Chapter 15

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Rosa was discharged after two weeks in the hospital, her doctor said he was happy with her recovery and that she could be an outpatient, Fiona was not sure if that was the best idea.
Rosa was thrilled with the news, she was already making a list of things that she wanted to do once she was given the all clear.

Most of it was risky stuff that Fiona would never allow her to do then there was the easy stuff, like having dinner with Raven.


Rosa had refused to move in with me and so Raven had gotten her a place just across the hall, it was according to her only until she was well enough to leave Fiona's motherly eyes.
Raven grabbed the wine from the store room and walked up to her

" We'll be late for dinner if you don't hurry up " he mumbled to her, he sounded worried.

He had seen Rosa only once and she was only half awake and so to stave her curiosity we had set a date for dinner with takeout that Raven was fond of these days.
"I don't know why you're rushing, she lives just next door" Fiona muttered taking a deep breath , she sighed softly, taking a deep breath.


He stalked to the door
" Hurry up" he muttered and she groaned

" Jeez I'm coming" she muttered as she hurried to him at the door where he was waiting impatiently for her like a toddler
" You're more eager than I am for this dinner and she is my sister" Fiona hissed and he smiled

" Which is why I can't understand why you're not faster shouldn't you be more excited " he muttered closing the door
" Well I would be if I hadn't seen her in two weeks but I have " I grumbled as he led me down the corridor.

" Are you not nervous about meeting her, this level of preparation has to be unhealthy"
" Well, she is your sister. She can't be any worse than you are" he mumbled and she laughed
" Very naive"

" I have warned you so at this point whatever happens is your fault and not mine " Fiona muttered sullenly and he grinned
" I take full responsibility" he muttered and we laughed, we knocked and Rosa opened the door

" I wondered if you were coming from abroad" she scoffed leaving us to lock up, Raven arched a brow as if to say I told you so
" it's cold out why aren't you wearing a sweater" Fiona mumbled and she huffed

" Don't baby me"

She turned around and looked Raven from head to toe

" So this is the legendary man who paid my bills and married my sister" Raven nodded slightly and she huffed
" You're not as handsome as I thought" he grinned

" I hope the wine will make up for it " he said raising the bottle to her, she squealed,
" A vintage "
" You know your wines " he asked and she grinned linking her arm with his
" Of course my father and his snooty wife were good for that"

" You cleaned, I'm surprised " Fiona grumbled when she saw the food cleanly arranged on plates
" Well my brother-in-law was coming over, I had to " Fiona huffed.

" Of course" they sat down to the meal everyone serving themselves and once that was done she looked to her
" Your head "
" Is ok mom" Rosa grumbled

" She's worse than my mother " she complained to Raven who laughed

" What was your mother like " he asked and Rosa shrugged
" I don't know she was dead when I was born " Fiona winced, the truth was, Rosa barely had memories of their mother, she had been just a few months shy of her first birthday when their mother had passed and then their father had remarried a woman who had banned all mention of his former wife.


" She's always liked music, she used to be a pianist a long time ago, before she met my father " Fiona said, before she had given up her dreams to be married to a man like their father.

" She used to play at orchestra's and concerts and just when she would have been something she met dad" she murmured
" Shit luck " Rosa mumbled and Fiona straightened
" I don't think she saw it that way"

" Well that's good for her then" Raven replied
" The food is delicious" he mumbled, today they were doing Indian

" Not too spicy for you" Rosa asked and he shook his head
" I like it "

" He's obsessed with takeout now" Fiona murmured and Rosa nodded
" I heard, it's a wonder you've live your whole life and not had any of these "

" My family is not used to these" he said and Rosa nodded

" I can see that, are both your parents alive " and Fiona froze

" This was bad very dangerous territory considering he didn't like to talk about his family. Just when she thought he would explode
" My father is a difficult man, my mother couldn't handle him, or me I guess, she left when I was seven and I never saw her again"
"To shitty parents" Rosa said raising her glass in a toast

" Ro" she mumbled

" I don't get why you're so itchy about it, it's the truth"
" Doesn't mean we have to say it" she huffed

" Do you care for my sister, I know love is too soon but do you at least care for her" she asked, Fiona paled m,then coloured in rapid succession grabbing her arm
" You really need to stop with the question"
" What it's a valid question"

" Frankly I prefer him to duck face"
" She means Donald" Fiona translated exasperated

"Of course I mean duck face. I'm not opposed to the marriage to one of our father's biggest potential allies rather than that idiot, it is an improvement but not the greatest thing to ever happen on earth" she muttered and Fiona laughed,
" And why is that" she asked

" Well for one, I don't plan to invest in your father, I'm sorry but his business is not worth the hassle.
Rosa burst into laughter, Fiona tried to hide her smile
" Alright that's enough from both of you" she hissed

" You're both embarrassing me" she hissed rising from the floor, gathering the plates they had used, she took them to the kitchen and washed the ceramics and trashed the cartons and paper.

She could hear them talking and laughing in the background and it made her happy, the peace in the room the joy, it made her forget– that this wasn't real.
She walked to them in the living room

" It's time to call it a night" she mumbled and they both smiled, Rosa was already dozing off,Raven said good night, kissed Fiona's cheek while mumbling
" I'm waiting"

As she put her sister into bed, Rosa grabbed her hand
" He's good for you" she whispered before falling to sleep her eyes falling shut , Fiona arranged the covers over her
" I wish "