Things at Aaron's house were different now, very different. I was ok with it, despite my previous mindset of going against it so much. The day after he reminded me of when we... did the nasty... I stopped avoiding him and I started sleeping at the warehouse for the again. I was woken up in the middle of the night by Aaron. After the confusion wore off, I realized I was crying.
I didn't remember what my nightmare was about, but I felt scared and sad. I stayed up for about another hour where I cried myself to sleep in Aaron's arms about something I didn't remember. When I woke up, I was in his room, in his bed, with his arms around me while he slept peacefully.
So for a week now, since then, I've been sleeping in his bed with him.
Nothing else has happened between us. Besides some making out here and there before we went to bed. For the most part we are taking things slow per my request to do so. Sleeping in his bed helps me keep my stress down and he told me it helps him sleep better.
I couldn't help but worry about this wedding, and what his family thought about me. As I sat at the front desk of my bookstore with my glasses sitting low on my nose, scrolling through catalogs on the computer the thought poked at me. His mother looked at me as if she felt sorry for me and his father looked at me as if he knew I was using his son for money.
Tamryn must have been able to see that something was on my mind. She kept clearing her throat and when I got tired of hearing her do it over and over again, I looked at her.
"So, how are things with your... man?" Tamryn questioned.
"Are you saying it as a question or are you questioning if he's really my man." I mumbled as I looked back towards the computer screen.
"I'm questioning both." She playfully asked.
I sighed, turning off the monitor and facing her fully. "Aaron told me almost a week back that when we both got drunk at his party we had sex." I quietly said looking around to make sure no one heard me,
Tamryn gave me a blank stare. "I already knew that. I wanted to know how things were going with this whole wedding ordeal and if you two are ready to admit you have feelings for each other." She impatiently explained.
I was in shock, I blinked a few times before I opened my mouth to speak again. "You knew already? He told you?" I said starting to panic a little. I hated loose lips, especially on a man.
"Girl no! He doesn't need to tell me I could see it by the way he was looking at you. Now, what are you gonna do about his parents?"
I felt my face get hot with embarrassment. Was it really that easy for people to tell? How oblivious had I been just because I was convinced that no one in their life would ever have feelings for me.
I chewed on my lip thinking about Tamryn's question. What was I gonna do about his parents? I just got the situation with my parents under control, I wasn't sure if I could handle another with my future parents in law.
"I- I don't know honestly. The dinner we had went so bad I can't imagine what they'll act like when I see them again." I said as I looked at Tamryn with worried eyes.
She grabbed my hand and rubbed the back of it. "Maybe tell Aaron that you would like to initiate something between his parents. You call them and you invite them over for dinner. Have it all be on your terms instead of some flimsy last minute plan." Tamryn suggested.
I thought about what she said and it wasn't a bad idea. "I'm just not ready to face them again. Not right now after everything."
Tamryn nodded her head in understanding. "You look tired Bianca, why don't you go home and I'll handle everything here." She suggested.
