At the time, it seemed
like the funniest thing
I’d ever done.
(What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever done?)
Don’t get me wrong.
I’m completely hetero,
and that experience proved it to me.
(I decided that later, when I had much too much
time on my hands to think about such things.)
But seeing the look
on people’s faces—some
horrified, some fascinated—
made my day.
(How would you look, seeing two
pretty teenaged girls making out,
right there on the tarmac?)
We Found Our Box
took seats behind Mom, Scott,
Jake, and a couple of guys Scott
worked with. Robyn nudged me
as Mom leaned over, showing off
cleavage to the cute young blond.
He took a good, long look, then
whispered something no doubt funny
and off-color into Mom’s ear. She
giggled and flirted and carried on
like Scott wasn’t even there.
Worse yet, Scott pretended not
to notice. Or maybe, tied up in
conversation about the latest