not going to hide under the bed like some teenager."
"Fine, then just lay there. No one can see you unless they come around the bed."
She saw him roll his eyes, but he stayed put. She grabbed her robe and went to answer the door.
"Good morning, dear!"
"Hi Nana, Papa. What are you all doing? Why do you have a vacuum? And why do you have a gun?"
"I'm on my way out to do some shooting. I just wanted to say good-bye to my precious, sweet, and only baby girl." Her grandfather showed her the twelve-gauge Parker Invincible shotgun and smiled.
"And I thought I’d just do some cleaning," her grandmother nearly sang as she plugged in the vacuum.
Her grandmother hadn't cleaned as long as Katelyn had known her. But that didn't stop her grandma from turning on the vacuum and attempting to vacuum the room. Katelyn bit her lip and looked nervously about as her grandfather smiled and her grandmother went straight to the far side of the bed. This was quickly turning into her worst nightmare.
"Beauford! I found a naked man. Well, you just don't find that every day. I thought there were just dust bunnies under beds. I guess I should clean more often."
Katelyn wanted to die. She saw Marshall stand up and grab a pillow to cover himself. The room was silent except for the sound of the shotgun being cocked.
"Well, Sweet Pea, it looks like you'll get your wish. You can help Katelyn plan a huge weddin'."
"Wedding?!" She shouted at the same time Marshall did.
"Now, Papa, this isn't what it looks like," Katelyn tried. She knew her grandparents were traditional, but they really weren't that traditional.
"Really, darlin'? Then just what is it?"
"Yeah, I'd like to know that too." Marshall grinned and she wondered again why she liked him.
"Well, it's… it's… well, dammit. It's just a one-night stand. For crying out loud, I’m a grown woman and can have a one-night stand without explaining it to everyone." She stomped her foot and suddenly felt seven again. "And, just because I have sex with someone doesn't mean I have to marry him! I'm pretty sure that practice was done away with during the feminist movement."
"Actually, Doc, it's been twice," Marshall put in.
"What?" She whirled around and glared at him. He was just standing there with a white pillow with roses on it over his best parts and a smile on his face. "Nana, stop staring!"
Her grandmother was standing slightly behind Marshall with a huge grin on her face as she got an eyeful of naked behind.
"We've slept together twice now. So, I don't think it can qualify as a one-night stand. You haven't forgotten our first time, have you?"
"Oh, I doubt a woman could forget that."
"Nana!" Katelyn stomped her foot again and then found herself rolling her eyes when Marshall gave her grandmother a wink. "You, stop encouraging her."
"Well, there you go. Twice. Come on Ruth, let's give the newlyweds some time to celebrate. They need to set a date after all." Her grandfather nodded his head and gestured to her grandmother to leave.
Her grandmother sighed wistfully as she took one last look at Marshall's behind. "You'll have a good marriage, if you know what I mean." With a wink she left Katelyn staring at a closed door. The sounds of her grandmother laughing out in the hall just rubbed salt into the wound.
"I think your grandparents played us." Marshall tossed the pillow back on the bed.
Katelyn blinked. Did this man have no shame? Apparently not as he wasn't in a hurry to cover up, not that she was complaining.
"I think they might have, too. I guess they saw your car out front. You should’ve left early in the morning. Now everyone is going to know about this!"
Katelyn rubbed the bridge of her nose. In just a couple of days she had given the town enough gossip to last a lifetime. Now, how was she going to get everyone to take her seriously?
"I guess I better get to work then. Since today is Saturday, I’m only working a half-day. How about I pick you up for dinner around seven? I
"Fine, then just lay there. No one can see you unless they come around the bed."
She saw him roll his eyes, but he stayed put. She grabbed her robe and went to answer the door.
"Good morning, dear!"
"Hi Nana, Papa. What are you all doing? Why do you have a vacuum? And why do you have a gun?"
"I'm on my way out to do some shooting. I just wanted to say good-bye to my precious, sweet, and only baby girl." Her grandfather showed her the twelve-gauge Parker Invincible shotgun and smiled.
"And I thought I’d just do some cleaning," her grandmother nearly sang as she plugged in the vacuum.
Her grandmother hadn't cleaned as long as Katelyn had known her. But that didn't stop her grandma from turning on the vacuum and attempting to vacuum the room. Katelyn bit her lip and looked nervously about as her grandfather smiled and her grandmother went straight to the far side of the bed. This was quickly turning into her worst nightmare.
"Beauford! I found a naked man. Well, you just don't find that every day. I thought there were just dust bunnies under beds. I guess I should clean more often."
Katelyn wanted to die. She saw Marshall stand up and grab a pillow to cover himself. The room was silent except for the sound of the shotgun being cocked.
"Well, Sweet Pea, it looks like you'll get your wish. You can help Katelyn plan a huge weddin'."
"Wedding?!" She shouted at the same time Marshall did.
"Now, Papa, this isn't what it looks like," Katelyn tried. She knew her grandparents were traditional, but they really weren't that traditional.
"Really, darlin'? Then just what is it?"
"Yeah, I'd like to know that too." Marshall grinned and she wondered again why she liked him.
"Well, it's… it's… well, dammit. It's just a one-night stand. For crying out loud, I’m a grown woman and can have a one-night stand without explaining it to everyone." She stomped her foot and suddenly felt seven again. "And, just because I have sex with someone doesn't mean I have to marry him! I'm pretty sure that practice was done away with during the feminist movement."
"Actually, Doc, it's been twice," Marshall put in.
"What?" She whirled around and glared at him. He was just standing there with a white pillow with roses on it over his best parts and a smile on his face. "Nana, stop staring!"
Her grandmother was standing slightly behind Marshall with a huge grin on her face as she got an eyeful of naked behind.
"We've slept together twice now. So, I don't think it can qualify as a one-night stand. You haven't forgotten our first time, have you?"
"Oh, I doubt a woman could forget that."
"Nana!" Katelyn stomped her foot again and then found herself rolling her eyes when Marshall gave her grandmother a wink. "You, stop encouraging her."
"Well, there you go. Twice. Come on Ruth, let's give the newlyweds some time to celebrate. They need to set a date after all." Her grandfather nodded his head and gestured to her grandmother to leave.
Her grandmother sighed wistfully as she took one last look at Marshall's behind. "You'll have a good marriage, if you know what I mean." With a wink she left Katelyn staring at a closed door. The sounds of her grandmother laughing out in the hall just rubbed salt into the wound.
"I think your grandparents played us." Marshall tossed the pillow back on the bed.
Katelyn blinked. Did this man have no shame? Apparently not as he wasn't in a hurry to cover up, not that she was complaining.
"I think they might have, too. I guess they saw your car out front. You should’ve left early in the morning. Now everyone is going to know about this!"
Katelyn rubbed the bridge of her nose. In just a couple of days she had given the town enough gossip to last a lifetime. Now, how was she going to get everyone to take her seriously?
"I guess I better get to work then. Since today is Saturday, I’m only working a half-day. How about I pick you up for dinner around seven? I
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