Wicked Heart Beat - A Listen To Your Heart Book

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

"Aww Honey," Evie comforted. She wrapped her arms around Lonnie as she sobbed into her chest. Soon there were no more tears and Lonnie was just breathing heavy.

"What happened!" Jane asked, concerned for her friend.

"Well.." Lonnie said. "It's a long story."

"We got time," Mal said.

*Flashback*
"This is so exciting!" Chad hollered, holding Lonnie's hand. They were riding Prince Charming's carriage to Cinderella's castle. "My parents already love you! And the staff prepared an amazing dinner just for you."

"I don't know, Chad," Lonnie said. She was still nervous about the evening that hadn't even begun. "I have a bad feeling about tonight. And my mother always says you should trust your gut."

"Babe, don't worry. Everything will be fine." Chad said. He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it, reassuring her. She smiled and tried to settle the butterflies in her stomach, to no avail.

The carriage came to a stop and the young couple stepped out. They were met with the beautiful sight that was Cinderella's castle. It was technically a wedding gift from Chad's grandfather to the couple, but Prince Charming and named it after the love of his life. The castle was everything it's made out to be and Lonnie's breath was taken away.

Two guards opened the door into the grand hall and Lonnie visibly paled. There was no reason to be nervous. Chad already met her parents as her boyfriend. In fact her dad aplenty owed her mom $20. She was shocked to find out that her parents bet on her love life, but Mulan had a way of knowing things before they happened. They made their way to dining hall where Cinderella and Prince Charming had just been seated.

"Mom, Dad," Chad cleared his throat. "You remember Lonnie."

Prince Charming rises from his chair and hugged his son and his girlfriend. "Of course! Of course! I always knew you two would find each other!"

Lonnie blushed. Cinderella slowly got up from her seat. She stared at Lonnie long and hard before she said a word. "So," she finally said. "This is your girlfriend." Lonnie winced. She could hear the ice and venom in every word.

Chad forced a smile. "Yes mother. Lonnie is my girlfriend. Who would've thought?"

"Certainly not me," Cinderella chided.

Sensing the tension in the room, Prince Charming clapped his hands together. "Well, why don't we eat?"

"That'd be great dad!" Chad agreed. He led Lonnie to her seat, that conveniently was directly in front of his mother's chair.

The room was silent for a moment, with only the sound of the staff bringing them their first course, pumpkin soup.

"An odd choice if you ask me," Cinderella quipped. "I thought we were to have cream of chicken."

"Well, mother, Lonnie is a vegetarian." Chad explained.

"Hmm," Cinderella replied, sipping her tea.

"So how's tourney?" Prince Charming asked, changing the subject.

"Great!" Chad said. "We won the championships for the first time ever thanks to Jay. That's a great way to end the season."

"That's great sweetheart!" Cinderella gushed. "One day you'll make a great professional tourney player!"

"Mother," Chad blushed. "I don't know if I want to go pro yet."