Betrayed By Everyone, Loved By Four -
Betrayed By Everyone Loved by Four Chapter 81
Oliver dropped me off at home a little while later. We had s*x a few more times, but I did not c*m that same way again. Atlas's back seat was soaked with my juices by the time we were done though. I'm a bit worried he might be upset, but Oliver assured me that Atlas is going to be anything but upset. I walked through the front door of my house, and was met with the smell of lasgana. Hmmmm, my favorite. Well, everything is my favorite.
"I'm home!" I called as I walked to the kitchen.
Mom is pulling the lasanga out of oven. Dad is sitting at the island watching her. He has that 'I love this women so much' look in his eyes. I love seeing Dad look at Mom like that. It always gave me hope that I would find a love like that one day. Do any of my boyfriends look at me like that?
Thinking back.. I'm pretty sure every single one of them has looked at me like that from the beginning. All of them have loved me since their first look at me.
An angel trapped in the darkness.
Oliver's words echoed in my head. They really seen me like that from the beginning. All of them seen my light no matter how hard I tried to push it down. For the first time, someone seen me.
"Oh, hi honey." Mom said once she turned around.
I hopped up on the stool next to Dad. He turned a smile to me, and I returned it. As long as we don't talk about me having multiple boyfriends, Dad stays happy.
"Hey." I greeted them.
"How was your day today?" Mom asked.
She tried to sound casual, but I know that has worried all day.
"It was alright Mom. Not as bad as I thought it would be." I said honestly.
"Did James leave you alone?" Dad asked.
"Not at first." I admitted. "Lila has it all recorded. He waited for me outside the school. Tried to grab me. I thought Leo was going to lose his mind." I said with an eye roll. "Then James announced to the entire school that I lied about the whole thing, and got him arrested." I told them.
"That prick." Dad muttered.
"It's okay." I said with a shrug. "I'm used to the whispering, and gossip. Honestly, I'm surprised more of the cheerleaders didn't try to say more to me about it." I admitted.
Come to think of it, I don't think any of them said a thing to me all day. I wonder why that is. Surely, Milinda and Vanessa wanted to say something to me.
"Anyways," I said with a shake of my head. "A lot of the other students believe me. More than I thought anyways. It actually started quite the divide at school." I told them.
I looked up to see Mom smiling at me. There's a twinkle in her eyes. I smiled back, and a giddy feeling washed over me.
"What?" I asked her.
"Nothing." Mom said, and shook her head.
"It's just.. You still seem so happy. Honestly, we expected you to come home, and go straight to your room. I was so worried about how you would be feeling all day." She admitted to me.
"I'm just happy to see that you aren't letting all of this tear you down." Mom finished.
"Thanks Mom." I said.
"That's because we raise strong children." Dad said proudly.
"Ya know what Dad?" I asked.
"Hmm?" Dad said without looking at me.
"All my boyfriends said the same thing." I said making Dad choke on his water. "All four of them were like 'wow your dad breeds strong kids." I teased. "Or they were like, 'you must get it from your mom, she seems pretty strong too"." I said making Mom laugh. "Alright Millie, I get it." Dad grumbled.
Mom and I shared a laugh.
"Well, who brought you home? Should have invited them in for dinner." Mom said.
"Betty." Dad whined.
"What? Don't you think we should get to know Millie's boyfriends better?" Mom asked.
I snorted.
"We know they're parents, isn't that enough?" Dad asked in a whine.
"No, it's not. Tomorrow, Millie, invite them in for dinner. Even if it's more than one." Mom said.
"Okay." I said with a laugh. "Oliver brought me home today by the way." I said.
"Oh, he's one of my favorites." Mom said.
I gave her an incredulous look.
"You have favorites?" I asked.
Mom shrugged. "Well, I don't dislike any of them, but Oliver might be my favoirte. He's just so polite." She said.
I laughed. "They're all polite."
"Except Leo maybe." Dad muttered.
"That's true." I agreed with wide eyes.
Mom laughed.
"They all have their pros and cons." I said.
"All men do." Mom commented.
"Mom, did you know that Dad was the one for you the moment you met?" I asked.
Dad whipped his head to me, but I ignored him. Mom is putting lasgana, and garlic bread on plates for us. We moved to the table, brining our plates with us. "No, she took much longer to convince." Dad said.
I looked at Mom to see her give Dad a blank look. She rolled her eyes, and turned back to me.
"Your father was the one who fell in love with me at first sight. He pestered me for weeks before I finally agreed to go out with him." She told me.
"Why did it take him so long?" I asked. "Dad had no game huh?" I teased.
"Hey, I had plenty of game." Dad defended himself.
Mom laughed. "Game, yeah, sure." She said.
I snorted.
"I made him wait, because your father was a player. I was the third girl he asked out that week, and it was only Thursday." Mom told me.
"You make it sound like the other girls said yes." I said teasingly.
"Ha ha." Dad said.
Mom laughed. "Well, they did. Your dad was a known player. Always in sports, always had a pretty cheerleader on his arm. I was more like you actually. I went out with my friends here and there, but mostly I focused on school." She told me. "What did you want to do after you graduated?" I asked.
Mom shrugged. "I didn't know. I know I wanted to get into college. I came from a family with no money as you know. All I wanted was an education. I was the first in my family to go to college." She said.
"So, what finally made you agree?" I asked.
Mom smiled up at Dad.
"Well, your dad would ask me out at least a few times a week. I always told him no. He would flirt a little, and then leave me alone. It actually was on a school trip that I finally agreed." She said.
"We went camping for our senior trip. I wandered away from the group, accidently of course. Your dad followed me thinking I knew where I was going." Mom said with a laugh.
Dad joined in her laughter.
"We were lost for almost two days. Your mom was so mad. It was adorable to see the school geek freak out like that." He said.
Mom gave him a bored look, but he didn't notice.
"I'd never seen anyone so beautiful. Even when she fell in that mud puddle." He said as he looked up at Mom.
Mom blushed.
"And don't act like you accepted my date after that either. That was just what got you interested. It was still weeks later that you finally agreed." Dad said.
"Well, what was it Mom?" I asked.
This is so cute. I've never been so interested in their relationship, or how they met before. I knew that they had met really young, but I didn't know Dad had to work so hard to get Mom.
"Well, it was your dad that saved our asses that trip. After that, I started to take an interest in him. As much as I didn't want to. Then one day, I saw the head cheerleader hanging on his arm. He looked so bored of her." Mom said with a snort. "But, it made me jealous. I'd never been jealous before. Later that day, he asked me out on a date again. I yelled at him about how he already had a girlfriend. Then your dad told me 'I didn't know we were dating yet"."
Mom rolled her eyes.
"That was the day I wore her down. She let me take her home that day. Then she agreed to go out with me that weekend. We've been inseperable ever since." Dad finished.
I smiled. "That's so cute." I said.
"Now look at us, all these years later. Two perfect kids, and still as in love with you as I was back then." Dad said.
Mom and Dad continued to tell me things about their relationship for the rest of dinner. I listened to them bicker about things for a while. They are so cute.
Hearing these things from my parents has a fuzzy feeling flowing through me. I was never interested before in their relationship. I mean, they're my parents why would I be. It's different now though. I'm different now.
I have a relationship of my own, a real one this time. Maybe that is what made me more interested in how things were for my parents. It gives me a bit of hope.
The guys and I are so young. We have so much of our lives left. Not to mention our relationship dynamic is.. well, it's different. For us it works. At least for now. "Mom," I said interrupting their bickering.
"Yeah honey?" Mom asked.
"You and Dad have been together for so long, how have you guys stayed together all this time?" I asked. "Is it just because you love each other so much?" "Why did you ask her, and not me?" Dad asked offended.
I rolled my eyes.
"Well, why do you think it is?" I asked him.
Dad looked at Mom and smiled. That same look that's always in his eyes when he stares at her. I used to think it was gross. And I still do. "Ugh." I scoffed quietly.
"It's definitely love that has kept us together. That, and your mother is a wonderful cook, and an amazing lover." Dad said.
I choked on my glass of water.
"I didn't need to know that." I stated disgusted.
Dad just stared at Mom amused. Mom rolled her eyes at him, but she laughed anyways. Maybe asking all of this was a bad idea.
"I think that she wants actual advice David." Mom said amused.
"That is actual advice." Dad said.
I rolled my eyes.
"Well, I think that communication is the key to any good relationship." Mom said. "As long as you communicate, and in a mature manner, you can get through anything. Have conversations, don't scream at each other, and be patient." She told me. I smiled.
We do that right? I mean, the Holly thing was bad.. If they would have communicated with me from the beginning, then things wouldn't have gotten misconstrued. They learned their lesson now though, that I am sure of.
So, all I have to do is make sure we communicate well from here on out. Things should be good as long as we have no secrets. Well, assuming that this court crap with James blows over. I can't wait to be done with it. "Thanks Mom. I apprieate the advice." I said.
"Anytime honey." Mom replied.
Shortly after that, Caleb came home to join us at the table. The four of us laughed, and talked about our days. It's been a while since we had a family dinner like this. Since before everything that happened with Vanessa. It's nice. I like it. Maybe I should push for this more often with them.
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