Love Burns

Chapter 12.5

Olivia

After Quinton had dropped her home..

As soon as I got out of his car, I saw Tati peeping through the windows. After I reached the front door I was greeted with her practically screaming, "YOU WENT OUT WITH HIM??"

I know I should've told her, and I would've, if she wasn't acting like cupid and making up all these scenarios about us. I swear, even Hallmark movies aren't as cheesy as she is.

"Seems so."

She crossed her arms over her chest, "And when were you planning on telling me this?"

"Probably never."

"Ha Ha very funny, get your ass inside already and don't you dare leave out a single detail."

We laugh and she pulls me in for a hug, "Even though I like teasing you about him, I'm happy for you, you know? After...everything that happened you'd lost...yourself. But now, I think your old self is slowly coming back and I couldn't be happier. So whatever you guys are, I support it."

Tears fill my eyes, no one's ever said this to me before. Everyone's only ever looked at me with pity, 'oh, poor thing, her parents died.' It didn't bother me in the beginning, but as I got older and when more time passed, I just felt like I got reduced to whatever I went through. And no one seemed to care about what I, as a young girl went through. Except right now.
"How do you always know exactly what to say?"

She laughs, "Sisterly instincts."

As I hopped into bed, I hoped that Tati had forgotten about Quinton, but who am I kidding? It's Tati. She lives and breathes for romantic shit. "Jeez! Look at the time I think it's time to call it a night-"

"Not so fast. You're staying up till god knows how long and telling me all the juicy details about 'the date'."

"Stop calling it that!"

That makes this devil cackle,  "Are you getting shy? Oh my god, I need to take a picture."

"You're so weird, I'm going to sleep."

"Liv, I love you but don't make me fight you to get the details. Come on! You have a hot, rich boyfriend for godsake! Let me vicariously live through you."

I let out an over dramatic sigh, "Alright, Alright , I'll tell you but only because I'm not in the mood to be tackled right now."

"That's more like it."

I finally finish narrating the events and Tati just giggling and hitting my arms the whole time, she finally said, "LIV! This is so romantic, just date him already!"

Whoa there. Date him? No way, he's just....too different. Him and I come from completely different worlds..There's no way he'd....

"Liv, I know what you're thinking, 'he's the heir of a billionaire and I'm just a simple girl', come on! Don't tell me you don't feel anything for him even after all this."

I sigh, "I mean...I like him, I really do, he's funny, kind, and he does all these big gestures for me and makes me feel like I'm this...great person y'know? And it feels good to be arround him...but..."

"But what, Liv?"

"He's just....I don't want to ruin what we have. I finally have a real friend here and I don't know...I don't want to ruin it.."

She smiles, "Alright then, but just know, that if you do decide to go out with him, you're telling me first. And if you don't I'm never talking to you."

I laugh, "Okay, whatever you say."

That night was the first night I slept without those nightmares.