"Richie. Richie. Wake up!" I groaned and covered my face with my arms. "Five more minutes, Mom." I mumbled. "Richie!" I sighed, moved my arms, and opened my eyes. "Oh. Wait. Did I sleep here last night?" I asked, seeing Jennifer in pajamas and a towel wrapped around her head. "Yes." She said. Oh fuck ... "Damn it! My parents are going to kill me!" I said, rolling off the couch and standing up.
"My mom is going to kill me." Jennifer mumbled. "We didn't do anything, did we?" I asked. "No. No. I'm just not supposed to have anybody over while my parents aren't home without permission." She said. I sighed in relief. So it wasn't like my last date. "Man. What am I gonna tell my parents?" I asked. Jennifer opened her mouth to say something. "You don't have to tell them anything. I jumped and looked behind me to see Jennifer's mom. Damn it. I'm in big trouble now.
"Mrs. Hauser. I can explain." I said. "No need to explain, Richie. I know you kids didn't do anything. I just called your parents when I got home to tell them that you spent the night." She said. Okay. Good. So I won't be in trouble. I was so relieved. "Well. I must be getting home. See you soon Mrs. Hauser." I said. "Bye Richie." She said. "Bye Jenn." I kissed her cheek. "Bye Richie." She said as I left.
I got home and walked into the living room. My dad was sitting on the couch with a bottle of beer, watching the football game. "Hi Dad." I said, a little nervous as I put the keys on the rack. "Hi son. How'd your date go?" He asked. "Went pretty well. We had a good time." I said. "Not too much of a good time. Right?" He asked. "I swear we didn't do anything." I said. "I know you didn't. I'm just teasing you." He said. I sighed.
"Don't do that." I said. "Sorry. What's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing. Why?" I asked. "You just seem on edge today." I just shrugged. "Nothing's wrong." I said. "You sure?" He asked. "Yeah. I'm fine." I said. "Okay." I went up to my room, grabbed my guitar, and sat down on my bed. The band I'm in was playing a gig at a local bar that weekend, so I needed to practice. I started playing. I'll have to call Jenn to ask her to come see us play.
