Scars On Her Soul

Chapter 4: Shades of you

Vienna's POV

"So how was Greece?" Samantha asked as we all sat in the huge living room having dessert.

"My goodness! Greece was simply mesmerising...so amazing that I wished I could stay there forever" I replied taking a bite of the heavenly looking brownie.

"Well...I'm at least expecting a grandchild out of this trip" Grace said as her bluntness almost made me chock on my dessert.

"Well, Sam just won't listen to me so I have completely given up on her..." She paused giving Samantha a look which made her roll her eyes.

"So I'm putting all my hopes on you" She continued as Ryan just shook his head.

"Mum! Come on! I'm too young to have a child and I'm not even married yet" Samantha said and by the tone of her voice I could tell that she has already had this conversation with her mother too many times for her liking and now she's just irritated.

"Babe, Vienna is young too...maybe she's just the same age as you and they are not married yet too" Landon replied with a slight shrug and by what he said, it almost seemed like he was ready to have a child but Samantha wasn't.

"Yeah. She's just a year older than you, sister" Ryan said teasingly as I just shook my head, it seems like they are all teaming up against Samantha.

"Dear brother, you are not the one being asked to carry a child for the next nine months inside you and then spend a good eighteen to twenty years of your life taking care of that child, so I would appreciate if you stayed out of it" Samantha replied before looking at Landon as I couldn't help but chuckle at her words.

"And you, Landon. Do you want to have a child at this point of life?" She asked.

"No, no. Absolutely not" He replied quickly.

"Then why are you talking like you are on my mother's side" She said.

"Babe, she's my soon to be mother-in-law, I've gotta be in her good books" He replied jokingly as we all laughed except Samantha who just rolled her eyes.

"Ignore them all, sweetie. And do keep my request in your mind" Grace said holding my hand and I could tell that this was something she genuinely wished for.

"Yes of course, Grace. I'll keep that in mind" I replied placing my hand on hers with a smile.

"And what about me? You are not even asking for my opinion in all of this. What if I don't want a child yet" Ryan said as I couldn't help but roll my eyes as I know he's just messing with his mother.

"Well then, I'll have to ask this beautiful young woman here into tricking you by convincing you that she's on pills when actually she's not and..." Grace replied only for Ryan to interrupt her.

"Okay okay, mum. I got it. No need to get into the details" He said almost embarrassed as I laughed at his face before walking over to him and taking a seat beside him.

"Well then don't mess with your mother, honey" Grace replied.

"Shut up" He mumbled to me but that made me laugh even more.

"Aww my pouty baby" I said pulling his cheek to annoy him even more.

"Okay so I'll have to leave you kids alone now as I need to go meet a friend" Grace said already on her way out.

"Wait. A friend? Like a ‘friend’ friend?" Scarlett asked grinning as I smiled at her question but everybody else in the room went awkwardly silent as Grace turned to look at her.

"Shut up, Scar" Ryan said firmly before looking at his mother who was standing behind the couch we were sitting on.

"Where's Steve? Mum" He asked concerned, I guess he's talking about her bodyguard or driver maybe.