After we pulled out of his driveway, we continued on in silence for several minutes until I finally couldn't take it anymore and cleared my throat.
"I'm...uh...I'm sorry," I mumbled.
"For what?" Mom snapped.
"Lying?" I offered tentatively.
"Save it," she huffed, "You completely humiliated me."
"In front of who?" I demanded, "Pinhead Larry."
"Ashton,"
"Mom the guy looked like Homer Simpson."
"I'm not in the mood."
"I think he was shifty."
"Ash,"
"Plus I didn't like the way he had his hand on your leg."
"You're not my Dad Ashton."
"He reeked of bad intentions."
"Ash."
"To be honest I think it was luck I was there."
"Oh is that so?"
"Yeah, without me your night would have ended in some sort of date rape."
"Oh, my bad, so I should be thanking you?"
"Basically."
"My knight in shining armor?"
"Well I mean..."
Laughing Mom pulled to a stop at a red light.
"He's a nice guy Ash."
"That's what he wants you to think."
"How do you know?"
"It's a man thing."
"Ashton you're not a man," she laughed.
"Yes I am." I argued.
"You're a boy."
"No I'm not!"
"Okay fine, you're a guy, maybe."
"I don't know, I am like two heads taller then you."
"Fine, you're like... like a mini man."
"A mini man who just saved your life."
"Ashton Steve and I work together, we've had lunch together every day, I really like him."
"Oh yuck," I cried, "Can you not?"
"What?" she laughed.
"I hate him!"
"Stop it!"
"He looks like he has cats."
"We have cats."
"He looks like he keeps his dead Mom in his basement."
"Ashton where do you come up with this shit?"
Staring out the window I shrugged, "I just don't want you to end up with another guy like Dad."
Looking at me in the rearview Mirror she let out a sigh, "I love you, you know that?"
"Yeah, I kind of figured," I answered, "It's in the job description."
"Oh my God you're impossible," she groaned, pulling into the McDonalds parking lot.
"What are we doing?" I asked.
"Harry and Lauren have been fine so far, what's ten more minutes."
Smiling I unbuckled my seatbelt and wiggled my awkwardly large frame into the passenger seat while Mom ordered.
After getting out food, we pulled into an empty parking space, and began to eat, Mom fiddling with the radio until stopping on the Suburban Jesus song again.
"I've heard this," I informed her.
"You better have," she answered, "I took you to their concert when you were little."
"Really?" I asked.
"Yup," she replied, popping the P, "Believe it or not, before you made me old and wrinkly I used to be pretty stinking cool."
"Believe it or not, compared to some people's parents you are still actually pretty cool."
"Glad to hear it," she laughed.
Suddenly her phone rang in her lap, sighing she answered it and after a moment, hung up and started the car.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"That was Laruen." She replied.
"What did she want, are her and Harry okay?" I questioned.
"Yeah," she answered, "Apparently some weird guy came over asking for a plaid shirt."
Raising my eyebrows and turned to look out the window.
"Are you really happy with that guy?" I said slowly after a moment, "Because if you are I guess I don't mind if you two... you know.... As long as you don't... you know.... Have any more... you know....."
"Ashton I'm done having kids if that what you meant," she interrupted, causing me to blush, "And I think I'm going to pass on Steve, he does kind of look like Homer Simpson."
"Really?" I asked.
"Yeah," she laughed, "But only on one condition."
"What?" I questioned.
"You lie to me again and I'm grounding your ass so long they nickname you Rapunzel."
"I can work with that,"
Rolling her eyes Mom pulled into the driveway, however instead of getting out, she froze staring up at the house. Following her gaze I found Harry sitting crossed legged on the front porch, with his elbows resting on his knees, his fingers laced and his chin on his hands.
"Who is that?" Mom demanded.
Seeing our car Harry walked down the front lawn to meet me.
"Uh, what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Niall sent me," he replied, "He needs you to come over ASAP.... It's a crisis."
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