Chapter 1 " Gia , get in the car ! " My mother bellowed . " We have to leave now ! " " Mom , our car is too small ! Where the heck am I supposed to sit with all this stuff in the back ! " It was our yearly summer road trip to Alan's family beach house . Like always , my hoarder of a mother liked to over - prepare for things by bringing more than what was needed . In the back of our small sedan were cases and cases of clothes , water , food , snacks , and especially toilet paper . " Hmm , it is true that we have too much stuff , " a stern voice calls from behind . " Maybe Gia's right . Let's leave some things at the house and- " 1 " Absolutely not ! " Mom shot back . " If we're going out on an eight - hour ride , I want us to have every commodity possible . What if we get stranded in the woods somewhere with no phone signal or internet ? " That was my mother being paranoid again . I turned around to greet the sound of the voice . It was Alan , my mother's ridiculously hot boyfriend . With his lean , muscular build and Chapter 1 bright brown hair , it was hard to believe that this man was nearly twice my age . Mom must have won the lottery in secret to have seduced such an impressive male specimen . I often found myself blushing in public because people often mistook him as my boyfriend , considering how hunky and young the tall man looked . " How about you two just go without me , " I suggested . " I mean , I ' m 18 - years - old and I'm more than capable of taking care of the house on my own . " " There's no way you aren't coming with us , Gia , " Mom answered . " This is your last year before you're off to college . Who knows if we'll ever be able to do this again! " I heaved out a long sigh . I've lived with her for long enough to know that she won't change her opinion no matter what I say or do . " If you don't get rid of the stuff in the back , Gia will barely have enough room to sit , " Alan added . " I don't want my baby girl uncomfortable for eight straight hours , ya know ? " His words are enough to make Mom pause . That's the thing about the right man in the house . When he says something , good girls do it . Mom is no exception . Chapter 1 " Here's an idea then , " Mom said . " How about Gia sits in the back with you ? Problem solved . " " Sit in the back with me ? " Alan frowned . " Are you kidding ? Haven't you been listening to what I've said ? " " No , dear , you're not understanding what I mean . All we have to do is move some things to the passenger seat so that you have enough room to sit . Then Gia can sit on your lap and everything will be nice and plan of 18 " Hold on , you want her to sit on my lap !? Why can't she sit on yours !? " " Because I'll be the one driving . " the p " The hell should you drive for ? It's my family's beach house we ' re traveling to . " " And ? Alan , whenever you're on the road , I don't feel safe . Who knows if you'll drive like a maniac like last time . " " THAT HAPPENED ONE TIME ! " I remembered that day . It was last year during our road trip . Alan was on the wheel in an empty road and thought it would be a fun idea to put his foot down on the gas pedal . The sudden burst of speed was enough to jolt my mother and I awake . It lasted only a few seconds but my mother made sure that he remembered it for the rest of his life . Chapter 1 " Fine then , " Alan said , giving in to my mother's demands . " I'll sit in the back with ya Gia . But don't make this any more uncomfortable than it needs to be , ya hear ? " " Um , excuse me , " I added . " Shouldn't I have a say in the matter ? " The two of them looked at me as if they had little to no interest in what I had to say . I decided then it would be best to continue on with the trip with no further interruptions . But even though my mother had her way , I found it odd that Alan was so quick to agree with her . 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