~What the heart wants~

Chapter 7: Family Dinners

***⚠️Trigger warning physical and some verbal abuse is in the following chapter DO NOT read it if it might trigger you⚠️***

Y/n's POV
"You'll be ok." Ava reassures me while she squeezes my hand. I sigh "I hope so." The both of you get out of the car and head to the front door. You start to panic a little bit on the inside, as you knock twice on Ava's parents house.

"Oh hello y/n it's good to see you again darling. " Ava's mother, Grace goes to give you a tight hug. "And how is my wonderful Ava doing?" Then gives Ava a hug and a kiss on the check. "Come on in girls." She steps aside to let us into her house.

Grace's home is a cottage White House with some black assents here and there. On the inside it is warmly light and the walls are painted a yellowish white with cosy furniture on the inside. Luckily your mother hadn't arrived yet. You do see your father and your sister and give them both a big hug and say "Hey dad I missed you soooo much. You too little sis how have you been?" Emma says "I've been ok I just can't wait till schools over so I can be a nurse." "Yeah I get it." You then turn your attention to your father "How about you dad how have you been?" Your dad says "I've been good honey everything has been good with sales." Your dad is a sales man for houses. He's actually quite a good one too.

You talk more with your sister and father and your sister asks "So how have you been and how's college like?" You say " I've been good and college has been alright it's nothing special." "Do you have a crush on anyone?" You are put off guard by the last question but say "Emma I have a girlfriend." You say with a serious tone. Just before you sister could say anything else, you hear the door open and your brothers Henry and Liam come in. Thank god it wasn't your mother. Not yet at least.

"Hey it's everybody's favorite duo!!!" You punch Henry in the arm and say "Shut up you moron." And then pull him into a hug. "Hey Liam." You give Liam a hug too. "How are you doing?" You reply with "Good and you guys?" "We've been good too and my clients have been great too." You take them to the couch and continue your conversation. "So how's Cora been?" You also as you settle into the cough once again. "Shes good and I've loved spending quality time with her when I can."

Some minutes pass and your now joining in on your girlfriend and Graces conversation and then you hear another knock at the door. In comes in Micheal, Ava's older brother and only sibling. "Hey Micheal." You say to him as you embrace him in a hug and his sister and mother do the same.

Micheal works as a police officer and is 22 years old. Him and Ava are very close. Micheal is the only sibling Ava has.

You help Grace with whatever dish she will be servi bc tonight and Ava helps too. As you take a little break you drift into thoughts about your professor Ms.Romanoff and think about what Oliva said. She's right if you want to atletas have somewhat of a chance with her you should try but you still don't know exactly what to talk about. You get pulled out of your thoughts when your mother enters the room.

The room goes quite. Her presence frightens you a bit. You gulp and hope she can be civil for one day. "We'll is any one going to say hello?" She says with attitude in her tone. Your siblings reluctantly go to greet her while Ava squeezes your hand in an attempt to calm your nerves. You decide to greet her as well but make it short.

Grace has prepared some risotto. It smells delicious and your stomach growls wanting some. She starts to serve everyone on by one and we all take our seats at the dining table.

"So y/n what have you been up to these past couple of years?" Your mother asks as you begin to eat your food. "Uh I've been in college studying to be a lawyer. That's pretty much it nothing exciting really." Your mother chuckles "Obviously nothing exciting is going on your... you y/n. And do you really think you'll even be a good lawyer?" Everyone goes silent trying there best not to intervene with your conversation. You huff is frustration all you wanted to do tonight was spend time with family and each dinner in peace but you can never have that with your mother around. Coming here was a bad idea.

"Yes mother I think I will be a good lawyer. I've worked incredibly hard to get where I am now and you would have known that if you where there but you weren't where you?" You glare at your mother. "How dare you disre-" but before she could finish her sentence, Henry said "That's enough mother. Your the one starting all this by being impolite. And before you say that y/n is disrespectful remember that respect it earned it isn't just given away. Can you please just act the adult and start acting mature?"

Your mother rolls her eyes but doesn't dare to speak again. She knows that she's outnumbered by you and your siblings including your dad as well. Normal conversations start and everyone continues to eat there dinner and you start to cool off more from the argument with your mother.

After everyone is done with dinner you help clean up and help with some of the dishes. "Oh y/n you really don't have to help wash the dishes I can do it myself." "Grace It's fine really, I want to help you with it." As you finish the dishes you take a seat on the couch again with your family.

You can't for a bit but then your mother asks you if you can have a word with her in the hallway. You reluctantly agree. She then goes to say "Listen I don't like your attitude towards me I'm your mother and don't think your all high and mighty because trust me your as strong as a mouse." You glare at her with frustration in your eyes. The anger you had before comes back. "I'm not that same girl who would cry over anything you say anymore." She grabs you by your chin and stares into your eyes with pure anger and says "Yes you are your still the annoying little disappointment to her family." You get out of her grip and say "I was never a disappointment your the only one who ever thought that. You think your suck an entitled bitch and that you can still scare but you don't anymore." You let your anger get the better of you so you say those words to her. You expected your mother to say more insulting words but in stead you see her raise her hand and slap you right across your face.

You hold you cheek and get out of the house as you do you say "goodbye me and Ava are leaving now." You grab Ava's arm and take her to the car. "What the hell happened? All I saw was you two arguing for a bit." You remove your hand to show Ava the mark your mother left on you and say "She fucking slapped me and insulted me. I want to go home now I don't feel comfortable at all staying there." Your girlfriend has a look of concern on her face that turns into anger and she says "We're not leaving unless she has a mark on her face too.

She starts to head towards the door but you stop her. "Leave it I want to go home. Please." She calms down and agrees to take you home.

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A/N
Hey my lovely's this was a longer chapter than I expected it to be but I've been thinking about making another book because I currently have a great idea for one so I might make a new book. I hope you all had an amazing day or whatever. Next chapter will be uploaded on Friday.

-L