not right now. When over stimulated Daniel can break down very easily. I totally don't blame Sara. She's had years of watching Daniel struggle, then the whole debacle with Mark. It's absolutely understandable that she's protective. She also doesn't know Rayne at all. There are rocky times ahead with Sara but she does have Daniel's best interests at heart and she comes round eventually.

Thank you I think it's fair to say that Sara doesn't make things any easier for them, but she does eventually realise that firstly she has no right to interfere, and secondly that Daniel is not only capable of making decisions, but it's making him happy. To be fair to her, that's all she really wants. There are some hurdles to climb before we get to that point though

I absolutely understand. It is difficult. I have a fifteen year old son who is autistic and he can be hard work sometimes. Of course the dynamic is very different when it's a partner not a child. I think the rewards of loving Daniel will definitely repay Rayne's patience.

Next day at five I’m sitting in the car outside Daniel’s house feeling scared to death. This is different from yesterday. Everything is different from yesterday. Things said in haste have sunk in and though I don’t regret a single one of them, it still scares the hell out of me. I’m still sitting here when the door opens and Daniel appears looking anxious. When he sees me the anxiousness disappears and his sunny smile falls back firmly in place. “Rayn, I th…thought you w…weren’t coming.” “If

I loved the otter. That whole visit was based on personal experience. The whole family used to be heavily involved in iron age re enactment and we had many visits to Castell Henllys. I saw the otter and held the mirror, and I was usually the one doing the face painting

Thank you. That means a lot. I hope Daniel remains true to his character. I think so because I loosely based him on my son.

Aw you say such lovely things. Thank you so much. Daniel isn't a child anymore and he will keep proving it. He's so much more than his family think he is, but he still has an awful lot of problems and Sara isn't wrong that he wouldn't be able to live independently. Rayn and Daniel have a long way to go and there are clouds on the horizon.

They haven't been working together for long and I don't think sara knew Rayne is gay before she saw the way he was looking at Daniel. all she warned him about before they went in was that Daniel wasn't 'normal'. I think she invited Rayne to lunch because she thought SHE had a chance with him

When we’d all calmed down, Daniel and I went to get the picnic basket from the car and brought it back to share with the woman, whose name, we discovered, was Margaret. “Just call me Mags,” she’d said. While Daniel’s busy setting out the enormous amount of food on the table, Mags corners me in the tiny kitchen. “Do you know if Daniel is getting counselling for what happened to him?” “No, I… Oh. Yes, yes he is. He’s mentioned a psychologist.” Mags looks relieved. “It might be worth mentioning

Thank you I'll try to be more regular in my posting. Feel free to kick my ass if I'm not

Thank you so much. Whilst Daniel isn't autistic a we'll find out later my son is autistic and I've loosely based Daniel on a more extreme version of him. If your daughter would like to talk to someone with a 15 year old autistic boy about the practical things I've faced then by all means she can email me at chakira@hotmail.co.uk

If this one had you crying you'd better invest in at least a box of tissues Thank you for reviewing. I'm glad you enjoyed

You're welcome. I'm glad you're enjoying the story.

Thank you. There is a lot more to come and I hope I can whip myself into being more consistent with posting

Thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I'll try to be more regular in future.