Ascension (The Ascension Series) by A.L. Patterson Read Free Book Online

Clark laughed while hitting his forehead, “I don’t know what I’m thinking.”
    S arah grabbed him by the hand. She hurried down the hall and into a room on the left. They entered Sarah’s bedroom. The walls were white but all of the accessories, bed covers, posters, and décor, was primarily pink.
    “Lots of pink,” Clark said.
    “My favorite song,” Sarah said. “But you know what? I’m starting to like silver. I think that’s my new favorite color. I’m gonna redecorate everything in my room silver. But forget about that.”
    Sarah unbuttoned her shirt and tossed it to Clark.
    “You think we have enough time?” he asked.
    “Well, I hope so,” Sarah shrugged.
    “What if your parents catch us?”
    “Then they’ll probably kill you. ”
    “Um ,” Clark mumbled, “Do they think you’re a virgin?”
    “Yeah, probably.”
    “Then if they catch us they’ll kill me twice.”
    “Shut up, you’re wasting time,” S arah groaned. “Are you ready or not?”
    Without a verbal reply, Clark speedily removed his shirt and unzipped his pants. This would be their first time having sex at Sarah’s place and a new locale was always thrilling, Clark thought, especially when the severity of getting caught was being killed twice. Minutes later, Clark and Sarah heard a clanking at the door. They rushed to get all of their clothing back on, a chore they had become quite good at, and were fully dressed by the time Sarah’s mother was in the living room.
    Sarah’s mother was a short dark haired woman in workout clothes. She was sweating with several bags in her hands when she walked back to Sarah’s room. Sarah opened the door and her mother was standing in the doorway.
    “ I didn’t know you two were here,” her mother said, still catching her breath.
    “Yeah, mom,” Sarah said. “We just got here.”
    “What are you doing back here?” her mother asked.
    “Oh, I was just showing Clark around.”
    “Okay,” her mother said. “Well nice to see you, Clark. I think we briefly met about a month ago.”
    “Yes ma’am, we did,” he said politely. “Nice to see you again, Mrs. Ryan.”
    Mrs. Ryan turned her attention back to her daughter, “I’m going to jump in the shower and get ready for dinner. Your father should be coming up now.”
    Sarah’s mother turned around and made her way into her master bedroom.
    “Your shirt isn’t buttoned up right,” Clark told his girlfriend. “And your hair is kinda ruffled.”
    “She didn’t notice,” Sarah said as she buttoned her shirt properly and grabbed a brush to straighten her hair. Just as she finished the front door opened again and her father made his entrance. Clark and Sarah sprinted to the living room to greet him.
    Sarah’s father was an average sized dark haired man dressed in a brown suit and blue tie. He removed his dress coat which bared his nametag. It read, “ Lawrence Ryan: Bank Manager.” He waved to his daughter after closing the front door.
    “Hi Sarah,” he said.
    “Hi dad. Mom’s in the shower. This is Clark.”
    “Why hello there,” Mr. Ryan said as he shook Clark firmly by the hand. “Now I finally have a chance to get to know the young boy my daughter’s dating. How long now?”
    “A few months,” Clark said.
    “Then it’s definitely about time for that dinner meeting,” Sarah’s dad said.
    “Dinner meeting?” Sarah asked her father.
    “Well, that’s just a business term I like to use.”
    “So is mom cooking?” Sarah asked.
    “Goodness no,” her dad said. “ Don’t you remember the last time she tried to cook? I ordered food from a really nice restaurant though. They should be delivering it any moment now.”
    Her dad walked over to the dinner table and strategically rearranged the centerpiece bowl of potpourri. He turned the bowl a few centimeters to the left and smiled, “Perfect.”
    Minutes later, Sarah’s mom entered the room in a flowery dress with her hair down.
    “Laura, you look terrific,”