Gary can't put his finger on it, but he has a strong feeling that not only is his mom not being honest with him, but she is manipulating things.
What mom encourages nudity? What mom encourages masturbating? And what mom encourages both in front of her?
He gets up and says, "I'll get a rag." Mom doesn't say anything.
He comes back and cleans things up. Mom is now thumbing through a magazine. He's annoyed and his nakedness feels awkward, so he heads upstairs.
He has no interest in trying to talk with her about it again. And he is losing interest in being nude around her. She can't just let it be. She has to talk about it or she has to suggest things or she has to make things awkward.
Several days go by. He rarely goes downstairs. And their conversations are brief.
One morning he finds a note in the kitchen, "I'm sorry. I guess I've gone too far. I just wanted to be a good mom and support everything you do. Moms have a way of overdoing their love. I'm sorry."
He reads it a couple of times. It helps, but it doesn't erase his feelings.
But in a few days he knows he has to break the ice and either be dressed around her or go back to be nude around her. He chooses nudity.