The Spanish Roommate

CHAPTER EIGHT

We reached the café. On the way I kept talking and talking, overthinking, scared, and very nervous. Honestly I think Dex might be sick of me talking but I'm just nervous, really nervous.

As we walk in I see the one and only, Jessica. Fuck why now, why did she have to be working today.

I think Dex noticed Jessica, and me freaking out, so he grabbed my waist bringing me closer. I smile at him. He is just perfect.

But I lost focus of Dex as I see Jessica come up to me. Fuck no. No, No, No, No. Don't come up to me, please don't talk to me.

"Ashley" she says, "Jessica" I repeat in the same tone. "Jessica" Dex gives her a slight nod before she replies, "Dex" she says with a small sigh.

"How are you guys doing" I don't answer for a while, anger building up. I managed to reply with a fine.

"Your uh parents are here" she states, well no fucking shit, why else would I be here. I didn't say it, I wish I did, but instead I replied with I know.

Should've just gone with my first idea. I hate her with a passion.

"We should go" Dex says breaking the awkward tension between us.

"Yeah alright, see you later" she says, it sounded like a question and my answer would have been no, but I stopped myself.

"Yup" is all I say before walking to the table where my stupid parents were, I start to talk to Dex, "did we really have to come, I could have said I broke my leg or something".

"Calm down amore, you'll be fin-" he paused, "that's your parents?" he asks, he sounded scared, no nervous, I don't know.

"Yeah" I whisper before coming up to them, "Ashley, so nice to see you again" my dad spoke, I did not miss him, that's for sure.

"Dad, hi" I say bluntly, I give Dex a look, and he slightly smiles.

"I see you brought a guest" my mum gestures to Dex.

"Yea this is-" I get cut off.

"Matts kid" my dad interrupts.

Dex gets nervous, "i-uh don't know what you are talking about sir" I look at him confused.

"You're not Matts kid, because I swear I saw you in that me-" Dex cuts him off.

"I really don't know what you're talking about sir, uh how about we just take a seat" I look at him, in a what is going on kind of way.

"I see a lot has happened since we saw you Ashley, your different" My mum points out, "yea, uh, sure".

I don't know what to say, I've been replaying this moment in my head, different possibilities on how it would go, I didn't expect this though.

"So, who is this?" My dad asks, "this is Dex" I say introducing him, Dex sighs loudly, "definitely Matts ki-", "nope I have no idea who Matt is, or who his kid is".

"Isn't Matt you dad?" I question, Dex mutters a for fucks sake, then puts his hand on my thigh, "fine, yes I'm Matts kid" he pinched the bridge of his nose.

Was I not meant to say that.

"Right Ashley, we are here to apologise, about everything" My mum interrupts.

"Good to know, who's the kid?" I ask pointing to the little girl on my mum's lap, my parents exchange a look, "this is your sister" my mum finally replies.

I have a sister?

"We had another kid after you left" My dad explains.

"And how do you know who Dex is?" I ask, Dex and my Dad exchange a look, "I uh, I don't know how to put this" My dad explains, "what do you mean, answer me, how do you know Dex?"