I'm Yours

Chapter 14: Unexplained

Chapter 14: Unexplained

"You should ask him" Sophie tells me as we start to walk out of the campus and make our way over to the car park.

"I know I should, it's just I don't want it to be a burden or something. I don't know I feel that it would be weird to invite my family here when his family pays mine to date him, that's all" I frown as I think about how this all started to where Nate and I have gotten to now. So much has changed, my feelings have gone from completely despising him in the beginning to respect to like, and it's confusing me.

Sophie stops up in front of her car and faces me grabbing my shoulders, "If he really likes you he will put aside all that shit and will be all in for it. And anyway he would have to say yes otherwise the whole deal would go to hell, in other words he has to kind of say yes because you are getting paid to be his girlfriend therefore make you happy and if making you happy means having your family here for a week means he needs to do it. Not to sound to mean or anything but it's the truth. I mean it's your family he can't exactly say no, well... I mean he could but... yeah you get what I mean." She says while chucking her bag onto the passenger seat and starts up her car. "I'll see you tomorrow, and you can tell me what the verdict is." She waves at me then drives off leaving me in the heaving car park. Sophie however like always was right, all I had to do was ask and it would happen, I was the one that was dating him and they could practically make anything happen. I didn't want his money, clothes, shoes or jewelry. All I wanted was to see my family and that would make things heaps better.

I felt his arms around my waist as I was deep in thought and leaned into his chest. It was peaceful to be anywhere with him, I couldn't feel unsafe with him it was a fantasy I was living in. But the creeping thought at the back of my head haunted me, nothing lasts forever. I turned around to face Nate and smiled gently at him. Ask him! My subconscious yelled. I took a deep breath, here goes nothing.

"Nate, can I ask you something? It's pretty important" my voice falters at each word.

"Of course you can ask me anything." Nate smiles as he pulls me into his embrace.

"Nate, w-with your permission would it be okay I-if my family came here for about a week just so I could see them?" I stuttered. I closed my eyes remembering my brother had been calling me every day just so he could come to see me and had also wanted to explore the magnificent city of San Francisco. My aunt was the same although not as enthusiastic as Alex was. She was frightened of planes and hated flying, even though she'd only been on one plane in her whole life.

"Yes, of course Hazel, I will however have to talk and run it through with my father first. But it should be no problem." He said as we walked hand in hand towards the bleachers. Even though I had felt excited to be seeing Alex and Aunt Holly, deep down a part of me wondered if Nate said yes because of the contract. I smiled and reached up to plant a kiss on his cheek. When we both sat down Nate turned to me and smiled mischievously, "Umm babe. Not to freak you out or anything but my parents are throwing a charity ball soon and my father also said it would be an opportunity to show us off to the press."

"Well how many people are going to be there? I'm not ever good with crowds." I smiled hoping it would be just a small party with about thirty or so people there.

"Yeah I know, and that's the thing. There will be about five hundred people there." My smile automatically drops from my face replaced with fear and nervousness.

"Well umm... When is the uhh... ball?" I say as softly as I can and take hold of Nate's hands. I really want him to tell me that the charity ball is weeks away so that I can calm down and worry later.

"Yeah that's the thing... its tomorrow..." He rubs the back of his neck nervously. TOMORROW! That's impossible. I'll be going through uncharted territories. I'm going to be a laughing stock there with no words coming out of my mouth when people ask me simple questions. I would have to dress up. Wait what would I wear? I have no fancy dresses or shoes or accessories. I've never had to think about this before. Oh god!