Wasn't looking when I found you (complete)

Chapter 16 "Day before the Christmas party"

Tina's POV
It's the day before the Christmas party and my mom is coming over to help with the finishing of the decorating and meat seasoning.

It's currently 7a.m and Oshane is already here helping with the touch ups. He's putting up LEDs around the perimeter of the living room. He makes doing simple things look so attractive.

"My mom will be coming in a few hours, please don't entertain her," I beg and he laughs.

"Alright," he agrees.

9:15a.m
There's a knock at my door and I strengthen myself to go answer. Oshane is taking a shower at the moment. I head to the kitchen where Aldaine is eating all my food, but he's so cute I can't say no. I pick up a chocolate covered Aldaine and head towards the door.
I open the door and...

"Omg," the woman I call my mother gasps as soon as I open the door and she lays eyes on the little boy hitching on my side, licking chocolate off his hands. She passes me to go inside where she puts her bags down.

"Hi mommy," I greet but she doesn't respond because she's too caught up in the decor.

"Who's baby is this?" she asked, finally turning around to face me.

"Mine," Oshane responds and I mentally facepalm.

He's dressed decently, white tee and black leather pants. His natural untamed hair is loose and in a big fro. He walks over to me where he stands before taking his son. He's latched onto me not wanting to let go.

"Suh yuh show off now?" he asked the little boy and I had to laugh, to which Aldaine pouts.

"You must be Christine's mother. The resemblance is uncanny," he says, taking my mother's hand into his own, lightly kissing.

Watch yah...not even you nuh get dat. Yuh nuh shame?

"Mamá no te molestes con eso," (mom don't bother with it) I warn and there's a smirk on her face.

"¿Qué pasó para extrañar No quiero un hombre?" (What happened to miss I don't want a man?) she asks and I roll my eyes.

"Let's get you cleaned up," I smile at the little boy in my hand, placing my forehead on his. To which his response to the gesture was to hold on to my face and pull himself closer to my face where he placed his version of a kiss on my cheek.

Likkle boy love yuh off eno. Step mother things.

I ignored the thought and walked towards the bathroom.

"Your daughter would make an amazing mother," I overheard Oshane saying to my mother.

"Yes she would," she chuckles and I can hear her footsteps walking towards what sounds to be one of the guest rooms.

36 mins later
I'm finished grooming the young boy whom I dressed in a blue t-shirt and blue jeans. I get out of the room and he runs to hug onto his father's foot before spotting a toy ball and completely abandoning his dad.

"That was short lived," I laughed, referring to the little boy letting go of his foot to play with the ball. I spot my mother in the kitchen seasoning chicken. She's with a man that I don't recognize. This catches me off guard.

Who tf?

"Christine yah listen?" Shane's voice snaps me back to reality.

"Yes Shaney?" I ask, turning my attention to him and blinking a few times to clear my head.

"Nevermind," he sighs. Obviously annoyed and now I feel bad.

"I'm sorry," I apologise.

"Hmhm," he nods and I hate it but I deserve it so I don't argue.

He's tall and dark. He seems to be roughly the same age or a little older than my mom. He's of a muscular build with a height of approximately 6'1. Something about him gives me weird vibes but I'm brought out of my thoughts by my mother's voice.

"That's Christine, the daughter I've been telling you about," she introduced and he held out a hand but I ignored it and continued to look at my mom. The look on my face is enough for her to know what I'm thinking.

Who the hell is he?

"Christine, this is Anthony, my fiancé," she says and I almost pass out.

"Miss Trinity seh fiance stoosh ee," my subconscious teases and I swear this is not the time.

"Mommy wah yuh seh?" I ask and she repeats herself.

Is she serious?

"And you were planning on telling me this when?" I nearly shout and she looks at me.

"I just did," she pointed out and then headed back into the kitchen right after placing a small kiss on his cheek.

Is she serious?

Like judge yuh nuh hear?

"I'd like for you to be my maid of honour," she offers and she cannot be serious.

"Ma I'm sorry but I'm not doing it," I say and walk out the front door.

Oshane decided to follow me outside where he found me sitting on the step outside. He sat behind me so now I'm sandwiched between his legs. He puts his hands around my neck and my head rests comfortably on his shoulder.

"Hey," I smile and I can feel him smiling as well.

"Hi," he responds.

"Are you okay?" he adds and my mind flashes back to the whole situation with my mom.

How could she?

D woman a big woman eno.

"Yeah I'm fine," I lie but he doesn't push it.

"Okay,"

"She can't just throw this at me," I complain and he rubs circular patterns with his thumb on my shoulders.

"That's so unfair, for a woman so big on honesty she sure forgot what it is," I continued to rant. He doesn't say anything to contradict me and it's just what I needed.

I head back inside after I'm calm and he follows suit. I don't speak to my mom for the rest of the day, instead we finish decorating and seasoning the meat before heading to our rooms.

Oshane decided that spending the night was a good idea.

Tomorrow's going to be a long day.