'Til We Meet Again Book 2

Chapter 12

Amandas POV:

I have been back in Los Angeles for an entire day and honestly, it feels so good to be back home. I didn't have fun at all in Detroit because Marshall was an ass to me and got into a catfight with Taylor because she's a provocative little bitch that gets a thrill out of ruining peoples lives and questions why nobody liked her. I knew Taylor was a bitch, to begin with, but to bring my dad abusing me just crossed the line, I lost it because she had no right to say such thing. My dad abused the hell out of me and my sister, but best believe if she had mentioned my dad abusing my sister I would have put her in an early grave.

My sister is my life, she is the reason why I get up every day and work so hard so she can have a good life. I'm overly protective of Kristy because of what my dad did to her, he kept her hostage when he barricaded himself from the police because his stupid ass thought it would be a good idea to rob a liquor store. I'll never forget that night, I always fear what would have happened to my baby sister if the police hadn't gotten to the house on time. I remember when Marshall was staying around my mom and Brian's house Kristy was so smitten with him, she adored him so much.

She used to draw with him, play in the pool with him, he had helped her with her homework, and also some nights he would tuck her in bed and kiss her forehead before she drifted off to sleep. It was those moments where I fell more and more in love with Marshall, I never planned to leave him but the phone call scared me and woke my sister instincts to protect my baby sister from that horrible man. That night Marshall, mom, and Brian were very last thing on my mind, I just had to get the hell out of Michigan before it was too late.

I still haven't told Kristy, Nancy, and Cole about my promotion about being Marshalls booking agent. I'm hoping when Kristy gets back home from school I will tell her. I took the day off today from work since I'm seriously jet-lagged and exhausted, it was a long flight home and I just couldn't move a muscle to get to work. I told Dre and he understood so I'm gonna tell Nancy and Cole tomorrow about my promotion.

I hear the door swing open and in walks Kristy looking tired as hell "Hey sis" Kristy smiles at me "Hey, how was school?" I ask her as I close my laptop "So boring, the teacher was in a bad mood because everyone was giving her shit and to punish us" She puts her backpack on the sofa "She made us take a practice SAT exam for the entire class so that's how that went" Kristy sits on the barstool around our island "That sucks" I chuckle "Big time, the entire time I was taking the practice exam I thought if I would survive jumping out of a two story building" That's my sister for ya, she's dramatic as hell "Sitting through that exam was painful and the worst part of all she said she had planned for the entire class to watch a movie but we didn't get to do that because Jordan and Stacy were pissing her off then the whole class joined in goofing around" I laugh "So not funny" She glares at me "I miss high school" I laugh "High school is going to be the death of me" I gasp "Don't be so dramatic" I smile at her

"You know you never told me about your trip to Detroit, so what happened?" She asks me and I explain everything that happened while I was there only leaving out the promotion "Have you seen my pistol anywhere?" She pretends to look around "Kristy, stop it" I smack her arm and she laughs "No, for real if I see him I'm going to kill him" Kristy crosses her arms across her chest "Look this is my problem, not yours and I caused this" I explain to her "You didn't cause this, you had no choice" Kristy talks over me "and I don't care to hear any more excuses from you about him because you still have some feelings for him, okay, I hate the guy" Kristy says angrily "Firstly I don't have feelings for him I'm in a loving relationship with Cole and secondly you used to love Marshall I-" She cuts me off "That was the past Amanda because I was a dumb eight year old who couldn't see through his bullshit" I need to change the subject quickly before this turns into an argument

"I have good news" I smile at her "Yeah" Kristy relaxes a bit but I can still feel her angry "Dre promoted me to becoming a booking agent" She doesn't look impressed "What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy" I say confused "Are you a booking agent for Marshall?" Kristy asks me clearly bothered "Yes" I sigh "I- unbelievable" I see her get up "Where are you going?" I ask her as I see her grab her coat and slip her shoes on "Out" She says coldly "When will you be back?" I ask Kristy "Don't know" Before I get a chance to say anything she slams the door shut. What am I gonna do with her?

An hour has passed and Kristy still hasn't gotten home, I'm sitting on the couch chatting with Nancy "I'm getting worried" I say sounding worried "She is gonna be okay, I'm sure she is hanging out with her friends" Nancy tries cheering me up "I don't know, she never does this kind of stuff which is what's worrying me" I sigh "Chase does it all the time" Chase is Nancies 18-year-old son who is about to graduate high school in a few months time. He goes to the same high school as Kristy so they are practically friends "I'm hoping this is just a phase and she goes back to her sweet self" I kinda smile "That's what I have been saying for four years and Chase is still sorta the same I mean he is a good kid but he's moody all the time even when he needs to look after Candice" Candice is Nancies 15-year-old daughter "Teenagers" I groan "Right" Nancy groans as well

"So you know that guy Phillip I'm dating" Nancy has been dating Phillip for a little over 6 months "Yeah" I smile "He popped the question last night when we went out to dinner" My eyes widen "Congratulations" I squeal "Thank you" She squeals "Whens the wedding?" I ask her "I don't know, we still have a lot to plan before getting married" She tells me "I have a question for you" Nancy sounds cheerful "Yes" I smile "Since you have been my best friend and because I love you will you do me the honor of being my BridesMaid?" She asks me "Oh my god I would be honored to be your bridesmaid" I cheer "Yay" Nancy squeals "I do have some good news as well" I'm so excited to tell her "What is it?" She asks me "I got promoted to becoming a booking agent" I tell her

"That's amazing, we have to go out and celebrate" Nancy suggests "Lets go out to dinner tomorrow" I suggest "Have you told Cole?" She asks me "I will tomorrow after work, why'd you ask?" I ask her "I want it to be a double date, me and Phillip, you and Cole" Nancy tells me her idea "I love that idea" I smile "I have to go now, Chase is bugging me because he is hungry, hold on" Nancy says "YOU HAVE TWO HANDS AND LEGS, USE EM" Nancy screams "No" I hear Chase yells "DON'T PLAY WITH ME BOY, I'MMA WHOOP YOUR ASS" I laugh at what she says to Chase "Try" Chase provokes her "I need to go, he is asking for trouble" I laugh "Bye Nancy" I say "Bye" She hangs up the phone.

I hear the door swing open and Kristy walks in the living room "Where have you been?" I ask her "I grabbed food with my friends" She tells me as she sits on the sofa a few inches away from me "Why couldn't you text me that?" I ask her pissed "Because I was mad at you for that stupid promotion" She blurts out "Oh I'm sorry I'm good at my job" I say sarcastically and roll my eyes "You are a booking agent for Marshall, what do you want me to do?" She asks me "I expect you to be happy for me despite me working with Marshall" I glare at her "I am happy for you I just don't like the fact you'll be working for him when he constantly gave you shit" Kristy says "I can't do anything about it, it is what it is" I shrug "I think it's about time you told him the truth" Kristy says strictly "I'm not ready" I get up

"I don't care if you are ready or not, you are only dragging this shit out and maybe if you tell him the truth he'll stop being a dick to you" Kristy says. I know Marshall well enough to know that if I tell him the truth he'll still be angry at me.