Double Dog Dare

Packing

"Hello familia!" I walk through the front door and throw my backpack on the ground. Thankfully it's Friday which means the weekend is here. I am mentally and physically exhausted from school and practice and the crucial game is still taking a toll on me.

"Hey Al, how is the leg today?" My dad beams up at me from his spot on the couch. I walked across the room and sat down beside him and pulled up my pant leg to show him.

"Kiddo I really think we need to get that looked at. It's been almost a week and it just keeps looking worse and worse." My dad frowns worry etched onto his face.

"Alex please that looks awful." My mom begs leaning over my dads lap to look at my leg. I have to admit it doesn't look good but it's not that bad.

"It is healing. I will be good as new in no time." I hope they believe me. They both looked at me like they didn't believe me not that I blame them because I am not sure if it will be healed soon or not but playoffs start in a week so it has to.

"I actually have a favor. Is there any way I can go with Sergio and his family to visit their nana tomorrow? It's only two hours away but they want to spend the weekend there..." I trail off, I am totally pitching this the wrong way. They are going to say no...why would they say yes when I am not making this sound very good.

"On one condition.." My dad answers after a few quiet seconds that seemed to drag on.

"You go to the doctor Monday."

"What?" I asked slowly as if I didn't understand the words coming out of his mouth.

"If we let you go out of town to visit his nana for the weekend you have to go to the doctor Monday." That's not fair but I suppose that's not too much to ask.

"Deal...Wait you're going to just let me go? Just like that? For the whole weekend? With my boyfriend?" I ask trying to see if he was just messing with me but he wasn't. My mom looked at me with triumph in her eyes.

"Alex you are eighteen. You are an adult. We have to trust you to learn things on your own. You've always been a good kid, we trust you. Sergio is a good guy, he comes from a damn good family. What's not to trust? Just use protection." My mom smiles softly and loving at me.

"Mom I am a virgin!" I plugged my ears and I saw my dads face pale.

"Alex I am just saying go and have fun just be safe. I will call and set up a doctors appointment for Monday afternoon."

"Thank you!" I threw my arms around them both at the same time hissing under my breath when I went to stand and pain shot up my leg...maybe it's not the worst thing having to go see a doctor.

'Hey baby my parents said yes!' I typed a text and his send while bolting up the stairs to my room to pack.

'Ok mamacita...I can't wait for you to meet my nana. I have a surprise for you tomorrow night. Bring something nice to wear.<3'

"What the fuck does that mean?" I hand my phone to Reagan who came barreling into my room.

"He is probably going to take you out! Oh that's so sweet!" She sighed dreamily before throwing herself backwards on my bed. I grabbed a small duffle bag and sat it on my bed. I grabbed some underwear and a clean bra and threw them in the bag first. I then pulled a pair of pajama shorts and a matching tank top and some socks and threw them in the bag next.

"Take a dress." My best friend watched me as I packed my bag. I couldn't help but wonder what Sergio's surprise is. Is he planning to take me out? Suddenly I started overthinking my clothing choices that I was packing.

"The underwear you packed are sexy enough I promise." I rolled my eyes and flipped her off. She's right the black lace boy shorts are cute thank you Victoria Secret.

I flipped through my dresses feeling dread take over. I hate dresses but I want to look nice if he does take me out.

"What if he doesn't take me out and I'm stuck wearing this fucking thing?" I grabbed a brand new black dress. It's shorter in the front and longer in the back. It's strapless and obviously something I would never wear which is why the tags are still on it.

"You are wearing that! You're going to looking fucking hot!" Reagan looked at me with a huge smile on her face. I folded the damn dress and added it to my bag before adding a pair of black sandals to go with it. There's no way in hell I'll be caught wearing high heels I'll break my damn neck.

I pulled out a pair of black ripped jeans and a white sheer lace sleeve top and a pair of workout pants and an old school baggy teeshirt for the car ride home so I can be comfortable.

Suddenly I was no longer nervous to go out of town to meet Sergio's nana I was excited to meet someone so special to him, to take another step in the right direction in our relationship.

"Want to get Chinese food? I am starving!" Reagan asked and right on que her stomach let out a loud rumbling.

"Carbs? Who are you and what did you do with my bestfriend?" I teased in which she flipped me the finger.

"Shut up I've worked up an appetite since being with Rico, lettuce just doesn't cut it."

"Okay gross." I shuddered in disgust.

"Oh you just wait you'll see for yourself one of these days. Now come on I am five seconds away from getting hangry."

"Let's go feed the beast!" I threw my fist in the air like superman before opening my bedroom door and running down the stairs well more like limping but I did my best.

"You are so fucking weird." Reagan mumbled giggling from somewhere behind me.