Dude, what's up with your girlfriend?" Spinner asked Sean condencendingly.
"She's been acting like a total nut case all day."
Sean glared at Spinner. "You better watch your mouth or else." He said, pushing past Spinner, giving him a hard look.
"Hey man, you gotta calm down, I know times are harsh, but you're gunna get kicked out of school if you keep this up." Craig said to Sean.
"I know, I know. I'm just so tense. There's definitly something wrong with Lauren. I confronted her today after homeroom and she rushed off."
"She'll tell you when she's comfertable with it." Craig assured him.
"Yeah? Well what if it's too late? What if next time she doesn't just pass out?" Sean said, walking away from Craig. Craig watched him leave, deciding to do something about this. "I'll talk to Lauren during lunch and tell her how much this is effecting Sean." he said to himself.
However, he didn't get a chance to that lunch. Sean had bailed on going to the shop and stayed with Lauren the whole time. Lauren was quiet and resigned, keeping to herself mostly and eating.
"So, We still on for tonight?" Manny asked Emma and Lauren.
"Yeah." Lauren said, faking a smile.
"Definitly." Emma said. "My house, seven o'clock."
"Great." Manny replied.
"Lauren, are you sure you want to-" Sean stared softly so as only Lauren could hear him
"Yes, I'm sure. I already promised."
"Alright. Can I come over 'till seven then?"
"Yeah, okay." Lauren said nodding. She looked down at her lap and thought to herself for a minute. She raised her head again.
"My parents aren't going to be there still."
"They're still away?"
"Yeah. Sean, I lied to you before, they're not on buiseness trips. Here." Lauren took the peice of paper she had kept hidden in her pocket and handed it to Sean. He took it carefully, confused, and read it.
"Dearest Lauren,
Kaylin is very sick. Lung cancer. Dad and I rushed out to Georgia to help her. I'm sorry it's on such short notice, we probably won't be back for over a month. Things aren't looking well. We left you the account information for emergencies and we'll be sending monthly checks.
Love, Mom and Dad"
Sean looked up. "I'm sorry Lauren. I'm so so sorry."
Lauren shook her head to keep the tears back. "No it's alright. I over reacted. It just through me for a spin. My older sister's sick, and I'm orphaned for about a month without so much as a hug good-bye in a place I hardly know. I mean I've only lived here for about two months! Why didn't they take me with them?"
Sean hugged her to him. "It's going to be alright. I can ask my brother if you can stay with us. I'm sure he wouldn't care. He's hardly home anyway."
"No, that's okay. I want to stay in my own home."
"If that's what you want. But expect to have me knocking on your door frequently." Sean said smiling.
"I don't think that will be a problem." Lauren answered, giving him a kiss.
"Hey, ho ho hey!" Spinner said turning to them."You don't want me to purge after eating that cafeteria chili burger now do you?"
"Definitly not." Lauren said, moving away from Sean a bit and smiling.
That afternoon, Lauren and Sean walked back to her place. The sun was brilliant and it was nice and warm. To Sean, it seemed to molk the tenseness that he felt. They trasped up the steps and threw their stuff down on the couch as they had the day before.
"Want me to make some sandwiches?" Lauren asked.
"Okay, I'll help." Sean said, following her into the kitchen. Lauren grabbed all the cold-cuts fron the fridge and laid them out on the counter. "Take you pick." she said, already starting to work on one. They worked in scilence for a moment. Then Lauren beguan humming John Mayer's "Your body is a Wonderland" subconsiously. Sean came up behind her and hugged her around her middle, singing softly into her ear. "Something 'bout the way the hair falls in your face...". Lauren turned around and faced him, putting her arms around his shoulders.
"Thank you for being here for me. You don't know how much it means to me."
"There's no where else I'd rather be."
"You know Sean, you don't have to walk on egg shells around me. I mean, you can still go to the shop at lunch like you used to. I don't want to take that from you. I just had a rough night last night, that's all. It's all better now."
Sean studied her for a bit. "Why don't you come to the shop with me tommorow? I could teach you a few things about cars. And we could be together."
"Yeah, that would be cool." Lauren replied. Sean wrapped his arms around Lauren's waist and leaned down to kiss her. Lauren looked at the clock on the stove.
"Eesh it's 6:45 and I haven't even packed yet." Lauren said apoligetically pulling away from Sean.
"So, be a little late." Sean said pulling her back to him.
She hesitated a minute. "Yeah, why not." They continued kissing for a while, untill Lauren pulled away once again.
"Sean...Do you want to go to my room?"
"Why....OH! Ooooh. Really?"
"Yes." She said taking his hand and leading him into her room.
"Jeeze, she's two hours late! No one's answering the phone either." Emma said to Manny. "What do you think is up with her?"
"Well Sean was over. Maybe they lost track of time."
"Maybee." Emma said doubtfully.
A knock sounded from the door. Emma went over and opened it.
"Seven o'clock???" Emma reminded Lauren.
"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I didn't realise how late it was." Lauren said beaming.
"Why so happy?" Manny asked.
"Nothin'" Lauren said flippantly.
"Well nothin' must be somethin' if it's making you grin that wide." Emma laughed.
"Sean was over."
"Yeah..."
"Well, he's my boyfriend. He makes me happy!" Lauren said shruggiung her shoulders.
"How happy?" Manny said suspicously.
"Verrry happy." Lauren said, laughing.
"Oh my god!" Emma squealed. " I don't belive it!"
"I can!" Manny said. "You guys are so close. Lauren, maybe you can help me out. I'm trying to explain to Emma the phycic bond that you start to feel after you've gone out with a person seriously for a while."
"Sorry, I'm not psycic in any way." Lauren said.
"Well, Craig and I have this bond-"
"I thought you and Craig broke it off."
"Well...yeah. But, we're still friends. And maybe more one day. But for now I'm happy with friends."
"Well that's good. Very self-actualized." Lauren replied.
"So, I bet you've achived 'self-actualisation' with Sean just before." Emma chided, throwing a pillow at Lauren.
"Hey!" Lauren laughed throwing it back.
Sean glared at Spinner. "You better watch your mouth or else." He said, pushing past Spinner, giving him a hard look.
"Hey man, you gotta calm down, I know times are harsh, but you're gunna get kicked out of school if you keep this up." Craig said to Sean.
"I know, I know. I'm just so tense. There's definitly something wrong with Lauren. I confronted her today after homeroom and she rushed off."
"She'll tell you when she's comfertable with it." Craig assured him.
"Yeah? Well what if it's too late? What if next time she doesn't just pass out?" Sean said, walking away from Craig. Craig watched him leave, deciding to do something about this. "I'll talk to Lauren during lunch and tell her how much this is effecting Sean." he said to himself.
However, he didn't get a chance to that lunch. Sean had bailed on going to the shop and stayed with Lauren the whole time. Lauren was quiet and resigned, keeping to herself mostly and eating.
"So, We still on for tonight?" Manny asked Emma and Lauren.
"Yeah." Lauren said, faking a smile.
"Definitly." Emma said. "My house, seven o'clock."
"Great." Manny replied.
"Lauren, are you sure you want to-" Sean stared softly so as only Lauren could hear him
"Yes, I'm sure. I already promised."
"Alright. Can I come over 'till seven then?"
"Yeah, okay." Lauren said nodding. She looked down at her lap and thought to herself for a minute. She raised her head again.
"My parents aren't going to be there still."
"They're still away?"
"Yeah. Sean, I lied to you before, they're not on buiseness trips. Here." Lauren took the peice of paper she had kept hidden in her pocket and handed it to Sean. He took it carefully, confused, and read it.
"Dearest Lauren,
Kaylin is very sick. Lung cancer. Dad and I rushed out to Georgia to help her. I'm sorry it's on such short notice, we probably won't be back for over a month. Things aren't looking well. We left you the account information for emergencies and we'll be sending monthly checks.
Love, Mom and Dad"
Sean looked up. "I'm sorry Lauren. I'm so so sorry."
Lauren shook her head to keep the tears back. "No it's alright. I over reacted. It just through me for a spin. My older sister's sick, and I'm orphaned for about a month without so much as a hug good-bye in a place I hardly know. I mean I've only lived here for about two months! Why didn't they take me with them?"
Sean hugged her to him. "It's going to be alright. I can ask my brother if you can stay with us. I'm sure he wouldn't care. He's hardly home anyway."
"No, that's okay. I want to stay in my own home."
"If that's what you want. But expect to have me knocking on your door frequently." Sean said smiling.
"I don't think that will be a problem." Lauren answered, giving him a kiss.
"Hey, ho ho hey!" Spinner said turning to them."You don't want me to purge after eating that cafeteria chili burger now do you?"
"Definitly not." Lauren said, moving away from Sean a bit and smiling.
That afternoon, Lauren and Sean walked back to her place. The sun was brilliant and it was nice and warm. To Sean, it seemed to molk the tenseness that he felt. They trasped up the steps and threw their stuff down on the couch as they had the day before.
"Want me to make some sandwiches?" Lauren asked.
"Okay, I'll help." Sean said, following her into the kitchen. Lauren grabbed all the cold-cuts fron the fridge and laid them out on the counter. "Take you pick." she said, already starting to work on one. They worked in scilence for a moment. Then Lauren beguan humming John Mayer's "Your body is a Wonderland" subconsiously. Sean came up behind her and hugged her around her middle, singing softly into her ear. "Something 'bout the way the hair falls in your face...". Lauren turned around and faced him, putting her arms around his shoulders.
"Thank you for being here for me. You don't know how much it means to me."
"There's no where else I'd rather be."
"You know Sean, you don't have to walk on egg shells around me. I mean, you can still go to the shop at lunch like you used to. I don't want to take that from you. I just had a rough night last night, that's all. It's all better now."
Sean studied her for a bit. "Why don't you come to the shop with me tommorow? I could teach you a few things about cars. And we could be together."
"Yeah, that would be cool." Lauren replied. Sean wrapped his arms around Lauren's waist and leaned down to kiss her. Lauren looked at the clock on the stove.
"Eesh it's 6:45 and I haven't even packed yet." Lauren said apoligetically pulling away from Sean.
"So, be a little late." Sean said pulling her back to him.
She hesitated a minute. "Yeah, why not." They continued kissing for a while, untill Lauren pulled away once again.
"Sean...Do you want to go to my room?"
"Why....OH! Ooooh. Really?"
"Yes." She said taking his hand and leading him into her room.
"Jeeze, she's two hours late! No one's answering the phone either." Emma said to Manny. "What do you think is up with her?"
"Well Sean was over. Maybe they lost track of time."
"Maybee." Emma said doubtfully.
A knock sounded from the door. Emma went over and opened it.
"Seven o'clock???" Emma reminded Lauren.
"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I didn't realise how late it was." Lauren said beaming.
"Why so happy?" Manny asked.
"Nothin'" Lauren said flippantly.
"Well nothin' must be somethin' if it's making you grin that wide." Emma laughed.
"Sean was over."
"Yeah..."
"Well, he's my boyfriend. He makes me happy!" Lauren said shruggiung her shoulders.
"How happy?" Manny said suspicously.
"Verrry happy." Lauren said, laughing.
"Oh my god!" Emma squealed. " I don't belive it!"
"I can!" Manny said. "You guys are so close. Lauren, maybe you can help me out. I'm trying to explain to Emma the phycic bond that you start to feel after you've gone out with a person seriously for a while."
"Sorry, I'm not psycic in any way." Lauren said.
"Well, Craig and I have this bond-"
"I thought you and Craig broke it off."
"Well...yeah. But, we're still friends. And maybe more one day. But for now I'm happy with friends."
"Well that's good. Very self-actualized." Lauren replied.
"So, I bet you've achived 'self-actualisation' with Sean just before." Emma chided, throwing a pillow at Lauren.
"Hey!" Lauren laughed throwing it back.
