Chris Evans: The Guy Next Door

Chapter 11

That evening, on the drive home from the restaurant, I told my mom and Anna what had happened in the bathroom with Mandy.

"That bitch!" Anna screamed, making my mom jump.

"Language!"

**understand that reference?😏**

"Sorry Tracy, but honestly, what right does she have to say that?"

"I agree. I think you should talk to Chris about it." My mom said.

"What?? No way." I snapped.

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That evening, my mom had gone to bed, and Anna and I stayed up watching Tarzan.

"Hey pass the-" I was interrupted when the door bell rang. "-popcorn..." I trailed off, getting up.

Who could be coming over this late at night? It was almost midnight!

I opened the door to meet two bright blue eyes.

"Oh hey Chris." I said, gesturing for him to come in.

"Hey, I wanted to talk to you about tonight." He said, sitting down at the kitchen table next to me.

I gulped. What did Mandy tell him!?

"Well first of all, I had an amazing time with you. I don't think I've laughed that hard in my life." He giggled.

"And second, after you went to the bathroom, you seemed really quiet. Is everything okay? Was the shrimp really that bad?" He laughed.

I giggled. "Yeah, the shrimp was that bad. But everything's okay." I stared at the table.

"Are you sure it has nothing to do with the fact that Mandy went to the bathroom at the same time as you?" He said, tilting his head down to meet my gaze.

I was silent. Should I confess? That would start drama. But then again, it would be bad to lie to him, and good to get it out.

Apparently I was silent for too long, and it automatically answered his question.

"So it does have to do with Mandy in the bathroom. Tell me."

I continued to be silent, not sure of what to do.

"Bella, it's okay. You can tell me." He said, as he lifted my chin up with his finger, and gently held my hand. "You can trust me."

At that exact moment, I melted and told him the whole story.

He sat there, with his mouth open, before standing up and walking around to my chair.

He knelt down in front on me, and engulfed me in a hug.

"I'm so sorry that happened to you. She was terrible for threatening you. I'm so sorry."

I returned the hug, and felt instantly okay.

He did care for me, and that's all that mattered.