Dont forget.

Chapter 10

What I did next earned me a look of confusion. I sprayed my milk all over my plate. 

"Natasha, are you okay? What was that for?" he asked me in a worried manner. 

"I, uh, choked on milk. I mean what can I say, I'm such a spaz." I gave a little laugh and looked away. 

"Oh... Well okay then." he started to back up a little. I guess invade it happens again. What if my dad brings over Hale's family for dinner? Can you say awkward?!

"Well dad, thanks for the best pancakes," I stuffed the rest in my mouth and starting talking with my mouth full, "...but I really have to go on my morning, uh, walk!" it was a lame excuse but it worked. 

He gave me a sweet smile and kissed me on the forehead, "Okay sweety, but I what I was trying to say earlier is that I invited the Edmunds for dinner tonight, so do what you need to do, do your chores and get dressed. Nothing too fancy, but just a little dressy. You can go out shopping to look for a new outfit if you want."

"Oh! No!" I said too fast. 

He gave a slight confused frown. "Dad, don't worry about clothes. Lin has enough clothes to clothe China. I think we're all good." he smiled again. 

"Oh, and I was hoping you could bring your boyfriend to have dinner with us. I haven't met him yet. And Lin will not stop talking about him."

Oh Lord. Holten and Hale for dinner? I laughed mentally. But I gave a slight tight smile and told him sure. 

Tonight's gonna be fun. 

***

Since I told my dad that I was gonna go on a run, I took one. It was very nice. It's been a while since I've ran. I loved thinking about random stuff. It was a great way to collect my thoughts. 

But I started thinking about my dreams. If Hale communicated through my dreams, maybe Holten was doing that. Holten really disliked Hale. What if Holten was born into this generation just like Hale. What if he's trying to show our past by sending me scenes of our old life. Great, I really sound mental. 

But wait, does that mean that he has powers? I remembered one of my dreams that Holten's hand started to burn me. What if he had the ability to control fire? I busted out laughing. But then I got a strange look from a man getting his mail from the mailbox. 

I pointed to my headphones and said out loud. 

"Yeah, this song is really funny. Ha Ha!" I started walking back to his house at a quick pace. I have to watch what I do in public. 

When I got home I took a shower and did my chores. While doing my chores I told Holten about the dinner and he happily agreed until I told him who was coming. 

"And why is he gonna be there?" he really emphasized the "he". 

"Well when my dad was away at his business trip he met Hales father and decided that he brought them over for a dinner. You have nothing to worry about, Holten." 

"Well okay. I'll see you then." and then he hung up quickly. 

Why does my life always have some sort of unnecessary drama? 

It was an hour before the dinner and I decided to get ready. I put my hair in a cute side bun, props to Lin. But I decided to put on my own make up. All I had on was my mascara and blush. I decided to wear a pencil skirt, as what Lin calls it, and a cute purple ruffle blouse tucked in. I felt too fancy. But maybe it's because dressing like this is out of my comfort zone. 

By the time I finished I started to set the table. I felt a buzz in my pocket. When I pulled out my phone I saw it was a text from Holten.

Sorry about earlier. I can’t wait to see you, darling. 

-Holten

Awh, he’s so sweet. I finished setting the table and heard the bell ring. It was Hale and his father. 

I opened the door and saw an older version of Hale. His father had the same piercing green eyes.  

“Hi, I’m Natasha, please come in.” They walked in and Hales father stretched out his hand. I shook it.

“Hello, I’m Marcus, Hales father.” 

“Well, Hi Marcus. Dinner will be ready any time soon. My father is in the kitchen.”

Marcus left for the kitchen and Hale was standing there. 

“Natasha, I feel like I should just keep apologizing for the dance. I don’t know what got over me.”

“Don’t worry about…” I kept looking to my feet when I heard the door bell ring. 

“Holten!” I stepped outside and gave him a big hug 

“Hey you.” He gave me a sweet smile and gave me a quick peck on the lips. “I need to ask you something, Natasha.

“Well okay. What is it?” he looked worried. Oh great, he was gonna break up with me. Wait, we weren’t even official. 

“I uh, just wanted to know if you wanted to be my girlfriend. Officially that is.”

I felt like a big dork, because I gave him the biggest smile I could. 

“Of course!” I leaped into his arms and kissed him. 

I pulled back and he smiled. 

“Alright, let’s go eat dinner.” I grabbed his hand and walked him in.

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