#Chapter54‘Tis The SeasonPattyWith Nate and I making things official and our families knowing, Lucille and Mom conspired together. Why is everyone conspiring together?It was also Christmas vacation, which meant doing all Christmas-related things. I helped the Grays decorate their tree, and Nate
Three simple words, but with so much meaning behind them. How could I not love Nate? Nate has shown me how to care about someone. He never pushed me into doing something I wasn’t comfortable with doing. He enjoys listening to me — age doesn’t matter. I would take him being older than a guy my age.“
#Chapter55‘Tis The Season, Part 2PattyChristmas break has been great, except for work. The grocery store was nuts while working around the holidays. You would figure people would seem happy, but they seem more miserable than anything.People plowed into me while I stocked shelves which sucked. I
“Dad?” My voice broke.“It’s okay,” he told me in his deep voice, causing me to cry. Sometimes, a girl needs her father to say to her that everything will be okay. “Come on, and let’s go home.”I nodded as we stood up, and he wrapped his arm around me while I held onto him.Nate walked over to my mo
#Chapter56Guess Whose Birthday it is?PattyAfter Christmas, I wrote in the journal while recalling my dreams, making brief stories out of them. The nightmares had become less when I saw what haunted me in black and white. Therapists call it a dream journal, and most doctors recommend it after you
#Chapter57Hot and heavyPattyWhen you’re dating someone, making out gets a little heated. Well, Nate and I got a lot heated, and I don’t mean sex.Nate’s bedroom got hot with our steamy make-out session.We were lying on his bed, kissing, even though I should be working on homework. He moved his h
I had to hand it to Nate. He understood intimacy. I laid down on his chest, and he wrapped his arms around me. My first time would excite me, but I’m not ready.The other stuff we did? Yes. Sex? No. Sex can wait.*****After that evening, I had questions, and my curiosity got the best of me.Nate sa
#Chapter58DecisionsPattyAfter returning to school, my work kept calling me, demanding to know when I was returning to work. My answer was still the same. I’m not sure, but that wasn’t good enough. I’m sorry, but I didn’t ask for a co-worker to attack me right before Christmas.Lucille, Grayson, t