Every hair on my body stood up as I sat frightened on my bed. My mother sent me up to my room after she walked in to a very conspicuous setting. By some miracle she had used the wrong key, giving us enough time to barely slide into our shirts. We knew she wasn't stupid, even a child could take a wild guess as to what was going on here.

I was terrified at what they could possibly be talking about down stairs. How much trouble would I be in? I didn't hear my father's voice yet and wondered if he was here. A car turned on outside, assuming it was Harry's, I watched as the head lights swerved and the sound of his car faded.

My mom opened the door minutes later; I wished she wouldn't keep me from seeing Harry again. I'm sure she could see the terror in my eyes, yet hers didn't look as angry as I thought they'd be. She did look deep in thought when she came to sit right by me.

"I am very disappointed in you…but I have to admit that Harry surprised me. He insisted on taking full responsibility, and was very apologetic. Boys don't normally do that these days. Now I know you mi hija, and I believe that what he said was true."

"Yes mom, I swear it! All we did was kiss and nothing more. You know how I feel about that other stuff."

It was weird trying to reassure my mother that there was never any intention of sex between us, though that did in fact ease her conscience.

"I remember what it was like, when I was your age. And with Harry being your first boyfriend, you need to practice self-control and… well you know the rest as we've had this talk before," she smiled.

I nodded, glad that the awkwardness had vanished between us.

"I'm not upset that he was here, only its past midnight, we are out of town and you are still seventeen. I won't mention this to your father but you need to cool things down. So you will only see Harry at work until Prom. Yes…I'm still letting you go."

I threw my arms around her, grateful that she was so forgiving. Yet I was curious to why she came back.

"Did you drive back here because you had a hunch?"

"I'm your mother, I always have a hunch. Also, your father took the wrong briefcase, and I offered to retrieve it instead … because of my hunch," she winked.

"I'm so sorry."

"It's ok. I have to get back … and you have school tomorrow. Buenas noches, I love you."

She kissed my forehead and walked out. I could hear her let out a big sigh, probably of relief that I was still a virgin. Truthfully, I'm glad she came in, not in that particular moment, but things were getting so overwhelming I don't know where I would have finally drawn the line.

I felt horrible for getting caught and for thinking that my mother was ashamed of me, no matter how gracious she was. More so, I felt terrible for having Harry go through that seeing as how I was the one who made him stay. I'm sure his past girlfriends were old enough anddidn't put him through that.

It was almost one in the morning, but after such a night like this I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking that Harry was mad at me. My mom had left almost 20 minutes ago, meaning she should have been halfway to the hotel by now. I needed some kind of confirmation so I went downstairs to search for my phone.

My worry was put to rest when I saw a missed call and text from Harry.

I don't think I've ever gotten caught making out with my girlfriend before. I must say that was quite the little scare. Hah! But your mom is way cool. And it was ALL WORTH IT! Oh and Herman misses you :) G'night babe –Harry

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If I would have found a comfortable spot, I might have opted to take a nap during my lunch period. There was absolutely no way I could make it through the day. I was taking Tylenol for my sore body and eye drops for my tired eyes. Amidst my weariness, I kept replaying last night over and over again in my head. Just thinking about Harry and his charming ways prompted a smile on my face.

Prom was this Friday and even though I would see him at work on Thursday, it was still too long of a wait. I decided to text him while I waited for my next class.

Hey, I miss you. Sorry again about last night, I feel HORRIBLE! –Chloe

Within a minute or two he replied.

Awe babe, don't worry about it. It's a bit funny actually… I say that now that I'm not in the situation lol. I miss you too –Harry

I'm glad both you and my mom took it so well. By the way, I'm sore as heck! I'm never doing that work out again! :p –Chloe

What? I assume you're talking about the gym, because our night workout was pretty satisfying lol :> –Harry

Ha ha what kind of face is that? Never mind, I already know… perve! –Chloe

Perve? You're the one that seduced me in to staying so you could have your way with me. It's okay, I don't mind being used… by you. Though just so you know, I got a list of ideas for next time bwahaha. –Harry

Just when my interest had peaked the stupid school bell rang. Impeccable timing!

Well I guess you'll just have to let me in on it later, I've got to get back to class. :( -Chloe

Can I call you in the evening? –Harry

I don't know. I'll text you. -Chloe

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I still had to pick up my prom dress, but I wasn't sure when my parents would get back. So I called Trisha to see if she was available. I considered her like an older sister; she played the role pretty well.

"You got caught? That's hilarious!" she cracked up.

"No Trisha, I was mortified. He took it so well though ... gotta love him," I exhaled.

"Yeah, so how do you really feel about him?"

"Oh wow, he just gets me. I love his sense of humor and the way he makes me feel. I think I'm falling in love."

I was sure of it, although I knew I could only tell him if I heard it from him first.

"You know, I didn't know about you two in the beginning but it seems to be more serious than I thought. I'm thrilled for you and Harry. He's a real good guy… I remember when you'd roll your eyes every time he'd walk by, now you're constantly drooling after him," she laughed again.

Finally I held my dress in my arms, I adored it. It's going to be the perfect night of my teenage life; my white dress and Harry in his black suit, hours of dancing and an excuse to be with him till the late-early morning hours. What made it even better was that my birthday was a couple of days after. I had no idea how I was going to celebrate it. Harry knew it was soon but we hadn't spoken about it.

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When I got home I hung the dress up behind my door, kicked off my shoes and leaped on to my bed. Counting backwards 5…4…3…2… Zzzz.

I could have sworn that I had only closed my eyes for a couple of seconds when I heard my phone ring. Looking at the clock it read 7:15pm. It was my parents, they were on their way, and I guess my mom wanted to see how I was doing… but I know she was checking to see if I was alone. I didn't blame her.

I showered up and planned to make it an early night after I made one more call.

"Hi, what are you up to?"

"Hey, umm nothing much... Well actually, I'm getting some paper work together, I decided to go back to school. I'm going to get my Masters in Business Administration."

"That's wonderful, Harry! You never even mentioned that before. Where at?"

"It's in Orlando. It's only a few hours' drive. I've just been thinking a lot about my future and about us. I don't want to be a manager at a video store forever, you know?"

"I totally get that. I'm just a little bummed you'll be so far away. You're staying over there right?"

"Yes, but I need to do this now. I'm going to be 24 and I don't want to waste any more time. Besides, we'll have the whole summer and then I'll come in the weekends."

"I'm very proud of you. I think that's great. So you said you were thinking about your future and...us?"

"Yes…" he laughed quietly. "They do go hand in hand don't they? Are you ok with not seeing me that often?"

"I think the weekends would be perfect. I will miss you at work though, hopefully I can change my days around."

"Yeah, I'm sure they'll work with you on that. My boss said he would offer my position to Trisha, when the time came. And you know how much that girl loves you. Anyway, you could come up and visit too, or I'd pick you up. There's a lot to do in Orlando, you'd like it."

"Nice… well as much as I wanted to discuss about your little list from earlier today, I'm beat."

"Ha ha, did I have your wheels spinning all day? Alright, sleep dreams then. You can dream about me shirtless or whatever."

"Jerk…how did you know?" I giggled.

"Ahem, I know. I'd tell you what I dream about but I'm afraid you'd slap me the next time you see me. Some things are just better left unsaid."

"Oh really? Maybe one of these days I'll have the nerve to ask you then, and I'll try my best to refrain from any slapping."

"Deal. Good night, Chloe."

What was it about Harry that had me so spellbound? And how on earth did I manage to snag such an awesome guy? I fell asleep thinking about what a weekend in Orlando with him would be like. Oh yes ... I'm so in love.

Notes

I haven't updated in ages...cheezits! Sorry gals, I hope to catch up with everything soon :)

Oh and I hope you liked the chappy!

ciao :D