size in the couple of things I saw,” I replied with a pout.
“Aw, I’m sorry. Maybe next time,” he said as he held his hand out for his card.
My mom and Collin emerged from the kitchen and asked us if we were ready to go. We climbed into the Range Rover and headed to the restaurant. It was very important to my mom that we ate dinner as a family at least three nights a week. So my dad made sure that at least one night a week, we ate out at a restaurant and, no matter where we were, we had to meet there. While we were sitting and waiting for our food, my dad reached in his pocket and handed me what looked like a credit card.
“I got this for you.” He smiled.
I reached across the table and took it from him. I examined it; it had my name on it.
“Daddy, thank you so much!”
“You’re welcome, sweetheart. I ordered it last week and when you said something about your own credit card this morning, I wanted to tell you, but I wanted to surprise you with it.”
I got out of my seat, walked over to his side, and hugged him tight. “I love you, Dad.”
“I love you, too, baby. You better be careful with it and don’t overspend. I’m trusting you enough to give you that responsibility.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll be careful,” I said as I sat back down.
My mom looked at me and smiled as she put her arm around him and rested her head on his shoulder. He turned and kissed her head. As embarrassing as it was to have my parents being all touchy feely in public, it was nice to see how in love they were. I started to think about Brody, so I took out my phone and sent him a text message.
“Hi, I’m at dinner with my parents, and I was thinking about you.”
“Hi. Good thoughts, I hope.”
“Only the best.”
He replied back with a smiley face and I was in Heaven.
Chapter 3
Over the next few days, Brody and I continued to see each other after school, and every day we went a little further. He wasn’t pressuring me to have sex, but he said that he couldn’t wait and, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn’t wait. Brody asked me out on a real date, and I was so excited. He told me he’d pick me up, and that meant one thing; he’d have to meet Connor and Ellery. The thought of him meeting my parents made me extremely nervous. I wasn’t sure how my dad was going to react since I wasn’t allowed to date yet. If he only knew. I walked into the living where my parents were snuggled on the couch.
“Hey, Mom and Dad.” I smiled. “I need to discuss something with you.”
My mom sat up and looked at me. “Okay, honey, what is it?”
I took in a deep breath as nervousness flowed throughout my body.
“Do you need to sit down?” my dad asked.
“Julia, whatever it is, just say it,” my mom said.
I sat down in the chair that sat across from them. “There’s someone I would like you to meet because we’re going out tomorrow.” There, I said it , I thought as I let out a breath.
“What’s his name?” my mom asked with a small smile.
“It better not be a ‘him,’” my dad immediately said.
He was starting already and not giving me a chance. Instantly, my defenses went up.
“His name is Brody,” I answered as I looked at my mom. “He goes to St. Matthews, and he’s eighteen.”
As I kept my eyes focused on my mom, I could feel my dad’s glare burning into my skin.
“No,” he said.
“Connor,” my mom said as she grabbed his hand.
“No, Ellery. She’s not going out on a date.”
I loved my dad, but sometimes he really sucked, and he needed to stop being so protective.
“Dad, why?” I whined.
“Because, Julia. You don’t need that complication in your life right now. You have your paintings and school to focus on. Not some boy whose only concern is getting in your pants.”
“DAD! Brody isn’t like that! He’s really sweet and caring, and he likes me a lot. Mom, please do something.”
“Connor, she’s sixteen. Come on. You remember what it was like when
“Aw, I’m sorry. Maybe next time,” he said as he held his hand out for his card.
My mom and Collin emerged from the kitchen and asked us if we were ready to go. We climbed into the Range Rover and headed to the restaurant. It was very important to my mom that we ate dinner as a family at least three nights a week. So my dad made sure that at least one night a week, we ate out at a restaurant and, no matter where we were, we had to meet there. While we were sitting and waiting for our food, my dad reached in his pocket and handed me what looked like a credit card.
“I got this for you.” He smiled.
I reached across the table and took it from him. I examined it; it had my name on it.
“Daddy, thank you so much!”
“You’re welcome, sweetheart. I ordered it last week and when you said something about your own credit card this morning, I wanted to tell you, but I wanted to surprise you with it.”
I got out of my seat, walked over to his side, and hugged him tight. “I love you, Dad.”
“I love you, too, baby. You better be careful with it and don’t overspend. I’m trusting you enough to give you that responsibility.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll be careful,” I said as I sat back down.
My mom looked at me and smiled as she put her arm around him and rested her head on his shoulder. He turned and kissed her head. As embarrassing as it was to have my parents being all touchy feely in public, it was nice to see how in love they were. I started to think about Brody, so I took out my phone and sent him a text message.
“Hi, I’m at dinner with my parents, and I was thinking about you.”
“Hi. Good thoughts, I hope.”
“Only the best.”
He replied back with a smiley face and I was in Heaven.
Chapter 3
Over the next few days, Brody and I continued to see each other after school, and every day we went a little further. He wasn’t pressuring me to have sex, but he said that he couldn’t wait and, the more he thought about it, the more he couldn’t wait. Brody asked me out on a real date, and I was so excited. He told me he’d pick me up, and that meant one thing; he’d have to meet Connor and Ellery. The thought of him meeting my parents made me extremely nervous. I wasn’t sure how my dad was going to react since I wasn’t allowed to date yet. If he only knew. I walked into the living where my parents were snuggled on the couch.
“Hey, Mom and Dad.” I smiled. “I need to discuss something with you.”
My mom sat up and looked at me. “Okay, honey, what is it?”
I took in a deep breath as nervousness flowed throughout my body.
“Do you need to sit down?” my dad asked.
“Julia, whatever it is, just say it,” my mom said.
I sat down in the chair that sat across from them. “There’s someone I would like you to meet because we’re going out tomorrow.” There, I said it , I thought as I let out a breath.
“What’s his name?” my mom asked with a small smile.
“It better not be a ‘him,’” my dad immediately said.
He was starting already and not giving me a chance. Instantly, my defenses went up.
“His name is Brody,” I answered as I looked at my mom. “He goes to St. Matthews, and he’s eighteen.”
As I kept my eyes focused on my mom, I could feel my dad’s glare burning into my skin.
“No,” he said.
“Connor,” my mom said as she grabbed his hand.
“No, Ellery. She’s not going out on a date.”
I loved my dad, but sometimes he really sucked, and he needed to stop being so protective.
“Dad, why?” I whined.
“Because, Julia. You don’t need that complication in your life right now. You have your paintings and school to focus on. Not some boy whose only concern is getting in your pants.”
“DAD! Brody isn’t like that! He’s really sweet and caring, and he likes me a lot. Mom, please do something.”
“Connor, she’s sixteen. Come on. You remember what it was like when
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