SUMMER VACATION by Spanky de Bautumn

The first rule, no parties, no problem. The second, she could sleep at
her house if I stayed there too. I almost peed my pants, I was so
excited. My parents knew that I got along with her much better than my
sister. They also knew that if I was around, instead of sis, Gina would
be less likely to take off in the middle of the night or have a bunch of
her friends over dealing with some young punk. My parents were so smart.
Thank you, Mom and Dad, this was better than Christmas.

The first few days went by with her and I catching up with what we had
been doing for the past year and a half. After my first nights
awkwardness, I loosened up and soon we were laughing and joking just like
the old days.

I was tempted to go through her closet and drawers and try on some of her
clothes while she was at school. But realized if she caught me it would
spoil everything I had going for me. So I hung around my house until she
got home, because I know myself and I would have tried it anyway.

Thursday, after diner we were sitting in her living room listening to the
radio and sipping on some chilled Mountain Dew. Our conversation turned
to dating and she told me she had a date this Saturday night.

"What should I tell my parents?" I asked her.

"Don't worry," she replied. "I'll be back by ten; you can just hang out
here. I told them I was going to movies with a friend and they said be
back before eleven and you would tell them if I wasn't. Is that true,
would you snitch on me?"

I thought for a moment. "Depends on the circumstances," I said with a sly
smile on my face.

"Well, I think your parents are really cool and I'm not going blow it,
for my sake and theirs," she stated as she got up from the sofa. "I've
got some homework to finish up, and then I'm going to shower and go to
bed. You OK out here, need anything before I go?"

"How about a hand job?" Is what I was thinking, but instead I said, "No,
nothing, I'm good."

I'll have to admit I was a little jealous, even though I knew I had no
reason to be. I thought to myself, if she's going to be with someone else
Saturday night, then Friday will be our night.