That look of discomfort gives Colin pause. Stepping back into their confessions, he tries to think of what he's afraid of.

I'm afraid he won't know the difference between this and abuse. I'm afraid he'll be abused in the future.

A deep breath.

"All right. Forget that. There's only going to be one rule: if anything I do makes you feel the way your mother made you feel, you use that word. You don't have to explain, you don't even have to understand why you feel that way. Deal?"