Silently Falling

Chapter Seventeen (Edited 10/2/2020)

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Silently Falling: Chapter Seventeen

West opens the door from his room and heads out into the hallway. His song is still resonating through my ears, and his words afterwards are too. I finally find my feet and stand up, following him out of his room when it syncs in that I'm about to meet his mom.

I'm meeting West Love's mom.

I didn't imagine my junior year going quite this way.

I sheepishly peek around the door and see West embracing his mom, his large build completely engulfing her so that I can't see her. They pull apart and I finally get a look at Ms. Love, and I'm completely taken aback.

She's beautiful.

Her long blonde hair falls around her shoulders in a slight frizz, accentuating how shockingly blue her eyes are. They're nearly the complete opposite of West's dark brown eyes, but beautiful all the same. I also note a small, discolored scar on her left cheek, right by her ear. It's no bigger than maybe a half an inch, but the scar tissue is obvious on her tanned skin. She's clearly in shape; she has the body of a teenager. Honestly, she could pass for a college student because I would have guessed her to be West's older sister if I didn't know any better.

"She's...a girl." Are the first words from her mouth.

I'm so glad you noticed.

West stares at her weirdly.

"Yeah..."

That's when she gets excited.

"Oh my gosh! My little boy brought a girl home! And she's so beautiful! This must be the girl that's got you in such a good mood!" She squeals before running the short distance towards me.

I let out a small grunt of surprise as she pulls me in for a hug, and thankfully she matches my height so I'm not awkwardly offered a face full of boobs. I awkwardly hug her back as she squeezes me half to death. When she pulls away, she keeps her dainty hands on my arms and her head snaps towards West who is amusedly watching from the sidelines.

"Why wouldn't you tell me you have a girlfriend?" She pouts.

Uh.

"How long have you two been dating? Why did you keep denying you had a girlfriend when I asked? How did you two meet?" She continues to ask him, leaving no room for him to answer as she continues to shoot off question after question.

I wait for West to cut her off and correct her, but he never does. Instead, a smirk slides across his lips as he looks at me, a lightbulb appearing above his head.

Shit.

"I wanted to wait for the right moment." He drawls and I narrow my eyes at him.

He wouldn't.

He walks towards me and throws an arm around my shoulders, making his mom's hands fall from my arms and cover her lips to hide a squeal. "I thought the appropriate time would be when we both finally admitted our undying love for one another."

I'm going to kill him.

I shove West off of me with a deep scowl. "Tell her we aren't dating!"

He pouts, "Babe, don't be like that." He whines, trying to pull me in for a hug.

I put my arms out in front of me to keep him away. I'm sure we look like fools to his no doubt confused mother. I send him a hard glare to get my message across, since I can't really talk while holding him back. The glare works and he chuckles, stepping back while putting his hands up in surrender.