Lights, Camera, Action (On Hold)

Mom's getting married again

Jessica's reply came soon enough but I was already asleep by then.
Omg bitch!! I'm so happy for you. But I'm going to kill you! You're gonna meet Richie Moore!! XOXO
:) ;) XD :) ;) ;) ;*
I laughed after seeing her text. She always had HED (hyperactive emoticon disorder). Is that a thing? Well it is now.
I couldn't believe that after a month exact, I was going to L.A. for a modelling internship.
I was still giggling with excitement when mom entered.

"Did a boy finally ask you out?"

"No mom, but guess what, Richie Moore emailed me saying he had seen my video and invited me to L.A. for an internship. So...canigoplease."

"Wha.....really!? But Kate, are you sure that it was him??"

"Yes mom. It was his email address."

"Of course you would know since you are his best buddy."
Mom said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Gosh moms these days.

"No, because I have spent my time stalking him on Facebook, Instagram, and twitter."

"Gee won't he be happy to see his favourite stalker."

"Oh come on just be happy for me."

"I am sweetie. Just be careful. When is it? Where is it? And where are you staying? How long are you going to be there? Are you going to miss school?"

"Mom chill the fuck out. I'm going at the end of the month, Richie said he would pick me up from the airport and..."
I trailed off. Shit. I realised I hadn't asked him any of those questions.
My mom looked at me as if saying 'I bloody knew it.'

"Okay number one : calling Richie Moore by his first name are we. Getting all personal."
My cheeks got hot at that remark.

"MOM!! NO!! nothing like that. Stop embarrassing me."

"Oh please. You know you wanna."
Mom said wiggling her eyebrows at me. Sometimes I wish I had a normal mom.
She continued. "And number two: shouldn't you have asked him all of that?"

"Sorry I got too excited...when is Rob coming over?"

"He'll be here in about an hour or two so get your ass in your shower. And wear something nice. None of those homeless clothes."

"I prefer to call them comfort clothes."
I turned up my nose clearly offended.

"Alright, your comfort clothes that look like you stole them from a homeless shelter."

"MOM!!"

"Haha sorry. Now hurry up."
Well atleast I never felt deprived of not having a sister. Mom filled that gap.
I quickly sent an email to Richie asking him all the necessary questions and hopped in the shower.

I decided to wear a simple halter top and my favourite black jeans, with a denim jacket to go with. And brown cowboy boots. It was just a lunch after all. Not like a fancy dinner or something.

I checked my phone to see if I had gotten any emails. I had.

Kate,
Chillax. Be in Los Angeles on 31 August and I'll pick you up. You'll be staying where all of us models stay, with us. It's near Hollywood boulevard. It's a 3 month internship.
I have to go now.
Looking forward to seeing u.
-RM
<3

He sent a heart!! Okay it was a simple bracket and a three but come on!!
It seemed a bit far fetched though.
Oh well, we'll see.

I headed downstairs just in time to see mom making out with her boyfriend, right in front of me.

"Gosh guys, get a room."
I said as I reached the bottom of the stairs.

They quickly moved away from each other clearly embarrassed. They looked like a couple of teenagers caught making out.
Rob tried to look all innocent and was staring down at his shoes. And mom was blushing and twirling her goddamn hair.

It was like taking care of kids.

"Seriously guys, it's not like this is the first time. I'm just thanking God I haven't caught you doing the McNasty."

"Katherine Isabella Pettigrew, behave."
Mom tried to be all scary. Unfortunately for her, it didn't work. I burst out laughing.

"Wow mom, isn't that what I should be saying?"

"Um...shall we go?" Robert asked still embarrassed.

"Yeah sure, hey, do I look alright?"
I really wanted Robert's opinion on this one considering he was the one paying.
"You look great Kate." He smiled. I'm pretty sure mom fell for that charming smile of his. I appreciated mom's choice though. Robert was all rugged and handsome and still had that father of a look to him. He hugged me and I felt like crying because when I smelled his cologne, it smelled exactly like my dad used to wear.
Thank heavens he didn't notice the change in my mood.

"You look a lot like your mom, absolutely knockout. Even though you're wearing nothing but jeans and a jacket."

"Am I not dressed properly for the occasion?!"
I panicked. I usually got all my clothes right. Maybe I should change.

"No! No, I meant you don't have to wear anything fancy for people to see you."

"Oh...thanks."
Robert had always treated me like a kid when they first started dating. I'm glad he saw me as a big girl now.

"Let's go."

Meison Robèr was a real fancy restaurant. Okay so maybe I was underdressed. Should've worn that turquoise dress.
As I walked in all eyes were on me. Damn. They were staring because I wearing cowboy freaking boots.
Please stop looking at me, I am not a runaway from County West.

I heard a few people laugh and realised I had said that out loud. Holy fuck.
We took a table right near the window and ordered. The food was great. I'm sure I ate my steak like I hadn't eaten for days.
When mom got up to go to the ladies' room, Rob whispered to me, "hey kid, I'm planning on proposing to your mom and I wondered if-"
"You wanted my blessing? Sure you have it, but hurt my mom once and I'll break your face thrice."
He looked a bit taken aback but he chuckled.

"Hurting your mom is the last thing I wanna do. Thanks for your blessing but...I was wondering if you'd be willing to live at my place after you and my mom get married."

What!? He wanted us to leave our house?!!
Just then mom came.

"So what did I miss?"

"Umm...."

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