Ahhhh, Young Love 2

When I got off of work on Friday, April told Abbey to tell me about her boyfriend. I look at Abbey, and she just looks away and says "My boyfriend is Brendan". Brendan hasn't been to school in about a month, so I say "Oh, is he back?". She says no. I'm a little confused, so I turned to April who whispers, "I'll tell you later".

Later comes around and April tells me that Abbey was kissing a boy at school. Apparently, some of the other girls had dared her to do it. Also, the kid was in a higher grade. Now, I'd like to say that I thought this was as cute as when she first started telling me that she was in love, but it kind of bothered me a little bit. No reason in particular. Nothing that I can put my finger on, other than the fact that my little girl is growing up before my eyes.

April also tells me that when Abbey was telling her about it, she said that she would tell me, and Abbey just started balling, begging April not to tell me. I didn't want to upset her or anything, but I also wanted to hear about it from Abbey, so I go sit down with her and ask "What happened with your boyfriend, today?".

She looks at me for a minute and says, "Nothing". I just keep looking at her, and she says, "I don't remember his name WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING". I chuckle at this, and keep asking. She then tells me that they played hide and seek, tag, and other games, and that they held hands. "Oh, yeah?", I ask. "Did you do anything else?". "Wellll, we hugged", she replies. "Anything else?", I ask. "He kissed me", she finally says. Then she starts offering more information, "First, he kissed me on the cheek, then on the mouth".

I just wanted to go hide in the bathroom.