After our trip to the beach we headed back to Ravens house to relax.
"I looked at the clock on her wall " oh crap" I said and jumped off the bed. "What" she said looking concerned. "I got to get home my moms going to kill me" "oh ok well do you want me to walk you" she asked. I wanted her to come but didn't want to risk her meeting my mom so I made up an excuse. " it's getting pretty dark outside I don't think it's safe for you to walk by yourself on the way back" I said it wasn't a total lie it was dark and I would worry if she did walk alone.
"Adam I'm a big girl I can take care of myself" she said grabbing her jacket "look raven I don't think it's a good idea""I'll be fine and if your that worried ill text you when I get in" "raven look the real reason I don't want you to come is that my family isn't all that great" "you think mine is" "no it's just that they, I'm I'm not ready for them to meet you yet" "oh" she said looking hurt but tried to play it off but I knew her too well "ok Adam I'll stay" she said and walked me to the door
" she you later" I said leaning in for a hug but she moved away "raven" I said said sadly " I'll see you in school Adam" she said and closed the door. I stuck my foot between the opening before she could fully close the door. "look I'm tired and you should really go" she said. "look if you really want to meet my parents then then you can come by tomorrow after school" I sighed she had me wrapped around her finger and she didn't even know it. "really" she said happily "really" I said giving a weak smile. "ok I'll see you then" she said walking up to me kissing my cheek. "ya" I said raising my hand and waving goodbye.
When I got home I quietly closed the door. "hey honey how was you day" she asked looking up from the dishes she was washing. " it was interesting" I said slowly setting my book bag down. " so um tomorrow I'm having a friend over. She'll be joining us for dinner" "oh really whats her name. She asked drying her hand and walking towards me giving me her undivided attention. "Raven" I said suddenly finding the floor quite interesting. "oh so is she um your girlfriend" she asked awkwardly. I blushed. "no we're just friends" "oh ok well I'd love to meet her. So does she um know about you" my eyes shot back down to the floor. "no do um tomorrow could you try and you know be careful what you say" "she sighed "yes dear but I think you should tell her" she said getting up and walking away. "I know" I said knowing she couldn't hear me.
Ding! I jumped as the door bell rung signifying that Ravens arrival. I got up to answer the door taking a deep breath. I opened it and I swear I think my eyes popes out of my head. She was absolutely stunning. She was wearing a purple silk blouse with a black thigh high skirt with ruffles on the bottom and a black sweater. Although she would never let go of the converse. Her usually care free hair was in an elegant bun with only a free stay strand hanging down by her face.
She was a picture of beauty and I couldn't take my eyes off her."um can I come in" she asked laughing. "um ya of course" I said gesturing for her to enter. She nodded and stepped inside. I closed the door. "wow um you look amazing" she smiled. "thanks but don't get used to it" she replied smirking. I smiled. "oh so you must be Raven" my mom said eagerly rushing to shake her hand. As Raven shook my mothers hand she gave me a questioning look. I just shrugged my shoulders. "so Adam how did you too meet" my mother asked as we gathered around the table. "well um I kind of knocked her over" I said grinning. " ya your sons a real charmer" Raven said and we all laughed.
"so I hear you play guitar" my mother began here we go again. "you know Adam used to be in a band named Wisperhug. He's such a talented young man" my mom said proudly. "mom" I said giving her a look hoping she wouldn't further embarrass me. Raven laughed. "I didn't know that but I'd love to hear him play sometime" she said. Suddenly the phone rang and my mother stood up to go answer it. "excuse me" she said quickly walking away. I heard her yelling then she hung up. I had a bad feeling about this. "Adam" she yelled walking back to the table looking like she was going to burst into flames at any moment. "what's this about you ditching school" she asked folding her arms. " mom can we talk about this later" I begged gesturing towards Raven. She just set in her seat looking quite unsure of what to do.
I knew my mother wasn't one to care about having guests around when she was scolding me but I tried anyway. "no we can't talk about this later" she half way screamed. "look mom I promised it won't happen again" I said embarrassed. "I just needed to get away" "get away from what. Are you getting bullied again. Adam this is serious" she stated "mom maybe this isn't the best time to talk about this" Drew said looking at Raven who looked very uncomfortable. "ditching school is serious. We didn't allow you to go to this school just so you could throw it all away" "I'm not trying to throw it all away" I yelled angry that she would do this in front of Raven.
"then why did you do it then Gracie" she yelled then suddenly realized her mistake. My heart shatter and my tongue suddenly felt like sand paper . The whole table went silent and we all looked at Raven who had a confused look on her face. After a few moments of silence Raven spoke up. "Gracie" she asked. Voice reflecting her confusion. "I looked up at her not sure what to say. Everyone one turned to me and I looked down. "Raven I think we need to talk I said standing up and walking away with no one refusing my leaving. I heard Raven follow after me. I opened the door and we walked outside and I closed the door back door so we could have some privacy.
I set down on the stairs looking at the ground lost for words. She sat down next to me turning my head to face her. "Adam what just happened back their" she asked looking me in the eyes. I could lie anymore their was no getting out of this one. I sighed taking her hand in mine. I had a whole speech I planed to tell her but I couldnt focus straight so I just opened my mouth and told her the secret I'd been keeping looked away for so long. "raven I'm a FTM. Female to male transgender. I said slowly and it felt like a huge weight had been lifted if my should. That was until I saw the look on her face.
It was a mixture of confusion and shock. She quickly regained her composure and said something that would change thing forever.
"Adam you know I don't care about that stuff" she said calmly. "I know I should have told you and I'm sorry but...wait what! I asked confused. She laughed. "look Adam I like you for who you are now. Whatever happened in the past is in the past" she said tightening her grip on my hands. I looked up at her stunned. I had expected her to yell, scream, leave, do any other then be ok with it. "so your ok with it I mean about me being trans" I asked hoping that it all wasn't just some dream. She smiled "does this answer you question.
She said leaning over and kissing me on the lips. I was shocked and didn't respond at first but as soon as I realized what was happening I kissed back with all the passion, worry, and doubt I had letting it all go. She was first to break away. "wow" I said causing her to to blush staining her cheeks a bright shade of red but this time she didn't try to hide it like she normally did. I pressed my forehead to hers. I was so relieved so grateful that she didn't erase me from her life." thank you" I whispered. "hey we all have our fair share of secrets" she said and we both laughed. I had a felling that life was going to change for the better. I smiled at the thought and we but looked up the the stars without a care in the world nothing else mattered just as long as we had each other.
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