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“She’s used to it by now,” was all he said. “She wants to meet you. Do you think you could come over tomorrow? I’ll come here and get you.”
His mother. I felt the nerves creeping along my skin. I nodded though. I wanted to make Cal happy because that is what he did for me. He smiled at me. “Good. I’ll call you in the morning and let you know when.”
We needed to move out of my bedroom before my parents came home. Dad would not like Cal being here even though nothing had happened.
I got up and took his hand urging him to follow me to the living room. Ty and his friends were in the basement. I wanted Cal to see that room sometime. He was impressed with the TV in the living room, he needed to see that monster of a television downstairs.
We sat on the sofa and flipped through the stations. Found a movie that we both liked. We could hear Tyson and his friends making noise in the basement.
Then Cal kissed me. I didn’t mind his kisses. I liked it when he ran his hand down my bicep. His arm slid around my waist and found bare skin. His hands were warm. My body tensed. No one had ever touched me not that he was doing anything wrong. I was just innocent. Afraid.
Cal pulled back and rested his head against my own. “Relax Abby. Not doing anything, you don’t want to do.” He kissed my nose. My lips again. Then he tucked me into his side, and we watched the movie.
I didn’t know what I wanted to do or not do. I was fifteen. I liked Cal Cooper, but I was overwhelmed by the feelings that I had for him. He was confident and assured of himself while I fluctuated between trying to be self-confident and falling off a cliff on a bungee cord. I wanted to bounce back to safety, but I didn’t think it was possible yet. I just wasn’t there, ready to take that plunge.
He turned my face to him. “I see you thinking.”
I chuckled at him.
“What’s wrong, Abby?”
I glanced down at his long legs stretched out then up to his narrow waist. His broad shoulders. His hand now rested across my stomach; his fingers splayed across me almost possessively. I liked him too much.
“I get scared sometimes. Scared that I won’t be enough. Can’t be enough because I don’t really know what I’m doing.”
He moved his hand up to my face. His thumb brushed over my cheek. “I don’t know what the hell I’m doing, either Abby, but I know I like you and I want to be with you.”
Then his lips were on mine and our breath mingled as one and everything else happening outside of this room was forgotten.
I wasn’t thinking about my brother and his friends being in the basement when Cal’s hand slid up my bare back. I wasn’t thinking that I wasn’t wearing a bra. I wasn’t thinking anything except that I loved how Cal kissed.
Then Tyson cleared his throat. I wanted to strangle Ty. What was up with him? Cal looked over my shoulder at my brother then he moved away from me. I turned and glared at Tyson.
“What Tyson?”
“We’re hungry, just wanted to see if you guys wanted some pizza with us?”
“I’m good. Are you hungry?” I asked Cal.
“I’m good too.”
With great reluctance my brother left dragging his friends with him. I looked at Cal who was watching the movie now. “I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be.” Cal reached for my hand and I laced my fingers through his. I leaned over and placed my head on his shoulder. We watched the movie now knowing that Ty would be coming back by the living room to get to the basement.
It was a half hour or more before he and the guys traipsed through the hallway that ran the length of the house. He hesitated outside the living room.
“There’s more pizza in the kitchen if you get hungry,” he declared. Then Ty stood there waiting for my response.
I peered over the sofa at him. I shook my head at him. “Go away Ty. We’re fine.”
“Could I see you?” He asked.
“Nope. I’ll talk to you later.”
“Guys go to the basement. I need to talk to my sister.”
I watched his friends head around the stairwell to the other hall where the basement door was. He wasn’t going away and if I didn’t want him to embarrass me in front of Cal, I knew I had to talk to him.
