My Boyfriend's Mother

16: My Earrings

On the way to Elena's car, the walk was silent until we got there. "Where to next?" I eagerly asked. Not ready to end not night just yet. "Now.." She put a strand of hair behind my ear. It was a simple gesture that caught me off guard. "I take you home." Wait a minute. We're going home?

The drive was quiet and fast. I was internally cursing the universe. Out of all the times I prayed for traffic to be gone, it chose this day and night to give me zero latency. Making the drive to my house short and unfortunate. "This is me," I said once we got in front of my place. "Have you lived here for a while now?" Elena asked as she turns the ignition off. Why did she turn it off? She's supposed to just drop me by and go. "Uhm.. for about two years now. It's a nice neighborhood and just a few minutes away from the shop."

"That's good. Can you stay here for a sec? I just need to.." She took her seat belt off and got out. Leaving me inside. Need to what? She opened my door from outside and offered a hand. "I.." Suddenly I was speechless. I don't think anyone has opened car doors for me in a while. And why are these simple gestures turning me on?? I took her warm hands and she gently pulls me close to her. Placing her other hand on my waist. My back against the car. Her face inches to mine. Under the blue moonlight, I saw how her eyes changed into a darker shade of brown. If she doesn't kiss me right now, I might die. "Shall I walk you to the door?" She asks. Oh shit. Here we go. No no no I can't invite her in. Tell her you've got an early day tomorrow. You're busy. You gotta feed your cat. You have a space mission. ANYTHING! "You don't have to invite me in, Grace. I just wanna walk you home." She says after the battle in my conscience. I nodded. And walked we did. So slow, it felt like an hour. But my heart was racing ever so fast. We finally get to the door. I took a deep breath. "Well.. uhm. This has been great." She reached down her pocket and told me to give her my hand. "Why? What's in your hand?" I asked in a wide eye. "Just give it to me.""I'm not giving you my hand.""Do you trust me?""I'm NOT giving you my hand.""Give it.""No!""Fine."Without any warning, I felt her breath in my ear and her fingertips. Her lips slightly grazed my neck and my skin prickled through the closeness. She did the same thing on the other side. I touched my ear. "Are these my..""You left your earrings at my place the night we.. met." She said. Standing straight and meeting my eyes. My.. earrings. I've been looking for this for months. Did I leave it at Elena's all this time? "Th-thank you." I managed to say. "Don't mention it." She says and walks away. Without a word nor a glance. She continued to walk back to her car. And I stayed on my front steps till she drives away and her tracks disappeared. I don't know how long I stood out there just looking down the street. Cars passed by, people walked by.. I was lost in my empty thoughts. I've been speechless before but having my mind completely quiet? Never.