Love & Cigarettes

Chapter 6 - 24hr FoodWilly

I woke up very late this morning, I must've been really tired to sleep up until 10 in the morning . I quickly get up to go brush my teeth then prepare myself and get ready to go.

Schools are opening soon and I must say, I do miss my colleagues and my learners - being here at home is definitely starting to bore me.

I head down to the kitchen and find Anna with my mom, laughing and holding a cup of coffee in their hands. I'm surprised to find my best friend here but I hug her with excitement and greet my mom as she offers me a cup of coffee.

After I sit on the bar chair by the kitchen island opposite Anna-my mom places the cup in front of me, kisses me on the cheek and she leaves us in order to give us privacy.

I wonder if my dad has already left too.

"You didn't tell me you'd be here today?" I confront Anna.

"I wasn't planning on coming to visit - I saw you weren't picking up my calls this morning and panicked so I drove here and when your Mom assured me that you were okay- I was ready to leave but she offered me a cup of coffee so I stayed and we had a girlie chat" Anna says, smiling like an idiot as she responds,

"A girly chat huh? Care to tell me what exactly you two had a chat about? " I let out a small chuckle - knowing my mom, I know that wasn't just a girly chat they were having, she was trying to dig up information about me and Dean from Anna.

" Yes, she asked me about Dean and I was a bit lost, is it the cardigan guy?" she smiles and she raises her eyebrow

I lower my eyes and look sideways before turning my attention back to her,

"Yes, but that's it. I don't know why she had to ask you about him- what else did she ask?" I ask her.

Anna looks at me suspiciously maybe she is noticing how eager I am to know more about the conversation she had had with my mother when I found them in the kitchen.

" Why would your mom want to ask me about him, like what did you do to make her think you were seeing this guy?" she asks, trying to sound so serious but I can sense the curiosity and excitement in her voice.

" I dont know - he was here yesterday to fetch his cardigan and I don't know what demon possessed him to do that. But it's not like we were gonna jump into bed together. We just had an eye moment sort of thing which my mom picked up on...pretty fast" I say trying to defend myself and her eyes grow bigger

" OMG Amber, what?!!", Anna says rather way too loudly, sounding surprised and excited with what I'm telling her.

"He came to your house?", she asks and I nod my head.

" No ways!! And Mr Brown was completely okay with that?!!" she continues but this time she gets up from the chair, puts both her hands on either sides of her head and paces up and down the kitchen as if trying to put two and two together.

" Dad wasn't here. I don't think he would have came here if he was. But his parents have known mine for a very long time apparently, so maybe that's why he doesn't fear my dad as much", I say.

I let our a heavy sigh,

" I have so many questions about this family too not only because of Dean but both my mom and dad aren't exactly giving me room to dig for more", I add.

Anna looks at me then walks back towards the bar chair and takes a seat.

" And I cannot believe you didn't tell me all this...like wow...this Dean of yours is...", she says trying to come up with a word.

" Bold? Stupid? ...say whatever you want. I already know you want to", I add

" I go with stupid boldness", Anna says while laughing.