Unexpected Love (c.c) [ Slow Updates! ]

Chapter 16

I laid on the floor of my living room with my arms crossed over my stomach. I was currently alone, Lizbeth had more packing and booking to do, Chris had a family emergency, my mom was on her work trip. Actually, my mom was on tour but I feel more like a normal person if I thought of it as a work trip. My mom is Lana del Rey according to media, the label she signed, and basically the whole world. But I know of her as Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, the mom that has not been around for much but still is around to make up for all the time she misses. 

If you read all the tumblr posts of Lana, and the articles of her life background, you would guess that I am most likely from a hookup she had with one of her many encounters. But it has never physically affected me in any way except from the fact that I basically have no clue as to who my dad is. That amazes me, I have a famous mom, a dad that I don't know, two famous best friends, and.. Derek. 

Derek. 

The name echoed in my mind leaving behind a cold empty feeling. Before that would've left a different effect on me but that's another time. A time where all was okay. 

"Natalie?" A familiar voice called out. "Mom?" I stood up wondering if it was actually her. There she was, standing in the doorway. "Mom!" I ran up to her and wrapped my arms around her. "Mom." I whispered not wanting to let go of her. "Oh my god, my baby. I missed you so much my love." She tightened the hug nuzzling her face in the crook of my neck. "I missed you so much more." I mumbled against her neck. "Not possible." She chuckled. "In my ways, it is." I smiled, finally letting go of her even though I had a huge part of me that didn't want to. 

"I actually was just thinking of you right now." I grabbed her luggage and took it up to her room with her trailing behind. "Why didn't you call me to tell me about you coming home?" I asked setting her things down. "I wanted to surprise you. By the way I'm staying for the whole month and 2 weeks into January if I don't get called in early." My eyes lit up. "A whole month? Really?" I couldn't believe it. This was the longest she had ever stayed home. "Yes because of the holidays of course." She took off her coat and sat down on her bed. "I guess I should let you get some rest. You must be so tired, I'll see you later okay mom? I love you." I opened the door, making my way out. "I love you too, darling."

Darling. 

The flashes of my old nightmares flashed back giving me shudders as I felt the brush of the pair of lips by my ear. I plastered a smile over my lips and quickly walked out of her room and rushed down the stairs. I tugged on a pair of black vans and a maroon sweater over the flannel I was wearing and opened the door to run out of the house but instead I ran into someone's chest. "Chris?" I asked as I looked up at his face. "Why were you running out of your house?" I bit my lip. "Oh nothing just forgot my laptop charger in my car. You know me, I can't live without my laptop." I lied noticing there was a guy standing beside him. "Um, who's this?" (A/N: NEW PHONE WHO DIS?) I awkwardly asked. 

"That's what I came to talk to you about. This is Crawford, Crawford Collins, my long lost brother."

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What?!! Crawford is a long lost brother?? If you didn't notice in any of the chapters, Crawford is never mentioned, well to be exact Kirsten, Karisma, and Crawford aren't mentioned but they are coming up later on in the book. Kirsten and Karisma have always been in the book and in Chris's life I just don't mention it in the book. And if you're reading this and thinking, what? who's Kirsten and Karisma?? They are Chris's and Crawford's sisters, in this book, and also in real life. (btw if you don't know who they are then what are you even doing with your life? jk i still love you) 

Yeah okay so sorry for not updating in like 230280932840932 years, there has been just too much going on with life, school and just random little things and I haven't had the time to update. But I just have to go to school for this last week and I'm out for christmas break so I'll be updating a lot during that time if I'm not busy with christmas shopping or anything but yeah look forward to that!

- natalie