Erin stood at the window till Kenny was out of sight. She let out a surpressed squeal. She had never felt so sure about something before in her life.
Erin plopped on her bed waiting for the knock. There it was right on cue.
"Come in."
Mrs.O'Brien marched in, "Erin you give me an explanation this instant!!! If your father found that boy, heads would be rolling! Was that Dave? Cause your father likes that boy. It had to be someone else! Are you having sex? You better be safe! I want answers missy!"
"Chill mom! Let me speak!"
"Don't you tell me to 'chill'."
"First of all I can't believe you'd even think I was having sex!"
"Well you pierced your bellybutton without telling me. We had a deal, you be honest with me & your father never has to know anything."
"Geeze ma, I was gonna, but-"
"Excuses."
"K, well I'm telling you now. I broke up with Dave. Mom, I hate him. It's really over."
"Are you ok?"
"I'm better than ok! I've got a boyfriend who really cares about me."
"O, Erin you put too much faith in people."
"No, mom this is for real! I'm so sure!"
"Dave was good for you. Such a good boy."
"MOM YOU KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME!!!!!!!!! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Will you calm down before your father hears??? Lay off the teenage hormones for a second. I'm listening. What is this new boy's name?"
"Kenny McCormick. He lives in South Park."
"Uh huh... Well next time, you will PROPERLY introduce him to your father & me. Understood?"
"Yes."
"Alright then, good night."
Mrs.O'Brien exits & Erin opens her draw & pulls out her PJs. The door swings open again & Mrs.O'Brien pokes her head in, "Are you sure your not having sex?"
"Mom get out!!!!!!!" Erin chucks her PJs toward the door.
The next morning in the O'Brien house...
Erin trotted down the stairs feeling much better about her mom's idea to properly introduce Kenny. She approached her father who was sitting at the table reading the newspaper & drinking coffee.
"So Daddy can you meet my new boyfriend at dinner on Friday night?"
"I suppose so. He isn't Black or Hispanic or a communist?"
"OMG! Dad I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that. How can you be so racist? And where did that communist comment come from?"
"Is he?"
"I'm not answering you." Erin went to pour some milk in her cereal.
Mr.O'Brien put his newspaper down, "All right I'll be serious. What is his name?"
"Kenny McCormick."
"Good, sounds Irish."
"Dad! Just do me a favor & try to be nice! K? Don't judge him on how he looks."
"Uh, huh." Mr.O'Brien got up & started fumbling with his briefcase.
"Besides he's hot & has a ten inch penis."
"Uh, huh."
"& I'd do him in a second."
"Uh, huh."
"& I HATE you cause your not LISTENING!!!"
"What? Look honey, I'd love to chat, but I've got to go. We'll see about Friday. I might be busy."
"Arrrrrrg."
Later that afternoon Erin was standing by herself outside a crowded mall
& called her mom's cell phone. After four rings there was an answer.
"Mom, where are you!?"
Mrs.O'Brien was driving in her mercades & had a headset on. "I'm sorry sweetie! I completely forgot about taking you shopping this afternoon. We'll doing it another time. Go ahead without me."
"Yea, but still-"
"Erin, I have a very important hair & nail appointment. This place has been booked all week; I can't cancel now."
"Fine, whatever."
The next thing Mrs.O'Brien heard was a dial tone. "I swear that girl doesn't realize priorities."
Mrs.O'Brien pulled into the parking lot. She entered the salon & recognized a friend, a lady with curlers in her hair was getting her nails done by the name of Mona. She looked up & smiled, "Hey Susan, how have you been?"
"Stressed," Susan O'Brien sat down next to her.
"How is the family?"
"Funny you mention that. Erin is giving me a whole lotta trouble."
"Aw, you know it must be those ragging hormones. She has a good head on her shoulders though."
"Easy for you to say. You've got two well behaved boys."
Mona chuckled. "Isn't she still going out with that handsome David boy?"
"No, she dumped him."
"What?!"
"That was my reaction."
"This is big news indeed."
"I got a call from her school too. She's been skipping classes, probably to hang with that new boyfriend of her's. Lenny or Benny McCormick. Something like that."
"McCormick you say? Hmmmmm...."
"What is it?"
"That name sounds familiar. O, now I know! That is the last name of the janitor at my husband's business. The reason my husband, Frank, mentioned him was because this guy was demanding a raise & making such a scene. It was pathetic how this McCormick fellow practically was begging for it. So the company fired him."
"Surely it's not the person."
"Your probably right. This guy lives in South Park. Erin wouldn't know anyone from there-"
"Erin met this kid in South Park!"
"O, no. I'm telling you right now these people are no good white trash. Keep Erin away."
"I will. See what I mean, the girl is getting to be a handful. I'm canceling that dinner with the McCormick kid this Friday. My husband is gonna flip when he hears this."
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AN: I swear i wrote this before i actually pierced my bellybutton, lol. Honest, this is fiction...