When I See You Again

IV. Secrets & Lies

A few hours had gone by and Stevie finally decided to take her boots off and put some panties back on.

"Why'd you put those back on?" Lindsey lied naked in the bed, smiling.

"Because, I don't wanna walk through the house completely naked," she giggled, throwing a creamy peach toned silk robe on, over her black, lace undergarmets. "Karen comes by, by surprise sometimes," she notified as she stood hands on her hips.

"What?" he asked her.

"Nothing, you're just perfect," she smiled and leaned into the bed to kiss his lips. "I'm gonna get a drink," she whispered huskily.

"Okay," he whispered back.

As Stevie made her way down the stairs, her silk robe flowed in the air behind, following her. As she walked to the kitchen she noticed Elijah's wallet on the couch. She picked it up and put it on the coffee table so it would be visible when he came home. When she was pouring a couple glasses of scotch---the front door opened and in came Lucy. Stevie shut and tied her robe so fast. "Oh my God! you scared the hell out of me!" she put a hand on her chest.

"Sorry, you know, you gotta start locking the doors."

"I forget 'cause, of the gates out front," Stevie said truthfully. Damn right, I have to start locking the doors. "What are you doing, I thought you were at Elijah's parents'?" she still stood by the two classes of scotch- arms crossed so her robe wouldn't open.

"Well, Elijah and I were going out and then he said he didn't have his wallet and I told him I'd look for it here."

"Oh, well---it's over there," Stevie pointed to the table she had put it on. "It was on the couch so I moved it."

"Sweet! thanks," she smiled.

"Where are you going at three in the morning?" her mother put a hand on her hip.

"We are still on college time," Lucy giggled. "Food."

"Oh, I know that schedule well," she smiled.

"Yep."
"Where are you going?" Stevie almost exclaimed as sbe noticed her daughter going up the stairs.

"Upstairs to get my journal."

"I have it," Stevie lied, but she didn't want her upstairs because of Lindsey- her door was wide open and Lindsey wasn't clothed.

"Why?"

"You left that down here, too," Stevie said---making her way up the stairs. "During the party I found, I told Karen to put it upstairs---she probaby thought it was mine and she put it in my room."

"Oh..." Lucy creased a brow to herself.

"Stay here, I will get it," Stevie urged.

When she got upstairs---Lindsey could sense her and he opened his eyes.

She put her finger to her lips, so he wouldn't make noise. She then shut the bedroom door and went into her daughter's room to get her journal. She picked up her daughter's journal and a condom fell out of it. Stevie giggled, picking it up. She made her way down the stairs and handed her daughter her book. "Here, honey."

"Thanks," she took it gratefully.

"Did you want the protection that came with it?" Stevie showed her the condom in her hand.

"Shit," Lucy took it quickly a d shoved it in her purse.

Stevie giggled and watched her as she moved abrubtly. "Glad to see you were listening, when I said use protection," she crossed her arms over her chest, smiling.