"A cloudless night. Romantic street lamps. A stroll through the park hand
in hand. It's enough to make you puke."
Luke looked at the girl next to him and smiled. "Well, you're still doing it, Grace. Does that say something about the company?" Grace replied, "This is for your eyes only, you understand. I was willing to give one public kiss; after that I'd rather uphold my reputation." "Private is a different matter, though, right?" Grace accepted the invitation and they brought their lips together.
After breaking it off, Luke said, "I've been thinking. We can't go around like this forever. With school starting tomorrow we have to decide whether this is a real thing or not." "What's the problem? You think you'll have trouble holding it in?" "Yes, but it's more than that. It'll mean I can't do this kind of stuff at all during the day, and my parents are going to wonder how many nights out with friends a science geek can have."
Grace stopped walking. "That's the best you can come up with?" "I'm afraid if I do anything more complicated I'll get them mixed up." "Well, just try it for a while. You might be good at it."
Luke had reached the door of the house before realizing that nothing had really been solved. He supposed they would talk about it on their next date. As he walked in, he found his parents on the couch. Will started things out: "So, how was the old last night of freedom?" "Oh, great. I met up with Friedman, we cruised the mall, played some games, and I found this really interesting phenomenom with the way the light reflects off-""Okay, okay." Helen interrupted. "Just make sure to have a good night's sleep, okay?"
Luke grinned as he walked up the stairs. His tried and true conversation ender had come through again. As he entered his room, he was surprised to find Kevin inside. "Just give it to me straight, there's a girl, right?" Luke closed the door. "Is it really that important that you have to ambush me like this?" "Once school starts who knows when I'll see you again?" He had a point. "Okay, yes there is. But I'm not giving you her name, she'd kill me." "Ah. Say no more, I know exactly who you're talking about."
As Kevin wheeled into the hallway Luke followed him. "What do you mean? How do you know?" Kevin stopped at the door to his room. "You think mom doesn't discuss the problem kids with anyone who'll listen?" "Okay, so you know. Just don't tell anybody, all right?" Kevin shut the door, but Luke kept going. "I'm serious, don't tell anyone! Kevin, please don't do it!" No answer came, and Luke figured that was as much as he could do, so he went off to bed.
Downstairs, Helen and Will prepared to retire as well. "You ready for tomorrow?" Will asked. "I'm never ready. The best I can hope for is to not be completely unprepared." "Well, I'm sure you'll do great. You always do." Helen ended the chat with, "I think we've got a pretty good family, in a pretty good community. I hope things never change."
Luke looked at the girl next to him and smiled. "Well, you're still doing it, Grace. Does that say something about the company?" Grace replied, "This is for your eyes only, you understand. I was willing to give one public kiss; after that I'd rather uphold my reputation." "Private is a different matter, though, right?" Grace accepted the invitation and they brought their lips together.
After breaking it off, Luke said, "I've been thinking. We can't go around like this forever. With school starting tomorrow we have to decide whether this is a real thing or not." "What's the problem? You think you'll have trouble holding it in?" "Yes, but it's more than that. It'll mean I can't do this kind of stuff at all during the day, and my parents are going to wonder how many nights out with friends a science geek can have."
Grace stopped walking. "That's the best you can come up with?" "I'm afraid if I do anything more complicated I'll get them mixed up." "Well, just try it for a while. You might be good at it."
Luke had reached the door of the house before realizing that nothing had really been solved. He supposed they would talk about it on their next date. As he walked in, he found his parents on the couch. Will started things out: "So, how was the old last night of freedom?" "Oh, great. I met up with Friedman, we cruised the mall, played some games, and I found this really interesting phenomenom with the way the light reflects off-""Okay, okay." Helen interrupted. "Just make sure to have a good night's sleep, okay?"
Luke grinned as he walked up the stairs. His tried and true conversation ender had come through again. As he entered his room, he was surprised to find Kevin inside. "Just give it to me straight, there's a girl, right?" Luke closed the door. "Is it really that important that you have to ambush me like this?" "Once school starts who knows when I'll see you again?" He had a point. "Okay, yes there is. But I'm not giving you her name, she'd kill me." "Ah. Say no more, I know exactly who you're talking about."
As Kevin wheeled into the hallway Luke followed him. "What do you mean? How do you know?" Kevin stopped at the door to his room. "You think mom doesn't discuss the problem kids with anyone who'll listen?" "Okay, so you know. Just don't tell anybody, all right?" Kevin shut the door, but Luke kept going. "I'm serious, don't tell anyone! Kevin, please don't do it!" No answer came, and Luke figured that was as much as he could do, so he went off to bed.
Downstairs, Helen and Will prepared to retire as well. "You ready for tomorrow?" Will asked. "I'm never ready. The best I can hope for is to not be completely unprepared." "Well, I'm sure you'll do great. You always do." Helen ended the chat with, "I think we've got a pretty good family, in a pretty good community. I hope things never change."