ODDS OF LOVE SEASON TWELVE

Episode 77

That night at the Norland - Lane house after Spencer left for the PTA meeting all hell broke out.

" Adults are fucked up ," Luci complained as she sat on the front porch with Sol and Theodore. " First they violated our privacy and constitutional rights at school by searching for drugs......"

Theodore muttered bitterly to himself as he stared at a picture of Alan sitting on a swing at a local playground and smiling in his usual tentatively shy and sweet way ," Drugs they found in my locker. I don't know how they even got there. I thought I ran out. I never.... Now I'm suspended for a week and DuBuis and Uncle Spencer grounded me for a week. Plus they're looking at me like I'm on crack or something. Surprised they don't send me to a rehab. And they expect me to testify against Kyle or something . I can't believe he finally got arrested. Are they trying to get me beat by him ? "

Luci scooted closer to Sol who held her as she pouted and continued on with," Yeah. Well now we're all getting it , Theo - Dore. Uncle D is going full on fascist upstairs searching all our rooms now. " She looked at him with an irritated disdain. " Because of you. How could you be dumb enough to even think about doing drugs? I thought you were smarter than that. Guess I was wrong, huh ? "

Sol shook his head and said," Hey , Luce , cut him some slack. We all make dumb mistakes. My egg donor next door takes drugs. Least she did. MeeMaw found pot once in the house. LuLu blamed it on me. "He laughed faintly. " She would. I feel sorry for Jimmy having to live with her. I'd rather be in juvey. "

Theodore shook his head and lowered it. " Great. So I'm right up there with LuLu Simms. Sorry , Salmon. " At the name Salmon he suddenly burst into a bout of nervous almost hysterical laughing. Which after a couple seconds Luci and Sol joined him in.

Then the front door opened and a pissed off DuBuis stepped out on the screened in porch. He was holding a small package in his hands.

DuBuis demanded ," Sol , Theo , I found this in your room. Who does it belong to? And I don't want to hear no lies. I'm as tired as Gerald with you all lying and keeping secrets. Remember. The truth will set you free. "

They looked at the box he held. It was an unopened box of condoms.

Sol and Luci looked at each other in shock. Then they glanced over at Theodore who just looked embarrassed.

Theodore closed his eyes to avoid all their stares and flushed red in the face. He pushed his glasses back on his face.

He muttered," It's mine. Okay? Nurse Anderson is always talking about safe sex in sex education. So Allie and I wanted to be safe. That's a good thing. Right? "