Ch.11
It was around 12:45 on a Monday afternoon. Ashley was lying on the couch on the Manor, Melinda sitting on the floor in front of her. They were laughing about a joke that Ashley had said. Their mothers and two aunts were sitting in the conservatory of Ashley's Aunt Piper's house, while their fathers and two uncles were outside playing games with the rest of the kids.
"So, Ash, how are you and Shawn doing?" Melinda asked. A smile appeared on her face as she flipped herself onto her stomach, still looking at her younger cousin.
"Oh, we are doing so good. The other day we went out and he was so awesome. He bought me whatever I wanted and he let me chose where we were going to go. After we got back to his house, we went up to his room and started making out, and were about to… you know," Ashley said, and watched as Mel nodded her head, "and his parents and sister walked in. Right before they walked in though, we quickly broke apart and he jumped onto the floor while I sat on his bed." Melinda sat there laughing.
"I can't believe that you two almost got caught doing that," Mel said, still laughing, as Ashley smiled.
"Yeah, just wait until you and Kevin do it and get caught. Then, lets see who has the last laugh," Ashley replied. She looked at her cousin, and watched as she stopped laughing and looked to the ground. Realization came to her very quickly. "Oh, my god! Mel, you did didn't you?" she asked, quickly sitting up. Ashley just looked at her and watched as she took a deep breath, and slowly nodded her head. "Are you serious? When?" she questioned, as she quickly sat down beside her cousin. Mel took another deep breath, before focusing on a string coming off part of the couch.
"Three weeks ago," she replied, playing around with the string. Ashley didn't know what to say.
"Are you talking about the time that you were supposed to be sleeping over your friend's house?" she asked and once again, watched as Mel nodded her head.
"Yeah, he picked me up 5 minutes after my dad dropped me off. His parents and brother weren't home. We went into his room and started making out and one thing lead to another and we ended up doing it right there, on his bed. He asked me if I regretted it afterward and part of me wanted to say yes, but another part of me was really happy and I ended up saying no. He was really happy about that. I mean, I finally found someone who won't take me for granted and actually wants to be with me," Mel explained, as she remembered her last boyfriend. He was a real jerk and only dated Mel because of a bet. She found out and dumped him and then 5 months later, met Kevin at one of the school football games. It was after the game and they had spotted each other from across the football field, where Ashley and her were sitting in the bleachers and he and the other players were celebrating the win of their game. He asked her out two days later.
"Mel, you're only 14 years old. He is three years older than you. I can't believe you did that," Ashley replied to her. Melinda just continued to look down. "Did you at least use protection?" she asked and let out a deep breath she didn't know she was holding as she watched her cousin nod her head.
"Yeah, it was real close though," Mel responded.
"Are you going to tell me how it was?" Ashley questioned, a smile playing on her lips. Melinda's head snapped up when she heard this and she too smiled.
"It was great. Except it did hurt at first. It wasn't what I thought it was going to be. I always imagined it differently," Mel said, "Anyway, let's get off that topic. I can't believe you were almost caught, at least Kevin locked his door." She once again started to laugh at her cousin as Ashley smiled.
"Doing what?" someone asked. Ash and Mel looked up to see their mothers and aunts standing there. Ashley stopped smiling and Melinda stopped laughing.
"Nothing," Ashley replied, standing up. She pulled Mel up and pulled her into the kitchen. The four adults followed and watched as the two girls walked out the back door. They stood there and talked for 5 minutes before Mel walked back in, alone. She just said bye to her cousin, after she told her that her parents didn't know what happened with her and Kevin and had Ashley promise not to tell anyone, which she graciously agreed to.
"Melinda, where's Ashley?" Piper asked her daughter. Her three sisters were now sitting in the living room, talking and waiting for her.
"She went out," Mel replied, as she grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.
"Where'd she go?" Piper asked. Mel just shrugged her shoulders and walked away, even though, she knew exactly where her cousin went and knew exactly who she went to see. Piper watched her walk away and shook her head. She knew that her daughter was lying to her and knew that she was becoming just like Ashley, becoming a rebel. She just wished that it all stopped before it got to far.