Page 72 of Savage for You

“Baby, if he’s harassing you then block him.”

I wave him off and say, “He’s harmless, he’ll get bored when the next jersey chaser starts to flirt with him at a party he's at. I’m not worried. I just talk shit back or leave him on read.”

He looks at me but doesn’t say anything else about it. We grab our jackets and head down to his car. We drive the short distance to his mom and dad's house and I’m getting emotional. I know it's a surprise for his mom, but actually seeing her again after so many years is making me happy and missing my mom so much more today. For her to see me and Rocky together…I’m sure she would love it.

“What’s going on in that pretty head of yours?”

I sigh. “I’m nervous to see your mom and dad again. I know I’ve met them before, but this is different, you know? I’m not just Tatiana and Romeo's daughter. I’m also your girlfriend.”

“Baby, they are going to love you.”

“If you say so,” I mumble while looking out the window. “I’m excited but so nervous. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.” I look over at him and he grabs my hand and gives me that million-dollar smile.

“She’s going to cry. We can make a bet right now. She’s going to cry and then bust out all of the photo albums of her and your mom and our dads.”

I smile. “I actually cannot wait to see those pictures and some of you when you were little.”

“We baby, some when we were little too, along with my adorable self.” He grins and then clears his throat, “can I ask you something?”

“Anything.” I look at him.

“Why don’t you have pictures of you and your parents up in your house? I would have known right away if you did.”

I purse my lips and look away ashamed of my answer. “It’s still too hard to look at them every day. I still have my mom’s phone, for goodness sake, because I don’t want anyone else to have her number.”

“Look at me, Killer, I don’t understand that heartbreak, so I am not going to judge you. But, baby, when you’re ready to put them up, let me know and we’ll do it together. Okay?”

“Okay.”

We pull up to his parents’ house and it’s beautiful. It’s a two-story farmhouse style home that is white with black shutters along the windows. There are wood pillars framing the door that starts the wrap around porch. The door is breathtaking—it’s a round top maroon double door with long windows along the side of them. Two black and two white rocking chairs are on either side of the door.

There’s a garden outside the front door and it’s so magnificent. I cannot wait to have a garden like this. Roses, jasmine, lambs and elephant ears are lining the front of the house.

Rocky opens the door for me to get out of the car, takes my hand, and we walk up to the front door, where he opens it and lets me in first.

“Mom? Dad? We’re here.”

“In the kitchen, baby.”

He takes my hand and I follow behind him. When we walk in, I see an office to the left and to the right is the staircase. They even have a little Harry Potter door under the stairs. There are some photos along the walls as we are walking towards the kitchen.

As we enter the kitchen, I look over to the left and see his mom standing behind the island, cutting up some fruit. She stops what she’s doing and stares at me. Chris looks up and his eyes go wide.

“Mom, Dad. I want to introduce you to someone.”

Karissa gasps when she sees me, like she seen a ghost. “Montana? Is that really you?”

“Hi,” I say with a little wave.

“Oh my god! How? I thought you were still in Ohio,” she finally says as she rounds the island to give me a hug.

I drop Rocky's hand to give her a proper hug, but she’s holding on tight like if she were to let go, I’ll disappear. Karissa’s hug makes me feel like I’m breathing again after so long. I know she isn’t my mom, but her hug is warm and comforting. It makes me feel my mom all around me.

“You look just like her,” she whispers in my ear and squeezes me tighter.

“Ma, can you let her go? You’re going to squeeze her to death.”

She lets me go then Chris comes and gives me a hug. Once he lets go, Rocky pulls out a chair for me at the island.

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