Prologue
She had brought it up to me before, jokingly or so I thought. Laura was one of those people who had a very odd sense of humor. You could never really tell if they were being serious or not. We were watching a movie the first time; I really can’t even remember what, though I remember the conversation well enough. It was near the end and I remember my sister Sarah coming in after her dance. She was only fourteen at the time and it was her first real date. She was nervous going out, and being an older brother, I teased her a little about it. Of course, if I found out he took advantage, I would be sure to pay her date a long visit.
She came in about a half hour late, but she seemed fine. Of course mom was unconscious already. She was usually down for the count by then. Sarah walked in with a bit of a smile, and I thought nothing of it, assuming she just had a good time. Laura, on the other hand saw something else.
“Sarah had a little fun tonight, huh?” As a male in my mid teens, I had no real problem ignoring the people around me while caught up in an action movie.
“Yeah, fun...” I didn’t even turn away from the T.V., just nodded my head and agreed as I had learned to do in the last couple years Laura and I had been seeing each other.