After a while, I break the kiss and pull away from Alexander.
"Okay bye Alexander." I blush.
"Goodnight Isabella." He kisses my forehead.
I practically run out of his car and start banging on the front door.
"Who is it?!!" Bianca yells right after opening the door.
=What was the point of yelling when she already opened the door?}
"I'm getting married!!" I screech.
Bianca looks a bit confused.
"Alexander proposed to me and I said yes!!"
Even more confusion, She slams the door in my face then reopens it.
"Repeat what you just said." She scrunches her nose.
"You heard me." I shrug.
"Hold up, I only told you to tell him you are expecting his child, not marry him!!" Bianca says with wide eyes. She walks inside.
"Oh my God, I loose my bff, I will be living alone, I have to get a smaller apartment, I can't possibly pay for this place alone!" Bianca mumbles as she walks into the kitchen and pours herself a glass of water.
"Aren't you happy for me? Is that all you care about?" I say a little disappointed.
"Of course I am happy for you, I just think it's a bit soon and I do care about you." She finishes the water in one gulp.
"Yeah I did too but then I thought about it and well, it's the best option for now. I can still pay the rent here you know?
"No I would be so lonely without a roommate in this apartment and I don't want to stress you with paying the rent for somewhere you don't live and besides, I think getting a smaller one would suffice." She shrugs.
"If that's what you want Bianca?"
"It is." She smiles at me.
"Okay...so when is the wedding?"
"I don't know, Alexander said he wants it to be a soon as possible, so probably in a month's time."
"Wow that is so soon!!" Bianca whisper yells while she starts breaking eggs.
"Yeah." I eye her hands.
"What are you doing?"
"Making plantain frittata."
"Really?!!" I say with so much excitement.
"Yeah B, so sit your pregnant, soon to be married ass down while I cook dinner."
"But you hate cooking."
"Excuse me, I don't hate cooking, cooking and I don't just get along honey." she says moving her head and pointer finger in the same direction.
"Okay so you're calling a truce?"
"Yeah you can say something like that."
Bianca starts slicing some onions and tears stream down her face.
"Let me help you with that?"
Bianca doesn't hesitate to hand me the knife.
"I thought you would never ask" she hugs me and takes a sit on the other side of the counter.
I shake my head.
{Typical Bianca.}
"You know...." I slice the onions like a pro "....now that I'm moving out, you need to learn how to cook."
"Ummm have you heard of takeout B?" I can't help but laugh.
*******
I wake up to the sound of my pesty alarm.
"Ughhh!!" {Wait!, I don't have an alarm.}
{Oh my phone!!}
I reach for it on my nightstand but it Falls to be floor.
"Shit!"
I stretch a little further and finally grab my phone.
"Unknown caller hmmm..." I answer the call.
"Hello?"
"I'm sorry did I wake you Isabella?"
I immediately sit up. "Alexander!!, what a surprise...how...how are you?" I stutter, wiping the droll off my mouth like he can see me.
"Fine,great, awesome, I was just calling to know if you are free this morning? I want to take you somewhere."
"Umm this morning...sure, yeah why not?" I say a little panicked.
"Okay I'll pick you up at 9, wear something cute...not that I'm trying to tell you what to wear but that kind of outfit would match the place we a going better and..." Alexander rushes his words.
"Its okay Alexander. Sure, yeah 9 works for me." I chuckle.
"Okay goodbye Isabella"
"Bye!"
I look at the time on my phone. "Oh shit it's already 8:45!"
I jump out of the bed and make a beeline for the door. No Bianca in sight, she has probably gone to work. I take the quickest shower ever known to man and brush my teeth lightning bolt fast. when I go back to my room I walk into my closest.
"What to wear...what to wear." my eyes catch sight of the sun dress I wore last time I wanted to meet up with Alexander.
{No Bianca to stop me from wearing this. I think with an evil laugh.}
After putting it on at exactly 9 o'clock I walk out the door and to my surprise Alexander was already there I lock the door and walk to his car.
"Isabella you look beautiful." he says and gives me a peck.
"Thank you." I blush.
"You are welcome. Shall we?"
"We shall."
After about 15 minutes I start to get curious. "Where are we going?
"Okay, look don't get angry but I knew you might get scared or try too hard so I didn't tell you. I want you to be your fun witty self to my parents." Alexander rushes his words
Beads of sweat run down my face.
"Your parents? We are going to your parents?"
"Yeah but don't worry they are super nice and modern."
"You could have at least told me! hell I didn't even bring a gift!" I say with wide eyes.
"I want you to be yourself besides you don't need to give them anything."
I glare at Alexander.
"Fine we can stop somewhere and buy a gift basket."
*****
Alexander pulls to stop at a mall.
"Here." he gives me his card but I completely ignore it and take out mine from my purse.
"You can't pay for it and expect me to call it MY GIFT" I raise my voice a little bit to prove my point.
"Okay sorry I just thought...."
"You thought wrong!" I slam the door before he could reply.
Moments later I come out of the mall with a gift basket I feel proud of. I am about to call Alexander but he's car rolls up right in front of me. I place the gift basket in the backseat and enter the passenger seat.
"Okay let's go." I announce after buckling my seat belt.
Alexander looks as me Sadly. "I'm sorry for giving you my credit card."
"Oh it's okay, I just like paying for my things." I shrug.
"I'm still sorry, I shouldn't have..."
"I forgive you" I lean towards Alexander and give him a hug and the give his hands a reassuring squeeze.
"Can we go now?"
He drives to a huge Mansion in Manhattan.
"Wow you're parents live here?" I ask a little bit too excited to see the interior.
"Yeah for 25 years now." He smiles at me then gets down to open my door.
{He must be proud of his family's wealth.}
"Come on." Alexander reaches for my hand and I give it to him. I open the door to the backseat and take my gift basket.
He rings the door bell then a Butler opens the heavy front double doors slowly.
"Mr Alexander, what a delight to see you here. I will inform your father."
"Thank you Matthew but it's a surprise so there would be no need for that."
"As you wish. He bows at him and finally notices me.
"Nice to meet you madam." I blush.
"Same to you sir."
{Everything in this house is so formal.}
Alexander's parents house is huge and beautiful, there is a grand staircase in the foyer.
I look up and see a middle-aged man staring down at me. He says in a commanding voice.
"Mary would you come here for a minute."
"How are you father, I would like you to meet Bella..." he hesitates "...my fiance."
His father raises an eyebrow at us then an elegantly dressed woman comes to Alex's father and looks at him.
"Oh Benji, what is it?"
"Your son has come visiting." He smiles.
She looks down in our direction with wide eyes. I instantly recognize the woman. She's too busy grinning at her son to notice me as she begins skipping down the stairs.
"Mother, father, I would like you to meet Bella, my fiance." Alexander grins.
The woman halts in her position and looks at me surprised . I smile at her but she sends a death glare in my direction.
For some strange reason, I don't think Alexander's mom likes me.