One to Another - quiet, kind & special people

Part 49 - Rae

Mum is gabbing on about something. I seriously have no idea what she is on about or what was so urgent that I had to come downstairs.

"Finn here?" mum asks. I nod shyly. "You alright?" she asks.

"Of course. Well maybe. I think so" I reply.

Mum is unpacking groceries but I can see she doesn't understand my answer, and can probably smell a rat. Finn has entered the room. "Hiya lovely" mum greets Finn with a big smile and a hug. "Hotpot for dinner, alright with you?" she asks Finn.

"Linda, you are looking lovely today, hotpot sounds great" Finn replies, knowing just how to make my mum happy.

"So, Finn, what's going on with you and Rae?" mum asks. Jesus, why oh why mum, like seriously. Finn doesn't answer.

"MUM!"

"What Rae, I can sense there is something going on with you two, I am just checking with Finn" mum defends herself.

"Mum, we are fine. It really isn't any of your business."

"Well Rae, with the two of you staying here I need to be sure that you are both ok, so again, Finn, are you and Finn ok?"

"Yes Linda, we are fine" he replies sounding confident.

"Are you sure Rae?" mum asks me. I am furious.

"MUM, we are fine!" I yell as I walk out of the room with my hands up in the air.

"Rae love, no need for you to raise your voice at me" mum says all innocently, like she is isn't interfering.

"Leave it mum!" I shout over my shoulder.

I am in the siting room and I can hear mum and Finn talking quietly with one another, but I can't make out specifically what is being said. I wish mum wouldn't pester Finn and I wish Finn wouldn't indulge my mum. She really should just mind her own business. I huff, hoping they hear me and that they will stop their little conversation, but they appeared to maybe not have heard me, or they are ignoring me. I swing my legs over the arm of the couch, and I turn the tv on and start increasing the volume to drown them out. Just as I am getting cosy, mum appears in the doorway. "Rae?" she says, and I turn and look at mum. "Is there anything that you want to talk to me about?" mum asks. I screw up my face, there is nothing that I want to talk to mum about. Well there is, but I can't trust that mum won't lose it. I shake my head at mum and then I see Finn standing behind mum and the look on his face. "Rae, Finn has already told me, so you may as well tell me love" she says. I can't imagine what he would of told mum, but I doubt he has told mum about this morning. But then I take another look at his face.

"Finn, seriously?" I yell. "You told her?" I continued. "Seriously, what the fuck." I get up and walk upstairs. Before I can make my bedroom Finn has placed his hand on my shoulder. "Finn, fuck off, I can't believe you would of told my mum! Who's side are you on?" I yell.

"Yours, ours" he replies.

"What is that suppose to mean Finn?" I am so angry and I can barely see straight. "You spoke to my mum about what exactly Finn?" daring him to tell me the truth.

"I asked her about birth control Rae."

"You did what? Why the fuck would you do that Finn?" I yell.

"Because I am fucking worried about you Rae, and I want to make sure that you are taken care of" he explains, but all I hear is 'I told your mum we weren't safe, and that you could be pregnant'. I am furious.

"Rae, calm down please" he begs me.

"No Finn, I won't fucking calm down."

"Rae."

"Finn, go home. Get out!" I yell.

"Rae, are you kidding me?"

"Finn, when I want to talk to my mum about us, birth control or anything else, that will be up to me, ok Finn? It isn't up to you to talk to my mum ok?"

Finn is standing in front of me upset that I am still so angry at him. If he had best intentions I simply can't see it. I just want him to go away, I don't want to see him. "Finn, please just go." Finn tries to move towards me, but I put my hands up and turn away from him. "Please go!" Finn leaves my room.

I turn away from the door. I can feel someone walk in and I turn around screaming "Finn... oh mum, it is you. Please just leave me alone" I say forcefully.

"Rae, no I won't. That boy was concerned about you Rae, he cares about you. I have told him to sit downstairs and wait" mum sits down on my bed and pats the bed until I sit down. It was in that moment, I realise that Finn had made my bed earlier. "Finn, wanted to know how to best protect you, and he is concerned about you and this morning, what happened this morning?" she asks calmly and concerned.

"Mum, I really don't want to talk about it" I try and get mum to leave me alone.

"It isn't that simple Rae, I am not going to just go away" she declares much to my disgust.

"Fine, we forgot to use a condom this morning, and didn't realise until it was too late. I have been freaking out a bit, but I am not to sure what I am suppose to do" I declare.

"Right, well I will make a doctor's appointment for the morning. Finn will take you I am sure. The doctor will sort out this morning, and I think you should go on the pill" mum offers calmly, which is completely out of character for mum. "And Rae.."

"Yes mum."

"Go downstairs and thank Finn for caring about you Rae. He is a special boy that is concerned about you, he doesn't deserve to be treated badly, ok?" my mum states making sure that I am listening to her. "Go!" she says. I get up, and slowly walk downstairs. As I reach the bottom of the stairs I slowly peer around the corner and I find Finn sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. I know he would of heard much about the conversation I had with mum.

"Finn... I am sorry" I apologise hoping that he will forgive me. He looks up at me, and I can tell that he is upset, that I have hurt him.

"Rae, I was worried about you, that is all" he admits, hoping that I had calmed down. I sit with him.

"I know, I just would of preferred to talk to my mum myself" I try and explain.

"Your mum already knew there was something up between you and I. What choice did I have Rae?" Finn asks. I lean against him.

"Finn, I do love that you care about me, but my mum?"

"I know right? I never would of thought your mum would be so calm about it all. I kind of thought she would throw me out when I asked. But I think she was kind of glad I asked" Finn explains while stroking my hand and leaning back into me.

Out of everything that Finn has done for me, this one proves more to me than anything that he really does care about me. As we sit there, I feel safe and complete.