Claimed

Chapter seven

“Do you think it’s too much?” I look at Lorain through the mirror as I twiddle with my hair, when she had found out about my date with Sam she decided to take it into her own hands just like the fairy godmother in Cinderella. I was going to kill Sam for leaving a message on the house phone, I wasn’t embarrassed of people knowing I was with Sam but well, I wanted to keep it private for the moment, I didn’t need my families opinions on it, it was another thing I had to add to my nonstop list of worries.

“You look Beautiful Al.” I could see she wasn’t lying by the adoration in her eyes, I smile at her thinking about how in her eyes I was the daughter she never had, she had children of course five boys to think of it but never any girls and to her I was like her little girl. She had picked out a lovely floral pink and white dress that had ruffles on the V- neck line, it was fitted at the top but hang loosely around my legs it was beautiful yet simple. My long hair was pinned to my head in a fancy up do, yet strands of wavy locks fell in cascades I couldn’t help but think she was right I did look beautiful, I knew that sounded vain but at this moment in time I could appreciate the way I looked.

“Thank you so much Lor.” I swing my arms around her and hug her tight the smell of her old aged perfume lingering in my lungs. Pulling her back I could see tears glisten in her eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s, it’s nothing. Oh God Al your just growing up, your first official date and I must say with a handsome chap.” I laugh at her and draw her in, scared that she would set off my own water works and knowing she would scold me for ruining her master piece.

“Have you told your mother yet?”

“Told her mother what?” We both turn around at the sound of Adonis’s voice, this was so bad timing. Knowing I couldn’t avoid it any longer I look him in his beautiful eyes and hold my chin high, he wasn’t going to like what I said but he would have to live with it.

“My date with Sam.” I sigh out and I could see his face harden, from his jaw to his eyes that went cold I could feel my heart hammer in my chest as I wait for him to say something, wait for him to scream about how Sam wasn’t good, wasn’t right for me, how he was a distraction. Yet, he wasn’t it was the other way around Adonis wasn’t good for me, right, he was a distraction that kept causing my heart to ache. I was like a dove stuck in a cage, struggling to break free and I was almost there, almost able to soar away and open my wings.

“Lorain could you excuse us for a minute?” I could feel my heart stop as I look to Lorain desperately, she gives me a guilty look before she leaves the room oblivious to the fact he was going to ruin my night, she obviously thought that since my dad passed Adonis was here to give me the chat about protection, and safe sex yet what she didn’t know was that I did have that talk with Adonis months ago, well you couldn’t really call it talking more of an introduction course.

“Just don’t okay?” When Lorain leaves the room, he just looks at me his face shocked I said anything as if I was unaware of what was about to go down.

“Don’t what?” I sigh in frustration wanting to pull at my hair, though I keep it in check I didn’t want to look like I had been dragged through a bush for my date, not that Sam would have minded.

“You know what? You hate Sam, but that’s your opinion okay? He happens to be my best friend, he’s good for me.” I fold my arms in a demanding manor; I wasn’t going to let him win this one, no way in hell. He looks at me, really taking me in from my head to the toe.

“What makes you think I hate Sam?” I eye him, my body hesitant falling from its defence.

“So you’re saying you don’t?” He raises his eyebrow and a scowl replaces my quizzical look. “You had no right threatening him you know!” I shout at him before I could stop myself, his shoulders stiffen and his mouth goes into a grim line, seeing this reaction it was like my brain thought it was a great idea to antagonize him more, he deserved it after all.