Autumn Leaves by Winkes Barbara

Author:Winkes, Barbara [Winkes, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Relationships, Romance, gay, Barbara Winkes, GLBT, Contemporary, love story, autumn, Coming-Out, Autumn Leaves, Lesbian, women
ISBN: 9781615727964
Publisher: Eternal Press (a division of Damnation Books LLC)
Published: 2012-11-07T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Are you crazy?” Rebecca stood, slack-jawed at the sight of all the bags and boxes the girls unearthed from David’s car. “Is there anything left at Disneyland?” She couldn’t be mad though, taking in their happy smiles. Maggie was obviously in heaven, and Dina had for once put aside the pretend adult attitude. Rebecca could tell they’d had a great time, and she felt a twinge of regret. She could have been there, but she’d skipped the chance for a few hundred dollars they didn’t really need so badly. Maybe Father Langdon would have understood after all and gone with another company.

Hard to imagine, she wouldn’t have spent those nights with Callie. Surprisingly, she didn’t feel like the world’s most despicable liar now.

“Look, I’m sorry. I postponed that talk with Dina. I thought it’d better be done woman to woman?” David said as they stood on the porch, the girls already inside the house. Rebecca cringed slightly. Even though she knew that at some point she was going to have to get used to thinking of Dina as a woman, it didn’t seem the right time yet.

“More like panicked mother to teenage daughter who knows way too much for my comfort. Sure. I’m on it.”

“Thank you.” He pulled her close for a kiss. “We’ll get to your surprise after that, okay?”

Rebecca laughed a little. “Does that mean you’ve all forgiven me?” Not a good choice of words either, when she thought about it.

“I’m really sorry,” he said sincerely. “I never meant to make it look like what you do doesn’t count. It’s your job, and it’s every bit as important.”

Then why did they have to have the dispute anyway? Rebecca held back the question and instead went into the house and upstairs to finally have that talk with Dina.

“Mom.” Dina made a face, but at least the vacation had placated her. To Rebecca’s relief, there was no yelling. “No one got pregnant. It was a mistake.”

“Anna has a boyfriend though?”

“Yeah.” Dina sighed soundly. “Her mother freaked when she found out. I had hoped you wouldn’t.”

“I’m not freaking out, Dina. I know you are not a child anymore,” Rebecca was gritting her teeth a little saying it, “and you need your privacy.” But you’re too freaking young to have sex, damn it! “Dad and I are still responsible for you. More than that, we don’t want you to get hurt, so I hope you know that you can always come to us, with any questions or whatever is on your mind.”

Dina smiled, and Rebecca had the strange feeling that they had changed roles for a moment. One of them was handling this situation way better. Rebecca was afraid it wasn’t her.

“Mom, calm down. I kept the test for Anna. Her parents found out anyway, and she’s on permanent house arrest for the moment. Which isn’t fair but...anyway, I don’t plan to have sex anytime soon. According to Anna, it’s not all that anyway.”

“Is there anyone you like?” Rebecca asked, now even more relieved.

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