Julie stood in the entryway of the house Shane had brought her to, trying to pretend she wasn't so nervous that her knees could barely hold her up. She couldn't believe this was actually happening, that she was going through with this. But what surprised her even more was that her parents didn't argue when Shane said they would be spending the evening with Clara.
Julie hadn't appreciated Shane's implication that she was suddenly on the "Adore Clara" bandwagon. But it made Brenda so happy that she stopped complaining and questioning everything.
Despite her mother's easy acceptance, Julie had felt her father's heavy gaze on her, as if he had wanted to ask her a million questions. With a shake of Julie's head, he let it go and returned to his weird retro fishing show. Julie was gratef
