"Was it all right?" A whole lot better than all right," I told him."What has happened to you?" my mother asked."Hormones and love. Should I go on, now... Mother, if you think you're shocked now, you ain't heard nothing yet." So, then I went on with the events of today. All of them. Even the horrible ones. When I got to the part about my little episode with Eric, I thought Mom's face was going to freeze in horror. And then I got to the breakdown at Jared's house. Mom was still horror-stricken. At. We were all alone in the house. The door was locked and I could close the blinds on my window. Nobody would have to know but us. And if it was something that we both wanted to do… “Well,” I eventually said, “why don’t we start by doing what we were doing before the phone rang, and… see what happens.” She licked her lips, looking nervous but excited. “Really? You’re sure?” I nodded. I wasn’t sure, not by a long shot, but I tried to push down the fluttering in my stomach. “Yeah, but I. ” I didn’t know hotels, but with a name like that, I was sure it would have the kinds of towels she wanted, and a big price tag for the room too.The driver went around and got into his seat. Danielle walked over to the back door, opened it, and then looked at me. I hadn’t moved. “Are you coming?”I stood there thinking. I wanted to go but I also wanted some fresh clothes. I didn’t mind the idea of going to dinner with her and staying overnight, but the thought of doing so in clothes I had been. We headed back down the interstate. As we neared the location of the previous day’s blowjob, I recognized the area. Kelly had noted the exit name. I had only paid attention to the “No Services” sign. We were holding hands. We squeezed them a bit, to wordlessly acknowledge that we recognized the spot.When we exited the freeway, as it turned out, it was at another exit where we made some memories two weeks earlier. We looked at each other and smiled.About halfway down the secluded and scenic.