Page 106 of Still Love You

My mom smiles and kisses him back and then he kisses her again and it's like they forgot I was here.

I wave my hand in front of them. "Okay, do that some other time. So did you really have a bet going?"

"Yes," my dad says. "And since I won, your mother is taking me to the concert I wanted to go to."

"Folk singers," she says, rolling her eyes. "My least favorite type of music."

"What if you'd won the bet?" I ask her.

"Your father would've had to clean the garage."

Our garage is a disorganized mess. I can't even go in there. It's too much chaos.

"Silas' parents also had a bet going," my dad says. "But I'm not sure what they bet."

"Diane has to take Martin to a steakhouse," my mom says.

My dad laughs. "Diane will love that."

"What are you saying?" I ask. "Martin won? He thought Silas and I would get back together but Diane didn't?"

 My mom motions to my towel. "Honey, go put some clothes on. You must be freezing."

"Why did Diane bet against us?"

"Because you're stubborn," my dad says as he walks to the living room. "Just like your old man."

"But you just said stubborn people cave when they're in love, so why did Diane—" I stop, noticing the big smile on my mom's face as I replay what I just said.

"You're in love with Silas?" my mom asks.

"And you're admitting it?" my dad yells from the living room. "It's about time."

My mom hugs me. "Honey, I'm so happy for you!"

This is embarrassing, and yet part of me wanted to tell them. Part of me wants to shout to the world that I love Silas. 

"I need to shower," I say.

"Go ahead." She lets me go, still smiling.

I go down the hall to my room and realize I'm smiling too. It feels good to be back with Silas. I never thought it'd happen but it did, and maybe there's a reason for that. Maybe we're meant to be together despite whatever the future holds.

I take a quick shower, then call Silas.

"Did you know our parents placed bets on us?" I ask.

"What are you talking about?"

"Our parents bet whether we'd get back together and only my dad and Martin thought we would."

"That doesn't surprise me." 

"It doesn't surprise you that our moms didn't think we'd get back together?"

"They know how stubborn you are." 

"Why does everyone keep saying that? I am not stubborn."

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