Bang! I heard the noise of a car door slamming and jolted awake. Gale moved his arm but was still fast asleep beside me. I grabbed the blankets from my bed and wrapped them around me before running to my window to see who was here. I peeked out from behind the curtains and saw our maid Rose carrying my dry cleaning.
"Gale get up!" I ran next to him and started shaking him. "Wake up you idiot, wake up!"
He finally opened his eyes and looked at me, "Good morning, you look lovely." He was grinning and was only half awake.
"Rose is here! You need to get out!" I was desperately trying to pull him out of the haze he was in before we got caught.
"Shit." Gale finally fully understood the situation and bolted up. He grabbed his shorts and ran out of my room. I heard the front door open just as Gale closed the door to the guest bedroom.
I pulled on my robe and jumped back into bed before Rose got to my bedroom. Then I spotted the condom sitting at the top of my trashcan. I ran to my desk, grabbed three tissues from the box, and placed them over the condom just as my door was being opened.
"Good morning sweetie. What are you doing up so early? Was that Gale's car I saw outside?" Rose was beaming at me oblivious to my obviously red cheeks.
"Yeah, Gale stayed the night. I had trouble sleeping." At least it wasn't a total lie.
"I'm going to make breakfast. Wake Gale up and here's your clothes."
"Thanks," I took the dry cleaning from her and breathed a sigh of relief after she had left. I put the clean clothes in my closet and pulled out a pair of jeans and a purple shirt with ruffles. I pulled on the clothes and went to the bathroom to brush my hair and teeth.
"Hurry up!" I heard Rose yell from the bottom of the stairs.
I made my way to the guest bedroom and opened the door just in time to see Gale buttoning his shirt.
"Hey," I had no idea what to say and internally scoffed at myself for saying hey.
Gale just looked at me and smiled. He walked across the room and quietly shut the door behind me. "That was close." He kissed me and snaked his hands around my waist.
"Get down here now! It's getting cold!" Rose yelled again.
I broke the kiss and opened the door. I felt Gale follow me down the stairs and we went to the kitchen.
"Finally. Eat." Rose turned her back to us and began the dishes.
"Yum. Omelets are my favorite. You really shouldn't have Rose," Gale was sucking up to Rose as usual.
"No, I really shouldn't have for you. You're a grown man Gale you can make your own breakfast."
"I love the way you spoil me Rosie."
"Would anyone care to tell me why Gale stayed the night?" Rose turned around and looked at the two of us.
"We drank some wine with dinner and Nicole thought I had too much to safely drive home," I really hoped she was buying it. It was the truth after all.
Rose rolled her eyes and turned around. Gale put his hand on my thigh and winked at me. I finished my omelet and walked over to the sink next to Rose.
"Rose you don't have to come by all week just to feed me. I'll be fine."
"I'm not here just for that," Rose was laughing. "Your parents want me to make sure you don't throw any wild parties!"
"That was one time!" I recalled the boisterous party I had last summer.
"One time too many!" Rose turned around again still laughing.
"I really should be going. I have to get to the office," Gale put his dish in the sink. "Seriously Rose thanks, I haven't had a homemade omelet in months." He kissed her on the side of the cheek and made his way to the door.
"I'll walk you out," I quickly fell in step behind him.
He walked to his car without a word. "I can't come by for the rest of the week." He looked down at me and I saw the curtain move in my peripheral vision.
"Rose is watching us right now," I said while moving my lips as little as possible.
"I figured. She's going to keep watching us to make sure nothing's going on. I'll see you when your parents get back in town."
"I could come to your place."
"No. Keith has a camera pointed at the front door to see when you leave. I gotta go. He's been checking your phone calls and text lately too. Bye." Gale closed his door and drove off.
I walked back to the front door and looked around for the supposed camera and spotted it in the corner of the porch. I was surprised I had never noticed before.
The next week of my life was more boring than usual. I went to the mall with a few friends but that was the extent of my social life. I was also much hornier than usual and extremely frustrated. Finally Friday rolled around and I went to pick up my parents at the airport.
I spotted my mom first and noticed she had a dark tan. "Hi Nicole!" My mom grabbed me into a bear hug and squeezed me extremely hard.
"Hey guys. How was Nashville?" I asked my mom as my dad appeared at her side carrying their luggage.
"It was fabulous," my mom said smiling.
"It was boring," my dad said. I noticed his sunburn and couldn't help laughing. "I need to go to the office."