The Catch

Chapter 16

STEPHANIE'S POV

"What about West?" I ask my parents, worry boiling up inside of me.

"Well when West came over he looked very familiar to me. So I went through all of your yearbooks until I found him." Mom tells me.

"Ok. What's going on?" I ask, panic rising in my voice.

"West's last name is Johnson." Dad explains.

"Yeah so?" I start but then gasp.

Everything makes sense now. West's parents own a large chain of restaurants. My parents own a large chain of restaurants.

"Wait no it can't be. It must be a coincidence." I say to myself tears filling my eyes.

My family's restaurant chain is called Grecchi's. The Grecchi's have one main rival company: The Johnson's.

Since West's parents are clearly the Johnson's that means that the mystery couple who have been trying to ruin my parents career for years are also my boyfriend's parents.

"Wait," I laugh "so West unintentionally hates my parents. That's just great!" I say sarcastically.

Mom stands up and pulls me into a hug. I'm crying onto her shoulder and soaking her shirt.

She pulls away and looks into my eyes. "He's no good for you if he comes from that family. I think it would be best if you two break up."

I nod and run upstairs crying. I barge into my room, grab my phone, and dial West's number.

WEST'S POV

I'm lying down on my bed when my phone starts to ring. I grab it and the caller ID says Stephanie so I pick it up.

"Hey Steph!" I say cheerfully into the phone.

"West I think we should break up." Stephanie squeaks. She sounds like she's been crying.

I sit up suddenly. "What? Why?"

"Well funny story actually!" Stephanie laughs but I can tell this won't be a story I'm not gonna be laughing about.
"So your parents hate my parents and so do you unintentionally."

"What?" I ask confused. "I don't hate you! And my parents and yours have never met before so therefore how could they hate each other?" I ask her. I don't want to break up. I think I actually love her.

She laughs again. "Well actually that's where you're wrong."

I can hear Stephanie crying and I so desperately want to be with her in person, so I can give her a hug and tell her everything will be alright.

"My parents are the Grecchi's." Stephanie explains. "They are the Grecchi's who own a restaurant and are competing with your parents. They are the ones that are just trying to keep a job because your parents hate them and want to get rid of them."

I don't reply at first.

Then I realize something. "Everything you're accusing my parents of doing to yours, your parents are doing to mine!" I finally state.

"If you have a problem with my parents, you have a problem with me!" Stephanie shouts into the phone.

"Well maybe I do! You know what? You're right! We should break up!" I shout back at her and hang up.

It takes a few minutes for what just happened to sink in. Once it does I sit down on my floor and start to cry.