Chapter 4

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"I'm going to marry you one day, you know." "Is that a promise?" "If you want it to be." 

— Nicholas Sparks

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Picture: Ross placing the ring on Skylar's finger

Video: Promises by Wiz Khalifa

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Ross' POV 


I walked downstairs to see all my family along with Skylar's parents and little sister. "hey" I great my mom in a bored tone, like nothing happened, I see all my sibling scatter around the nice laced out dining table, I take my seat and my mom replied back, "hey Rossy" my mom coes. She knows how much I hate that name. "Mom! What the hell" I warn her quietly. Her eyes shifted to Skylar's family around the table "sorry, I forgot" she laughs. I looked at the delicious chicken and helped myself, I noticed Skylar sitting next to me, and I looked down at her crossed legs. They are just so long and silky, I have never seen her where a dress, she always wears jeans or sweats so that was a nice surprise. I wondered why we were having this dinner in the first place. Surely if my mom and Mrs Jones wanted to catch up with each other they would do it separately. 

"So what's with us having dinner with the Jones" I asked, not attempting to sugar coat nothing. My mother gave me the 'evils' and stated "Don't be rude, we just wanted our families to meet one another" She explained letting Mrs Jones nod her head. I look at Skylar and she is just playing with her chicken. You probably think the worst of me, 'you're so horrible' 'you ruined her' yes, well I have a good reason. I have been in love with Skylar ever since I knew her when we were kids, when she got her boyfriend James, he saw me staring at her and he knew exactly how I felt, he told me she was 'only using me to get popular' and that 'she would never think about dating me' you could understand what that did to my ego. I wanted to confront her about saying those things but she was too busy with him.

 I wanted to confront her about saying those things but she was too busy with him

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So I left them too it. I didn't realise the feeling's where still there. "Well you are right, we actually have something to announce but first we have a present for you and Skylar" Mark, my dad, said. I looked at Skylar as she looked at her mom in confusion. They don't even know her, why are my parents giving her a present? Mrs Jones took the two boxes from under the table and placed it both on mine and Skylar's laps. "What's this for?" Skylar asked her mom. "Just think of it as early graduation gifts" My dad added. I looked at my siblings who were sat next to me, they were looking at their plates. 

"When you open them bear in mind a lot of money, time, organisation and effort has gone into these" My dad added as we both undid the bright red ribbon. I opened the creamy box the same time as Skylar did and there was a set of BMW Car keys placed highly in the centre of the box, with tissue paper under it. I smiled and took them from the box "No way!" I gasped "You got me a car" I smiled at my parents. I turned to look at Skylar and she was eyeing a key and a picture. "I think you might have put the wrong picture on the wrong chain." Skylar blushed and gestured to a picture of me took a few weeks ago. I scrunched my eyebrows. I looked down at mine and saw a picture of Skylar painting and making a funny but cute face at the camera. I smile silently. "Nope no mismatch, they are supposed to be that way" My mom explained. "Mom, what are these keys too?" she asked looking at her mom confused.

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