Chapter 4--Words With Lies Inside

    Later that night Davy, Micky, Peter and Jen had just finished watching another movie while Mike sat on the steps of the spiraling stairs. Davy got up and turned off the movie.

"That was a lovely story," he said and started for the bedroom. "Same time tomorrow night guys," said Micky as he headed for the stairs. Mike got up to let him pass and sat down on the step again. Peter and Jen held hands and started for the bedroom. As they went by Mike, Jen mouthed "I'll be back" to him and he nodded. He sat alone as the others were getting into bed.

    Two minutes passed and the door to the bedroom that Davy, Peter and Jen shared opened and Jen came out. Mike turned around and smiled when he saw her.

"Is it clear?" she asked as she stood by the stairs. "Yup. Micky's up there talkin' in his sleep already," said Mike as he got up and started to come down the steps. When Mike reached the bottom, Jen stood on the first step to be leveled with Mike's face. She pulled him close and they started kissing. Mike then whispered "Meet me outside tonight" in Jen's ear and she accepted with another kiss. She patted his chest and then walked back into the bedroom.

    At around midnight, Jen sneaked out again and was tiptoeing through the house in the dark. She bumped into one of Micky's cymbals on the bandstand and put her hands on it to stop the sound coming from it. Upstairs, Micky opened his eyes but didn't move.

"Mike? What was that?"

    He sat up in bed and looked over to Mike's side of the room. He wasn't in his bed. Micky got up and went downstairs quietly. He walked over to the door of the back porch and saw that it was unlocked and slightly open. He looked out the window and saw two people walking hand in hand down on the beach. He recognized the tall, thin figure with the woman.

Mike's got a girlfriend now, huh? he thought. No wonder he's been so quiet these past few days.

    Davy, Micky, Peter and Jen had finished eating breakfast at around 9:30. Micky was at the sink washing the dishes while the others were still sitting at the table. Mike came out of his room and went downstairs.

"I missed breakfast again, didn't I?" asked Mike as he put his blue wool hat on his head. "Yeah, and you've been sleeping in later than usual these past few days," said Peter.

"Hey Mike, you didn't tell us you had a girlfriend," said Micky as he turned off the faucet. He turned around to face the others.

"Ey, you got a girlfriend Mike?" asked Davy. "Why didn't you tell us?"

"What are you talkin' about, Micky?" asked Mike as he went to the refrigerator and grabbed a can of soda.

"Yeah, last night I heard you go downstairs and when I went out to see what the noise was, I saw you and this woman walking out on the beach," said Micky.

    Jen looked down at the table and nervously began to play with her fingers. Mike was trying to make up a story as he sipped some soda from his can.

"Oh, last night. Uh, that woman I was with was...uh, a friend. Yeah! Just an old friend," Mike improvised.

"Why don't you bring her over sometime?" Davy suggested. Mike started to go into the living room. "Uh, yeah, sure. Someday," he said and sat down on the couch. Jen got up from her seat. "I'll be in the room for a while," she said and kissed Peter's cheek.

    Later in the middle of the night, Jen and Mike were walking back towards the house after another moment together. They snuck back in through the door of the back porch holding hands. They stopped at the spiraling stairs and Mike had his arms around Jen's waist and her arms around his neck.

"You know, it's not that bad anymore," whispered Jen. Mike buried his face in Jen's hair and whispered back "What's not so bad?"

    The door of the upstairs bedroom opened and Micky was about to walk out but stopped and hid in the doorway when he saw Jen and Mike at the bottom of the stairs.

"Keeping all this a secret. It was close when Micky asked about you having a girlfriend," said Jen.

"I know. We'll just have to make up stories from now on."

"Well, it's gettin' late. I have to go back to Peter now."

    Mike pulled her in for a kiss and Micky's jaw almost dropped down to the floor. When the two let go of each other, Micky jumped back into his bed.

Oh man! Peter's gonna be heart-broken when he hears about this! he thought. IF he hears about this. I don't think they're planning on telling him anytime soon.

    It is now 11:00 the next morning. Micky took the car keys off the kitchen counter. "Okay guys! I'm taking the car out for a few hours. If you need a ride, beter come out now!" he announced.

    Davy came out of his bedroom and asked "What are you gonna do with the car for a few hours?"

"I'm gonna take Sam to the airport," he said as he walked over to the front door. "She's going back to England for a while. I've got a few hours to kill before I go get her. Anybody going?"

    Davy joined Micky at the door. "I'm going. I just need to go buy some stuff."

Peter came out of the bedroom. "Hold on! I'm coming!"

    He and Davy went out the door and to the Monkeemobile. "Are ya coming, Mike?" yelled Micky as he put his hand on the doorknob. Mike's bedroom door opened and Mike stuck his head out.

"No, I'm stayin' home," he said to Micky. Micky looked up at Mike. "You're lucky that the three of us are going to be gone," he said and went out the door.

He knows something! Mike thought. He must have been awake sometime last night. I better go see Jen.

    He came out of his room and went downstairs. He knocked on Jen's door and it opens.

"Listen Jen--"

    Jen grabbed Mike by his pajama collar and started kissing him. He closed the door and they moved to the bed. They sat on the bed and Jen began unbuttoning Mike's shirt. He grabbed her hands.

"Wait, Jen. I think Micky knows about us," he said. Jen stared at Mike with her eyes wide open. "What?! How does he know?" she asked.

"I'm not sure. But he's gonna get really suspicious and start making catty comments about it," answered Mike. "They're all gone now, right?" asked Jen. Mike nodded his head. Jen smiled and started kissing him again. Mike lay on top of her and both of them started undressing the other.

    The door opens but they don't notice anything. Peter walks halfway in the room.

"Hey Jen? I forgot--"

    Mike and Jen stop what they're doing and stare at Peter.

"Jen? Mike? What are you doing?" he asked. Mike and Jen looked at each other.

"Um, Peter we were..." began Jen. Tears began streaming down Peter's face and he ran out of the room. Mike jumped off Jen and she ran after Peter.

"Peter! Peter wait!"

    Peter ran out the front door and slammed it behind him. Jen opened the door and Davy was standing in front of her.

"Hey! What's going on? Peter looks upset!" Davy said and Jen pushes him out of her way. Micky got out of the Monkeemobile to see what was going on. Peter got in the driver's seat and started the Monkeemobile and backed out of the driveway. Jen ran after him but stopped at the end of the driveway. Mike came running behind her. Jen stared out to the end of the road and watched as the Monkeemobile faded out of sight. Mike put his hand on Jen's shoulder.

"I didn't mean to hurt him," Jen said and turned around to face Mike. "I didn't want it to turn out this way." She burst into tears and Mike pulled her into his arms. She buried her face into his chest and he began patting the back of Jen's head.

"It'll be okay," he whispered. "He'll be back and we'll explain it all to him."

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