Pride Rules

Car Radio

Oh shit. I sat there standing in the pouring rain. Rain felt good, but I didn't want to get Niko's place all dirty. I needed a ride. I usually rode my bike, (good exercise, right?) but not in the rain. I walked back to the door.
"Rachel?" This was going to be so awkward. "Can I get a ride to Niko's?"
"Sure!" She smiles that friendly smile that probably caught my mom's attention years ago.
We awkwardly walked into the car. Maybe not awkward for her, but definitely awkward for me. And for awhile we just listened to rain sounds.
"So how's school?"
"It's summer." Well didn't she feel like an idiot.
"Fine. How's Niko?" I didn't really know how to answer that. I feel like we don't talk anymore. We just have a ton of sex. Same cycle, we don't talk much, he's super hot the whole time, he gets me really horny, and then shit goes down.
"Good." That was bland.
"We need to talk more, Mason. I don't really know what it's like to have two moms, but am I doing something wrong?" She wasn't doing anything wrong. "Is it Sandy?"
I felt the mod of the car change. It might have been Sandy. I don't exactly blame her. "I'm sorry about her, she thinks it was your mom that broke me and her dad up, I had known Ilene, but I didn't like, check her out or anything. Her dad was the one who got us into divorce. He was cheating on me, I was Bisexual before her dad, but I don't think Sandy understands that."
"Yea, but over on my side, both my parents were cheating on each other. And with other men and women. I don't hate homosexuals."
"But you are a homosexual, Mason."
"You make a point. But still, what if Sandy has a crush on a girl and then hates herself. I don't want anything to happen to her, she may hate me, but I still think of her as my sister. I still love her like I love Savanna and Jess! Speaking of which, When is Jess going to visit?" I really needed to change the subject, It was almost time for Jess to come with mom and Rachel. I hadn't seen Jess in a few months, but I was excited. Of course, it had been years since I saw Savanna.
"She comes at the end of summer." That's a bummer, I might be gone my then, "Like, August 1st I think. Sandy also leaves for her dads in two days."
"Already?"
"Yea. It's gonna be sad to watch her go. I only have her for summer, Cole has her all of the school year. She got a say in that." I felt bad, she really loved Sandy. Is that how Mom feels when I have to go with Dad and Ray? Does Rachel feel the same when I leave, or when Jess leaves?
"Is that," I wasn't sure if I wanted to say what I was going to say, "how you feel when I leave?" She looked at me, sadness in her eyes.
"It wasn't at first, but now it is." Tears we're willing up in her eyes, "I don't want you to go, Mason. We've only known each other for about a year, but I think of you of my son. I'm not ready for you to go. Please visit while you're off in Colorado. I know we live a little while away. I can pay for your fight out to Charleston though! It's just, Savanna never comes home. Ilene hasn't seen her sense she left. I can't stand to see her like this."
I didn't know what to say. So I didn't say anything.
"The house is right here." She pulled up to the house, not pulling into the driveway, rather pulling in front of the mailbox.
"Have fun, happy birthday." Her voice was deep and it complemented her black hair, and her blue eyes. There was a sadness in her eyes. I shut the car door and ran over to the front of the house.