The sound of your heart beating

Chapter 8

I was up in Drew's room getting ready for the dinner tonight with his family.

I wore a black laise dress and kept my hair down. Drew came up and stopped in his tracks.

"Wow!" He said coming behind me and kissing my neck.

I giggled and pushed he away softly. "Get dressed." I told him. He smirked.

"I am." He answered. He wore a white dress shirt and black jeans.

"Alright if you say so." I teased. He stuck his toung out and I bit it.

"I'm nervous." I addmited. He held my hand. "Don't be. They'll love you. Trust me."

"Drew! Maya! Come downstairs. " Krista yelled from the staircase.

We headed down. So many people. My anxiety started to attack my whole body.

My hands and legs were shaking. I can't do this. I thought to myself.

Drew grabbed my hand and dragged me to strangers.

"Maya this is my sister Leah." He said. I gave her a weak small smile. "It's so nice to finally meet you." She smiled.

She went in for a hug. I stood there. Everyone was just watching me. Whispering.

"Drew!" Someone called from across the room. A girl came towards us and hugged him.

"Oh hey!" He said hugging her back. They started talking and laughing. "You must be Maya. I've heard so much about you." She said.

She was taller than I, her long blonde hair bobbing around. She was wearing a nice white laise dress and a Dimond necklace.

Her eyes were as blue as the sky and ocean mixed together. She was stunning.

My heart started racing. "I'm Katy." She said. Katy. The same Katy Drew dated. The same Katy Drew loved. Before me.

I couldn't breath. It felt like a stab to the heart. Drew looked concerned and pulled me away from the crowd.

"Are you okay?"He asked. I shook my head no. "Katy? The same Katy you loved?" I asked.

He twisted his lips to the side. "Her mom and mine are best friends. After we broke up we decided to just be friends. Maya it's no big deal." He said.

"No big deal? Maybe not to you Drew." I said my voice raising a little.

"Calm down Maya seriously." He told me. I pushed him out of my way and tried to escape the crowd.

"Oh! You must be Maya." A lady says stopping me from running away. "I'm Drew's grandmother Ester." She said.

I smiled. "She's more prettier then he said." A man who I assume is his grandfather said.

"This is Carl my husband." She introduced me. I shook his hand. "Nice meeting yous." I told them.

"Excuse me." I tried to escape. Tried to run away.

"Maya!" Drew yelled over. I ignored him. Krista stopped him and asked him what was going on.

He started explaining, Krista told him to stay where he was and came to find me on the porch in the back.

She knocked letting me know she was there. "You okay?" She asked. I shook my head.

"Honey what's going on?" She asked rubbing my back. Why couldn't my mother be this loving towards me?

"I'm just having an anxiety attack. And now knowing that Katy. The Katy he loved is here..." I trailed off.

She smiled a small caring smile. "He loves you." She said. I looked up at her.

"I know when my son is in love. And he loves you more than anything Maya. He's crazy about you." She added.

"Katy is just a friend. Who yes in the past was his second love. But, we all fall in love more then once. And the one we fall in love with last is the one we stay with." She explained.

"You think?" I asked. She nodded.

"I know so."

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