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“Not about that.” Adele shook her head. “AJ’s room.”
“She means that AJ’s room overlooks the backyard, so he’d be able to see inside,” Elisa explained.
“Oh,” Wendy replied. “Right. Sorry. We can go to my house.”
“No, it’s okay, honey. You two go out there and close the door,” she said, proud of herself because she had a good idea what they’d planned on getting up to with practically a whole house at their disposal.
“Are you sure?” Adele asked.
“Yes. Go.”
“Wendy, can you go on out there? I need to talk to my mom for a second.”
“Yeah, sure,” Wendy replied with a smile before she walked past Elisa and added, “See you later, Mrs. B.”
“Elisa,” she corrected again.
“Too weird,” Wendy said with a laugh as she opened the back door and then closed it behind her.
“Mom, we’re not going to have sex.”
“What?” Elisa said, returning her attention to Adele.
“We were just trying to have some time together before school. She came over because her parents are both home, and well, Dad is never here, really. AJ left this morning, so I figured he’d be gone all day since he’s so mad at me, and I told her she could come over here. But he just got back, andI didn’t know what to do. I just want to spend time with her, Mom.”
“I know, honey. It’s fine.”
“We’re probably just going to talk and watch a movie or something.”
“And make out a little?” she teased.
“Mom!” Adele gave her an incredulous expression.
Elisa laughed and said, “Go. Have fun. I’m going to try to get your brother to talk to me.”
“Good luck. He’s in a mood.” Adele sighed. “I know I’m partly the cause, but I can’t help it that Wendy is gay or that I like her, you know?”
“I know,” Elisa said, pulling her daughter in for a hug. “You’re a good big sister, okay? I appreciate you giving him some space right now.”
“I want to hang out with him, too, Mom. We’re about to be apart for the first time ever, and he won’t even talk to me.”
“He will, baby.” Elisa kissed her temple. “He will. Just go hang out with Wendy, and I’ll talk to him.”
“Okay. Thanks, Mom.”
Adele pulled out of the hug and said, “I really like her, and I kind of don’t know what to do about that. She’s…”
“She’s what?”
“She’s been with another girl before; at church camp, of all places. I’m worried because I don’t know what I’m doing. When we get there, I’ll have zero experience, and she probably knows what to do and–”
“Honey?”
“Yeah?”
“Trust me; I’ve been there and very recently.”
“So I’ve heard,” Adele said with a lifted eyebrow.
