Love of Autism

Yes I know, short chapters take me forever to write and this long one took me less than a month. Well, I've also had most of this chapter planned in my head for the past year so writing it was somewhat easy. Oh the joys of being autistic and having the time during my job just tweek the little details in my head for many, many months. Anyway, welcome to the tenth chapter and yes this is a long, but I think many of you will enjoy certain parts more than other. As always any constructive comments and feedback is always appreciated. I would like to also thank Tigersman for his job editing this chapter and even putting his own hand in writing part of this story.

"Ok Carly," Katie said as she finished rinsing her hair. "It's time to get out of the bath and dry you off."

"But I want to stay in my bath!" four year old Carly protested.

"I know you do, but we have to get you out and dry you off. You don't want to put your PJs on while still wet do you?"

"No," Carly said, shaking her head.

"Ok then. Stand up and I'll help you out." Carly stood up and Katie helped her jump out of the bathtub. Before Carly could run away Katie grabbed her favorite towel and wrapped it around Carly. She dried her off until there wasn't any water left on her naked body. "Good job. Now let's go to your room and put on your PJs. I heard that you like your Elsa ones."

Carly literally jumped for joy with a big smile on her face. "I love my Elsa PJs. She's my favorite princess."

"Did you know she was my favorite princess too when I was your age?"

"Really?"

"Yep," Katie said as they talked to Carly's bedroom. "When I was your age, I used to watch Frozen all the time. I would pretend I had her ice powers and freeze whatever I wanted."

"I do that too!" Carly exclaimed with joy.

When they got to Carly's room Katie helped her put on her Elsa PJs. Once that was done she had Carly pick out two books she wanted to be read to her. Carly quickly selected two Frozen books and the two of them snuggled into Carly's bed as Katie read Carly her bedtime stories. Midway through the second book though Carly fell asleep in Katie's arms.

Katie couldn't help but admire how cute Carly was and how much she looked like her dad. That thought caused her to pause for a second. It wasn't Carly's fault who her dad was...but it still made her feel uneasy. She decided though to push the thought away and gently lifted Carly up off her and put her under the covers of her bed. She then found her favorite pink teddy bear, named Pinkie and placed it next to Carly. Within seconds, Carly reached for Pinkie and cuddled it as she slept.

Satisfied that Carly would sleep through the night, she quickly walked to the bedroom door, turned off the lights and gently closed the door. Katie let out a sigh of relief that that was over with. When she agreed to babysit Carly she thought it would be easy. She had babysit other kids before and had little to no problem with them. However, Carly was nothing but nonstop energy and couldn't focus on one activity for more than five minutes. Not even the easy, go to distraction of TV would help the little five year old settle down. Now she understood why she was getting paid the sixty dollars. No other babysitter would want to babysit this kid more than once. Still, it was nice have some extra money again and a good portion of it was going to Scott's Christmas present.

With nothing left to do in terms of babysitting Katie grabbed her tablet, laid down on the couch in the family room and started doing some reading she needed to do for school. She knew Carly's parents were not going to be home for another couple hours so she might as well take advantage of the chance to get a head start on some homework, especially since she was going over to Scott's the next day for dinner with her mom. Scott's dad was making burgers and she wanted to try hers with some peppers in them this time. Just the thought made her mouth water. But to get that, she needed to focus on school work, as much as she dreaded it.

An hour went by and the couch was more comfortable than she realized because she was soon fast asleep. She didn't wake up until Carly's parents had come home from their night out and shook her to wake her up.

"Wake up Katie," Carly's mom said nudging her. "You fell asleep."

Katie slowly opened her eyes, saw Carly's mom, nodded and then stretched. "Remind me to not do any sort of reading on this couch. It is too comfortable."

Carly's mom let out a little laugh. "I know what you mean. I've fallen asleep many times on this couch reading a good book."

"I think Carly might have also worn her out," Carly's dad said.

"That's also likely," Katie agreed. "Your daughter is like the Energizer Bunny. The only thing that seemed to make her stop was when I mentioned she needed to take a bath."

"She loves her baths. Something about the water just makes her stop and focus," Carly's mom said.

"I noticed."

"Here," Carly's dad said handing Katie some money. "You deserve every dollar. I just hope you won't mind doing this again sometime."

Katie counted the twenty dollar bills on her hand and was confused. Instead of being given three twenty dollar bills, she was given five.

"Trevor, why are you giving her a hundred dollars?" Lauren asked.

"Well Carly is more than a handful and this may help convince her to babysit for us again."

Katie looked up at Carly's dad. "And maybe trying to get to me to like you again."

"I will admit," Trevor confessed, "that was part of my reasoning."

Katie looked back at the money in her hands, one hundred dollars. "Well, if you pay this well I could maybe babysit again. Next time though I will be prepared with my running shoes on."

"And maybe some Frozen coloring books," Lauren suggested. "Those are the only ones she seems to be interested in."

"Those I can easily bring next time," Katie said.

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Katie sat at the lunch table designated for her and Scott to sit, waiting for him to join her. She didn't like the fact that she had to cancel their date that previous Saturday, but much to her surprise Scott was very supportive when she told him it was to babysit for her dad's daughter. That did kind of surprise her, but Scott seemed to be always full of surprises.

After a couple minutes she saw Scott walking towards their table and she smiled. Lunch and English were her two favorite times of the school day because she got to spend time with her amazing boyfriend.

"Hey there beautiful," Scott said as he sat his tray down and sat in his seat.

"Hello handsome," Katie greeted back.

"So, how was babysitting?" he asked as he grabbed his slice of pizza and proceeded to take a bite.

Katie let out a laugh, remembering what some would describe was a babysitting nightmare. "Let's just say they need to pay me around same amount again if they want me to come back."

Scott finished chewing and swallowed. "Was she that full of energy or just didn't like listening to you?"

"Both," Katie replied instantly. "She didn't want to color for more than five minutes, didn't want to watch any of her favorite TV shows for more than five minutes and didn't want to play hide and seek. The only saving grace was that she loves bath time and would actually sit down for that. Thankfully after that, it was story time and she fell asleep during the second story."

"Sounds like you had one long night."

"It was long, but it was nice in a way. Even though it was rough, I did enjoy it. Carly is a sweetheart deep down." Katie noticed Scott smiling at her. "What?"

"It sounds like you want to spend my time with your little sister."

That was something else Katie loved and hated about Scott. He knew how to cut through the crap and knew exactly how she felt. There were times it was annoying and other times, like this where she was glad she wasn't the only one who understanding how she was feeling. "Yeah, I do...I just don't want to be around them."

"As in your dad and his wife?"

"Yeah. It was awkward trying to be nice to them when they got home. I should give them a chance...but I still hate him."

"Well it is your choice in the end if you want to forgive him or not. I will not force you because it is something you have to decide on your own."

"Thank you Scottie. Sometimes I don't know how you can be so supportive of me when I'm probably making a bad choice."

"If you were making a bad choice, I would tell you."

"Would you really?" Katie asked with a smirk, not believing Scott.

"Yes," Scott said defensively. "I would tell you and even get in a fight with you over it."

"Bull shit."

"Not bull shit."

Katie shook her head, not believing a word Scott was saying. "I'll believe it when I see it."

"You've only seen the sweet, caring, competitive video gamer side of me. You haven't seen how I get when I disagree with someone."

"We'll just have to see what happens if that day ever comes."

The two of them proceeded to make small talk and eat their lunch until the bell rang for lunch to end. They both dreaded their next class because they were impatient to sit next to each other for their last class of the day. What was a fifty minute class seemed like two hours to both of them, especially for Scott who was being constantly bugged by Alyssa for help. Finally he snapped a look at her, and mouthed 'leave me the fuck alone you whore'. Her face became red, furious that Scott just called her a whore.

When class finally ended Scott grabbed his stuff, left the classroom immediately, but Alyssa was hot on his tail.

"Come back here Scott," Alyssa called out after him, but he kept walking. "Hey, autistic dumbass."

Scott had been used to be calling names throughout most of his life, especially by Katie. Over time he grew a thick skin to most of it, but anytime anyone would use his autism he couldn't help but confront them. He stopped where he was and turned to face Alyssa. "I'm not the one who needed tutoring in math just so someone could stay on the cheerleading squad. Guess that makes you the dumbass."

"I'm still on the squad thank you very much. But maybe if you weren't autistic you could have read the signs that I was just using you."

"Maybe if you weren't such a bitch people might actually like you."

"I can be as big of a bitch I want," Alyssa said proudly, "guys literally line up just to get with me."

"And you give it to them easily. I'm glad I never had sex with you because I probably would have an STD right now."

Scott turned to walk away, but Alyssa stayed on his heels. "Like anyone would want to date your autistic ass."

"I am dating his sexy autistic ass," Katie said as both Scott and Alyssa approached the classroom where Scott and Katie had their English class.

"And how much lower could your standard get after you were someone who cheated on you at Homecoming? Seriously, you go for the guy who has autism after Jack cheated on you not even a month later."

Katie was about to say something back, but Scott put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't. She's not worth it. After all, while guys might be lining up for her, in the end this autistic guy turned her down. How insulting for someone who claims that no guy would turn her down."

Alyssa wanted to say something else, but Miss Bird was at the door hearing the whole conversation. "I don't believe I have you in my class during this hour Alyssa. I suggest you get to your actual class that you need to be at."

As much as Alyssa wanted to say something, she knew that since a teacher got involved, it would be best just to walk away and deal with Scott and Katie later. Once Alyssa was gone, Miss Bird smiled at Scott and Katie then guided them into her classroom.

Class went by as it normally did, but near the end Miss Bird asked Scott and Katie to stay after a minute. When class ended, they came to her desk. She informed them that Principal Lubs wanted to see them in his office ASAP. They both looked at each other with a worried expression but hurried over to his office to get it over with.

Within minutes they got to his office and his secretary let them in. When he saw them walk in he smiled at both of them. "So, I've heard some interesting things about you two." Both Katie and Scott glanced at each other, nervous about what he heard. "Who would have thought that you two not only would have made peace, but actually started dating each other."

Scott nervously rubbed his arm. "Yeah, well...one thing kind of lead to another and...yeah."

Principal Lubs saw how nervous both of them were and figured it was best to alleviate their worries. "You two aren't in trouble. In fact I'm going to give you both an early Christmas present. Not only are you two no longer to sit isolated from everyone during lunch, but also have gained back senior privilege."

Both of them smiled, still not quite believing what they were hearing.

"Are you serious?" Katie asked.

"Yes," Principal Lubs answered, nodding his head.

"Thank you so much!" Scott said appreciatively.

"Don't thank me. You two deserve this. Now just remember to get back on time from lunch for your next class."

"We will," Scott and Katie answered together.

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"Oh how I've missed this freedom," Scott said after finishing his second burger.

Katie looked him in shock, not believing her eyes. "How can you eat so much so fast and not have a stomach ache?"

Scott looked at her with a big, goofy smile on his face. "High metabolism," he answered.

"It's going to catch up to you sooner or later," Steve said from the front seat.

"Tell that to my dad. He's in his forties, eats almost as much as me and still not much fat on him."

"Your dad also plays basketball with our dads so he is also exercising at least," Liz retorted.

"Well if and when my metabolism slows down, I'll probably eat a little less," Scott said.

Katie shook her head, still in disbelief that her boyfriend not only ate two hamburgers in less than ten minutes, but also had eaten half of his fries. The four of them continued to eat their food, with Scott finishing before everyone. Once lunch was over, they exited Steve's car and went back into the school building to go to their next classes.

Scott and Katie's next two classes seemed to go along a lot faster than normal. It could have been that they were still excited from actually being able to go out for lunch for the first time in two months. The excitement didn't even end after they left their English class together. They each stopped at each other's lockers together to get what they needed to do their homework. After that they walked hand in hand together to Katie's car and stopped when they got to the driver's side door.

"You know," Katie began, "not that I don't mind eating lunch with Steve and Liz, but how about we have lunch just the two of us tomorrow."

Scott smiled at her. "That sounds like a great idea. Let's just make sure we don't end up being late getting back."

"Oh, why do you think we would be late?" Katie asked with a seductive smile.

Scott put his hands around her waist and pulled her into him. "I think we might forget about our food and do something else."

Katie in turn put her hands around the back of his neck. "Was this something else you're thinking of taste something like this?" She pulled Scott's face towards her and placed her lips on his for a very hungry kiss, one that Scott returned, pulling Katie's body towards him. They continued to kiss each other until someone honked their horn at them and screamed for them to get a room.

They broke their kiss, smiling and laughing about what just happened. "I guess some people don't like seeing others kiss," Scott said.

"Well any girl should be jealous of me right now. I have a guy who definitely knows how to kiss."

"And I have a girl who knows how to teach me and let me know I'm doing well."

Katie gave him a quick peck on the lips. "I'll see you tomorrow Scottie."

"I'll see you tomorrow beautiful."

With that, Katie got in her car and drove off. Once she got home she began working on her homework. Surprisingly, she got it done much faster than she anticipated and even double checked to make sure she had everything. Happy with the fact that she didn't have any homework or studying to do, she flopped onto the couch and waited for her mom to come home with pizza and breadsticks from Little Caesars.

Her mom came home about an hour later and they ate together, talking about their day with Jillian wanting to know how it felt for Katie to actually be able to leave the school for lunch. Katie told her that it felt like good to get out of the school and eat something slightly more edible than what the school offers or not have to worry about making a lunch beforehand. They continued to make small talk until they were full of pizza. The one remaining slice was put in a bag and saved in the refrigerator.

With nothing left to do, Katie decided to go to her room, lay on her bed, put in some earbuds and listen to some music. Many of the songs she listened to involved love, being with the man of your dreams and every cheesy romantic feeling she was feeling about Scott. She couldn't help but think about the kiss she had with Scottie after school. With her eyes closed she pictures Scott kissing her again, his tongue playing with hers, his hands rubbing up and down her body. However, when he stopped kissing her and pulled away, it wasn't her that she pictured with Scott. It was Alyssa.

She sat up immediately and yanked the earbuds out of her ears. "What the fuck," she whispered to herself. There was no reason for her to picture Alyssa instead of herself... or was there? He was with her before they started dating... and probably taught him how to kiss. But what else did she teach him?

She tried to not let her thoughts go that direction, but she couldn't help but wonder what other stuff they did together. Hating the fact that she didn't know, she decided to call Scott. A few seconds later he answered his phone.

"Hey beautiful! What do I owe this call for?"

Katie took a deep breath proceeding. "Well, umm...I was thinking about our kiss from earlier and fantasizing about it."

"Yeah," Scott said smiling.

"But when we separated from the kiss it wasn't me with you, it was Alyssa.

"Oh, ok."

"And well...I need to know for my own sanity. What else did you do with her besides kiss?"

This made Scott very uncomfortable. "Um, I'm not sure you really want to know Katie."

"Scott, please just tell me. I need to know."

"Katie, you don't want to know."

"I know that. I really don't want to know what you did with her, but my mind needs to know. I want to be able to put her behind us."

Scott closed his eyes, debating whether or not to tell Katie the truth. They had never talked about this yet and he was hoping it would never come up. But it had come up now and delaying telling her the truth would only make things worse. "Alyssa and I...did a lot of stuff."

"Please tell me Scott. I promise I won't be mad or judge you."

Scott took a deep breath before telling Katie everything. "Well, she made me kiss her breasts and nipples, she gave me a blow job and taught me how to give her oral until she orgasmed."

"You two didn't have sex?"

"No. I mean...I wanted to but she said she wanted me to save my first time for someone special."

Katie felt some relief that they didn't have sex, but was still some uncomfortable with the stuff he did with her. "I guess it was good that she...umm, are you a virgin?"

"Um, yes. I am a virgin Katie."

Katie let out a little laugh in relief. "Well, I guess that means we could take each other's virginity."

"Wait, you mean...do you mind if I ask..."