The Perfect Daughter

Chapter 13: Visitor

Ashley's POV

Okay. I know I can make it through the day with or without thinking of what happened last night. I don't know what exactly is going through this gullible head of mine but I intend on calming myself first and controlling myself of this supposedly unctrollable feeling I've been having before I come out of that door.

But even with minutes of letting myself being in control every part of me seems to be on the wrong track of the word control. Sooner or later I'll be needing to get a grip and get out of this room.

I honestly don't know how to deal with anything right now. Is it wrong to be nervous because of what will happen today? I know this is my first time to be all overreacting lately but come on, I don't want to make mistakes than I already have. Mistakes like developing feelings for a guy and by that I mean for Nate.

After a few more minutes I got out eventually.

"Goodmorning Ashley." Nate's grandma greeted me first.

I'm in the kitchen doorstep seeing Nate drinking his orange juice and grandma who seems to be reading today's news paper.

"Goodmorning grandma." I beamed a smile at her and sat across Nate.

He looked at me before continuing on eating his pancakes.

"Your dad dropped by this morning. He brought your car. It's in the garage." Grandma said breaking the comfortable silence around us.

"He didn't want to wake you so he just asked me how you two were doing and also mention the thought of getting you your bodyguards back."

"Okay."

"No."

I looked at Nate who's unexplainable expression plastered on his face.

"What's that dear?" Grandma asked.

Clearly, we both didn't get what Nate was trying to imply.

"She doesn't need bodyguards."

"I know that but it's really not my decision to make." Grandma said still focused on the news paper.

Nate turned his gaze on me and I couldn't return it.

"Oh, here are your keys Ashley."

Before grandma could even put it on my side of the table Nate took it from her then looked at me.

"You're not driving. You won't go anywhere without me." Nate said to me.

I know I read books a lot but from which I remember is that when a guy says something jaw dropping like that the girl should be feeling something like she's in cloud 9. But unfortunately I can't feel anything right now. From the tone of his voice and the darkness from his eyes everything about him seems to be emotionless.

"Okay." I simply replied.

I don't want to get into another unreasonable fight with him again. Maybe I just need to understand him. That's the only way this is going to work.

I finished my pancakes and bid my goodbye to grandma and gave her a hug. I trailed off after Nate only to find him waiting for me with his back leaning on the door of the opened passenger seat.

"Thank you." I got in the car as Nate closed the door. Now is being a gentleman that hard?

He got in then started driving. Along with the drive to school Nate didn't said a single word. It's like he's been put on mute. Understand him Ashley.

Okay.

When we got to school the guy sitting beside me just happened to lock the car before I started going out.