The Truth About Faking by Moore Leigh Talbert

Author:Moore, Leigh Talbert [Moore, Leigh Talbert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781479251209
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

Only it is happening. Trent texts me to say he’ll pick me up at 6:45, and I’m still fussing with my hair. I look in the mirror, and of course! A zit’s popping out on my chin. Perfect. I dash across to Mom’s bathroom for concealer when she finally appears looking distracted. I don’t have time, but I ask her if anything’s wrong. She dismisses me with a wave and some comment about client business—her way of saying she doesn’t want to talk about it—and I let it go. Dad’s visiting at the nursing home in Glennville, so I’m left to myself, and by the time 6:45 rolls around, I’ve almost decided to call the whole thing off. But I don’t, and Trent’s very punctual.

“Hey, Harley,” he smiles as I hold the front door open. Mom appears in the living room as usual to inspect my date, but I can’t see a thing objectionable in the quiet boy standing in front of me in his khakis and short-sleeved polo. Trent’s hair is done in his neat, short, almost-retro style that goes up on top. Nothing like Jason’s long, floppy brown shag.

“Hey, Trent,” I smile back. We’re quiet a moment, then Mom walks up.

“Hi, Mrs. Andrews,” Trent smiles, extending his hand.

She shakes it and then glances at the two of us. “Be home at 11,” is all she says.

I follow Trent out to his mom’s car. It’s a nice, reliable, air-conditioned Accord. Music is playing softly as we drive, and it sounds like something my dad would play. I decide Trent must not be that into music. But that’s okay, I reason. He can have other interests.

“I was thinking maybe we could catch a movie?” he says.

“Sure. What do you want to see?” I focus on leaving all that other stuff behind and enjoying on our date. My dream date with Trent. Yay!

“Whatever you’d like,” he says, smiling.

We’re quiet again, and the music switches to some new adult contemporary song. I wish I could change it, but somehow that seems pushy. I glance over at Trent again. His skin tone is really even, and when he notices me looking he smiles, uncovering those perfect teeth and crinkling those pretty blue eyes.

“What?” he asks.

“I was just thinking,” I say, but I pause.

I can’t tell him I’ve been dreaming of this moment since sophomore year, or that I believe he could be my future husband. He’ll think I’m a nut job. Plus, I’m starting to feel like our future marriage has hit a rough patch, and I’m turning into Mr. Bender. Only without the whole family in Cambodia thing.

No, with all the after-hours sneaking, it’s more like I’m turning into something worse, like Shelly’s dad. I cringe at that thought.

“It’s our first date,” I finish.

“Yeah,” he nods. “Gotta start somewhere.”

I’m not sure what that means, but I steal one more glance at his soft lips. Just a few more hours, and I’ll get my chance to kiss them. And then hopefully all this confusion over Jason will disappear.

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