This Is Our Family

Part 14

KJ stood outside of the front door of her house.

She spoke to herself, "Okay, your hair is in front of your neck. All you have to do is say good night and go up to your room. Alright. Ci siamo (Here we go)."

She put the key into the lock, unlocked the door, and slowly turned the doorknob to walk inside. As she walked inside she was greeted by her moms, as expected.

"Ciao, bambina. Come è andata la tua nottata? (Hi, baby. How was your night?)" Carina asked as she looked up from the book she was reading.

"Did you have a good time?" Maya asked after Carina.

KJ tipped her head down slightly so her hair covered her neck more.

"Sí. It was fun. I'm pretty tired though, so I'm going to head up to bed." KJ replied as she continued to look at the floor making her way to the stairs.

Carina and Maya looked at each other giving one another a concerned look.

Maya broke the silence, "You okay, kid?"

KJ turned her head slightly, trying to keep her hair covering her neck. She gave her moms a small smirk.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just tired is all. Goodnight!" she replied as she rushed up the stairs and off to her room.

Maya looked back at Carina, "Was she being weird or am I overthinking?" Maya asked her wife.

Carina chuckled and replied, "Sí. She was being a little strange. I'll go talk to her and see what's going on."

"Yeah, I think I'll come with you," Maya stated as both moms got up and walked up to KJ's bedroom.

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Carina knocked softly on KJ's bedroom door as Maya stood closely behind her.

"Bambina, can we come in?" Carina questioned softly.

KJ froze when she heard her mama through the door. What was she supposed to do now? How was she going to keep hiding this seemingly obvious bruise on her neck? Her moms must've known something was up if they came all the way upstairs to check on her. KJ decided there was no other choice...she wasn't going to hide it. She was going to full send it. She picked her head up high.

"Yeah, you can come in," KJ yelled from inside her room.

Carina opened the door while questioning, "Is everything okay, bambina? You seemed a little off when you came inside?"

The moms entered KJ's room and Maya froze in her tracks when she noticed her daughter's neck.

"KJ, what the hell is on your neck!?" Maya questioned concerned.

Carina had now noticed the bruise on her daughter's neck and grabbed Maya around the waist to keep her from investigating the dark mark.

KJ hesitated slightly before answering her moms. She had decided she might as well go all in now that they had seen it.

"It's a hickey," KJ said confidently.

Maya's mouth went agape as she was stunned her daughter had hardly hesitated to let them know exactly what it was.

"And why do you have a hickey on your neck, Karter?" Maya asked sternly.

Carina face palmed as her wife began to worry and become protective.

"Maya, calmati amore mio," Carina said as she pulled her wife into her side to try and relax her so they could have a civil discussion with their daughter.

Maya could tell by the look she was getting from her wife that she needed to bring the sternness down a notch, however, she knew she would never be able to drop the protectiveness. She wanted to protect her baby girl.

KJ broke up the wives small moment, "It's not a big deal mom."

Taking a deep breath Maya turned to Carina for help.

Carina turned back to her daughter, "It is a big deal bambina. That's a big step and you haven't been dating very long. Mom and I would like to have a conversation with you about it if that's okay?"

KJ groaned internally, " I don't really have a choice, do I?" She said with a slight attitude.

Carina let out a small chuckle, while Maya was still trying to compose herself and prepare for the conversation they were about to have with their teenager.

"No, bambina. You don't," Carina said as she smiled softly at her daughter.

Maya walked over to KJ's bed and sat down.

"Come sit down, baby," she said as she waved for KJ to come and sit next to her.

Carina followed behind KJ and they both sat down on the bed with Maya, KJ in the middle between her moms, she was blushing as she was slightly embarrassed that she had been caught, but also because she knew the conversation that she was about to have.