Page 99 of The Disasters of Dating
Brody
Mom has what????
I wakeup in the morning to a string of text messages. They must have come through while Keaton and I were eating ice cream and talking. By the time we were done—let’s just say I wanted to give Mom and Adam plenty of time to finish up whatever it was they were doing—it was late enough that I tiptoed into my room and went to bed before my mom could ‘talk’. I wasn’t ready to face that conversation yet. Although I’m going to have to face it sometime. Just. Not. Yet.
Shadie
WHAT!?!?! How long has Mom been dating? Why didn’t she tell anyone? And I’m so sorry about your eyes seeing that. GROSS. So, so gross.
Yep. A BOYFRIEND.
Brody
I have no words. What did she say? What did he say? What is he like?
For someone with no words, that was a lot of them.
Brody
Just answer the questions, Soda. I’m so not in the mood…
He seems nice. Which made me kind of mad. Because I wanted to hate him. But I actually feel bad for him. Mom did him a disservice.
Brody
You like him? That’s so weird. What did Mom say?
Yeah, I do like him. His name is Adam West, and like the snot-nose brat I can be, I asked him if he was Batman. He took it all in stride and wasn’t offended or anything. He actually laughed. Which I thought was rather polite of him because I’d guess he’s been asked that like a million times. I’d have totally given me an eye roll.
Mom was guilt-ridden, as she should be…apparently book club and the food drive were excuses for her to be with him.
Brody
I mean, I knew it would happen someday. We all did. But now that it’s happening, I’m not sure how I feel about it.
I know. I want to be happy for her. But I’m angry right now. I feel betrayed. Why did she have to hide it?
Brody
Daphne just told me I need to get over myself and be happy for Mom. She says that Mom was probably worried that we would all freak out, and that is why she hid it. And now we are doing exactly what she was worried about.
I’m freaking out more about the lying than the Adam.
Brody
Yeah, me too.
Shadie
I agree, the hiding is not cool. It’ll take some adjusting to see Mom with another man, but I do want her to be happy. But she totally didn’t handle it well. I’m still reeling from the fact she made out with him on the couch. She was so giddy when Max and I kissed for the first time. Do you think she got back out there because of me?
Ugh! Leave it to Sadie to bring it back to Max and her. I’ll be so happy when she can talk about something else.
I have no idea what to think. I mean, how long have they been dating? Because she has been acting weird for a while. I think it started before the family reunion?
What are you doing this afternoon? Can you meet for lunch?
Brody
