R E J E C T S

CH.61: ONCE IN A LIFETIME

*SATURDAY NIGHT*

"My dad's very excited to meet you." Rob said as he was driving us back to his place.

"What do we do? Do you want me to sabotage dinner? I can act unruly and very rude so that your dad won't like me in order for our marriage to be cancelled." I suggested.

"No need to do that. I'm planning to tell my parents that I'm gay before my dad goes back to Paris..." Rob sighed.

"You're doing this for Travis, right?" I asked.

"No, Travis and I broke up weeks ago. I'm doing this for you."

"Wait, WHAT?!" I exclaimed.

"I don't want you to get caught in between a bigger lie and be forced to marry me." He says.

I don't really mind marrying him but still it's his decision to make, not mine.

"And you broke up with Travis without telling me?! I thought we were BFFs." I pouted.

"Yeah, I didn't want to make it an issue. Guys come and go, you know?" He shrugged.

"What was the reason for your break up anyway?" I had to ask.

"Well, he wanted me to pick between him and you and so I picked you. I mean, duh, bros before hoes, right? You're my best friend." He smiled my way.

"He was jealous of me? I don't get it..." I thought deeply about it.

If anything, 'I' was jealous of Travis for having Robbie as his lover.

"Yeah, he was going on about how much time we were spending together even though I was trying my best to be a really good boyfriend to him." Rob blabbed.

Sometimes, I also get jealous when they spend too much time together but I'm just really a 'chill' person.

"I can't believe you chose me over your boyfriend..." I said out loud with a huge grin on my face.

"There's not much of a choice really. No matter how much I analyzed things, you still weight A LOT more than he does in my heart." He smiled back at me which made my heart flutter.

'Somehow, it feels like nothing has changed,
Right now, my heart is beating the same,
Out loud, someone's calling my name...'

"Cher, can you sleepover tonight?" Rob asked.

"Sure." I don't see why not.

It's already the Christmas break anyway so there's no school until next year.

"We are so going to watch tons of chick flicks tonight!" He said excitedly.

*DINNER*

"Hello, Mr. Wadge." I greeted Rob's dad at the dining table.

"It's nice to finally meet you, dear. Robbie has told me so much about you in his e-mails. You were right, son, she is lovely." Mr. Wadge kissed the back of my hand like a real gentleman would.

I noticed that he's got Rob's gray eyes and that he's quite a good-looking dad too for his age... can't believe he's gay though.

"See, I told you they're a match made in heaven!" Mrs. Wadge said.

"Yes, you did. I see that now." Mr. Wadge smiled.

"So, have you two finally decided on an official date for your wedding?" He asked.

"No, dad. I don't think we're ready for that just yet..." Rob says.

"But your mother told me that you two have already decided?"