The Assistant (Chris Pratt Love story)

Chapter 20

I was almost shaking from anxiety as we drove.

"Hey, you'll be fine." He said smiling reassuringly, as he placed his hand on mine.

Chris finally pulled up by a house. It was actually more modest, than I expected it to be.

"Come on." Chris said happily, as he was about to get out of the car.

"Isn't Anna home?" I asked confused.

"Yeah, she's home." He answered, looking confused at me.

"I can't just walk into the house of your soon-to-be-ex-wife?" I said, making Chris chuckle.

"Come on. She wants to meet you. She's really cool about it." Chris said as it was no big deal.

I sighed nervously, before I hesitantly got out of the car, and walked to Chris who waited patiently in front of the car.

He immediately reached out for my hand. I felt surprised by his affection, but happily placed my hand in his, before we walked towards the front door.

Chris knocked on the door. It felt like we waited for an eternity before the door opened.

"Heeey." Anna greeted smiling widely at us.

"Come in. Come in." She said happily, mostly to me.

I hesitantly followed Chris inside. Anna closed and locked the door behind us, before she reached out her hand for me. "Nice to meet you, Melissa." She greeted.

"Nice to meet you too." I answered smiling.

She was amazingly sweet. It made me relax a bit, but it was also a bit weird. I expected the tension to be high and awkward. Not only between me and her, but also between her and Chris, but they were weirdly functional.

Anna led us further into the house and called out for Jack.

"Daddy!" He yelled happily, as he noticed Chris.

"Hey buddy!" Chris said, as he kneeled down just before Jack almost jumped into his arms.

My heart almost melted by the sight of them together.

"It's so good to see you again." Chris said as he hugged Jack tightly.
Chris slowly pulled a bit away.
"Jack, I want you to meet Melissa." Chris said, smiling widely as he turned towards me.

"Hey Jack." I said smiling sweetly, as I kneeled down beside him.

He looked at me for a moment. He looked a bit shy.

"Melissa is going to spend the weekend with us." Chris explained, making a smile creep onto Jack's face.

"Can we play hide and seek?" Jack asked.

I shared a smile with Chris, before I answered. "Of course." I answered in a happy tone.

"Go and get your things." Chris said, making Jack storm off.