Theres Something About Him

chapter 6

After my hour long shower,I get dressed in simple black jeans and a baggy light pink t shirt. I try straightening my curly hair but it only gets straightened in a few areas so I decided against continuing. I loosely hold it up into a bun. I still feel like shit. Max's words still fresh in my head.

"Bliss??...Bliss??..",my aunt calls.

"Coming!!"

"Hurry your ass up!"

"Jeez...I'm coming ALEX .."

"What did you just call ..me...that's aunt Alex to you smart ass!"she says as I get close.

She is still dressed in her night gown and smells of liqour and other smells I'd rather not mention.

"How have you been lately..I feel like it's been months since we've talked"
"Well that's cuz your ass is always in the club...'auntie Alex'.."I laugh genuinely when she frowns.

"Yea well ..I'm going to be thirty two once ..right?? .. but come on tell me about how you've been
. anything new?" She saying bitting into a very crispy waffle..

"Oh good gravy that is good...mmmhh...yummmy"

"Yea I know right... anyway....I've been good.
I got a job as a waitress...."

"Wait ....what?"she says while her mouth is still full. "Why?"

"Cuz I need a car...and I hate asking money from  you. Plus it keeps me occupied."

She just gives me a long glare and takes another bite of her waffle.

"Bliss?....I hope you know that I don't have a problem when it come to giving you money. You are my daughter.....not because I have birth to you but because I love you and I would and will do anything for you. Okay?"

"Are you sure the alcohol is out of your system?" I ask amused eyebrows arched at the center.

"Shit did I just say that out loud. We are never to speak of this again, but that doesn't mean it's not true."

"That's more like it." I say reaching for the maple syrup before hearing a knock on the door.
I gently squeeze the bottle and let out a generous amount of maple. Infact too generous.

"I hope you don't think I'm going to get that." Alex shrugs.

I let out a sigh and head for the door.

A desperate Martha stands on the other side of the door. Her hands fidgeting.

"What's wrong Martha?"
"Umm..I know that this is not your problem but I was hoping if I could cash in for the previous offer you gave me. Max has completely refused to take me and if it's not trouble I was hoping you could take me." I can see the desperation in her eyes. She real wanted to bury her sister, they were really close (I could tell) and Max was such a dick for treating his mother like that.

"Of course Martha I would love to drive you there." Her shoulders visibly relaxed. "Actually I would to take my mind off somethings this weekend. A road trip wouldn't be that bad."

"Thank you Bliss... I'll leave you to grab a few things then we can go. I still have to grab Max's car keys, you know without him knowing."

Come to think of it, I had never seen Max's car.
"Okay....I'll meet you at your porch after 20 minutes.
She then explained that the drive would be long.we would arrive at around midnight but she assured me there was nothing to worry about it. That we would be really safe.
I had no reason to doubt her even though part of me wished that Max would come with us. Even after he had said all them terrible words to me, I still wanted to be around me. What is wrong with me!
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Thirty minutes later, I met Martha at the porch. She had changed into brown feminine khakis and a white top with a sweetheart lace neckline. She toped it all off with a black cardigan. Her hair wasn't really styled but it was neat and we'll combed. She looked nice and simple. Not much of the accessories. Only some hooped earrings and she was good.
I on the other hand did not care to change my clothes,but, atleast I straightened my hair after giving up in the morning. She handed me the keys to Max's car,but I couldn't even see it.

"Martha?.. where is the car?"

"It's in the garage."

"But you don't have a garage..."

"Oh...silly me...you see ,Max painted the garage door to look exactly like a wall. There had been cases of cars getting stolen and he didn't want his baby to go too. Just press that red button and the door will open. Umm actually I think I forgot something."

She says heading up the stairs.

I do as I'm told and push the red button. My eyes almost fall out of their sockets when I see the car. Damn Max has class. It's a black,sleek, vintage 1969 Ford mustang. Ofcos I didn't know alot about cars..but I could recognize this baby from a mile away.
The only other man I had seen with such was my father. It was damn expensive that I was sure of.

Max is just in college, how could he even afford this. I lazily trace my fingers along the side of the car. I open the the door and sit on the driver's side. She looked new inside. This was a thing of beauty. I bet the roar of this engine was just as  powerful as it looked.

"Enjoying my car I see.."a voice says from behind me,that causes me to flinch.
"Jeez!!!!! Max you startled me..ha ..have you been here the whole time?"

"It is my car or is it not?"

"Chill dude....I was just asking"

He shakes his head and continues looking down on his screen.

An awkward silence falls between us. What was keeping Martha so long?..
After a few minutes she showed up,placed her bags in the trunk and got in the car. She was just as surprised as I was to see Max. Maybe even more.

"Max?!?...what are you doing here?"she said in a nervous chuckle.

"Did you really think I would let her drive my car all the way to Indiana?" His voice came out annoyed and amused almost. Why was he always so stuck up?

"What do you propose then?" I asked turning my head to the back to look at him.
He turned his head just a little to meet my eyes. It was still tilted and that's when I noticed how good he looked. His hair always found a way to drape on his forehead and look wet at the same time. He had black jeans and an equally black t shirt. Then the thing that made him look so hot,a black leather jacket that was a little snug at the shoulders.

He let out a sigh and said"the drive to Indiana is really long and I'm not sure you will have the energy to drive all the way. We will get there really late so,you will drive for  most of the day time and when night falls I'll take over." Honestly,that seemed like a pretty good idea. I didn't even know where they were from specifically and driving at home wasn't really my thing. But come to think of it, Max didn't want me to drive at night because he didn't want me to crush his car. Figures.

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With that I started the engine and damn that roar was firey and I admit I was startled a little bit. I looked at the rear view mirror only to see Max's eyes on me. He quickly looks away and so do I. This is going to be a long drive!

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