“It's okay Mom, we'll make sure not to have any fun without you.” I gave her a big hug and handed my bag to David.
“I'll meet up with you two in a few days,” she said. David kissed her passionately and I wished it was me who he was kissing.
“Bye, Mom.” I waved out the window of the car. And like that, David and I were off.
“You ready for this?” he asked.
“As ready as I'll ever be,” I replied. Rain started to trickle onto the windshield as the car pulled out of the driveway.
The car ride was exactly how I pictured it. Small talk about school and the weather quickly devolved into silence. We barely knew each other and had nothing to say. I sat in the passenger seat and tried to fall asleep. If I could sleep the entire trip then I wouldn't have to endure the awkwardness.
Right as I was about to fall asleep, David opened his mouth. “I saw you last night.”
Adrenaline coursed through my veins. My heart was thudding in my head. What was I supposed to say to that?
My face was flush with embarrassment “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spy on you guys. I just needed to ask my mom something.”
“It's all right. I'm sure you got more than an eyeful of me,” he said. My face couldn't get any redder. I just wanted him to change the subject. I looked around the seat for an abort button that would shoot me out of the roof of the car.
“Have you ever been with a boy before?” he asked.
That subject wasn't much better but at least it wasn't talking about my parents having sex. “I've only been with one guy before.”
“And how was he?”
I felt gross talking about this stuff. “I guess he was okay. Nothing special.”
“Well that sucks, you're first time should always be special,” David said.
“Yeah I know.”
The rain started to pick up. It only took a matter of minutes as it went from a sprinkle to a downpour.
“This weather is getting pretty bad out here,” David said. The windshield wipers moved at a fast pace but there was barely any visibility. The roads were becoming flooded and things weren't looking good.
“There's a motel coming up,” he said. “We might have to stop there until the storm passes.”
David pulled into the parking lot of the Seaside Motel. Their vacancy sign flashed in neon red. The place looked like the Bates Motel but worse. There were only a few rooms and the place looked run down. The funny thing was we were miles and miles away from any water.
“Stay in the car and I'll go get us a room.” David put his jacket over his head as he ran out of the car and into the storm.
I sat in the car listening to the rain hit the roof. Another car pulled into the parking lot and they probably had the same idea as us. It was better to be safe than sorry. We weren't in a hurry to get to David's family so a night in a motel wasn't a big deal.
But it was a big deal.
I was going to share a room with David.
I saw him run to the car and opened my door. David yelled over the noise of the rain, “I got us a room. Come on.” He shielded me with his jacket as we raced to the room. Rain was pelting me in the face from all angles. David quickly took out the electronic key card and swiped it. The door clicked open and we rushed in.
The room was a tiny tin box. The front door almost hit the bed. The TV was the size of a laptop. The bathroom was even worse. The sink and the toilet were almost on top of each other. The shower was so tight that I wasn't sure I could fit inside.
Even with David shielding me, I was still sopping wet. “Damn, I forgot the clothes,” he said, ready to go back out there.
“Don't go out there yet. There's some robes in the closet. Wait until the rain dies down a little bit.” They weren't from the Ritz Carlton but they would do until we dried off. I went into the bathroom and changed first. My clothes were soaked as I hung them up on the shower curtain.
I came out to find David already changed into his robe. It was a little short on him and showed off his strong legs. I couldn't help but giggle.
“Yeah very funny,” he said with a straight face. “You're the one who suggested robes.”
“I think it looks fine,” I said, trying to stop myself from laughing. “So what should we do?”
David picked up the TV remote and turned it on. “Let's see what the news says about the storm.”
The TV turned on to static. David changed the channels but nothing came in.
“I guess we'll have to make do without the weatherman,” I said sitting on the bed.
“I guess so.” David lay next to me and the electricity between us was palpable.