We nearly got caught. Mom came up to wake Bethany and me for breakfast. When she knocked on the door I woke up fast and told her we were coming right down so she wouldn’t open the door.
Bethany and I scrambled for our nightshirts and left the door open to air out my bedroom while we giggled our way down the stairs. It wasn’t until I sat on the cold wooden chair that I realized I’d forgotten to put on my panties.
Mom had set out a breakfast of fruit, cottage cheese, and bagels. I took a sip of orange juice while Bethany and I grinned at each other over our shared secret.
“So I heard you guys giggling and yelling half the night,” Mom said as she sat down. “It’s a good thing your brother stayed over at Mark’s house.”
I nearly spit out my orange juice, but managed a drip-less chuckle. “I was teasing her about *Collen*.”
“And I was teasing her about *Mark*,” Bethany said. Her color deepened from pink to red as added some cut fruit to her plate.
“Isn’t Mark a little old for you?” Mom asked with a mock serious expression.