Garth | ongoing

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"Dinner is ready" Gigi yelled from down stairs.

I made my way down stairs, my heart started to pick up pace as I was getting nervous.

I saw a man at the end of the table, his back facing the entrance. I was having dinner with people I didn't even know; I'm going to embarrass myself.

"Aspen, this is my husband Stefan" Garth's mom introduced me. He was tall like my dad and had that cold look in his eyes too. "Hi I'm Aspen" I politely responded with a light smile.

I took a seat next to where I assumed Garth would sit. I heard heavy pace foot steps coming down the hall when Garth appears. His face looked more angry then it did when I first met him.

He walked over to me, and sat down next to me. I noticed he was clenching his hands together like he was holding in his anger.

"How was your day mamà?" He questioned looking at his mom with a slight smile on his face. "It was good, the roses outside are looking beautiful" She smiled at him.

I kept my head down, not making any conversation as I eat. "How was your day Aspen" Garth's father looked at me as I lifted my head up. "Oh um it was pretty good, yours?" I questioned lightly feeling like I would get yelled at for some reason. "My day good" He looked at me like he had another question.

I got a pretty good look at Garth he had tan skin, his hair was fluffy brown, and his tattoos went from his fingers all the way up his neck. He maked me nervous like I didn't know what to say to him or what was going to happen next.

"So Aspen you still are going to school right" Gigi asked me with a soft smile. How could she be a mafia wife she seemed so nice.

"Yes which I can still go to school tomorrow right?" I asked scared for the answer. "Of course you can still go right Stefan" She looked at me then back to him. "Sure go to school still I don't care" He laughed.

He did laugh in my face but at least I will get to still go to school. I stayed quiet for most of dinner and at one point Garth yelled at his dad about the mafia and how could he have arranged this marriage.

Which I get it I didn't want this either but there's nothing I can say to get me out of this.

"Thank you for dinner" I said as I felt my phone go off in my pocket. "Your welcome sleep good" Gigi said in a soft voice almost like my mom's.

Garth left the room a few minutes before I did. I wondered back up to my room pulling out my phone to see a text from Tate.

Tate- R you coming to Blake's party tonight, it's at 10 I can pick u up. (9:30pm)
Me- Yeah I can sneak out and pick me up down the street from my location. (9:31pm)
Tate- Okay I'll be there in 10 minutes. (9:31pm)
Me- Ok. (9:32pm)

I wanted to go because tomorrow is the big football game and everyone goes to this party. I didn't know how I would sneak out because of the the guards but I was good at it.

I changed out of the sweatpants that I was wearing and put on a pair of baggy jeans that I found in the closet. I decided just to leave my hoodie on so no one would notice me and I put on a pair of shoes.

I opened my door seeing all the doors closed so I lightly closed mine and tiptoed down the stairs. Garth's office door was shut so he's was probably in his room.

I opened the front door as quietly as possible. When I opened the door two boys were standing there they looked like Garth's age so they must be friends. "Who are you?" The one will dark hair asked. "Aspen who are you, well that doesn't matter just don't tell Garth that I left" I made my way out the door saying nothing more.

They went into the house without asking me anymore questions. I walked down to the gate seeing a guard. "Hey" I didn't know his name. "May I help you Aspen" Yet some how he knew mine.

"Oh you know my name okay uh, Garth said I can go out so I'm meeting a friend right now and I'll probably be back at midnight" I smiled as I saw Tate's car.

"Oh yes of course" He said opening the gate. "Thank you" I walked to her fastly so if Garth did know I would be gone.

"Hiii" Tate said to me as I got into the car.

"Hey okay let's go because I just lied to a bunch of who wouldn't lie to Garth" She immediately started to drive off to Blake's house. Blake was her Boyfriend.

"Hey Aspen" A bunch of people called my name as I walked into the house. "Do you want a drink?" Tate asked me. I wasn't a big drinker but tonight I felt like I needed one. "Yeah why not" I laughed as she got a drink for me.

I didn't see Ashton there thank God because i'll probably have to see him at the game tomorrow.

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After a couple of drinks I was a little tipsy but it wasn't a bad thing. Garth disappeared in my head, like I didn't care what he thought of me. "Hey did you want to spend the night at my house Blake is going to drive me home" She slurred her words.

The idea was going around in my head it seemed like a good idea for Garth not to see me like this. "Yeah sure" I said as we walked to her car. I was way more sober then she was.

Blake finally pulled up to her house. I got out, helped Tate get out of the car and said thank you to Blake.

"Are your parents home?" I questioned her unlocking the front door. "No" She hanged on to me.

We walked in and I locked the door behind us before we went to her bedroom. She walked to her bed to laid down as I went to the bathroom and got Tylenol and then laid down next to her.

I took my phone out but before I could see if I got any text messages I drifted off to sleep.

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