"You can't stay," Lexi told him, yawning.  "My mom's going to be in here early tomorrow before church to talk to me.  If we get caught, they'll kill me, Vician!"<br/><br/>He nodded, although she couldn't really decipher his expression.  Leaning in, he kissed her on the cheek and whispered, "I won't be far."   Then, before she could even track him, he was gone, silently into the night and leaving nothing but the fluttering curtains on her window.<br/><br/>She stood and put on her pants and then went to glance outside.  There was no trace of him.  She closed the window and went to the restroom, cleaning up better from the things she'd done with him, flushing all evidence of sex down the toilet so she wouldn't get in trouble.  And then, she went to bed and fell asleep.<br/><br/>The next morning, she was awakened by a rapping on the door.  Groaning, she put a pillow over her head.  Her mother opened the door and stepped in, looking around but not at Lexi.  Great, this was going to be awkward.  Lexi sat up and crossed her legs.  "Good morning," she mumbled.<br/><br/>"Good morning, Alexis," said her mother stiffly.  She sat down on the chair at the desk.  "Your father thinks you and I should talk about Vician.  He's a nice enough boy, but I think you're feeling too serious about him, Lexi.  You're only sixteen.  And he's older, a senior."<em>Boy, was he older, thought Lexi.</em>"Boys that age just want sex from girls.  Have you had sex with him?"<br/><br/>If Lexi had been drinking anything, this was one of those moments she would have sprayed her drink all over the place from shock.  "No!" she said emphatically.<br/><br/>Her mother peered at her.  "Well, he's going to want to, and you're too young.  I'll not have you doing anything stupid and embarrassing your father, Alexis."<br/><br/>Lexi nodded dutifully.  Bringing shame upon her family's name was a big no-no; it had been drilled into her since she'd been a little kid.<em>Fix your hair, Lexi.  You don't want to embarrass mommy and daddy.  What will people think?</em>"It isn't like that with me and Vician, mom," she lied.<br/><br/>"Okay.  We'll leave for church in an hour."  Her mother stood to leave, and once she was at the door, she turned and looked at her daughter.  "Oh, and about last night.  If you're going to do... that, do it in the bathroom with the door locked.  What if it had been your father last night?"  Lexi watched her mother rush out of the room and she knew she must be the same shade of red her mom had just been.