Lost and Found
Chapter 25: The Talk
Louis's POV:
"Mrs. Prince?" I called out tentatively as I rounded the corner toward the kitchen. I heard a clank or two coming from that direction. Running water trickled through my ears. Dishes maybe?
"Mrs. Prince?" I shouted again.
"Oh, yes. In the kitchen!" I heard her call back. Shaking out my nerves, I entered the room, seeing Andi's mom bent over the sink. I took a seat at the counter. Is it rude of me to sit before she says I can? Shit, maybe I should get back up. Yeah-
"Good, you're already seated." She said, turning off the water valve and drying her hands. Mrs. Prince clicked a button on her dishwasher and then turned to me.
"So you're Louis?"
"Yes, ma'am." I replied. Stay on her good side, Lou.
She nodded slowly, pursing her lips.
"How old are you?"
My gaze landed on the granite in front of me. "22." Hopefully she doesn't care that I'm three years older than her daughter. She nodded again, staying silent for a moment. I really hope she doesn't mind. Oh god.
"You're dating Andi aren't you?" She asked.
"Yes." I said quickly. That was one of the best decisions I've made since Andria passed. I almost lost Andi too.
"Do you love her?" Her gaze was like a laser as I met it. I took a deep breath. Will she hate my answer?
"Not yet, ma'am. But I fancy her. A lot, if I may say." Another nod. Her silence is deadly. The suspense is killing me.
"I see." She clapped her hands softly. "Good." Then she sat down.
What just happened?
She must have noticed my confused look.
"Dear God, calm down. I was only testing you." Her laughter filled the room. Awkwardly, I joined her, but anyone could tell that I was only laughing out of anxiety. Mrs. Prince smiled.
"So you're in a band? What's it called again?"
"One Direction." I stated, memories flashing through my mind.
"I hear you boys are pretty good. The latest hit these days. Not that an old woman like me would know." She teased, rolling her eyes dramatically. I laughed for real this time.
"I'd like to think we are, Mrs. Prince." I paused. "By the way, you're not old." I commented, a blush rising to my cheeks. Did I really just say that? Stay on her good side, Lou. Don't compliment her! Save that for Andi!
"You're a bad liar. But thank you." She joked, returning to the kitchen sink.
"Louis!" I heard Andi call from upstairs. I looked back at her mom, who smiled over her shoulder at me.
"Go ahead. You're free to go."
Thank God.
"One more thing." Mrs. Prince said just as I was about to leave. I stopped in my tracks.
"You hurt my daughter in any way and you won't live another day." Her tone was icy as she spoke, but her eyes never left the dishes that still sat in the sink. I was just threatened....why do I not feel worried. Probably because I have no intention of hurting Andi. Nodding, I turned the corner and headed toward the stairs. Just before I stepped on the first stair, I realized something.
I survived the Mom and Boyfriend conversation...
But what about her dad?
***
"Alright, we got to go, Ands." I muttered as I tucked my phone back into my pocket.
"Okay." She said. I looked up to see her standing in her doorway, leaning against her suitcase. God, she's beautiful. I mean she's always beautiful, but something about her right now...well, it's just more easily seen I guess.
"After you, my lady." I preformed a gallant bow, sweeping my arm about the hall toward the staircase. A smirk danced across my lips as our eyes met. Andi bit her lip. That always has been a turn on for me. I watched as her hips swiveled as she walked past me.
"Thank you, my lord." She purred, playing along with my joke. We descended the stairs and stood by the front door.
"Mom!" She yelled. "I have to go now!" Her mom instantly appeared from some room and hurried over. I watched as Mrs. Prince wrapped Andi up in a hug, seeming to crush the life from her daughter.
Finally, she stepped back, leaving her hands on Andi's shoulders.
"My darling girl. You be safe now, okay? No strangers and don't do anything stupid. God knows you will though. Call me everyday, no matter what. If I don't hear from you, I won't hesitate to call the police." Her mother lectured. Andi rolled her eyes.
"Mom." My girlfriend whined. I couldn't help but smile. Her relationship with her mother is the most adorable thing ever, beside Andi herself of course.
"And have fun! Remember to do that. You're 19. Live a little, will ya kid?" Her mother teased, sounding more like a sister than a parent. Again...adorable. Andi laughed and stepped away with one last hug and kiss on the cheek. I wrapped an arm around her shoulders, squeezing it affectionately.
"Louis?"
"Hmm?" I asked, dragging my gaze away from my girl. My girl...I missed the sound of that.
"Remember what we talked about, yes?" I nodded. I would always remember that.
"Okay, now go before I cry." Mrs. Prince said and I laughed quietly, along with Andi.
"Bye Mom." Andi whispered as I grabbed her suitcase and opened the door for her. Just as I was about to shut it, Mrs. Prince shouted one last thing.
"Eat plenty of pancakes!!!"Andi was all out laughing on the sidewalk, tears streaming down her cheeks. I can't tell if they're from happiness or sadness. Should I ask? Probably not.
Instead I slung an arm around her waist leading her to the passenger side of my car. Holding the door open for her, I leaned down to speak into her ear.
"Pancakes?"
She slugged me on the arm with a watery grin before getting into the vehicle.
"Oh shut up."
"Mrs. Prince?" I called out tentatively as I rounded the corner toward the kitchen. I heard a clank or two coming from that direction. Running water trickled through my ears. Dishes maybe?
"Mrs. Prince?" I shouted again.
"Oh, yes. In the kitchen!" I heard her call back. Shaking out my nerves, I entered the room, seeing Andi's mom bent over the sink. I took a seat at the counter. Is it rude of me to sit before she says I can? Shit, maybe I should get back up. Yeah-
"Good, you're already seated." She said, turning off the water valve and drying her hands. Mrs. Prince clicked a button on her dishwasher and then turned to me.
"So you're Louis?"
"Yes, ma'am." I replied. Stay on her good side, Lou.
She nodded slowly, pursing her lips.
"How old are you?"
My gaze landed on the granite in front of me. "22." Hopefully she doesn't care that I'm three years older than her daughter. She nodded again, staying silent for a moment. I really hope she doesn't mind. Oh god.
"You're dating Andi aren't you?" She asked.
"Yes." I said quickly. That was one of the best decisions I've made since Andria passed. I almost lost Andi too.
"Do you love her?" Her gaze was like a laser as I met it. I took a deep breath. Will she hate my answer?
"Not yet, ma'am. But I fancy her. A lot, if I may say." Another nod. Her silence is deadly. The suspense is killing me.
"I see." She clapped her hands softly. "Good." Then she sat down.
What just happened?
She must have noticed my confused look.
"Dear God, calm down. I was only testing you." Her laughter filled the room. Awkwardly, I joined her, but anyone could tell that I was only laughing out of anxiety. Mrs. Prince smiled.
"So you're in a band? What's it called again?"
"One Direction." I stated, memories flashing through my mind.
"I hear you boys are pretty good. The latest hit these days. Not that an old woman like me would know." She teased, rolling her eyes dramatically. I laughed for real this time.
"I'd like to think we are, Mrs. Prince." I paused. "By the way, you're not old." I commented, a blush rising to my cheeks. Did I really just say that? Stay on her good side, Lou. Don't compliment her! Save that for Andi!
"You're a bad liar. But thank you." She joked, returning to the kitchen sink.
"Louis!" I heard Andi call from upstairs. I looked back at her mom, who smiled over her shoulder at me.
"Go ahead. You're free to go."
Thank God.
"One more thing." Mrs. Prince said just as I was about to leave. I stopped in my tracks.
"You hurt my daughter in any way and you won't live another day." Her tone was icy as she spoke, but her eyes never left the dishes that still sat in the sink. I was just threatened....why do I not feel worried. Probably because I have no intention of hurting Andi. Nodding, I turned the corner and headed toward the stairs. Just before I stepped on the first stair, I realized something.
I survived the Mom and Boyfriend conversation...
But what about her dad?
***
"Alright, we got to go, Ands." I muttered as I tucked my phone back into my pocket.
"Okay." She said. I looked up to see her standing in her doorway, leaning against her suitcase. God, she's beautiful. I mean she's always beautiful, but something about her right now...well, it's just more easily seen I guess.
"After you, my lady." I preformed a gallant bow, sweeping my arm about the hall toward the staircase. A smirk danced across my lips as our eyes met. Andi bit her lip. That always has been a turn on for me. I watched as her hips swiveled as she walked past me.
"Thank you, my lord." She purred, playing along with my joke. We descended the stairs and stood by the front door.
"Mom!" She yelled. "I have to go now!" Her mom instantly appeared from some room and hurried over. I watched as Mrs. Prince wrapped Andi up in a hug, seeming to crush the life from her daughter.
Finally, she stepped back, leaving her hands on Andi's shoulders.
"My darling girl. You be safe now, okay? No strangers and don't do anything stupid. God knows you will though. Call me everyday, no matter what. If I don't hear from you, I won't hesitate to call the police." Her mother lectured. Andi rolled her eyes.
"Mom." My girlfriend whined. I couldn't help but smile. Her relationship with her mother is the most adorable thing ever, beside Andi herself of course.
"And have fun! Remember to do that. You're 19. Live a little, will ya kid?" Her mother teased, sounding more like a sister than a parent. Again...adorable. Andi laughed and stepped away with one last hug and kiss on the cheek. I wrapped an arm around her shoulders, squeezing it affectionately.
"Louis?"
"Hmm?" I asked, dragging my gaze away from my girl. My girl...I missed the sound of that.
"Remember what we talked about, yes?" I nodded. I would always remember that.
"Okay, now go before I cry." Mrs. Prince said and I laughed quietly, along with Andi.
"Bye Mom." Andi whispered as I grabbed her suitcase and opened the door for her. Just as I was about to shut it, Mrs. Prince shouted one last thing.
"Eat plenty of pancakes!!!"Andi was all out laughing on the sidewalk, tears streaming down her cheeks. I can't tell if they're from happiness or sadness. Should I ask? Probably not.
Instead I slung an arm around her waist leading her to the passenger side of my car. Holding the door open for her, I leaned down to speak into her ear.
"Pancakes?"
She slugged me on the arm with a watery grin before getting into the vehicle.
"Oh shut up."
Notes
Andi's OutfitOOOO The mom and boyfriend talk....so awkward! lol I remember when my mom did that to my ex...haha he was so freaked out before it happened...kind of funny! :):):) Anyway!!!
1. How is tour gonna go?
2. Don't you love that Andi loves pancakes??? I know I do :):):) hehe pancakes...
3. WHAT WILL HER FRIENDS DO SINCE ANDI'S LEAVING???????
Love you all!
Izzy <3
Andi is Andria! I just have this feeling! She resembles her, and both boys says she reminds them of her!
2/5/14