Discaimer: Oreos with marshmellows taste really good. Please don't sue me,or i wont be able to afford either.

"You can always stay at our apartment anytime you want. Mama will understand."

" Thanks..."

I do want to go with Seaweed. I want to stay with my boyfriend, and forget that anything else exists in the world, not listen to my crazy mother tell me about how i m going to hell for ever.

But i can't. I have to go home.

There's even a tiny part of me that wants to go home because its impossible to be this happy and not want to spread it around to the people you love.

And i do love mother, despite everything, just because, i suppose.

I want her to understand, i want her to be happy for Seaweed and me.

I want her to realise how we re all the same really, that the colour of a persons skin doesn t reach their character.

Mrs Stubbs suddenly materialises in front of me, beaming, her long dress trailing like a queens robes.

"Hi, Mama"

"Hi, Mrs Stubbs"

"Call me Maybelle. Honey, have you got somewhere to stay tonight?"

It hadn t really occurred to me before that i might NOT have somewhere to stay tonight.

"Umm..." Seaweed cuts in. "I think she wants to check on her mama tonight..."

"Okay,honey..."

I can see scepticism in her eyes, and something else....concern?

"She'd worry if i didn't come home-"

"Of course, and i m glad you re thinking about her..." She pauses for a second. "Child...don t you feel too bad if your mama takes a while to come around to this. She just don t understand yet."

She turns to Seaweed.

"You're gonna walk Penny home?"

It's not a question.

"Of course, mama!" Seaweed looks a little indignant, and i smile at the look on his face.

"Tell Inez congratulations, please, Mrs Stubbs"

" I will....if i ever see her again, that is..." She looks over to where Inez is surrounded by a huge crowd of friends and admirers, and smiles proudly.

"Well, I ll leave you kids alone now. Seaweed, you try not to be home too late...and Penny..."

"Yes, Mrs Stubbs?"

"You remember what i said about your mama"

As soon as Maybelle is safely out of sight, Seaweed heaves an exaggerated sigh of relief.

"Damn,i been having to wait too long to do this..."

" Do what?"

And then his lips are against mine, his arms around me, his fingers brushing my cheek...and the world dissolves around us....

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