ticket,” I smugly replied back at Haley, adding the last part to make it seem close to how I'd normally respond. “Oh, and I'm going to need a tee shirt as well, maybe a key-chain too,” I paused, “And one of those flashing light things to hold up during the concert.”
“Anything else?” She muttered through her clenched teeth.
“I wouldn’t mind dinner before. Is lobster in season?”
“I'm not buying you lobster.” She looked to her dad, “So, that settles it. Anna will come with us.”
“I don't know...” he trailed off, his walls beginning to crumble.
“Please, daddy,” she said, looking like a lost puppy. “We'll eat somewhere in town, then go straight to the concert. We will even leave early to get there before dark and we can get a parking spot close to the entrance where it's safer.”
“How do I know this guy can be trusted not to try anything?”
Haley rolled her eyes, “Daddy, there will be two of us.”
My uncle was lost in thought, and Haley eyed me to speak up.
“Haley's right, we can take him. Besides, he's not that type of guy. I completely trust him.” I was proud of how confident I came off, even though my hands were shaking under the table praying this would work.
“Tom, I think it would be good for them to go,” my aunt spoke up, her eyes opening wide to get his attention, then in a way I'm sure she thought was discrete, moved her head in my direction. “You know, the stress of a new school year and all. It would be good for them to have some fun, be a normal teenager for once.”
We all knew she was talking about me, but I didn’t care. She could say whatever she wanted if it meant we were allowed to go.
My uncle looked at me and his eyes softened, “Fine, but I want to meet this guy before you leave. Have him come early to pick you two up.”
“Thank you, Daddy!” Haley jumped out of her seat and threw her arms around him. “You're the best daddy in the whole world.”
My uncle actually beamed. I couldn't believe how easily he let his daughter manipulate him.
“Thanks, Mom,” she went over and hugged her too.
“Oh, so it's Mom now.”
I could tell she was secretly thrilled. Haley kissed her on the cheek then sat back down, giving me a wink before she continued eating her dinner.
My eyes looked to Adam and he was beaming back at me.
“Two more days, Annie, and I get to feel you in my arms.”
Two more days. That was it . I blissfully ate my dinner, glancing up to smile at Adam every other second.
After dinner and a family game of cards we headed upstairs to bed.
“Thanks, Haley,” I whispered, standing outside her door. “Sorry about speaking up when you mentioned Charlotte.”
“Why do you think I mentioned her? You've never been able to keep your mouth shut when it comes to her. You're a terrible liar, so I needed you to respond honestly. I was quite impressed with you, actually.”
“You're good.”
“I know.”
I laughed; riding in a car with Jeremy and Haley's over-inflated heads would be interesting.
“Good night, Haley.”
“Good night, Anna.”
I was opening my door when I heard Haley whisper, “Good night, Adam,” at which his face lit up.
“Tell her good night, and how grateful I am.”
“He says good night, and thank you.”
“When this is all over you two will just have to buy me a lobster dinner.”
“Deal,” he replied.
“Deal,” I repeated, smiling widely at her.
Chapter 10
“You kids have fun!” Uncle Tom yelled, waving at us from the doorway, arm wrapped around his wife.
I waved back before getting into the back seat of Jeremy's car. I slumped into the seat and let out a huge puff of air. I hadn't slept all night in fear of how Jeremy would be with my uncle. Just getting him to agree to pretending to be taking Haley on a date was like pulling teeth. When he arrived wearing a shirt that showed off his tattoo I almost passed out. I thought for sure my uncle would kick him out and
“Anything else?” She muttered through her clenched teeth.
“I wouldn’t mind dinner before. Is lobster in season?”
“I'm not buying you lobster.” She looked to her dad, “So, that settles it. Anna will come with us.”
“I don't know...” he trailed off, his walls beginning to crumble.
“Please, daddy,” she said, looking like a lost puppy. “We'll eat somewhere in town, then go straight to the concert. We will even leave early to get there before dark and we can get a parking spot close to the entrance where it's safer.”
“How do I know this guy can be trusted not to try anything?”
Haley rolled her eyes, “Daddy, there will be two of us.”
My uncle was lost in thought, and Haley eyed me to speak up.
“Haley's right, we can take him. Besides, he's not that type of guy. I completely trust him.” I was proud of how confident I came off, even though my hands were shaking under the table praying this would work.
“Tom, I think it would be good for them to go,” my aunt spoke up, her eyes opening wide to get his attention, then in a way I'm sure she thought was discrete, moved her head in my direction. “You know, the stress of a new school year and all. It would be good for them to have some fun, be a normal teenager for once.”
We all knew she was talking about me, but I didn’t care. She could say whatever she wanted if it meant we were allowed to go.
My uncle looked at me and his eyes softened, “Fine, but I want to meet this guy before you leave. Have him come early to pick you two up.”
“Thank you, Daddy!” Haley jumped out of her seat and threw her arms around him. “You're the best daddy in the whole world.”
My uncle actually beamed. I couldn't believe how easily he let his daughter manipulate him.
“Thanks, Mom,” she went over and hugged her too.
“Oh, so it's Mom now.”
I could tell she was secretly thrilled. Haley kissed her on the cheek then sat back down, giving me a wink before she continued eating her dinner.
My eyes looked to Adam and he was beaming back at me.
“Two more days, Annie, and I get to feel you in my arms.”
Two more days. That was it . I blissfully ate my dinner, glancing up to smile at Adam every other second.
After dinner and a family game of cards we headed upstairs to bed.
“Thanks, Haley,” I whispered, standing outside her door. “Sorry about speaking up when you mentioned Charlotte.”
“Why do you think I mentioned her? You've never been able to keep your mouth shut when it comes to her. You're a terrible liar, so I needed you to respond honestly. I was quite impressed with you, actually.”
“You're good.”
“I know.”
I laughed; riding in a car with Jeremy and Haley's over-inflated heads would be interesting.
“Good night, Haley.”
“Good night, Anna.”
I was opening my door when I heard Haley whisper, “Good night, Adam,” at which his face lit up.
“Tell her good night, and how grateful I am.”
“He says good night, and thank you.”
“When this is all over you two will just have to buy me a lobster dinner.”
“Deal,” he replied.
“Deal,” I repeated, smiling widely at her.
Chapter 10
“You kids have fun!” Uncle Tom yelled, waving at us from the doorway, arm wrapped around his wife.
I waved back before getting into the back seat of Jeremy's car. I slumped into the seat and let out a huge puff of air. I hadn't slept all night in fear of how Jeremy would be with my uncle. Just getting him to agree to pretending to be taking Haley on a date was like pulling teeth. When he arrived wearing a shirt that showed off his tattoo I almost passed out. I thought for sure my uncle would kick him out and
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