around
me and gently kissed me once. “Ava, I’m not surprised at all.”
“Really?
Why?”
He
smiled like he knew a secret. “Well, besides the whole innocent aura you have
going for you, when I kiss you, I can tell you’re holding part of yourself back.”
“And
you’re ok with that.”
He
kissed me tenderly before responding. “Ava, it’s who you are and I wouldn’t
change you for anything. And honestly, I enjoy knowing there’s more of you to
discover.”
For
someone that had a tendency to be blunt and not smooth, he sure knew the right
thing to say just then.
“Have
I ever told you how much I like you?”
He
smiled. “How much do you like me?”
I
looked up into his smiling eyes. “Like top five people of all time, at least.”
“I’ve
only made the top five?”
I
kissed him quickly on the cheek. “I have a feeling you could be moving up very
quickly.”
He
hugged me tight in response. “We better get these dishes done before my mom
comes in here.”
But
before he let me go, Nick came barging in and saw the two of us. “I see you’re
doing more than dishes, Scotty.”
“Watch
your mouth, Nick,” Scott spewed back.
Nick
looked at me, still in Scott’s arms. “Listen, Ava, I’m sorry if I embarrassed
you.”
“All
is forgiven.”
“Thanks,
Ava.”
“Don’t
mention it. And I mean, like ever.”
I
think he got the point. Scott smirked at his brother and he left.
We
finally got down to actually cleaning the kitchen. I rinsed off the dishes and
Scott filled the dishwasher. I hand washed the larger pots and pans and Scott
dried. In the midst of my washing I couldn’t help but accidentally, on purpose,
spray Scott with water. After the shock wore off, he looked at me with wide
eyes. “I think you did that on purpose.”
“I
did warn you when you threw popcorn at me.”
He
laughed and grabbed the hose from me and tried to douse me.
I
screamed a little as a full blast hit me. “Now it’s war.”
“Ava,
you don’t scare me.”
That
did it. I flung a huge amount of soapy water at him and hit him squarely in the
face. As he spluttered, I got as far away as possible all while laughing
hysterically. As he came after me, his mom came in and looked at the both of
us. I thought she would be upset at the mess we had made. I typically didn’t
have water fights in other people’s homes where I was a guest. Instead, she
looked at us both laughing, and she just smiled and walked right back out. We looked
at each other, smiled, and called a truce.
As
we finally got back to cleaning the dishes and our water mess, Scott looked
down at me. “Remind me to never cross you.”
“I
told you, you would never know when and where I would strike.”
“I
just can’t believe you remembered I threw popcorn at you.”
“Are
you kidding? I have family members that are still holding a grudge that the
south lost the Civil War.”
He
laughed and playfully smacked me with his towel.
We
finally finished and made our way to his parent’s living room. They both sat on
the couch and looked as if they were awaiting our arrival. Scott and I took the
loveseat near the couch. Scott put his arm around me, and both of his parents
smiled. We ended up playing Hearts with his parents for a couple of hours before
calling it a night.
As
we left, his mom hugged the air out of me. “Thank you for giving us our son
back,” she whispered in my ear.
I
wasn’t sure what had gone on the past few years, but I hoped it was all past
for everyone concerned. Families should be together.
Chapter 10
Scott
took me home and, as promised, we left off right where we had started the
evening. All in all, it was a most excellent evening. In fact, the rest of the
month was pretty terrific. Scott had a few moments of distancing himself as he
dealt with his thoughts and feelings, but he always came back. I felt like we
had transitioned well from just being friends to something more. I
me and gently kissed me once. “Ava, I’m not surprised at all.”
“Really?
Why?”
He
smiled like he knew a secret. “Well, besides the whole innocent aura you have
going for you, when I kiss you, I can tell you’re holding part of yourself back.”
“And
you’re ok with that.”
He
kissed me tenderly before responding. “Ava, it’s who you are and I wouldn’t
change you for anything. And honestly, I enjoy knowing there’s more of you to
discover.”
For
someone that had a tendency to be blunt and not smooth, he sure knew the right
thing to say just then.
“Have
I ever told you how much I like you?”
He
smiled. “How much do you like me?”
I
looked up into his smiling eyes. “Like top five people of all time, at least.”
“I’ve
only made the top five?”
I
kissed him quickly on the cheek. “I have a feeling you could be moving up very
quickly.”
He
hugged me tight in response. “We better get these dishes done before my mom
comes in here.”
But
before he let me go, Nick came barging in and saw the two of us. “I see you’re
doing more than dishes, Scotty.”
“Watch
your mouth, Nick,” Scott spewed back.
Nick
looked at me, still in Scott’s arms. “Listen, Ava, I’m sorry if I embarrassed
you.”
“All
is forgiven.”
“Thanks,
Ava.”
“Don’t
mention it. And I mean, like ever.”
I
think he got the point. Scott smirked at his brother and he left.
We
finally got down to actually cleaning the kitchen. I rinsed off the dishes and
Scott filled the dishwasher. I hand washed the larger pots and pans and Scott
dried. In the midst of my washing I couldn’t help but accidentally, on purpose,
spray Scott with water. After the shock wore off, he looked at me with wide
eyes. “I think you did that on purpose.”
“I
did warn you when you threw popcorn at me.”
He
laughed and grabbed the hose from me and tried to douse me.
I
screamed a little as a full blast hit me. “Now it’s war.”
“Ava,
you don’t scare me.”
That
did it. I flung a huge amount of soapy water at him and hit him squarely in the
face. As he spluttered, I got as far away as possible all while laughing
hysterically. As he came after me, his mom came in and looked at the both of
us. I thought she would be upset at the mess we had made. I typically didn’t
have water fights in other people’s homes where I was a guest. Instead, she
looked at us both laughing, and she just smiled and walked right back out. We looked
at each other, smiled, and called a truce.
As
we finally got back to cleaning the dishes and our water mess, Scott looked
down at me. “Remind me to never cross you.”
“I
told you, you would never know when and where I would strike.”
“I
just can’t believe you remembered I threw popcorn at you.”
“Are
you kidding? I have family members that are still holding a grudge that the
south lost the Civil War.”
He
laughed and playfully smacked me with his towel.
We
finally finished and made our way to his parent’s living room. They both sat on
the couch and looked as if they were awaiting our arrival. Scott and I took the
loveseat near the couch. Scott put his arm around me, and both of his parents
smiled. We ended up playing Hearts with his parents for a couple of hours before
calling it a night.
As
we left, his mom hugged the air out of me. “Thank you for giving us our son
back,” she whispered in my ear.
I
wasn’t sure what had gone on the past few years, but I hoped it was all past
for everyone concerned. Families should be together.
Chapter 10
Scott
took me home and, as promised, we left off right where we had started the
evening. All in all, it was a most excellent evening. In fact, the rest of the
month was pretty terrific. Scott had a few moments of distancing himself as he
dealt with his thoughts and feelings, but he always came back. I felt like we
had transitioned well from just being friends to something more. I
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