Sanity Siphoned

Ch29: Secrets Uncovered

Chapter 29

Julienne was nervous as the doorbell rung and her mother opened, she had told her she had a date but never told her who with.

“Michael! You look lovely, what brings you by?” her mother asked nicely.

Julienne finished stepping around the hallway. “He’s my date.” She had to be fair and fess up.

“Really?” she sounded surprised and a little joyful. “How did this happen?”

Julienne started to panic, she wasn’t ready to tell her mother the truth, she probably never would be.

Michael stepped inside with a warm smile. “I asked her yesterday at school and she said yes.” He turned away from her mother and looked at her, his eyes slowly taking in her appearance.

She had gone shopping with Nick that morning and picked out a nice black dress for her date. The dress was long down to her knee and strapless, it was different from what she normally wore and Nick had told her that was the point, it was a fresh start for her and Michael and she should have something new and different on.

“Well then you two have a nice time.” Her mother said, a smile Julienne knew meant she was happy they were being friendly.

She returned the smile and said goodbye to her mother and promised to be home by eleven. Michael grabbed her hand and held it as he walked her to his car. The mere touch had her nerve endings pulsing with desire. It was going to be a long night.

“I thought your mom knew since she and my mom are so close.” Michael said as he pulled out of the driveway.

“Your mom knows?” she couldn’t hide the surprise in her voice.

“Yeah I told her because I needed more advice then Shane was giving me.”

“S—Sh---ane kn-ows?”  She clutched her fists to hear herself shuttering.

“Shane’s known everything from the beginning; he realized I was in love with you before I did. He’s my best friend and I needed some female intuition and he’s the closest I had.”

“What?” she felt so confused and embrassed to know someone besides Michael and herself knew of their past toxic relationship.

“My brother isn’t flamboyant but he is gay so he knows sappy relationship stuff most guys don’t consider.” He explained simply with a shrug of his wide shoulders.

“What?!” she turned in her seat and looked at him. “I never would’ve guessed.” Julienne never would’ve thought cute tall Shane wasn’t chasing girls all round the town like his younger brother had been.

“Most people wouldn’t. So yeah I told my mom about you and she wasn’t surprised. They seemed to know before me.”

“And me.”

He glanced at her as he drove. “I was being an ass trying to hide that I as developing feelings for you. It scared the shit out of me.”  He reached over and took her hand again. “I’m going to make it up to you.” the air was serious as he stared ahead at the rode and she avoided his handsome face and intense eyes. He broke the silence and intensity with what he said next. “You’re killing me that that dress, it’d be so easy to get it off.”

She laughed nervously as he pulled into a parking lot. “You’re supposed to be on your best behavior.”

“I am and that’s why it’s still on.” He unbuckled his seatbelt and reached over, cupping her face in his hands then kissed her. This wasn’t like the last kiss he gave her in the lunchroom, it wasn’t gentle and sweet. This kiss was hot.