I sit on the sofa next to him, turn and end of up kneeling, one foot braced against the floor. Erin blushes and smiles all at once and this has all the hallmarks of an excellent end to the evening right up until the moment our lips touch.
The door opening lets in cold air and my mother.
“Oh!”
“Oh shit!” I half scramble, half fall off the sofa, and stay where I land: lying on the floor with my hands over my head. Erin is frozen. “Mom?”
“Yes?”
“Could you not be here right now?”
“Right!” The