Chapter 10: Bobby’s good fortune during vacation continues(4)

Bobby’s summer got more interesting the next Saturday when Lana Michaels arrived for her a visit. Lana was the daughter of Bobby’s mother’s college roommate. She was a couple years older than Bobby and was spending three weeks with Bobby’s family so she could attend a summer computer program being offered at Jamestown High School.

Bobby had known Lana most of his life, but he didn’t know her very well. She lived near Seattle in the Pacific Northwest, across the country from where Bobby lived. Occasionally his family would visit hers or her family would spend a few days visiting the Drapers, but he and Lana had never gotten beyond the point of being a little more than acquaintances.

The morning after Lana arrived, Bobby walked into the kitchen and found her sitting at the breakfast table.

Lana looked up at him and gave him a nervous smile. “Hi, Bobby,” she said softly.

“Hi, Lana,” Bobby replied. “She could be pretty if she wanted to,” he thought. Lana wore glasses, and had her light brown hair pulled back in a tight French twist. She wasn’t wearing any makeup, but her skin was smooth. He couldn’t tell what her body was like because she was wearing a loose denim jumper over a pale yellow T-shirt. “I wonder why she doesn’t want to look prettier,” Bobby wondered as he sat down to wait while his mother finished making breakfast. He picked up his glass of orange juice and drank it.

He looked across the table at Lana whose pale blue eyes caught his for just a second, then flashed away. Her face reddened a little and she started staring at the empty plate lying on the table in front of her.

Bobby’s thoughts drifted to the way his summer had been going so far. It was unbelievable, actually. He’d hoped that he might be able to find a steady girlfriend and if he was really lucky maybe get laid. Now, less than two weeks since school ended - with no idea how it happened - he was involved in torrid affairs with several adult women.

“What are you kids going to do today?” Bobby’s mother asked cheerily. She set a platter of scrambled eggs on the table and sat down.

“My classes start at ten o’clock,” Lana said. “And they run all day.”

“What are you doing today Bobby?” his mother asked.

“I’m meeting some of my friends downtown,” Bobby replied.

“OK,” his mom said.

After breakfast, Lana left for her computer classes and Bobby headed downtown to meet his friends and hang out. “I probably won’t be back until late,” he told his mother when he left. “I’ll get lunch and dinner somewhere.”