Katie POV
I drove into my mom's driveway. I know she probably already seen the press conference... along with the rest of the world. However, I also know my mom wants to hear the news from me. I still hadn't called her, and I know she's probably tripping about that. So, I decided to come see her in person.
I parked my car right beside hers before I got out the car and moved toward her front door. I used my own personal key to get into her house. The moment I opened the door her alarm started to beep. I quickly punch in the code, and it stops.
"Ma!" I shouted as I pulled off my shoes. She didn't like people walking through her house with their shoes on. "¡Hola, Mija!" My mother says basically running towards me. She greets with a wide smile and opens arms. She wraps her arms around me and I hug her back. "¡Déjame verlo!" Let me see it. She rushes out the moment we pull from our hug. "Mami!" I laugh as she tugs at my arm.
Dang, I couldn't even fully get into the house yet. "¡Quiero verlo!" I wanna see it. She exclaims and I laugh. My mother couldn't control herself, when she was excited or when she was angry. She also can't tongue her tongue, meaning she will cuss your ass out, and also meaning she will do it in Spanish. It's a habit of hers, when she get too happy or too mad, she just says everything in Spanish. "Ok!¡Mami! ¡Ay caray!" Ok! Mommy! Dang !
I drop my purse at the door and hold my hand out in front of me. I knew she wanted to see my ring. The moment she saw it she gasp immediately grabbing onto my hand. "¡Diache!" Damn. I laugh at her reaction it was priceless. Her eyes were wide as she continued to look at my ring. She examined my ring closely, and carefully ran her finger over the diamond. She looks up at me and smiles before letting my hand go.
"I didn't know you and Hunter were this serious." She comments allowing me to follow her further into the house.
"Me neither, this engagement was just as much of a surprise to me." I respond with the half truth. I actually was shocked, I didn't expect Hunter to 'propose' even after I said no. Then on top of it all in front of everyone, and by everyone I mean everyone.
My mom smiles at my answer. "He's so romantic, he proposed when you least expected it." She gushes and I smile. She was right about that. I don't know about the romantic part though. "Sooo, how did he propose?"
I wasn't prepared for her to ask me this question, and I honestly don't know why I wasn't. It is Naomi Bailon we're talking about. Thinking quick, I immediately began to tell her about when Hunter simply gave me the ring. I tried to make it seem as romantic as I could, but I could only do so much. My mom seemed to be eating it up though.
She was in awe, gushing, and smiling. It was refreshing seeing her this happy. After my dad left, I could tell she's trying to be happy again... but I also know she's hurting. It's probably been more than four years since my mom's even been on a date. Cameron and I of course try to push her to go out, and go on a date, but she's so stubborn.
My father was my mother's first everything. Her first Kiss, boyfriend, time, love, husband, and first heartbreak. He cheated on her and then left her for his mistress. Well her name is Candy, or Candace. They were married for 21 years, my mom was with one man for 21 years, in love with since "day one" she use to say. So, I understand her hesitation to move on. She married him when she was only 19 years old. She meet him when she was 17.
My mother is 45 now, and it's been four years since he left us. She was with him from 17 years old to 41 years old. Almost her whole life, and I hate how even when he's not in her life he still finds away to affect it.
"Did you tell your sister yet?!" My mom exclaims her smile only growing wider.
"No, not yet, but she probably seen it on TV." I respond and my mother shakes her head.
"¡No no la televisión!" No not the television. She exclaims popping me in my arm as if I was a child. I laugh. "¿Por qué no?" Why not? It's always an habit of mine that when I hear Spanish, I automatically start speaking Spanish. It's like a switch goes off in my head.
My mother rolls her eyes at me, "Because she has to hear it from you... and Shane. If Hunter didn't already tell him." She replies and I nod.
"Ok, Mami."
"Soo! What kind of wedding are you thinking. Summer? Winter? Spring? Fall?" Once again her eyes light up like a kid in a candy store. I almost wanted to laugh and say aww, but knowing my mother she would probably go on a rant on why not to aww her.
"What colors? You wanna go traditional in church with white, or do you want do something else?" She rushes out, and I can't help but laugh.
"I don't know yet Mami. Ay caray." I respond slouching back into the couch and she roll her eyes at me. "What do you mean you don't know?" She ask hitting me in my stomach telling me to sit up right. Now it was my turn to roll my eyes. However, I still sit right not wanting to hear her have to say it.
"I mean, I don't know. I just got engaged two days ago mami." I say throwing my head back before looking over at her. "Two days is enough time to think colors. Like purple maybe? Blue?" She ask me still talking about a wedding I wasn't even going to have. "Ma." I deadpan and she holds up her hands in surrender.
"Ok. Ok."
I smile at her mainly because I could tell she wanted to say more. She loved these like planning parties, and decorating. I sigh feeling myself give in. "We can talk about the Fiesta de compromiso." Engagement party.
"¿Fiesta de compromiso?" She asked confused before her eyes lit up and she caught on to what I was saying. Which is that Hunter and I were having an engagement party.
Immediately my mom was in her element and started shooting out colors, ideas, food suggestions, venues, and everything else that came to her mind. It was all so overwhelming to try and take in at once, but I just let her be happy. As soon as a leave here I'm asking Hunter if she can help plan the engagement party, just because I know that's something she would love to do.
Not that I needed to ask him, because if he was to say no... my mother would still be planning engagement party. It's just so he knows, and can tell what every planner I already know he's going to hire to work along side my mom. I just hope Hunter's parents are taking this "marriage" as good as my mother is. Because unlike my mom Hunter's parents actually know that my pregnancy happened on a one night stand.
Which potentially means they could tell my mother, and she'll see me as the liar I am and be even more disappointed in me.
¡Ay ay ay!
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