Satin Nights by Karen E. Quinones Miller

Author:Karen E. Quinones Miller [Miller, Karen E. Quinones]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780759567924
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

chapter twelve

How do I look, Aunt Gina?” Renee said as she entered the living room, where Regina was flipping through a magazine. “Liz’s coming to pick me up for the movies.”

Regina looked her niece up and down. Baggy jeans, ball cap, and basketball jersey. Her usual uniform. “You look fine, sweetie,” she said with a little laugh.

“What’s so funny?”

Regina stood up and gave her niece a hug. “You, silly. You wear the same type of thing every day, and every day you ask me how you look. I just find it kind of funny is all.”

Renee smirked, then gave her aunt a kiss on the cheek. “Whatever.”

“Whatever yourself.” Regina straightened Renee’s ball cap. “So how are you doing?”

“I’m fine.”

“You sure?” Regina sat back down on the couch and patted the cushion next to her.

“What do you mean?” Renee asked after she sat next to Regina.

“Well, I know it’s been hard on you lately. It has to be.” Regina put her arm around Renee. “With the way your mother’s been acting about your sexuality.”

“Yeah. Well . . .” Renee’s eyes lowered to the floor, and she paused before continuing a few seconds later. “Well, it’s not like I didn’t know she was going to take it hard, but I just didn’t figure how hard. But it’s partly my fault. I was chickenshit for not telling her outright instead of letting her find out by listening in on the phone.” Renee shrugged. “But then, I was chickenshit in the way I told you, too. I’m not handling it well, so I don’t know why I should expect anyone else to handle it well.”

Regina raised her eyebrow. “You’re not handling your sexuality well? You’re uncomfortable with it?”

Renee shook her head. “No, no. I mean, I’m not handling coming out of the closet well because I don’t want to hurt the people I love. Like you and Mom.”

Regina sighed. “Well, I’m not hurt. I was surprised, of course, but not hurt. And I really do believe your mom is going to come around. She just needs some time.”

“She hangs up on me every time I call, you know.”

Regina kissed Renee on the forehead. “She’s been doing the same to me. But like I said, she’s going to need some time.”

Renee sighed, then put her head on her aunt’s shoulder for a moment before looking up at the clock on the wall. “Wow! Talking about time, look at the clock. It’s almost six. Liz better hurry up, or we’re going to miss the movies.”

“Six? Oh damn!” Regina jumped up from the couch and hurried over to the stairway. “Camille, will you come on?” she called out. “Aunt Puddin’s going to be here in a minute, and you’re not even dressed yet. Why don’t you just let me help you pick something out?”

“I’m a big girl, Mommy. I can pick out my clothes,” Camille called back down. “I’m five years old now.”

Buzzzzz.

“Oh shoot, that must be Puddin’,” Regina grumbled, and went to answer the door. “Camille,

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