In her bedroom, Lee Fuller was sitting on her bed kissing a boy her age for a solid minute. Once the two's lips parted Lee said, "Wow Matt. That was so amazing. We've been friends since like pre-K. So why did it take us so long to start doing this regularly?" The boy Matt smirked and said, "Maybe because you had to get through that lesbian phase of yours when you were nine." Lee rolled her eyes and smirked as she said, "I told you. That wasn't a phase when I had that crush on Courtney Brown three years ago. I'm simply bi. But now the only human being on the planet I have eyes for is you." Matt smirked as he and Lee then began to kiss each other again as they wrapped their arms around each other. Matt then leaned his body back and then began to lay down on Lee's bed as Lee was now laying down on top of him; the two still kissing. Eventually the kiss ended but the two still laid together with their arms around the other. A happy looking Matt said, "Lee, can I just lay with you in this bed all night?" Lee then said, "Sure. My moms are out of town and when my Uncle Jimmy watches me, he never barges in." Matt smiled and said, "Cool. So can we keep kissing?" Lee smirked and said, "You wanna kiss all night?" Matt grinned and said, "Whatever you want." The two then began to kiss again. Only this time as they did, they began to move their hands up and down the others' backsides. Then Lee eventually broke her kiss with Matt and then sat up as she began to take her shirt off. Suddenly Matt stopped Lee and said, "Lee, what are you doing?" Lee then put her shirt back on and said, "I was about to take my shirt off." A nervous looking Matt then said, "Why?" Lee then said, "Because you're my boyfriend. We were having an intimate moment, and thought we could... you know... take off some clothes and get a lot more intimate, you know?" Matt then said, "I... um... Lee, I... you know, I have to get home. My mom and dad are expecting me to come home at some point and... um... bye." Matt then jumped out of the bed and then left Lee's bedroom via the nearby open window. Lee sat confused as she said, "Huh? What was that about?"
The next day Lee was sitting alone in the kitchen looking through a clothes catalogue. As she did, her great Uncle Jimmy walked in and said, "Hey Lee. How are things going in your life now that you finally got a boyfriend? Your moms giving you any trouble?" Lee then said, "No. My moms are cool with Matt. It's just... me and Matt had a weird moment recently." Jimmy then looking concerned sat next to lee and said, "What happened?" Lee began to look a little hesitant as she said, "Well... I... wanted us to start doing something fun, but... he didn't seem interested and left." Jimmy then said, "I hear ya. Sometimes I try to get Stephanie to play my favorite games but she refuses. So I just find a way to make the game look more exciting and attractive, and then she comes around. Ooo. Look outside. Looks like Ramona is home early. Anyway, I gotta head out then. Hope things work out for you. Remember Lee. You gotta stir up the relationship by making what you want to do more exciting and attractive." Jimmy then headed towards the front door as Lee looked back at the clothes catalogue and said, "Hmm.. More exciting and attractive, huh?"
Ramona then walked through the front door and into the home as she said, "Oh hey Uncle Jimmy. Thanks for taking care of Lee all day yesterday. Me and Jackson got so freaked out when we both realized we had faraway business conferences at the same time Tien and Grace were out of town." Jimmy then said, "No big Ramona. Anyway, gotta head out." Jimmy then headed out the door as Ramona walked into the kitchen and picked up a list on the kitchen counter. Lee then said, "Hey Grandma. You doing okay?" Ramona then said, "Oh, I've just go so many places to go to and Saturday afternoon is only so long." Lee then said, "What's the problem?" Ramona then said, "It's just a bunch of errands have hit me so quickly, it's just too crazy. I have to go get groceries as always, but I also have to get some extra food and party decorations for the event at work Monday. Plus, I have to buy some equipment we need to fix the shades in me and your grandfather's room. Oh, and speaking of your Grandpa Jackson, he needs new socks. Then I have to go buy presents for Aunt Stephanie's upcoming birthday and..."
Lee then cut Ramona off and said, "Well hold on. I thought we were going shopping for my new clothes today." Ramona then hit her forehead and said, "Yes. I did promise that. Ugg. I am so sorry sweety." Lee then said, "Well how about this. Send me to do some shopping for you. Just give me some money, and I'll buy my own clothes, and even get grandpa some new socks, and get you some tools to fix the shades." Ramona then said, "Wow. Really honey? That's actually perfect." Ramona then took out some money and handed it to Lee and said, "Well I believe this should be more than enough cash to buy the socks, the new shades, and a season's worth of new clothes. Remember, there are only seven days in a week and you still have a few dresses that fit you just fine. Look for good bargains, and by the way: I expect some amount of change when you get back." Lee then said, "Wow. Thanks for trusting me with so much cash now." Ramona then said, "Well, while you're doing your errands, I'll be doing mine. Have a good time shopping sweety." Ramona then quickly walked out of the house while Lee put the cash in her pocket. Lee then looked at the clothing catalogue again and said, "Now... what kind of outfit would he exciting and attractive enough for Matt..."
Later that day at an indoor swimming pool, Matt was swimming in a large lap lane while wearing a swimsuit and pair of goggles. Matt eventually reached one end of the pool and stopped to catch his breath. As he did he said, "Phew. What a good swim. Too bad my goggles are all blurry. I can barely see what's going on around me." Suddenly Matt heard some teen boys near her saying, "Whoa. Look at the girl over. Now that's a ten." Another guy then said, "Which girl you talkin' about?" The first guy then said,"The one with the hot... Oh, shh. She's coming this way." Matt then started to take off her goggles and rubbed some water out of her eyes as suddenly he heard the sound of Lee's voice say, "Oh, hey there Matt." Matt then fully opened her eyes and then saw standing in front of her was Lee wearing an extremely revealing red string bikini. A startled Matt's face then turned red, and then suddenly he tripped and fell back into the pool as he said, "Ah!"
A few hours later in the living room of her home, a fully dressed Lee sat in a chair facing Jackson and Ramona who looked upset. Ramona then while holding up a small clothing bag, with a furious look in her face said, "When you said you'd do your own clothes shopping, this isn't what I had in mind." Lee then innocently looking said, "But don't I have a right to buy the kind of clothes that I want to wear?" A mad Ramona then said, "Not when it's my money!" Jackson who was a bit calmer but still upset looking too then said, "Lee, I don't think we need to tell you that these kinds of clothes and bathing suits you bought aren't appropriate." Lee then said, "Aren't appropriate? I've done the laundry. I know mom has outfits like these. I mean a bought a top that looks just like the one she used to wear." Ramona then said, "That was something she wore because it was one of the few outfits out there that was comfortable for her because she was wearing a cast for a month. What was your reason to buy these outfits?" An uncertain looking Lee then said, I… wanted to look different." Ramona then said, "So you just wanted to change your image?" Lee then said, "No. It's just.. now that me and Matt are a couple, I was just looking for something that he'd enjoy seeing me in."
Ramona then said, "Well during my phone call with his mom, she said Matt felt very uncomfortable seeing you in your... attire, or lack thereof." Lee then said, "Oh come on. There are tons of girls at the pool every day that wear outfits like that. And Matt never acted uncomfortable about them." Jackson then said, "But you're his girlfriend. And sometimes it's hard for some guys to keep their thoughts in a good place, and make sure their choices are good, if a girl they're interested in is wearing just strings on their body." Lee then said, "So I should change the way I look just because it might just maybe affect what a boy thinks or does? I should lose the right to dress the way I want because of a potential reaction it might get out of someone?" Ramona then said, "Well that might be tricky territory in some situations. But lets back up to why you chose to wear what you did. Did you choose your outfit here because you wanted to assert what kind of woman you are? Or was it because you just wanted Matt to be more attracted to you?" A caught off guard Lee then said, "It's... it's just... I... I want Matt to, well... want me more. So I thought if he saw more of... me, he would like me more. I mean grandpa, you've told me it's always important in life to use your strengths. And one of my strengths I feel like is my body. I mean… I thought I was… I'm not sure but… aren't I beautiful?" Ramona then said, "Oh... Lee, of course you're beautiful. You are one of the most beautiful young ladies in the world." Then Lee said, "Then why can't I just let Matt see more of that?
Jackson sighed and then said, "Because your outward beauty is only a small part of what you are. Look, people are like pictures in an art gallery. Now when you go to an art gallery, what are you there to see?" Lee then said, "The pictures." Jackson then said, "Exactly. The pictures are what you come to see. But because they are so amazing and so beautiful, the museum puts them in frames. Some of them made of gold and silver with amazing patterns all over them. They are beautiful frames that hold beautiful pictures. But if you're making a brochure for the art gallery, it's not the picture frames you advertise. It's the pictures inside you want people to come see. The frame is just an amazing bonus. So if you want to grab Matt's attention, advertise the qualities that you have inside of you rather than out. It's okay to have a beautiful picture frame, but it's the beautiful picture inside that's most important." Lee then said, "Hmm. Yeah…" Ramona then said, "We still love you Lee, and we want things to improve between you and Matt. That's why we acted so fast, and didn't wait for your moms to come home to discuss this with you." Jackson then said, "And we really didn't want you make a mistake that you would wind up regretting for the rest of your life. Because I once did when I was young, and... well... it led to some serious pain that almost prevented me and your grandmother from ever getting back together." Ramona then said, "So please Lee... we need you to take a step back and be incredibly careful with your choices." Lee sighed and said, "Okay. Thanks grandma. Thanks grandpa."
Lee was sitting alone in her bedroom. Matt then came crawling in through the nearby open window and sat next to Lee and said, "What's up? You said you wanted to talk?" Lee then said, "Yeah. Thanks for coming in by the window. Being grounded stinks. So Matt.. look... I just wanted to say I'm sorry for anything and everything I've done recently that you uncomfortable. I've just been trying to find ways to get us to be closer and..." Matt then cut Lee off and said, "It's okay Lee. You haven't been trying to hurt me or be mean. It's just... I want to be careful with how we move forward with our relationship. I mean I love you Lee. More than anything in the world. But honestly... I'm scared if I make a certain move or express how much I love you in a certain way too soon... I might screw things up. But I don't want to screw things up with you Lee. If we ever do something special in that bed over there one day, I want to be 100% sure I'm ready. And honestly... I'm only gonna go that far if I'm 100% sure I'm doing that special thing with the person I know I'm gonna be with for the rest of my life." A surprised looking Lee then said, "Matt. Are you saying one day you think we'll get married?" Matt then had his hand touch Lee's hand and said, "I don't know. But are you willing to stay in a relationship with a guy that wants to take the time to figure out it out?" Lee then grabbed Matt's hand as she looked into his eyes and said, "I do." Matt smiled and said, "Thanks. And you know Lee... you don't need some new bathing suit to look more beautiful. Because right now... you've just become more beautiful than you've ever looked in your life." Lee smiled and then she and Matt moved their faces together and had a long kiss.
THE END
*Authors' Note - What's this? A story about two underage people choosing not to make love at a young age on this website? Well that's new (last sentence should be read sarcastically). But yeah, with all of the insanity that happened with Jackson having sex with both Ramona and Lola when they were teenagers, you would think they would teach their grand-daughter to make better choices, and indeed in this story they actually did. So what did you all think of a chapter focused on just Jackson and Ramona's grand-daughter? I chose to have Jackson and Ramona teach the life lesson of the story versus Lee's two moms in an attempt to keep our two title characters relevant. But yeah, is there anything else you want to see happen with Lee, Lee's mom: Tien, or with Jackson or Ramona? Let me know, and we'll just see what happens next. ;)
