Riding the Twister by Jane C (beautiful books to read .txt) 📕

since everyone probably knows all about us by now, we figured to just try to go and have fun. She's coming over tomorrow before prom so we can get ready together. And as for telling Mom and Dad, I am putting that off for as long as possible!"      

Michael stared hard at me. "Do you think it is a good idea bringing Haley to prom as your date? Grace High School is not really a gay-friendly type of school. I mean, we don't even have a Gay-Straight Alliance. I don't know how people are going to react and I do not want you or Haley getting hurt. And as for Mom and Dad, you can't hide this from them forever."      

"Thanks for being concerned, but I think Haley and I will be fine as long as we stick together. I am so tired of hiding who I truly am! I know I can't keep this from Mom and Dad forever, but think about it, Michael. Wouldn't you be scared if you had to tell Mom and Dad this? Please don't tell them. I am going to wait for the right moment. So much has just happened, I don't think I can handle Mom and Dad as well."      

At that moment we heard the car garage open and close. Mom and Dad were back. I gave Michael an imploring look and he understood that I didn't want to talk about this subject anymore, especially since our parents were now home. Michael gave me a slight nod and then got up to greet our parents. I stayed where I was and flipped mindlessly through the channels on tv. Nothing was on. I switched off the tv. I heard Mom and Dad say hello to Michael, and then a pair of footsteps coming closer to the den. "Hi, Mom and Dad. How are you?"      

Mom looked me straight in the eye, and decided to ignore the question of how she was doing. I heard Dad sigh and out of the corner of my eye saw him walk across the room and sit in his chair. Our dog jumped up in his lap, and Dad petted him absentmindedly, with a slight frown on his face. Michael followed suit and sat in the chair next to Dad's.      

Mom got straight to the point and asked me, "Jessica, when I was at the PTA meeting today, Jen's mom came up to me after the meeting. She mentioned that Jen had told her that you were lesbian.      

Apparently, someone saw you kissing Haley. Jen's mother 'thought I should know and to try to control my daughter'. Is this true? And don't you dare lie to me, because I will find out the truth."    

Both Mom and Dad looked at me expectantly, waiting for my answer. I sighed, wishing that this wasn't happening at this point and time, with the prom, and with Haley in the other room. But, it was. And so I summoned up my courage to tell them the truth.      

"Mom, Dad, I am lesbian. I am going out with Haley. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I got caught at school kissing Haley by Ty--someone. And it ended up all over school. So, yes, Jen's mom is telling the truth."    

 Mom and Dad looked at one another in shock. "Damn, it, Jessica! How could you be so stupid as to kissing Haley at all, let alone in school?" Dad yelled at me.  

 "I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking. I...."      

"Yeah, that's obvious that you wern't thinking!" Pure sarcasm dripped from my mother's voice.    

 Michael tried to interrupt, and said, "Mom, Dad, can't you just listen for one min....." His voice silenced.    

 Dad interrupted him saying, "Michael, you can wait just one damn minute! Im talking here and you interrupted me!  Did you know about this, about her?"    

 "Calm down, Dad. Jess being gay isn't the end of the world! I just found out a day ago, and I think you are completely over-reacting! Jess is still the same person she was a few minutes ago. So what if she's lesbian?"      

"So what?!" Mother screeched. "This just can't be happening. Not in our family." Tears were running down my mother's face at that point, but so were mine. I was afraid that this was how they would react, and I was right. A tiny part of me had pretended that this wasn't going to happen, and that part of me hurt the most when it realized that was exactly what was going on.    

 "Mom, Dad, I'm sorry to hurt you like this, but this is who I am. I love Haley. We are going to prom together. I thought my peers might act the way you are acting right now, but not adults like you! You claim to be so liberal all the time, and yet you are acting like I told you I just got arrested!"    

Mom snapped,  "Jessica Lee, this is not a time for jokes!"      

Dad glared at me and said, "Jessica, I don't think you do understand the consequences of being gay. Besides that, you have time to decide this. You are much to young to know exactly who you are and what you want, "And that's the way it should be, young lady," Dad added in a stern voice. "You don't have to know exactly who you are at the age of seventeen. You can date more boys, tell Haley it was a mistake, and forget about her."    

 I sighed impatiently, and said, "Dad! Please, listen to me for a moment! If you were single and not married to Mom, you would know for absolute certainty that you would not want to date any man, right? It's the same thing for me. You know I have dated boys before. But, it's different with Haley. I feel more comfortable around her, and more attracted to her then any of my previous boyfriends. That's how I know I'm gay. Don't you understand?"    

 Dad just shook his head and tapped his fingers on the table. Mom started pacing back and forth. "Okay, here is what we are going to do. Jess, we will not tell anyone in our family about this. They don't need to know. You will go to Haley and tell her it has all been just too difficult and you want to break up the relationship and date other boys. You will date more boys, Jess, and you will find someone you love. Don't worry, all you have to do is pray to God and ask him to remove this horrible temptation from you. You have a choice as to whether or not you like men or women, and I am making the choice for you to like men!"    

 At this point and time I started crying. I glanced over at Michael, and he grimaced sympathetically and shrugged his shoulders helplessly. We both knew how impossible Mom and Dad could become when it came to God. They followed life's direction directly from the Bible, and took most of what it said literally.    

 "Mom," I started, "Do you think I would choose sitting here listening to you demean me and make me feel like shit? I can't choose if I like men or women. I like women, period. God made me this way, and you have no control over that. Can't you come to accept me for who I am?"    

 Mom stopped pacing back and forth, and uncertaintity flickered in her eyes. "I am not sure, Jess," she responded slowly.

"I don't have to take anymore of this from either of you. I can't handle this." I got up and ran out of the room, Michael yelling my name, and once again I decided to ignore him. I went outside, opened the car door and sat inside the car. I fished the keys out of their usual spot and started the car.

Chapter 3

I ended up at Haley's house. It was almost automatic. I parked the car and called her on my cell phone. I just really needed to be with her tonight. I didn't care what my parents thought of her, or anyone else or that matter. I wanted to remind myself that she was worth all the shit I was going through right now.

Haley answered after the third ring and I asked her if I could come in. She told me to just open the door and go up to her room. I ran up to Haley's house and opened up the door. I then ran up the flight of stairs, were Haley was waiting. She ushered me into her room, and closed the door.

There she asked quietly, "Jessica, what's wrong? What happened?"

I shook my head and said, "Please let's not talk about that right now." I took ahold of her tiny waist, and pulled her to me. I kissed her passionately and she kissed me back with just as much vigor. I ran my hands through her long raven black hair and looked questioningly into her hazel eyes.

She stared back into my eyes for a moment before nodding. She rolled on top of me and ran her hands up and down my thigh. I peeled off her shirt as she pulled off mine. I grabbed a fist-full of her soft hair as her hand found its way to my breast. We both breathed in heavily and deeply. My hands cupped her tight ass to bring her closer to me. I kissed Haley hungrily and bit her lower lip.

When it was over we lay next to each other, being a comfort to one another. I had never felt so close to any other person at that moment then I did to Haley. It was only then that I filled her in on what happened and she just listened and supported me. By that time it was 11:30pm, so I told Haley I had better go home. I got dressed and gave Haley a hug and a passionate kiss goodbye. I tiptoed out of the house and breathed in the fresh cold air that hit my face. I checked my phone and saw that Michael had called me. I shrugged. He really was a good brother, but there was nothing he could do to change how the family dynamics were going at the moment. I got home safely and quietly but slowly snuck into the house. The lights were out and everyone was asleep. I got to my room, closed my door, and got ready for bed. I set my alarm to wake me up in the morning. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was asleep.