His Assistant | David Dobrik x Natalie

Chapter 12

The next day, after my phone almost broke from how many messages came through from my parents, I decided to sit down and talk with them about this situation.

I'm not necessarily mad, I'm just confused and upset.

David and Ilya offered to come with me, but I told them I'd be fine. Plus, they haven't been able to hang out just them, and they need their guy time.

As I was walking up the steps to my house, I debated whether I should knock or just walk in. I mean it is my house too.
I decide to walk in, and I see my parents sitting at the kitchen table waiting for me.

"Hi Natalie," They say and I give a small smile back.

I sit down across from them and just stare at them waiting for them to start.
"We're sorry," My mom says and I hold back an eye roll. That's the most generic response I've ever heard.
"We were thinking of ourselves and not you," My mom finished.

"Yeah, you're right," I respond sassily.
"Natalie," My dad warns.
"No dad, I think I have every right to be upset in this situation," I raise my voice at him.
"You do, but you don't need to blame your mother," He says.
"Should I blame you then?" I throw back at him.
"What he's trying to say is, we screwed up and we know that," My mom said, which is basically the only thing she's said during this whole ordeal.

"Explain to me the whole thought process," I bring my voice level back down waiting for their response.

"Well, when you told us you were moving to LA we were obviously very upset. Everyone lives here, and for family gatherings and events, we didn't want you not here since you decided to move across the country," My mom says. Toward the end, I could hear the stab in her voice.

"So, since everyone knew you and Shawn were going to get married anyway, we figured we'd ask him to speed up the process," My dad says as if it is reasonable.

"You do realize we basically broke up when I told him I was moving to LA, right?" I ask them and they looked shocked.
"No. He told us he was planning on proposing anyway," My mom says, which if it's true, I guess it makes them look a little less horrible and him a little more.

"Then why'd you offer to pay for his tuition?" I fold my arms.
"Because its a lot to get engaged right out of college," My dad says, even though I have a ton of friends who have gotten engaged since we graduated.
"Well. This accomplished nothing," I put my hands on my knees and stand up.
"Where are you going?" My mom asks as she and my dad stand up.

"Back to LA. Let me know when you have a better excuse," I say before closing the front door.
I look back at the front door as I walk down the driveway and notice that they didn't even come after me.

As I walk back to David's, I think of everything that has happened this visit. It's been a crazy visit, to say the least, and I'm so ready to head back to LA.

I was so excited to come back and see my parents and Shawn, and now I'm going to go back not on speaking terms with my parents and not on any terms with Shawn. This is the last thing I saw happening on this visit.

Luckily, David and I live very close, so I was back within a few minutes.
I notice that David and Ilya are gone, so I quickly stop and say hi to David's mom.
"Hey sweetheart, how'd it go?" She asks.

"Not well. I think it just made me angrier," I say.
She rubs my back comforting me.
"I feel like I'm overreacting," I admit and she gives me a soft smile.

"Oh honey no. I wasn't going to say anything since I've been such good friends with your parents for so long, but you have every right to be angry. They did something they should've never done,"

"They ruined my relationship," I sigh, wondering if it was actually them that ruined it, or if the end was going to come anyway.
I mean let's face it. With us living so far, there was practically no way for us to see each other as often as we would like. Especially since we've been together for so long, it'd be weird to not be able to see each other very often.

"That means there's room for another relationship," She hints, and I blush slightly.

She always hints at us dating, ever since high school, and for a while, I would just laugh it off. But now I can't help but get embarrassed.
I head up to David's room and decide to lay down in his bed and take a nap.

I'm emotionally drained.

However, as I try to fall asleep, I can't help but think about what David's mom has been saying.

Why has it been affecting me so much?

I don't have feelings for him, do I?

No, of course not. He's my best friend.

Plus, he's in a serious relationship with Liza, and there's practically no doubt in my mind they're going to get married.

Feelings are hard. 

Especially when they're for your best friend. 

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I'm finally home yay!

I go to my pre-op for surgery tomorrow so wish me luck lol