Meant To Be

Chapter 1

Hunter's POV

School ended a while ago and as usual I was one of the last students to leave. I make my way to the parking lot and immediately get into my car. I could not wait to get home and warm up. Winter has not been kind lately.

As I leave the grounds, I blast the heater and turn on the radio. I reach the stoplight and my favorite song starts playing.

I know you tryna do you but I heard you fell off
After a couple bad nights and 20 cold hearts
Tryna find a new you but I heard you got lost
Tryna figure your worth
What the hell does that cost?

I turn up the volume and start jamming along

Aye! When I'm kissing ya, grippin' ya thigh
I realised you were destined and meant to be mine
Who am I to conflict with you living your life?
Just know when you call I'm at the end of the line.

I reached my house soon after 4.30pm and was greeted by my adorable labrador, Seb. His tail wagged furiously while he licked my face, barely giving me time to recover from his slobbery kisses. Eventually he left me alone and I headed to the kitchen where I found mom and dad going through their emails. My mother and father co-own Vega Hotels Inc. It's the largest and most popular chain of hotels in all of America.

This is probably the first time that both of them were home. And usually that meant trouble.

"Did I do something wrong?", I asked. Both of them looked at me with tired expressions on their faces.
" No darling, of course not. Why would you ask such a thing?", dad was the first to answer. Dad's in charge of running the company while Mom was in charge of finances. Together they made an amazing team.

I guess that's where I got my brains and social skills from. I inherited a lot of features from my mother. Tall legs, skinny waist, long black hair, full pink lips, high cheekbones and big baggage as Abuela would say. I got my blue-grey eyes, pointed nose and pale skin color and the accent from my dad. Mom's hispanic and Dad's a Brit. I speak Spanish fairly well though.

Mom hugged me before looking at me teary-eyed , " You look so beautiful mi hermosa. You're all grown up now"
"Mama, you do this everytime" I tell her while inwardly rolling my eyes.

"But it's true darling, you grow more beautiful each time we see you.", Dad stands behind Mom and holds her by the waist. "I'm starting to miss my little girl who made houses with breakfast bars on the deck every Sunday. "

"I'll always be your little girl. Remember that.", I kiss both of them on their cheeks and head up to my bedroom.

The sun had set much faster than I anticipated. It was pretty dark out now. So much for a sunset photograph.
I loved sunsets. The hues of pink, orange, purple and blue meshed so well together and created such simplistic beauty. I've never missed a sunset until now that is.

I get my sleepwear from my walk-in closet and take a shower in my en-suite. After showering I walked out to find Seb curled up on my bed. Lucky dog.

I finished my reading and homework assignments just as my phone buzzed...

-dinner @ La Chateau 2moro?
Chase💕

-Where exactly did you get my number?

-Tht, my dear, is 4 me 2 knw nd u 2 find out 😉

Why couldn't he spell his words out like a normal person

-I could always block your number you know?

-Where's the fun in that babe?😏

-Are you done now?

-Just getting started babe😘❤️
Seen 22:39

I climb into bed and fall into a dreamless sleep.

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I'm woken up by Seb scratching on my door.
What could this dog want at 5.30 on a Saturday morning? Ugh. I let him out and go back to bed only to be frightened half to death by a loud noise coming from downstairs. I grab a flashlight and my pepper spray just in case. As I go down the stairs, I follow the noise and breathe out in relief when I see my younger brother Luca in the kitchen.

"What are you doing in the kitchen at 5.30 in the morning Luca?", I ask.
"I couldn't sleep so I came for an early breakfast"
"What were you going to make?"
"I dunno, probably a sandwich or something"
"Make sure Mama doesn't hear you. She'll kill us both if she knew we were here."
"You got it big sis. Go back to sleep, you look horrible"
"Love you too Luca. " I say while turning around and laughing.

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