Page 105 of Still Love You

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Willow

How am I going to explain this to my parents? They don't even know Silas and I are back together.

"Why are you guys back so early?" I ask, ignoring the fact that I'm standing here soaking wet, wearing nothing but a beach towel.

"We wanted to get some work done on the farm," my mom says. "We didn't realize it was going to rain but it looks like it's clearing up."

"We were just there," Silas says. "At the farm."

What is he doing? He can't tell them what we did. Even though we're adults and my parents wouldn't care, I still don't want them knowing I spent all night having sex in the back of a truck on the farm.

Did I really do that? It's so unlike me. And yet it was the best night of my life.

"Why were you at the farm?" my dad asks.

"Willow and I were going to pick berries but then it started to rain. We were out in the fields and couldn't get back to the truck in time and ended up getting soaked."

"Luckily he had a towel in his truck," I say.

My parents eye us suspiciously.

"Willow, why don't you go get dressed?" my mom says.

"I will."

"I'll head back to my house," Silas says. "Just call me, Willow, if you want to meet up later."

"We have to work on that logo, remember?"

"Yeah, that's right. Text me when you're ready."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye." He gives me a quick kiss goodbye. "Shit," he whispers as he backs away.

I freeze and glance up at my parents. They're both staring at us, their lips turning up.

"Is there something you'd like to tell us?" my mom asks, putting her hands on her hips.

"Um, yeah." I glance at Silas. "Silas and I are dating again. We got back together last night." I quickly put my hand up, my other hand holding onto my towel. "I mean, not like we literally got together, but we had a long talk and..." My voice trails off. It's no use trying to hide it. They know what Silas and I were doing last night.

Silas backs away toward the door. "I need to change clothes so I'll see you guys later."

"I'm sure you will," my dad says, a smug grin on his face. 

As soon as Silas is gone, my mom turns to my dad and says, "Well, you win."

"I told you." He puts his arm around her. "But I thought it would take longer. What's it been? A couple weeks?"

"That sounds about right." My mom smiles at me.

"What are you guys talking about?"

"You and Silas. Your father and I had a bet going to see if you two would get back together this summer."

"I bet that you would," my dad says, "but your mother didn't believe me. She said you were too stubborn to get back with Silas." He kisses my mom. "But even stubborn people can't fight the heart. It knows what it wants."

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