Chapter 10

Time moved on as time has a habit of doing. School was school, the school work wasn't hard but sometimes the interpersonal relationships get a little difficult. Translation the jocks still disliked me and tried to show it whenever possible. Lana dressed more conservatively at school after the first couple of days. She still dressed Goth and usually black, but it was more tailored and better quality. I was pretty busy with trying to get ready for two sports and keep a 4.0 average, but I made sure that I made time for Lana and my friends.

Lana and I had our second date on Friday night. This time Donna drove us and picked us up so there was no real hanky-panky going on. She had picked out a little SUV and it was pretty nice. She let us sit together in the back seat to and from the movie. A little necking in the back of the theater and Lana was quick to tell me that her urges had not gone away and it was up to me to figure out a way to calm them.

Saturday night, Craig and several of the guys came over. We spent about half the night gaming. I talked them into playing some of the old paper RPG's and everyone seemed to have a good time. We just threw sleeping bags around in my man cave, and everyone sleep on the floor. I agreed that next time we would do the online games and said that I would buy enough systems for everyone. They were kind of stunned that I could just buy that many consoles but it really wasn't a big deal to me. I just wanted everyone to have a good time. If we got too many people, someone might have to bring their own console but if we had that many people online, it probably would start to bog down the Internet connection anyway.

Monday morning and Lana woke me up with a kiss. If there is a better way to wake up, I can't imagine it. She told me that Donna and Judy wanted to talk to me downstairs. I went into take a shower, and Lana was checking her makeup again. She made the bed while I was showering and sat on the bed and watched me dress (with only a few helpful hints on dressing).

Downstairs, Donna started off "Nate, I have talked to Judy and we have agreed that Lana and I will move into the third floor for the time being. We talked about the best way to do it and we will put a deadbolt that only I will have the key too on the outside door of Lana's room and a door between our rooms. That way, I can lock the door and she would have to exit through my room. I won't lock it unless you two give me cause too. Can you promise to behave if we move in here?"

"Donna, I can't promise that Lana and I will never have sex" I said bending the truth a little. "I will promise what I said before. I won't force her to do anything and won't try to talk her into anything she doesn't feel comfortable doing. I will never hurt her and always take care of her."

"I guess that is the best I am going to get out of you. I do trust both of you, but I warn you if this blows up in my face, I will make both of your lives a living hell" Donna replied. "I want you both to be careful. Sex changes things in a relationship and especially for a young person. I don't want to see either of you get hurt."

Lana hugged her Mom and gave her a kiss on the cheek and said that we would behave. From the look on her mother's face, I don't think we were fooling her but she wasn't going to make an issue of it. I think Lana and I were both making plans as soon as we heard the news. Judy said that she would contact the contractor and have the work done this week as it wasn't a big job. Lana and I grinned at each other and got another warning look from Donna.

That day at lunch I sat with just Lana and one of her friends. Now that she was coming out of her shell, girls that she had known forever were reconnecting to her. One of her best friends from elementary school was Bonnie Perry. Bonnie was a good-natured girl and said that she had missed Lana. It was funny to watch them together. Lana was a brain/geek and Bonnie was anything but a geek. She played on the girl's softball team and lamented that we didn't have a field hockey or lacrosse team. Her cousins up north played both and dominated their local leagues.

I asked how she and Lana had become friends. Lana is small, dark and quiet. Bonnie is blond, big and loud. Bonnie laughed "I know it's weird, but we have been friends since first grade. Smart or not didn't matter as much back then. Lana always helped me with my homework and I looked out for her. I remember her third-grade birthday party. Her mom went to a lot of trouble to fix everything and I was the only one that showed up. One of the rich kids had a party the same day. Just out of spite I think and everyone went to it instead. I held her while she cried. She has been my best friend ever since."

Bonnie looked at Lana sadly "The last year or so you pushed me away. I never knew why. I never cared if you were cool or pretty. You were my best friend and I wanted to help and you kept pushing me away."

Lana started crying and they hugged each other. Like girls do, that made it all better (of course guys would have just punched each other and made up). "So you don't think I am pretty, huh" Lana teased her. "I didn't mean it that way. I always thought you were pretty. Me, I am just a horse. My dad teases my mother that my Russian forefathers picked out wives who could pull a plow when the horse died." Bonnie laughed sadly. They hugged and continued to make up. I was dying from estrogen overload.