𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐎𝐒

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟏

LILIANA

Jaxon and I finally made up after school, and he decided to take me out on a date, well his family was invited to an event and were going as a couple. It made me happy we were on a fine page, except that Im lying to him. I don't even know what we were, but it breaks me to lie to him. I just wish he would understand Marci and Damon being together wasn't a big deal. I remembered my conversation with Damon earlier.

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Damon, so how are we going to brainstorm this project?" We walked into the lab for our assignment. Being a teammate with Damon wouldn't be as bad. Damon became a tiny bit nicer to me.

"I don't know, Liliana. But we have something more important to discuss."

I knew what he meant, I thought I'd give their secret up. Marcella is my best friend, and even though I like Jaxon, Id never give up Marci for him. I felt guilty, but one day Jaxon would understand, right?

"You can't mention us to Jaxon. You need to try your best. And I'm sorry for dragging you into this mess." Hearing Damon say sorry was something big, so I gave him a small smile.

"You don't have to be sorry, It's fine."

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Jaxon was picking me up at six, so I had an hour to get ready. My mom walked in with a small smile.

"I hope he treats you right."

"Mommy, of course, he does." I put the ring on my finger. I loved calling my mom by the name I called her as a baby. My mom's relationship and me was something that made me happy. She was always there. Even if my dad wasn't the best, I was grateful for both of them.

"I'm sorry, your dad won't be here for your birthday. He keeps going on these business trips." Her apology made me feel bad. The reason my dad and I didn't have the best relationship with my Dad, was because his whole world revolved around business.

"He wasn't always like that, you know."

"What do you mean, Mom?"

"Before I got married to him, he was one of the greatest men. He protected me and was a great guy to me. When his parents gave him company and made him feel independent, he changed. Your grandfather made your Dad become a horrible person. He became a workaholic, even on our honeymoon, he worked only. I loved him, but now he barely comes home. I'll always love the old him. I'm sorry Lily, Im so sorry." She hugged me.

Listening to her talk about Dad like this made me tear up, but I couldn't cry. "Hell comes around, he's my dad, and he will always be. Maybe one day, he will realize he has a beautiful wife and a daughter." I kissed my mom's cheek. 

"Jaxon is a great guy. Now, your dad and I will see you there." She smiles at me. I nodded and she leaves my room. My mom was young, she got married to my dad at only twenty. She gave birth to me at twenty-one, so now she was only thirty-eight. It was an arranged marriage for business. My dad was twenty-eight at that time. They fell in love quickly, because my dad did first. According to my grandma, my dad was named a 'Possessive man' because of my mom. But, she loved him no matter what.

Letting out a nervous sigh, I look in the mirror. I wore a black long dress, holding my curves perfectly, with diamond earrings my dad got me last year as a gift for my birthday. A knock on the door made me turn around. "Come in." 

My dad came in, holding a velvet box. My dad was young too, but he still caught women's eyes. Well, he did work out almost every day, but my mom caught more men's eyes. Even if he was rarely home, he still made sure my mom and I were protected and safe.

"You look beautiful." He kissed my forehead, I smiled at him.

"I decided to cancel the business trip, I want to be here for your birthday." I was surprised he did. So I gave him a smile in return. He handed me a velvet box and I opened it, finding a beautiful diamond necklace.