Allie's Choice

  to linger in bed like a languid cat lying in the sun, and that something was remembering what had transpired between Drew and herself the night before.  Just thinking about it brought a blush to Allie's cheeks and a tingle that started in her toes and slowly moved upward.  How on earth could a man so bad make a woman feel so good?  Allie certainly wasn't one to sleep around, and in fact, celibacy had been her middle name since her divorce from Jason last year.  But neither was she a prude-she could claim a few notches in her belt, if one wanted to be picky about it.   But never in her wildest dreams had she ever imagined that she could feel what she felt last night.  And she for sure and for certain never imagined that she'd be feeling what she felt with and for Drew Pearce.  He'd kissed her good-bye on her 17th birthday, and broken her heart in the process.  Ten years later, he knocks on her door, she opens it, and ten minutes later.....Allie blushed again as she thought of last night. from TexasWordsmith

She stretched, remembering the night of her 17th birthday party at the local Dairy Queen. Nearly everyone from her small high school's junior class attended, but she wanted them all to leave so she could spend time alone with Drew. She'd had a crush on him since the fifth grade, when his bicycle ran over the big toe of her right high-top sneaker and left a bruise that she stroked for a week while she watched it fade from black, to blue, and finally to light green. She almost wished it would never fade. The electrical surge that she had felt from that passing moment, sneaker touching tire, had jolted something awake in her ten-year-old body, daring her to imagine the moment when they would become teenagers and other body parts might meet, even if only for a farewell kiss. Now, she had him in her bed, and she could see the outline of his form under the sheet next to her. She didn't have a clue what to do next.
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She didn't dare move until she could figure out what to do now, and she had to think fast. Her son would be waking up soon, and she needed to get him to school. She looked at the man next to her, and all she saw was the high school boy she had loved so long ago. She lay frozen in the bed staring at his features.
He slept peacefully, thank God he didn't snore like Jason. He opened his eyes and smiled dreamily at her. His smile broadened. She could see the sleep fade from his face as his eyes focused on her and the smile left and was replaced with a face of panic. He sat up in bed covering his face with his hands. “Oh God, what have I done?”
“What have you done? It's ok Drew, I'm a big girl.”
“No! You don't understand. It wasn't supposed to be like this. I came here to make amends.”
“Amends? I'm too old for the Prom you missed. And that whole thing we had going about together forever, well forget about it, I wised up.”
“You sound like you hate me.”
“I do.”
“But, what about last night?”
Allie didn't know where the anger was coming from, but Drew was about to get hit with both barrels. “Last night? That was my revenge. Did you actually think that after ten years, one failed marriage and a child I get to raise alone, that I would still have feelings for you?”
“No, I thought you'd hate me.”
“Then why did you come here?”
“I wanted to explain.”
“How do you explain telling me we'd be together forever, then disappearing completely off the map?”
“I got in some trouble, and I had to leave.”
“And you couldn't contact me?”
“They would have found me if I had.”
“Who would have found you?”
“Tell me about your child.”
“His name is Tommy. He's named after his grandfather, and he's not yours if that's what you were worrying about.”
“Tommy is a nice name.”
“Speaking of Tommy, I have to get him to school, and you have to get out of here.”
“I wasn't expecting this. I certainly didn't come here for sex, I just thought we'd talk.”
“Well we did. Talk I mean. It was nice seeing you, have a good life.”
“Oh, I intend to have a good life. I was hoping I could call on you again?”
“What for Drew? We've relived about the only memory that was worth keeping.”
“How about coffee? Do you drink coffee?”
Allie heard the toilet flush down the hall. “You have to get out of here, NOW!”
Drew pulled on his pants and gathered up the rest of his clothes in a bundle. “Coffee?”
“Call me later.” She pushed him hastily out the front door. “I'm going to regret this!”

from Ivory

Just as the front door clicked shut Allie was tackled from behind by her nine-year-old bundle of energy, Tommy.

"Mornin' Mom!  What's for breakfast?"

Allie floated into the kitchen in a daze, feeling almost as if she'd dreamed last night.  "Well, shake yourself and get on with your real life, girl,"  Allie muttered under her breath as she went through the motions of getting breakfast on the table.

"Hey,mom," questioned Tommy, his mouth full of pancakes, "who was that guy you were pushing out the front door?"

Allie sighed and thought about banging her head on the kitchen table.  All of this, and she hadn't even managed to have a cup of coffee yet.

from TexasWordsmith