"Dad," I tried. He just put his hands up silencing me. He silently cleared the disgusting food away. We all helped him.
"We need to have a family meeting in the living room right NOW!" Dad said as we finished the dishes. The four of us rushed to the living room. I sat between Jeff and Matt on the couch. Dad sat in his big leather recliner across from us. "Shayla, I really don't like the way you spoke to Abagail tonight." Dad started.
"I'm sorry," I said dropping my head.
"No, I'm sorry. I've been dating Abagail for almost a year. And for almost a year the three of you have been telling me that you didn't like her. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. I think I was in love with the idea of being in love."
"Dad, its not your fault. We understand you're lonely..." Matt tried.
"You're right I am. But what I need to do is spend some time at my brother's house. So what I want you guys to do is take Shayla on the road with you for a while so uncle Mike and I can get away for a while."
"Really? I get to go on the road with the guys? Thank you daddy." I jumped up and hugged him. "I gotta go call Shannon and tell him the good news."
"Freeze! This family meeting isn't over yet," Dad continued. "Shayla, your brothers seem to be worried about how close you and Shannon are getting. Can you explain why to me?"
"Maybe because they are totally over protective and untrusting. Its not like we're sleeping together," I replied.
"No, but you guys are getting too close!" Matt exclaimed.
"Shayla, I don't think I like you dating a guy so much older and more experienced than you. I forbid you from dating Shannon exclusively. You're too young to be this involved." Dad directed.
"THATS NOT FAIR!! You didn't say anything when Matt was my age and dating someone six years older."
"Yes, and look at what happened. Now we are not discussing this anymore. You are not allowed to date him and thats final! Family meeting dismissed." I stormed up to my room. Matt went to Amy's and Jeff went to Beth's. I called Shannon.
"Hello," He answered.
"Baby, we've got a small problem. My dad is forbidding me from dating you."
"What? So are you breaking up with me?"
"Shannon, I love you more than life itself. I don't care what daddy says. I will be 18 in three months. We just need to keep it a secret until then. Are you okay with that?"
"I love you and am willing to do whatever it takes to be with you. If that means keeping our relationship a secret for a while, then so be it."
"I'm so glad to hear that. Do you want to come over- you'll have to sneak in but I really want to see you."
"I'll be by in a while. Aobut 15 minutes. I'll climb in through Jeff's old bedroom since the tree is there."
"Okay, see ya soon. I love you."
"I love you too. See ya in a few."
Twenty minutes later, Shannon and I were hanging out in my room with the door shut. We were being very quiet so dadn't wouldn't know he was there. At first we were just talking. Before long we were making out. After we had been making out a while, there was a knock on the door. "Shay, it's Jeff. Can we talk?" He yelled through the door.
"Just a second." I called back. Shannon climbed into the closet. I straightened my appearance and opened the door. "What's up Jeff?" I asked opening the door only a little.
"Beth and I just broke up. I was feeling down and kind of hungry, and figured I'd get some food and come talk to ya. Feel like a Wendy's hamburger?"
"A burger? Yes! C'mon in. I haven't had a buger in soo long." He came in and sat on my bed. We began eatting. "Are you okay with the break up?"
"Yeah. I figured it would happen soon anyway. But how are you doing dealing with Dad's orders to stay away from Shannon?"
"Uh... Ya know its not easy but uh..."
"He's in the closet isn't he?" Jeff asked jumping up and walking over to my closet.
"What? Why would you think that? Stay out of my stuff." Before I could get the words out of my mouth, he opened the door and was face to face with Shannon.
"We need to have a family meeting in the living room right NOW!" Dad said as we finished the dishes. The four of us rushed to the living room. I sat between Jeff and Matt on the couch. Dad sat in his big leather recliner across from us. "Shayla, I really don't like the way you spoke to Abagail tonight." Dad started.
"I'm sorry," I said dropping my head.
"No, I'm sorry. I've been dating Abagail for almost a year. And for almost a year the three of you have been telling me that you didn't like her. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. I think I was in love with the idea of being in love."
"Dad, its not your fault. We understand you're lonely..." Matt tried.
"You're right I am. But what I need to do is spend some time at my brother's house. So what I want you guys to do is take Shayla on the road with you for a while so uncle Mike and I can get away for a while."
"Really? I get to go on the road with the guys? Thank you daddy." I jumped up and hugged him. "I gotta go call Shannon and tell him the good news."
"Freeze! This family meeting isn't over yet," Dad continued. "Shayla, your brothers seem to be worried about how close you and Shannon are getting. Can you explain why to me?"
"Maybe because they are totally over protective and untrusting. Its not like we're sleeping together," I replied.
"No, but you guys are getting too close!" Matt exclaimed.
"Shayla, I don't think I like you dating a guy so much older and more experienced than you. I forbid you from dating Shannon exclusively. You're too young to be this involved." Dad directed.
"THATS NOT FAIR!! You didn't say anything when Matt was my age and dating someone six years older."
"Yes, and look at what happened. Now we are not discussing this anymore. You are not allowed to date him and thats final! Family meeting dismissed." I stormed up to my room. Matt went to Amy's and Jeff went to Beth's. I called Shannon.
"Hello," He answered.
"Baby, we've got a small problem. My dad is forbidding me from dating you."
"What? So are you breaking up with me?"
"Shannon, I love you more than life itself. I don't care what daddy says. I will be 18 in three months. We just need to keep it a secret until then. Are you okay with that?"
"I love you and am willing to do whatever it takes to be with you. If that means keeping our relationship a secret for a while, then so be it."
"I'm so glad to hear that. Do you want to come over- you'll have to sneak in but I really want to see you."
"I'll be by in a while. Aobut 15 minutes. I'll climb in through Jeff's old bedroom since the tree is there."
"Okay, see ya soon. I love you."
"I love you too. See ya in a few."
Twenty minutes later, Shannon and I were hanging out in my room with the door shut. We were being very quiet so dadn't wouldn't know he was there. At first we were just talking. Before long we were making out. After we had been making out a while, there was a knock on the door. "Shay, it's Jeff. Can we talk?" He yelled through the door.
"Just a second." I called back. Shannon climbed into the closet. I straightened my appearance and opened the door. "What's up Jeff?" I asked opening the door only a little.
"Beth and I just broke up. I was feeling down and kind of hungry, and figured I'd get some food and come talk to ya. Feel like a Wendy's hamburger?"
"A burger? Yes! C'mon in. I haven't had a buger in soo long." He came in and sat on my bed. We began eatting. "Are you okay with the break up?"
"Yeah. I figured it would happen soon anyway. But how are you doing dealing with Dad's orders to stay away from Shannon?"
"Uh... Ya know its not easy but uh..."
"He's in the closet isn't he?" Jeff asked jumping up and walking over to my closet.
"What? Why would you think that? Stay out of my stuff." Before I could get the words out of my mouth, he opened the door and was face to face with Shannon.