Perfect Mistake

Chapter 8

Aria's POV

I was awake but my eyes were still shut. I was relishing in the comfort of his bed. Why did his bed have to be so comfortable? I turned my head and opened my eyes, greeted by the orange colour streaming through the window, and stared at Raph. I started daydreaming about how our lives would turn out to be IF we work out, if we have children, what they would  look like, if they would have his eyes, or my brown hair? I was still staring when...

"Like what you see babe?" He said in a smug voice. How did he know I was even looking at him when his eyes were still closed? Then he pulled me closer but I managed to jump off the bed.

"Oh shut up Jerk" I scowled at him. The ego-filled Raphael was back.

"Its 7:05 already. Aria, remember yesterday when I spoke with my uncle?" He asked me

"Yeah" I replied, absentmindedly as I bent down to pick up my trash from yesterday. Apparently I made a huge mess on the floor. Wrappers of sweets and cookies were all over, along side cans of soda.

"Well, he found out I got married" he said

"Oh my god!!!" I jumped up. Now he got my attention "how did he find out? Who told him? Is he mad?" I was totally freaking out.

"Calm down Aria. That's not even the worst part" he told me

Oh no! There's something even worse than him finding out? What other thing could be more worse?

These questions kept playing in my head until I heard...

"He wants to meet you"

My face suddenly drained of its color. I was sure it was already white by now. Raphael's uncle/ father figure  wanted to meet me. He freaking wanted to meet me!!! Why would he want to meet me? What if I don't meet up to his standards? What if I don't have what he's looking for in an in-law? What if he doesn't like me? He has to like me. I'm adorable. Everybody says that.

"Aria!" Raphael shouted in my ear. I snapped back to reality and looked at him. He's been calling me but I wasn't in my mind.

"Aren't you going to get ready? Time is not on our side and its a two-hour drive to his place" he told me

"Fine!" I said, throwing my hands up. I knew there was no point arguing because I would still have to go whether I liked it or not.

I had my bath, and started sorting through my clothes. I wore a pair of black skinny jeans but I couldn't find a less offensive shirt. I hadn't had time to go shopping for new clothes and my shirts were all offensive. I had a thing for offensive words though I can't bring myself to say them. I saw one of my shirts and frowned when I saw the message in front "I'll try being nicer when you try being smarter". Do you expect me to wear that to my supposed in-laws house? Or a shirt that had "You're so ugly your mum had to use a slingshot to feed you". Like seriously?

Finally, I found a white shirt that had grey horizontal lines across the front. It had a huge A+ sign at the top and below it read "For being sweet, cute and nice" in red. This was certainly less offensive. I did a light makeup and put on a red headband and we were ready to go.

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Okay now say "Please, can I have a cheese pizza?" Said Raphael.

"Krat, sian jays a une caose paiza?" I said and burst out laughing. We were in the car, on our way to his uncle's house and so far, the journey has been interesting.

"And what language did you say that in?" He asked me, laughing.

"That, my friend, is called Arish" I told him ,laughing as well.

"Arish is spoken in what country if I may ask?" He said, playfully serious.

"In Ariland" I said, also playfully

"Oh really? That would make you the Queen of Ariland?"

"Yup, and you're the King of Ariland" I told him while pinching his cheek.

"Stop that Aria! I'm driving" he exclaimed

"Sorry" I said quietly

"Do you want some ice cream? The weather's kinda hot" he asked me

"Ohh yesssss!!!! Thank you thank you thank youuu!!!!!" I squealed, hugging him at the same time

"Aria! I'm still driving!!!"

"Sorry" I said, smiling

After an hour of driving and teasing each other, I started to get hungry. We didn't have breakfast and I was starving. Almost immediately, my stomach growled so loud I was scared I just embarrassed myself in front of Raphael.

"Its okay. I'm hungry too" he said, giving me a small smile. Not a smirk, but an actual smile. My face turned beetroot red seeing that he heard it. So embarrassing.

Finally, we got to his uncle's house and he pulled up in the driveway. I turned to look at him and he saw the worry in my eyes.

"What's wrong?" He said, actually concerned this time

"What if he doesn't like me?" I asked him, looking down at my fingers

"Hey! Don't think about that okay? Look at me" he said but my eyes were still on my fingers. He turned my face to face him and then used both hands and cupped each cheek "look Aria, he may be hostile at first but relax okay? He will like you. I know that" Then he leaned closer and kissed my forehead. I caught a whiff of his cologne and I felt at peace with his words and action.

I met his family, ate, and surprisingly had fun with them. He even had a  cute adorable two year old cousin, Nelly. She started saying my name but she hadn't quite gotten it yet. She says "Aawia" Cute right!

We left the house about 5 in the evening and went home. As we got home, before leaving the car, he held my hand and looked at me. Not glaring but looking at me with soft eyes. I smiled and my heart did this weird backflip.

Wait! This feeling in my chest...

Oh crap! I'm falling for my husband!

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Oh dear God! Hahaha I can't stop laughing. Like seriously? Who says that? "I'm falling for my husband". Well duhh...

Okay wattpadians, here's another chapter. Aria has now met Raphael's family and he has met her family also.

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