Now and Forever

Chapter 21

Knock knock.

"It's open!" I said as I packed up the last of my bags.

"I'm really going to miss you Amelia darling." I turned around and saw Melanie standing in doorway.

"Aww, I'm gonna miss you too Melanie." I said as I walked towards her and gave her a hug.

"Thank you, thank you so much Amelia."

"Thank you for what Melanie?"on

"Thank you for giving Alexander a chance, I still don't know how you managed to make your way into

his heart ever since Jessica, but please don't hurt my baby Amelia. Please don't hurt him." She said as

she sobbed into my shoulder.

I froze at what she said and really felt bad. I felt bad for doing this to her. When I did this, I didn't think

that I'll be hurting this many people when I leave next year.

"I won't Melanie, I won't hurt your baby, I promise."

She pulled away and wiped her eyes, drying her tears.

The bathroom door opened and out came Alexander. He raised his eyebrows at what was happening

and came towards us.

"Mama, are you okay?"

"Yeah baby, I'm doing just fine."

"Ok then Amelia, are you guys ready?" He said referring to Audrey and I.

"I'm ready but I'm not sure about Audrey."

"Oh and speaking of babies-"

"Mama, no one was talking about babies." Alexander said as he walked away towards the bed.

"When am I getting a grand baby?" Alexander and I physically froze.

I'm sorry, what?! Crazy old lady say what?!

"Pardon?" Alexander said as he turned around slowly.

"I said, when am I getting a gr-"

"I heard what you said mama, I was just giving you a chance to change your sentence."

"What? Why would I change my sentence?"

Alexander was about to say something but I cut him off.

"We'll put that into consideration after marriage Melanie, we have to finish packing up. See you later!"

And with that I pushed her out of the room and shut the door.

"We'll put that into consideration? I think the fuck not." Alexander said as he shook his head no.

"I just wanted her to stop talking about that, whatever you would have said would have just increased

the awkwardness of the conversation." I said and went back to putting clothes in the my suitcase.

He just shook his head and sat down on the bed.

My phone rang and I stood up to pick it up from the bedside table.

"Hello?" I said as I picked up the phone, still folding my shirt.

"YOU BITCH!"

"What did I do this time Soph?" I said as I put the phone on loud speaker.

"You hang up on me last time!"

"Yeah and so?"

"Wait, is it because you were finally going to get some d-" I quickly removed the phone from loud

speaker before she could finish her sentence.

"Would you please shut the fuck up Sophia Marie Anderson!" I looked over at Alexander and he was

looking at me with a raised eyebrow and a smirk on his face.

"Wait, is like, right there with you?"

"Yes, now tell me what you wanted to say, I'm busy."

"Why is it that when I call you, he's-"

"Get to the point Sophia."

"Fine! I just wanted to say that, we're coming to New York to visit you! I'm so excited!"

"Wait, what? What do you mean we?"

"Mom, dad and me silly! Oh and by the way, I told mom and dad about your marriage." Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

"Sophia you promised!"

"I told them about the marriage, not the contract, calm down."

"Phew, now go back to you guys going to New York?"

"Mom and dad want to meet Alexander and see if he's good enough for their baby, their words, not

mine."

"But, but why?"

"I just told you Amelia, now good bye, I have somewhere else to be." And with that, the line went dead.

I turned to look at Alexander and he was already looking at me with raised eyebrows.

"What?" He asked irritated when I stared at him for too long.

"My parents are going to New York because they apparently want to meet you."

"Ok. When are they coming?" He said as he put his phone away and sat up.

"I don't know, Sophia cut the call before I could continue." I said as I put the shirt I was folding in my

suitcase.

"Then call her again."

"She said she was busy, I'll call her later on."

"Ok then." And with that, he walked out of the room.

A few minutes later, Audrey barged through the room.

"You will not believe this Amelia!"

"What?!"

"Bethany."

"What did Bethany do?"

"She's coming with us back to America! I mean, the audacity of that bitch!"

"What? Did Alexander say yes?"

"No! Just because Alexis is going, she decides that Bethany should also go!"

"Wait, Alexis is going?"

"Yeah! I don't want her or Bethany to go! They're both female dogs." She said as she fell on the bed.

"Aw don't say that about Alexis, she's your sister."

She turned to me, her eyes wide and her mouth forming an '0' shape.

"You did not just say that."

"I'm sure she has a reason as to why she's acting like that."

"But she might not have a reason as to why she acted like a bitch when we were younger." And with

that, she stood up and stormed towards the door.

"Aud-"

I was cut off by the door slamming shut.

***

We were on our way to the airport.

Alexander was driving, I was in the passenger seat, Audrey was sitting behind me, earphones in her

ears, facing the window, Alexis was in the middle seat and you can guess where Bethany was.

"Xander, would you please increase the volume of the radio?" Bethany said, in a high pithed voice, I

think she found it sounding amazing.

"Ughh. Would you just shut the fuck up?!" Audrey exclaimed out of nowhere.

"What's your problem? Why are your panties in a twist?" Bethany asked.

I couldn't see their faces because I was facing the front but I could imagine Bethany with a smirk on her

face and Audrey with a clenched jaw.

"You! You're my problem! Have you ever taken it into consideration that Alex doesn't want you?! Have

you?! Oh wait, you haven't, because you can't get that through that thick skull of yours!"

"Audrey, calm down." Alexander said as he turned a corner.

Audrey huffed and turned back to the window, earphones in.

"Xander-"

"Shut up Bethany." This time, it was me.

Alexander looked at me, surprise written all over his face.

Bethany must have been taken aback by what I said because she kept quiet the whole ride to the

airport.