don't worry, she'll be fine."
"Shit."
"What's
wrong?"
"She
shouldn't be back yet."
"Who?"
I turned around and quickly discovered who he was talking about. The front door
opened and out walked my mother.
I didn't know
whether to talk to her or get back in the car and tell Isaac to drive away. She
made the choice for me when she walked over to us. She didn't fall over, which
was a good start. She pulled me into her arms, "It's so nice to see
you." I was surprised when she didn't reek of alcohol. "I've missed both
of you." She turned to Brody, "I didn't think you were coming
back."
He shook his
head, "I'm not staying, why don't we go inside and talk?"
"Who's
that?" she asked, looking at Isaac.
Before I could
stop him, he got out of the car and extended his hand, "Hi, I'm Isaac.
It's nice to meet you."
"We
should be heading back" I said as they shook hands. I didn't want my mum to
embarrass me in front of Isaac.
"Are you
still coming home for Christmas?" she asked.
I shrugged,
"Are you going to be sober by Christmas"
"I hope
so."
"Me
too."
I said
goodbye and hugged Brody one more time before getting back in the car.
"Are you
okay?" Isaac asked as we drove away.
"I'm
fine."
"You
really need to learn some new adjectives."
I rolled my
eyes, " Fine , maybe I will."
He laughed.
When we pulled up at some traffic lights, he turned to face me, "Why don't
you ever talk about her?"
"There's
nothing to say. She's an alcoholic, end of story."
"I don't
think it has to be the end, I know someone who could help her."
"Are
they a miracle worker?"
"No but
they're really good at what they do."
"Isaac,
you don't have to help her."
"You're
right, I don't have to help her but I want to."
I glanced out
of the window, scared of letting my two worlds collide. I wanted to keep my life
with Isaac separate from my mother but I had a strong feeling that it was out
of my hands.
"Can we
make one more stop before we head back?"
He grinned,
"Of course."
***
After
squealing in our faces for five minutes, we brought Katie up to date with
everything that had happened.
"Oh my
god! My best friend is a fucking porn star!" Katie whispered after she
dragged me into the kitchen, leaving Isaac in the living room with Ian and
Jamie.
"I knew
I shouldn't have told you."
"Can I
have a signed copy?"
"You've
got serious mental issues."
"Hey,
I'm not the one who made a sex tape." She pulled her phone out of her
pocket, "I'm googling it right now."
"You're
not going to find it."
"Well
that's weird because it's already buffering."
"What?!"
"Yeah,
it's right here on WWW dot my best friend is a porn star and made a sex tape
with her hot tutor dot com." I had to listen to her laugh for two whole
minutes.
"That's
not funny."
"I disagree.
Have you watched it back yet? You could totally self-evaluate."
"No and
I'm not going to."
"You're
such a spoil sport. So when are you going to make the next one?"
I sighed, "I'm
so confused, I miss you but I don't at the same time..." Now it was my
turn to laugh.
"You
know, the whole student/teacher thing is popular in porn, you could draw from
your real life experiences."
I only had
myself to blame.
I quickly
escaped before she could make any more porn related comments. I grinned when I
saw Isaac bouncing Jamie on his knee.
"Oh my
god, so he can be quiet" Katie said as she appeared next to me.
Ian chuckled,
"You need to visit more often, he's not been this quiet
in...forever."
She nudged
me, "I'd keep this one if I were you."
I laughed,
"That's the plan."
"Apparently
his charm works on people of all ages." She winked at Isaac, "And
genders."
We all burst
out laughing.
Chapter
Twenty Three
I walked into
my lecture on Monday morning and grinned when I saw Lukas sitting in the front
row. It had been weeks since we were in a class together. "Hey,
stranger."
"Hey, I
saved you a seat."
I sat down
next to him, "Thanks. I haven't seen you in class for a while, have you
been on holiday or
"Shit."
"What's
wrong?"
"She
shouldn't be back yet."
"Who?"
I turned around and quickly discovered who he was talking about. The front door
opened and out walked my mother.
I didn't know
whether to talk to her or get back in the car and tell Isaac to drive away. She
made the choice for me when she walked over to us. She didn't fall over, which
was a good start. She pulled me into her arms, "It's so nice to see
you." I was surprised when she didn't reek of alcohol. "I've missed both
of you." She turned to Brody, "I didn't think you were coming
back."
He shook his
head, "I'm not staying, why don't we go inside and talk?"
"Who's
that?" she asked, looking at Isaac.
Before I could
stop him, he got out of the car and extended his hand, "Hi, I'm Isaac.
It's nice to meet you."
"We
should be heading back" I said as they shook hands. I didn't want my mum to
embarrass me in front of Isaac.
"Are you
still coming home for Christmas?" she asked.
I shrugged,
"Are you going to be sober by Christmas"
"I hope
so."
"Me
too."
I said
goodbye and hugged Brody one more time before getting back in the car.
"Are you
okay?" Isaac asked as we drove away.
"I'm
fine."
"You
really need to learn some new adjectives."
I rolled my
eyes, " Fine , maybe I will."
He laughed.
When we pulled up at some traffic lights, he turned to face me, "Why don't
you ever talk about her?"
"There's
nothing to say. She's an alcoholic, end of story."
"I don't
think it has to be the end, I know someone who could help her."
"Are
they a miracle worker?"
"No but
they're really good at what they do."
"Isaac,
you don't have to help her."
"You're
right, I don't have to help her but I want to."
I glanced out
of the window, scared of letting my two worlds collide. I wanted to keep my life
with Isaac separate from my mother but I had a strong feeling that it was out
of my hands.
"Can we
make one more stop before we head back?"
He grinned,
"Of course."
***
After
squealing in our faces for five minutes, we brought Katie up to date with
everything that had happened.
"Oh my
god! My best friend is a fucking porn star!" Katie whispered after she
dragged me into the kitchen, leaving Isaac in the living room with Ian and
Jamie.
"I knew
I shouldn't have told you."
"Can I
have a signed copy?"
"You've
got serious mental issues."
"Hey,
I'm not the one who made a sex tape." She pulled her phone out of her
pocket, "I'm googling it right now."
"You're
not going to find it."
"Well
that's weird because it's already buffering."
"What?!"
"Yeah,
it's right here on WWW dot my best friend is a porn star and made a sex tape
with her hot tutor dot com." I had to listen to her laugh for two whole
minutes.
"That's
not funny."
"I disagree.
Have you watched it back yet? You could totally self-evaluate."
"No and
I'm not going to."
"You're
such a spoil sport. So when are you going to make the next one?"
I sighed, "I'm
so confused, I miss you but I don't at the same time..." Now it was my
turn to laugh.
"You
know, the whole student/teacher thing is popular in porn, you could draw from
your real life experiences."
I only had
myself to blame.
I quickly
escaped before she could make any more porn related comments. I grinned when I
saw Isaac bouncing Jamie on his knee.
"Oh my
god, so he can be quiet" Katie said as she appeared next to me.
Ian chuckled,
"You need to visit more often, he's not been this quiet
in...forever."
She nudged
me, "I'd keep this one if I were you."
I laughed,
"That's the plan."
"Apparently
his charm works on people of all ages." She winked at Isaac, "And
genders."
We all burst
out laughing.
Chapter
Twenty Three
I walked into
my lecture on Monday morning and grinned when I saw Lukas sitting in the front
row. It had been weeks since we were in a class together. "Hey,
stranger."
"Hey, I
saved you a seat."
I sat down
next to him, "Thanks. I haven't seen you in class for a while, have you
been on holiday or
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