Cocky (WWBM)

Chapter 7

RIP Nipsey Hustle! 💔

"The real ones is dying
The fake ones is lit. "
-J. Cole

NATALIE MADDEN

The walk from Terrence's car to the door leading to the lavish Madden mansion seemed to take forever for Nat.

Finally, as they approached the doors, hand in hand, it was pulled open for them by one of the household servants in a uniform suit that Nat knew her mother had insisted on them wearing.

At the door, he collected their coats and walked away to store them.

Nat could see Terrence survey the massive house and watched as his eyes took an appreciative gleam. It wasn't a surprise. The mansion was a three storey building minus the other detached buildings in the same compound. It had an entirely gold and white themed decor, from the white mahogany table in the middle of the foyer which had been imported specially from Milan, to the grand two way stairs with gold rims and white tiles.

"Darling!" Alyssa Madden exclaimed walking out of the white grand door at the left corner of the room which Natalie knew led to the kitchen.

Behind her mother, her father trailed. Gerald Madden was a slightly muscular man with a little hair on his head and a fierce face. But Nat knew better. Her father was the most jovial person she knew outside of his business and she loved how he could switch it up when needed.

He had on a white polo shirt and some black coperate slacks which he pulled off nicely. For a man his age, unlike his contemporaries, Gerald was still fit and looking good and this was all thanks to his wife.

"Mom." Nat said pulling her mother in for a tight hug.

Alyssa looked as young as ever. The skin on her face ever so tight but surprisingly not from botox or any chemicals but from good genes and a strict skincare routine. Tonight, she had on a fitted blue versace silk dress that hugged her curves appreciatively and a black pair of Jimmy Choo stilletto on her feet along with a diamond studded earring on her ears.

After hugging her mother, Nat moved in to give her father an equally tight hug. She really couldn't remember the last time she had seen him and she was glad.

All through the greeting of parent and child, Terrence remained quiet. He just watched the interaction silently. They were obviously close and he suddenly wished that he and his parents had been like this. At least to have gotten a hug from his father every once in a while would have been good and encouraging but rather he got the exact opposite.

Alyssa looked Terrence from up to down, right from his neat, fly haircut to his black Italian loafers. "And who might you be, young man?" She finally asked. Terrence could hear the thick British accent and briefly wondered about it.

"Terrence Ross, ma'am. I'm Natalie's boyfriend."

Gerald equally eyed the young man who looked slightly familiar to him before bringing out his hand to shake his. "Gerald Madden."

Terrence grip was firm and manly. "Pleased to meet you. And you must be Alyssa, Nat's mom. I've heard so much about you."

Instead of giving her a hand shake like he did Gerald, he moved in to hug her which surprised her a bit but she didn't object.

Nat could tell that this earned a few points with her mother.

After the hug the air was a bit tense and awkward so Nat was oh so grateful when she heard the loud squeal of her cousin Camilla as she ran towards her.