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home.”
“I guess, but sometimes being alone is better than being miserable.”
Chapter Nine
Christen
The ride to Shawn’s house is pretty short and it’s around lunchtime when we arrive. I’m really nervous about meeting his parents, I just want them to like me. We pull in front of his house and my nerves shoot through the roof. What if his parents hate me like Jason’s dad hates Nicole? Shawn is really close with his family, especially his mom, and I know if they don’t like me I don’t stand a chance.
It seems so weird to me that I’m already going home to meet his parents after just being together for a month. It’s felt like so much longer, though, probably because we are constantly together. He hasn’t let me go to any more fights because he says he can’t concentrate when I’m there. I need to remember not to mention the fighting around his family, too. Apparently, his parents think he is working a regular job and that’s how he’s paying for school.
When we walk into his house, I can hear the TV in the other room.
“Shawn?” A woman comes out from one of the doorways and I can tell immediately that she must be his mom. Aside from his reaction to seeing her, they look so much alike. She has the same light brown hair as he does and their eyes are identical. She is about my height, so he towers over her the same way he does me. “I’m so happy you’re home!” She gives him a big hug and then looks around him toward me. She smiles and then comes to stand in front of me.
“Hi, Mrs. Matthews.”
“Please, call me Karen.” She gives me a hug which catches me off guard at first. “It is so good to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about you.” I look over at Shawn and he shrugs. “Shawn, your father is in the living room. Why don’t you two go in there and relax while I finish lunch?”
“Do you need any help?” I don’t know how to do much in the kitchen but I know enough that I should definitely offer to help.
“No, sweetheart. You just go in there and sit down, I’ll take care of everything.”
I follow Shawn into the living room. An older man is sitting in the recliner and gives us a huge smile when he sees us. He stands up and gives Shawn a hug. Shawn’s dad also has brown hair, although it’s a bit darker than Shawn’s. He and Shawn also share the same tall, muscular build, which makes sense because I know Shawn said his dad does construction work for a living.
His dad walks up to me, and before I can even introduce myself, he gives me a huge hug. He turns back to Shawn. “So this is the girl you’ve been talking my ear off about, huh?”
I laugh and look over at him. “Oh, really?”
I can tell he’s embarrassed as he runs his hand through his hair. “No, I might have said one or two things but—”
“One or two things? Honey, I probably know more about you than some of your own family!” Shawn’s dad smacks him on the back as he rubs his face with his hand in embarrassment.
“Okay, Dad, she gets it.”
Shawn goes and grabs our bags from the hallway. Just then, his mother comes into the living room. “Shawn, Aunt Donna and Angelina are staying with us while she gets back on her feet, so you and Christen will both be in your room.”
“Really, Mom?”
“Yes, but I expect you to behave yourself.” She walks back toward the kitchen and Shawn motions his head toward the hallway in an attempt to tell me to follow him.
Shawn’s room seems like it hasn’t been disturbed since he left. There are all sorts of sports memorabilia on the walls and just the typical messy stuff you would find in any teenage boy’s room. He walks up behind me, dipping his head to give my neck a kiss. His hands slowly slide down toward my jeans but I pull away from him.
“What are you doing?”
He looks down at me as if he is confused by my question. “What do you mean, babe?”
He makes a move to grab me and pull me toward him again but I move out of his reach. “No,
“I guess, but sometimes being alone is better than being miserable.”
Chapter Nine
Christen
The ride to Shawn’s house is pretty short and it’s around lunchtime when we arrive. I’m really nervous about meeting his parents, I just want them to like me. We pull in front of his house and my nerves shoot through the roof. What if his parents hate me like Jason’s dad hates Nicole? Shawn is really close with his family, especially his mom, and I know if they don’t like me I don’t stand a chance.
It seems so weird to me that I’m already going home to meet his parents after just being together for a month. It’s felt like so much longer, though, probably because we are constantly together. He hasn’t let me go to any more fights because he says he can’t concentrate when I’m there. I need to remember not to mention the fighting around his family, too. Apparently, his parents think he is working a regular job and that’s how he’s paying for school.
When we walk into his house, I can hear the TV in the other room.
“Shawn?” A woman comes out from one of the doorways and I can tell immediately that she must be his mom. Aside from his reaction to seeing her, they look so much alike. She has the same light brown hair as he does and their eyes are identical. She is about my height, so he towers over her the same way he does me. “I’m so happy you’re home!” She gives him a big hug and then looks around him toward me. She smiles and then comes to stand in front of me.
“Hi, Mrs. Matthews.”
“Please, call me Karen.” She gives me a hug which catches me off guard at first. “It is so good to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about you.” I look over at Shawn and he shrugs. “Shawn, your father is in the living room. Why don’t you two go in there and relax while I finish lunch?”
“Do you need any help?” I don’t know how to do much in the kitchen but I know enough that I should definitely offer to help.
“No, sweetheart. You just go in there and sit down, I’ll take care of everything.”
I follow Shawn into the living room. An older man is sitting in the recliner and gives us a huge smile when he sees us. He stands up and gives Shawn a hug. Shawn’s dad also has brown hair, although it’s a bit darker than Shawn’s. He and Shawn also share the same tall, muscular build, which makes sense because I know Shawn said his dad does construction work for a living.
His dad walks up to me, and before I can even introduce myself, he gives me a huge hug. He turns back to Shawn. “So this is the girl you’ve been talking my ear off about, huh?”
I laugh and look over at him. “Oh, really?”
I can tell he’s embarrassed as he runs his hand through his hair. “No, I might have said one or two things but—”
“One or two things? Honey, I probably know more about you than some of your own family!” Shawn’s dad smacks him on the back as he rubs his face with his hand in embarrassment.
“Okay, Dad, she gets it.”
Shawn goes and grabs our bags from the hallway. Just then, his mother comes into the living room. “Shawn, Aunt Donna and Angelina are staying with us while she gets back on her feet, so you and Christen will both be in your room.”
“Really, Mom?”
“Yes, but I expect you to behave yourself.” She walks back toward the kitchen and Shawn motions his head toward the hallway in an attempt to tell me to follow him.
Shawn’s room seems like it hasn’t been disturbed since he left. There are all sorts of sports memorabilia on the walls and just the typical messy stuff you would find in any teenage boy’s room. He walks up behind me, dipping his head to give my neck a kiss. His hands slowly slide down toward my jeans but I pull away from him.
“What are you doing?”
He looks down at me as if he is confused by my question. “What do you mean, babe?”
He makes a move to grab me and pull me toward him again but I move out of his reach. “No,
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