Chapter 22

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She squeaks excitedly before coming over to us and hugging me. Kyle rolls his eyes before saying a quick, "Mom, stop. Your scaring her."

"Oh you hush." She says, smacking him playfully with the towel.

All the while, I am standing stif as a board. This whole "meeting the parents" business was a bad idea. Especially when his father walked in the front door. He was about 6'5" and had all the same features of Kyle. Intimidated by his massive height, I shunk back into Kyle's chest.

"Hey dad." Kyle smiled.

"Hey son. Who's this pretty young lady?" he smiled at me.

"This is my girlfriend, Marie." He answered.

"Nice to meet you." He smiled.

"Nice to meet you too." I shyly reply.

"Okay well, we are gonna be going now." He announces before leading me back to the doorway. We get outside and he whispers in my ear to sit in the truck while he changes his clothes.

"Okay." I smile.

He gives me a quick kiss on the lips before her an back inside.

He came out a few minutes later, he came back in a different pair of jeans and a T-shirt. The same white T-shirt he was wearing the first trail ride we went on. He climbed into the truck and smiled as I reached over and grabbed his hand. I let go after he started the truck though so he could shift the gears.

We soon arrived at a small restaurant that smells like garlic and cheese. Kyle pulls into a parking space before getting out and opening my door for me. As we walk through the door, I'm hit with the smell of Italian food. I didn't realize how hungry I was until the smell hit me and my mouth began to water.

We are seated quickly and wait to order. As we wait, we talk about mindless things. The horses, school, summer, horse shows, and a lot of other things I can't remember.

"What do you want to eat?" He asks me.

"Hmmm... I don't really know. What do you want?" I reply.

He laughs and I smile back. We decide on ravioli before setting our menues down. A waitress comes over and picks them up.

"Hi my name is Siarra and I'll be your waitress tonight, " she says, staring at Kyle. "Are you ready to order?" she asks him, completely ignoring the fact that I'm right there.

He orders our ravioli and she nods, writing it down before walking away. As she walks she tries to sway her hips, but fails miserably as she trips over her own feet.

Serves you right. I think. Siarra comes back a moment later with some water. She sets Kyle's on the table but "accidentally" dumps mine in my lap. I gasp at the cold liquid soaks my dress and runs down into my shoe. Muttering some choice words, I stand up and make my way to the ladies room.

I walk into the bathroom, incredibly pissed off, might I add, and grab some paper towels to dry off my dress. What is it with waitresses trying to take other peoples boyfriends? It's so freaking annoying!  I finish drying myself off as best I can before I walk back to our table. Our food is there when I arrive. Kyle has dried off my seat and I sit down to eat.

Hey guys. sorry for the slow updates but I've been busy. My aunt just had a baby so we are on our way to Portland to meet my new cousin. I've also been busy with my horseback riding. I will try to update as much as I can. :) also, this book will probably only have 30-32 chapters. So there are only 10 updates left. :(

However I have the sequil to 'A thing of Beauty' coming out along with some others. It'll take a while but please bear with me. I have a MAJOR case of writers block right now. :/ Thanks for reading and I'm sorry for rambling!

~Kassie. :)

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