Right in front of me (max and harvey)

Chapter 38

Bexley's POV

"Don't you dare to talk to me like that." She says. I actually gotta admit I'm kind of scared now. "I'm the mother, remember? You are my kid, and you are supposed to listen to whatever I say." She says angrily

"Come on, you are rarely even here, and god knows where you are all the time!"

"Working. I am working"

"Ever since dad left, you-"

"I what? I've been doing nothing but working to give you a good life, the best I can. What else do you think I do?"

I shrug "nothing... look, I'm sorry..."

She sighs and looks at me for a few seconds like she doesn't know what to say anymore "I just want the best for you"

"I know"

"And that is why you're not allowed to date him"

I raise my hands in desperation and put them on my head and groan "ugh. Why? What's the problem with him?"

"He isn't right for you. I saw what you two were doing"

"We were doing nothing! And you don't even know him, for god sake"

"Then let me get to know him"

"Huh?"

"Invite him over to dinner" she says

"Wait. You want me to... invite him to dinner?" I ask with a puzzled expression on my face "Come on, it's not like we're going to get married"

"I want to meet him."

"Why?"

"Why not?"

"Because Harvey is not... very good at coping with pressure"

"Something tells me you don't want me to meet him. Maybe he's actually as bad as I think he is"

"It's not that, mom"

"It's either that or you'll have to break up with him"

That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard. "But, mo-" but I might as well not risk it. She's giving me that threatening look again "fine. I'll tell him"

"Good"

I roll my eyes as soon as I turn around. This is stupid. My mom is being ridiculous. Why does she even want to do this? She's probably going to start asking him many questions as if he were going to propose to me, and I know Harvey is not exactly good when put under pressure. How is he going to get through this?

Bexley
Hi

Harv
Hi

Bexley
Are u mad?

Harv
No I'm not mad

I can tell he's mad. He's mad at me. Who knows what I did. I just know he's mad.

Bexley
Ok
Btw
You got plans Friday night?

Harv
Idk

Bexley
Ok. Can you check and text me when you know.
My mom wants you to come over for dinner

"Read" Wow. He really is mad at me.

•••

It's been 3 hours and he hasn't texted me back.

Bexley
Pls text me back
I need to tell my mom
Pls say yes
It's really important to me

Harv
I checked
I'm free

Bexley
Great
Thanks!! Ily

Harvey's POV
I'd do anything for her, but right now I have no idea of what I just got myself into.

•••

It's Friday night. I dress properly enough. Nothing too formal. Just something that looks nice. I just really want to make a good second impression since the first one didn't go as planned.

I walk to her house and knock on the door. She opens it looking as stunning as the first time I saw her. But I'm still mad at her. Can't quite remember why but I am.

"Hi" I say

"Hey. Look, I'm sorry for dragging you into this. It's so stupid. Come in, come in" she says looking nervous.

"Hello, Harvey" her mom says with a forced smile on her face

"Hello, Ms. Bryant"

"Look, I don't want you to feel uncomfortable. This isn't supposed to be too serious. I just wanted to meet my girl's boyfriend"

"Oh, that's good" I say. I honestly don't believe half of that. She hates me. She totally hates me, she saw me with her daughter lying on the bed and now she hates me. She will always hate me. I look over at Bex and she's rolling her eyes.

"Now. Let's eat" Ms. Bryant says, leading me to the dining room "you like pizza, don't you?" She asks with a smile.

Pizza? For dinner? What a shocker. I thought we were going to have something more... formal... that would make it look more serious, at least something's good.

•••

I must admit, this isn't such a bad thing. Her mom has been actually quite nice to me today. Maybe it's because Bex's been doing a great job at keeping all the serious questions away. Her mom seems to genuinely care about her, but I still don't understand why I'm here.

•••

We keep talking and even laughing at some of the things we've said. I'm not even mad at Bex anymore. But then, there's an awkward silence, and then Ms. Bryant tells Bexley "do you think you can just leave us alone for a few minutes?"

She gives me a weird look and then says "sure". She walks away and her mom looks at me and says "let's talk about Bexley"

Bexley's POV

I go to the kitchen and text Hana.

Bexley
Help
My mom is harassing Harvey

Hana
Wdym

Bexley
She told me to invite him for dinner and now I bet she's asking him all these questions about what happened that one day

Hana
Oh
Wait
When?

Bexley
You don't know?

Hana
What happened?

Bexley
Wow we really don't talk anymore huh
Ok so
My mom was out for the weekend and I invited Harvey over and
Long story short
She caught us lying on my bed

Hana
Were you guys...?

Bexley
NO
We were just lying in bed doing nothing
Like come on
She's never home anyhow

Hana
Don't get so defensive
She's just doing what moms do... worry
Oh btw
I think I...

Bexley
You...

Hana
Idk

Bexley
What???

Hana
I think I like Logan

Bexley
Oh

You gotta be fucking kidding me.