Graduation day finally came and the two boys received their diplomas, after the ceremony was over Jack's parents invited Kelly and Kevin over to the house for cake and ice cream. Kelly agreed and followed them to their home; Jack got a moment alone with Kelly out in the driveway when Kevin announced he had to use the bathroom.
"I think today would be a good time to tell them we are in love." Jack said.
"No Jack let's wait a little longer." She said as if she was distracted.
"No more waiting Kelly, we tell them today." He said grasping her soft hands.
"Okay, we will tell them." She reluctantly agreed.
Jack's mother was cutting up the cake and putting ice cream on the side of the little Styrofoam plates. His father was fiddling around with his digital camera and Kevin was on his cell phone talking to Shannon. Kelly took a seat at the kitchen table next to her son and Jack stood behind her. He reached down and placed both hands on her shoulders, he slowly began to rub them. Kelly tentatively reached up and placed her hand on one of his, all of this did not go unnoticed by Kevin who stared at them curiously.
"Mom, Dad I have something I would like to say." He said.
"Sure son go ahead." His father said.
"I have fallen in love with a beautiful woman a couple of years ago, finally she gave me a chance to show her that I could both make her happy and satisfy her needs. Mom, Dad, Kevin, I would like to tell you that Kelly and I are in love and we plan on living together when I leave for college." He announced to the stun room.
"Holy shit you got to be kidding me Mom!" exclaimed Kevin.
"Oh Jack." His mother gasped.
"Great my teenage son seduced by this older slut, just like you see on the news." His father grumbled.
"Hey asshole, that is my mom you're talking about." Kevin said jumping out of his seat.
"Dad please refrains from calling Kelly a slut." Jack said calmly. "Can't you be happy for us?"
"Happy!" yelled Kevin. "Fuck you Jack; I lost both my best friend and mother today. You want me to be happy for you."
"Kevin please understand." Kelly sobbed.
Kelly started to cry as she watched her son storm out of the house; she put her hands to her face as if to try to hide the fact she was crying. Jack did his best to comfort her by kneeling down and putting his arms around her.
"Jack I will give you a choice." His father said. "Give up this slut and everything will be alright. If you do not I will kick you out of the house, not pay for your college or your insurance on the truck I bought you as a present."
"What truck?" he asked.
His father reached into his pocket and tossed him a set of keys, Jack looked at them as he held them in hands. Jack's dad had purchased him a new pickup truck as a present for graduation.
"I don't need your money for college, I have a scholarship, I will live with Kelly and if I have to get a job." He said firmly. "I don't want the truck either."
"Get out of my house and the truck is yours, your mother had I put everything in your name." said his father who now went to console his mother. "We are going for a drive to calm down, you better be gone before we get back."
"No way." He said. "I'm out of here"
Jack's parents left the kitchen and left the house, he could here his Dad start his car and pull down the driveway. Jack took Kelly by the hand and pulled her out of her chair; he gently stroked her hair and wiped away her tears. He loved looking into her eyes yet it hurt him so to see them full of tears.
"I have no regrets." He said.
"What about Kevin?" she sobbed.