?ENEMIES?
?WITH?
BENEFITS?
RATED 18
? EPISODE 30✨
One month after.
Alot happened within a month. Which has to be my best month ever.
Jesse travelled back to France a week after, but we still talk on phone every day. It was like he’s here with me, only the physical contact that I couldn’t get. And Summer got married a week ago. I was lonely, that is why I decided to visit my mother.
I look at the beautiful city as i enjoy the silent ride to my mother’s home. She had sent the address when I told her that I was coming. And my mother, being my mother told me to bring a plus one. I told her Summer has travelled out for her honeymoon, but she told me she’s not talking about a girl unless I’m now into girls.
I told Jesse about it but he couldn’t come cos of the project he’s working on presently.
“Thank you” I say to the driver and collect my luggage for the car booth.
I walk to a not too big house painted in white and knock on the door. A boy open the door for me and I smile at him.
“Hi” he waves at me giving me a shy smile.
“Wow, Theodore you are big now” I say pulling the boy into a hug.
“Come in, let me call mommy and daddy” he tells me.
“Thank you cutie” I grin at him and he blush.
“Oh my beautiful daughter is here!” I hear my mom voice as she approach with her arm opened. When she gets to me, she hug me so tight.
“I miss you”she said kissing my cheek.
“I miss you too mom”
“Welcome Beverly” Clement says behind my mom and I move to hug him.
“Hi Clement, is good to see you again”
“Same here sweetheart, how have you been? How is business?”
“Great, my business is going well”
“How was your flight darling, is anyone outside?
“No mom, I’m here alone”
“What did I tell you before coming?”
“Honey, please leave the young lady alone.” my stepdad defends me sitting beside my mom on the couch.
I chuckle and also sit down, pulling shy Theodore to seat on my lap.
“Are you always this gentle huh, Theodore?” I ask the boy who keeps playing with his finger still not saying a word.
“Oh trust me, you will get tired of him when he starts” Clement says and we both laugh.
“I have some suitable suitors for you though” my mother say smiling. That smile is telling me she will say something to get me angry.
“Why are you so bent on getting me married mom?”
“Because I h@të seeing you struggle alone. You need a companion and not just anyone a rich guy ready to spend on you.”
“Are you saying I should marry for money, not for love?”
“No sweetie, I just don’t want you to end up like me. I suffered trying to take care of you, and I failed which lead to your sister’s death. Your father left us nothing but debt” she scoff.
I sigh”Is Jesse on the list?Of my suitors?”
“Yes, infact he’s the first on the list. He’s rich, handsome and you grew up together” she grin at me making me roll my eyes.
“Well, I will marry Jesse”
“Are you serious? Aww sweetheart thank you for doing what I want”
“Mom, I’m not doing it because you wanted me to. Jesse is my boyfriend and we love each other and we already planned to get married” I explain.
“Wait, what? You guys are dating and you didn’t tell me!” she yells
“Honey, calm down” Clement tells her.
“Is one of the reasons why I’m here mom”
“Why can’t you tell me on the phone, and why is he not here?”
“Mom, he’s in France, working. So he couldn’t make it even though he wanted to.”
“Aww that’s so sweet of him. I’m the happiest mother of earth right now. Clement, we have a wedding to plan” she pulls her husband into a hug. The former sigh and hug her back.
My mom can be over dramatic.
“I know sweetie, I was here when she said it” he says pulling away from the hug.
“Congratulations Beverly, I’m happy you followed your heart and not your mother’s suitors list”, he shades.
“But Jesse is on my list, and I was the one that pushed her to go for him. I did what a good mother will do you know” my Mom argues and what we simply did was nod in response. If not she will elaborate this more than we want.
Mom called Jesse’s mother that night and the woman said Jesse had informed her too. I couldn’t stop blushing. I know he’s going to propose soon and I can’t wait.
Most expecially, I can’t wait to be his wife. And be called Mrs Beverly Calhoun.
I can say my mother is far more excited than I am. She just keeps pampering me and calling me Bride to be. I have to deal with that for two weeks that I will be staying here.
Low-key though, I love the name.
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