Chapter 9
After cleaning myself up like mother had demanded I rejoined them and found them already eating which was fine with me. "Sorry I'm late, glad you started eating though... mother sorry for upsetting you since I know you worry too much already. You didn't have to send Donnie to look for me which didn't take him long since you both knew where I'd be. I'm sure Mr. GQ knew where I was too and checked on me without me knowing. That's a whole other story for later when we are in private and dad is here" I said as I loaded my plate and pored myself some ice-cold water. I ate slow and kept my head down only looking at my mother a few times. Amelia was drinking her wine and twisting her napkin in her free hand which told me she was going to really lay into me later. She had never really got pissed at me since she tried to be more of a friend than a mother anyways. I knew though there would be a lot of crying and my father would hate it and he would lay into me and make me feel like shit and in the end I would eb the one having to make it up to her. I’d have to do a week of spas and shopping in the next island over which wasn’t a big deal since I loved it and wouldn’t mind as long as it kept my parents from fighting at my mother from crying.
Everyone besides me finished pretty close in time with me hoping they'd find another place to hang out besides looking at me. "Soooo, how about the weather... was a good flight and the evening seems promising. Am I aloud to adventure around the island alone like I did before I had a hunch man? Only because you know how I like to skinny dip and be naked as much as possible" I asked my mother who was still watching me looking at me like I was an alien or something. My mother Amelia finally showed emotion and sighed before answering me. "Mia... I know your 18 going on 19 in a couple months but that doesn't mean you know what's the best for you. As for Sebastian wherever you go, he goes, but only if you decide to leave the island. Daddy has strict orders for him, so you'll have to discuss the rest with him when he calls to speak with you both in about 15 mins" my mother says in a softer tone. I take a deep breath knowing when that call comes I need to be ready and with that who knows if I am ever ready since my father is always a serious man when it’s a serious situation and he always means business.
My father never missed a beat when his call came exactly 15 mins later on the dot at 6:15pm. "Well Mr. GQ let us go and handle this... shall we" I said as I got up from the table leaving my now empty plate. My father’s tone told me he was not in the mood to argue "Sebastian is there to be your protection and Mommy has her detail at a distance. So, no arguing please and we will discuss more when I get into town. As for your wants you can do your normal routine but if that means being naked well Sebastian knows your likes and dislikes... with that said Sebastian be a gentleman and if she decides to be naked pretend she is your mother or sister." I couldn't believe my father was not budging on the being alone part. "Ok sir, you got it since I don't have much of a choice anyways!" he says rolling his eyes looking even more frustrated than I do at the whole situation. I left the office promising not to leave the house and going back to the table even though now I wasn't hungry for dessert. "Sooo, daddy is not budging on the alone time for either one of us, but you've lived like this longer than me. I guess he will be here the day of your birthday May 21st. I'm not hungry for desert now so if it's ok I am going to head to the guest house and unpack" I say as I pick up my plate and headed to the kitchen.
My mother Amelia gripped my arm before I could get any further "Ummm tonight I want you here please... and if you don't mind maybe sleeping in my bed or at least the room. I'm here if you want to talk about anything your call but please just give me one night." My mother’s lonely sad tone told me not to deny her a simple request. "Ok mother I'll give you tonight... I am still going to go and unpack and...." I say not bothering to look at her. "Your things are already taken care of thanks to Mrs. Amstersmoth who is also waiting to see you" my mother says before finally letting me go. I head back downstairs when my mother insists that I say hello to one of the family’s oldest friends. Mrs. Amstersmoth was smiling the moment I entered the massive kitchen and wrapped her arms around me for a hug. "Oh, my you have grown like another 5 inches since last summer. I feel like a little person now... honey is everything alright you look.. well you look simply different not my little happy girl" she says’ as she holds me at arm’s length. I put the plate in the sink after she left me go and sighed as I turned to face her. "I'm sorry Greta I've had a hell of a last 24 hours or so, my best friend Catherine was supposed to be here with me. And let me ask you something..." I looked around the kitchen to make sure no one was there " do you believe in life after death? I mean like supernatural or whatever they call it these days" I say in a low tone.
Greta stepped up closer and smiled as she touched my face softly. "Oh yes angel I do but why are you asking, has something happened and that's why you're acting so weird" she asked as though she could read me and knew what I'd gone through in the last 24 hours. I was not about to get into what had taken place in the last 24 hours and waived Greta off. "No I'm fine just need to get my head straight, I need my phone from my bag to check and see if I have any missed calls" I say before leaving out the back door. I found my bag with my cell and saw that I had missed 15 calls and at least 30 txt messages. The calls were from my mother, Jose, Nicholas and a few from other friends, but the majority was from Catherine who didn't bother to leave any voicemails like the others. My mother had wanted to know why I was acting so upset once off the plane. Jose bitching for not calling and same with Nicholas. The txt messages were mostly from Catherine again with a few mixed in with Jose, Nicholas and a couple of other friends. Catherine's messages were that of mostly apologizing for being so emotionally charged. "I regret letting you just go and not staying sober so we could be together for the summer. Then again I crossed the line last night for pushing you to go all the way when you might not have been ready." "For fuck sake Mia please pick up the phone so I can hear your voice..." "damn it Mia at least I know you are alright since I had to call your mother to make sure you made it there ok" Catherine's messages broke my heart as I read them.
After reading all the messages and listening to all the damn voicemails I took a tour around my back house which was also once the guest house and took it all in trying to imagine what it would be like if Ethan were alive. I would probably not have the guest house since him and his buddies would probably be taking it over instead. The laughter escaped from out of nowhere catching me off guard. I went to my bedroom finding the pictures of me and Ethan up on my dresser and by my nightstand thanks to Greta who made sure to do it after I arrived. I took a deep breath and climbed into the bed with my phone in hand. After unlocking the screen I opened up my message app and first sent a private message to Catherine "hi baby girl, sorry for causing you to worry... I just have a lot of pent up stress, of course not as 1/2 as much as I did after last night or was it, early morning? Anyways I'm sorry too" I wrote before opening up a message that linked Catherine, Jose and Nicholas all as one. "Hey boys, Cate I'm sorry for this morning and all that... then for not letting you know I made it safe. Good thing I came alone since I now have a bodyguard/babysitter." I waited for them to reply but when nothing came, I got up from the bed and went back inside the main house. My mother was nowhere in sight but there Donnie and Sebastian sat in the man cave watching ball and laughing.
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