My Contract With A Vampire

Chapter 23- Evening Dinner part 3

Sorry for the wait hope you enjoy.

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Chapter 23- Evening Dinner part 3

Its been almost forty-five minutes since dinner started. An entire forty-five minutes that has been filled with Eleanor and Nolan making small chit chat with the guys and myself as course after delicious course was brought out to us. Everything was amazing, the guys parents were nothing like what I had initially thought and I found myself wanting to relax and just enjoy myself. But sadly, my want to relax has been overshadowed by the tension that has slowly intertwined itself inside me. 

For the past forty-five minutes I’ve been trying but failing miserably to ignore Cole and Kendall’s discreet yet burning stares from across the table by engaging in conversation with their sweet parents while also at the same time trying not to make eye contact with Jayden who has also been giving me discreet stares only his were consumed with a passionate glint that told of the events that happened between us. Events that admittedly stirred my insides still just thinking about it. 

But as burning and passionate as the guys stares on me were, it was nothing compare to the stares they were throwing each other. Between the accusing death glares Kendall and Cole were shooting towards Jayden and the smug and proud looks Jayden was giving back to his brothers, I was finding it a struggle to keep from bolting from the dining room and straight into the safe haven of my big bedroom.

For almost an hour now, I’ve been silently wondering just what was going through each of the guys minds and most importantly how all this would play out and not just between Jayden and his brothers but also with me. Because as amazing as that kiss with Jayden was in my bedroom, I still didn’t really know how I felt about him or his brothers for that matter. And what was bothering me the most was the fact that I felt kind of guilty and I had no idea why that was. 

“Amelia, are you from Philadelphia?” Eleanor asked bringing me out of my internal thoughts. Clearing my throat a little and sitting up in my seat more I smiled lightly at her, “Yes, lived in Philadelphia all my life,” I answered her easily while silently praying she doesn’t go into too many personal questions. I wasn’t ready to share all that much. 

At that moment, the kitchen staff quietly walked in to gather our cleared plates; replacing them with tall glasses of dessert parfait, “So does most of your family still live in Philadelphia as well?” Nolan innocently asked but unfortunately his question was far more personal than he probably thought it would be. 

Asking about someone’s family was a common question to ask someone your trying to get to know, but for me, asking about my family was like having freezing cold ice water thrown at me. The topic was a hard one for me and I hated talking about it. 

Looking at Eleanor and Nolan and seeing there kindhearted faces as they waited expectantly for me to answer them, I instantly felt torn. I really didn’t want to go into the subject of my parents but I didn’t want to seem rude either by declining to answer their question; a question that most normal people would consider a general one.

Looking from Eleanor and Nolan to Jayden then Cole and Kendall, I tried not to show how much the small innocent question bothered me as I noticed they too looked to be waiting patiently for my response. Signing defeatedly, I decided to just answer the question truthfully, “Um, I don’t have any parents or at least... I don’t know who they are.”