Love Will Find You

What a Mess?!?

Grant and I walked in the door. It smelled like a restaurant. Alice went to finish up dinner. "Please make yourself at home," she said. Both me and Grant walked to the living room and he sat on the couch. "Sit," he said making room for me. I sat down and Grant wrapped his arms around me.

     "Wow! You sure were well off," I said admiring his home. There was an enormous flat-screen tv, a fireplace, many pictures of him and his mother. Both of them looked so happy together. His father was in some, but he looked sort of like a lion, strict and serous. His whole family was in one, but it looked forced, all of it, like their smiles were all put on for show.

"Thanks! That was a complement, right?" Grant said.
I laughed, "Yes it was a complement," I got up, but Grant pulled me back down and I fell on top of him. "Grant let me go!" I said as he held me tighter.
"No, we'll go when my mom says dinner is ready," he said.
"Dinner is ready!" Grant's mother yelled from the kitchen.
"Right on cue," I said getting up. I held my hand out for Grant. He took my hand and got up. Before we left to the kitchen, Grant pulled me into a kiss and led me to the dining room.
The dining room was gorgeous. A large chandelier in the center with a beautiful wooden table and vintage chairs. At the head of the of the table was a man with his head hidden behind a newspaper. He gave me one look and looked back down to his paper.
"Hello Miss...," he said.

"Cristina, Cristina O'neil sir," I said extending my hand out.

"Yes. I am Walter Gustin, but you will call me Mr. Gustin," he said just looking at my hand like I was doing something foreign that he didn't know what to do. I awkwardly put my hand down.
"Dad," Grant said angrily at his father.
"Grant sit down!" Mr. Gustin strictly yelled at Grant. Grant pulled out a seat for me and sat down next to me. Alice came in with the food.
       "Please dig in," Alice said in her warm gentle voice. I questioned how a woman that seemed so nice and caring could be married to such a cold-hearted man.
       "So, Miss. O'neil, what are your career plans?" Mr. Gustin said.

       "I'm pursuing a career in the arts," I said a little worried about my answer. Many people think having a career in acting wasn't promising.
         "You should hear her voice, she is an amazing singer!" Grant said holding my hand.

https://ktontv.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/tumblr_mi3k22mc8p1ql20kxo1_250.gif "Your plans with my son?" Mr. Gustin said with a firm tone.
"All I plan to do with your son is to make him happy," I said looking at Grant.
"Well can you put happiness in the bank," Mr. Gustin said. I was shocked at his reply. He only seemed to be interested in money than his own family.
         "Here we go again," Grant said rolling his eyes. "Dad, money isn't everything."
         "Well son maybe in your head it doesn't, but in my world, the real world, it does," his father said sternly.
         "Walter!" Alice said to her husband.
          "Hush Alice," he shot back. She kept quiet to not anger her husband even more.
      I couldn't take it anymore. "Excuse me," I said getting up from the table and walked to the front porch. When I was outside I started to sob. Inside I heard yelling and screaming. After a while, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Alice there standing with a sad smile.
"Are you okay, honey?" She asked in her sweet voice, like my mother's in a way when she wasn't yelling at my dad.
      "I'm fine. It's just all I felt like I was suffocating in there," I said.
       She sat next to me, "You know my Walter wasn't always life this. He was a good man, kind. Then he got into business and that man was gone, he became this. You know, I love that you and my son are together. Last year he use to be so angry and sick of life. That changed one day when he came home saying he meet the most beautiful and amazing girl he had ever meet. Now it's different, he loves you," she said. Her kind words helped a lot.
     Then Grant came out the door and grabbed my hand, "Let's go," he said.
     "Okay, bye Alice," I said and she waved. Then I heard her gasp and walked back inside.
     We got to his car and the car ride home was silent. Not a word spoken. When we got to the driveway Grant finally spoke. "I would kill him if it wasn't for my mom and you." He turned around and I saw what Alice gasped, he had a black eye.

"Oh my god, what happened?" I asked touching his face which he pulled away from little because it hurt.
"Lesson learned, don't anger your father," he said laughing a little trying to lighten up the mood.
I frowned, " No kid should never be hit like this."
He looked down, "Cristina, I know this is fast, but..."
"Of course you can stay over, as long as you like," I said. He smiled then frowned.
"What about your parents? Are they going to let me stay?" He asked.
"My dad left the house last week and my mom went on a trip to New York to visit her family. I'm all alone for a month," I said. "Let's go inside."
"Okay," he said. We got out of the car and went inside.
"I'll get you some clothes to change into," I said. I went into my parents' old room and found some clothes my dad left behind. "Here you go."
"Thanks. Where's the bathroom?" he asked.
"Down the hall, first door on the right."
"Okay, be right back," he said kissing me then making his way to the bathroom. I laughed and went to my room and changed into a large oversized T-Shirt with The Flash on it, don't judge me, I'm a comic book fan and I'm proud, and some volleyball shorts. I heard a knock on my door and opened it. "So where do I sleep?" Grant said.
"I thought we could cuddle in my bed," I said blushing a little.
He kissed me, "I'd love that." We got in my bed and cuddled. I fell asleep in Grant's arms.
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Heyy guys,
I know I haven't updated in a long time, but with finals and TWO HUGE TESTS for the next TWO WEEKS. I'll try and update Sunday but don't kill me if I don't.

See you guys!✌🏻
Have an epic week!

~Lexi G.