Chapter 45

They both soon started chatting excitedly about the party and the things they bought, pulling me into their conversation occasionally. I replied in monosyllables. Dennis dropped us at my door. I didn't acknowledge him. We decided to dump all that we bought in one of the guest rooms and lock it up before Dan comes back. Sleep wasn't anywhere close to me when my phone beeped close to midnight. It was him 'I'm sorry I embarrassed you in public' I sighed as I put it away. I didn't have to guess who it was when it buzzed the second time. 'I wasn't thinking' it read. Neither was I. ***** Dennis: I took a deep breath before hesitantly knocking at her door. 'I can do it' I kept on repeating to myself. "Who's it?" she knows it's me. She's not going to make it easy for me, is she? "It's me, Mom. Can I have a minute?" I tried controlling my an