17 Again and Hating It
Maggie's POV:
Maggie was beyond nervous about bringing her new boy friend home to meet the family. For one she knew how her father felt about all of the guys she had been dating of late. Although she hoped, she could get him to realise that this one was worth keeping.
Her relationship with her father had improved greatly since he had returned to live back home full time and sorted out his relationship with the whole family.
The only problem she could see happening was everyone making some huge and overly drastic deal out of the fact her new boy friend could have quite literately been Mark Gold's twin separated at birth that was if you ignored the fact her boy friend had stylishly messy chocolate brown hair that was not perfectly coiled or highlighted.
Speaking of Mark Gold, her parents, Ned and her old principle were really keeping tight-lipped. She and Alex really missed Mark for entirely different reasons.
Alex because he had lost the one and only true friend he had ever had. He had taken Alex under his wing and defended him when the bullies struck, her ex in particular. Then he had helped him get onto the basketball team, ensuring he would have a chance to play college ball next year. Finally, he had helped boost Alex's confidants, leading to him asking Nicole out.
As for her, well if it had not been for him and his comforting words, then she was certain she would have continued to believe it were her fault that she had not put out for Stan. That is why now thinking back on it, that she had mistaken his comforting kindness for something else.
She had tried to seduce him and accused him of being gay. Claimed his pants were too tight and his hair was perfectly coiled and highlighted. It took entering college to discover that she had been wrong. Coiled and highlighted hair and tight jeans were quite popular with the college boys, basketball players at that.
She had made a fool out of both herself and Mark. She realised he had cared a lot for her, but not seen her as girlfriend material. Whomever he had loved and lost was a fool not to take him back in her opinion.
Now that she had had time to get her head together, had experienced what college boys had to offer. Now that she had a new and steady boy friend, well, she wanted to apologise to him. Wanted to tell him she finally understood what he had been doing and had not intentionally meant for her to think.
She was going to confront her parents and Ned. Both she and Alex had agreed to corner them and get out their peace. They wanted to explain particularly to Ned, hopping he would pass on the messages of thanks from her and Alex, as well as a well deserved, apology from herself.
Therefore, this was how she found herself home for the rest of the week before heading to spend the second week of the holidays with her boy friend's parents. Found her and Alex sitting opposite their parents, Ned and Jane.
Her boy friend had agreed to stay in the car until she came and got him to give the all clear that the shit had cease to hit the fans. He claimed he wanted no part in any of her family disputes and hysterics. She had smirked knowingly at this.
However, in truth she and Alex were hopping if it did in fact come down to an argument, that it could be either avoided, or stopped, before the shit could really hit the fan.