Falling for Him

Chapter 29

Belle's POV

' Ding dong' went the door bell. It was around lunch and mom, Nikki and I were about to eat.

"Miss, it's Brandon," Nikki said while coming into our dining room.

"Brandon?" I raised my eyebrows and placed the plates which I was about to set in the middle of the wooden table and then made my way to the door. "Hey, what's up?" I asked as I saw him.

From the moment I said, "hey," you could see a smile appear on his face, he passed a hand quickly through his hair and chuckled. I was confused as to why he was here and he himself finally understood that.

"Ohh," he said after a few awkward moments of me staring at him as if he had three heads, "I came for your response."

"Response? Ohhh I still don't know," I answered truthfully.

"Ohh... I understand." His smile faded and he turned and began to walk away.

"Hey, do you want to stay for lunch?" I questioned feeling horrible about the way I made him feel.

"I don't want to intrude. See you later Belle."

"You wouldn't intrude." And just before he walked away, I grabbed his hand and pulled him into my apartment.

"I guess I'll be staying for lunch then." He said before laughing.

I set an extra plate on the table and excused myself to wash my hands.When I returned, mom and Brandon were talking.

"So you are the boy who stole my little girl's heart?" I heard mom saying.

Oh no! What was she doing? Why would she say that? I shook my head and thought,'Typical mom, always doing something that would come back and bite their daughters in the butt.' I looked at Brandon as if to say, I'm sorry for that but, he smiled and said something I was not expecting.

"In all fairness Mrs Joseph, it was Belle who stole my heart." He looked into my eyes as if searching for the true way I felt about him and I blushed.

At that moment, Nikki placed a ginormous bowl of spaghetti and another one filled with meatballs on the table and after we each received our share of food on our plate, we said a little prayer and ate.

"Nikki, did I ever tell you what a good cook you are!" Mom said devouring her food.

"It was Belle who cooked," she said smiling at me.

"Really? This is amazing," Brandon said while taking more spaghetti since his plate was almost empty.

"If someone dies, I did not cook this," I stated smiling.

"Belle it's delicious." Mom told me.

"So Belle, what else have you been hiding from me?" Brandon asked curiously, tilting his head to the side.

"Nothing really." He raised an eyebrow. What was he implying? Something was feeling off as to him asking me that question but, it could also be something wrong with the pasta. Who know?

After the scrumptious meal, we sat in the living room where mom got to know Brandon a little better and just as he was about to leave he asked the same question again.

"Belle, do you have an answer? If you need more time it's ok."

I glanced at mom and she nodded and smiled meaning she approved of him.

"Can I have one more day?" I asked hopefully.

"Sure," you could see the defeat in his face but mom tried to make him feel better.

"Belle, Brandon seems like a nice boy, if I were you, I would say yes. A boy like this is like a snowflake in the desert, rare and valuable." She winked at me and Brandon beamed from ear to ear.

"Looks like you have a fan," I said motioning him towards the door and I could hear him laughing softly behind me. He opened the door, stepped through then looked at me after saying goodbye to mom and Nikki.

"One more day?"

"Yes, one more day." I confirmed and then he left.

"I really did mean what I said about him," mom said as I walked to join her in the living room and I nodded. "Well you should finish your homework, you have school tomorrow." She continued.

Just as I finished my homework and was about to go to bed, I received a text.

Brandon- ' hope you had a good day. Sweet dreams Belle. :)'

Belle- 'Thanks hope you did too.'

Brandon - 'I did but the highlight was meeting your mom lol'

Belle- ' lol'

That was how it continued. 'This is going to be a long night.' I told myself.

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