Chapter 5: once bitten, twice shy
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Tate was in his office when his father came in.
“Son why are you still here? You need to go home and get ready to meet the Wilson family, you can’t go looking like that… Charles is already at home getting ready, you need to hurry you only have an hour left.” said his father Miles Anderson…
Tate looked at his father and just nodded, they were forcing him to go and have dinner with the Wilson family but there was no way they will force him to dress up…
Miles left the office but he knew that Tate won't get ready and he will go there looking like that. not that he looked bad, Tate was always clean and one couldn’t tell even at the end of the day that he spent all day working… his hair would be perfectly in place, his shirt would be wrinkle free and he would still look like someone who just got ready…
Tate age 27 is the youngest CEO not only in Seattle but everywhere in the world.
Has black silky hair that is always in place without a single loose strand. as he was sitting there in his office he decided to do some research on the Wilson family…
He searched her parents first then the cousin Harley and then Amy. according to the photos the two are pretty close and Harley is an influencer but according to her pictures and posts she is shallow, self-absorbed and dull…
Since she and Amy are practically best friends and they live together then Amy is as shallow as her cousin. there wasn’t much on her i********: but she liked Music and she was named after Amy Jade Winehouse, well this was going to be the worst night of his life…
He couldn’t wait for her to choose who she is going to marry which is obviously Charles so that he can stop entertaining all this.
Amy was in her room when her mother came with a make up artist. “really mom? I am only meeting them its not like we are getting married.” she said making Emily and Donna smile…
“You are meeting the Andersons and you should look your best.” said Emily, “yes you really should honey and don’t worry I told them to keep it simple and give you a natural look.” said her mother and Amy just nodded…
“Emily will help you get ready and wear that black dress I bought you last week.” said her other and she earned a glare from her daughter.
“So you were buying the dress so I can wear it tonight and not because ‘you are my daughter and I love you, can’t I buy my daughter a dress to show her how much she means to me.” said Amy quoting her mother who looked at the ground …
“Well you have your answer, come on let me help you get ready and then I will leave.” said Emily.
“Aren’t you staying?” asked Amy, she didn’t want Emily to go yet, they have spent so many years apart that she feels like if she let Emily out of her sight then she might lose her again…
“Hey, I want to but you do know that I have to baby sit my siblings tonight since its Dad and Dad’s anniversary tonight.” said Emily and Amy just nodded. she couldn’t be selfish about this at all.
This time she wasn’t going to let anything happen to Emily or her family at all, in her previous life she wasn’t there for her best friend...
Actually she wasn’t there for anyone including her parents and she lost all of them in the end and you know what they say, “once bitten, twice shy.” there was no way in hell she was going to let history repeat itself…
When everything was done Amy looked at herself in the mirror. she looked the same way she did the first time she met the Anderson boys, her mother couldn’t stop praising her and yes she looked beautiful…
Emily had already left and Donna (Amy’s mother) left the room to welcome the guests. Amy looked herself in the mirror, she looked this way in her previous life the day she met the Anderson boys but she didn’t want to be or look like that girl ever again…
She looked at her fake blonde hair that she does every year, if she is going to be the new her then she wants it to be the real her. she went to her drawer and found her emergency dye…
Emily put it there in case Amy ever got tired of having blonde hair, she took out the dye and wore some gloves and went to the bathroom, it was time she stopped being someone else…
Charles and his father were the first to arrive, Tate said that he is going to meet them there since something else came up and he was lying. Tate was In his office dreading going on this dinner but if he doesn’t then his grandmother wont be happy…
His grandmother was the only reason he even agreed to this meeting in the first place. he looked at a picture of his mother and grandmother then took his things and left…
When he got there he found Charles and his father were already there, their mansion was cute and homely. every inch of that house appeared clean which means they went all the way to ensure that everything is spotless when they arrive.
“Ohhh this is my older brother Tate.” said Charles, Tate tried his best not to frown he shook hands with Donna and Shane Wilson. “ohhh my daughter Amy will be down soon, you know girls take forever to get ready.” said Shane …
Harley came down wearing a red dress, her blonde hair curls were bouncing as she was coming down the stairs, she walked down like she was a model which she is…
She walked down with grace and poise, “Ohhh and this is Harley Wilson, my niece.” said Amy’s father, Harley smiled at the two brothers but she couldn’t keep her eyes off Tate…
"Hello, I am Charles.” said Charles as he and Harley shook hands, “and you are Tate.” said Harley before Tate could say anything, Tate smiled awkwardly and he couldn’t wait for this dinner to end…
“Amy is on her way, I called her out on my way down here.” said Harley and Donna nodded. she was scared and she hoped that Amy likes one of the Anderson boys or possibly fall in love…
She wanted her daughter to marry a man she loves and looking at the Anderson boys it wouldn’t be too hard not to like or fall in love with one of them. they were handsome and polite especially Charles as for Tate he was trying his best but she could tell he didn’t want to be here…
They were all waiting for Amy when a girl came walking down the stairs, even her parents couldn’t recognise their daughter.
She had dyed her hair to its original colour which is dark brown…
Tate was surprised, the Amy he saw had blonde hair but the girl in front of him was a brunette.
Unlike her cousin she wasn't overdressed or wearing any makeup, but her face looked fresh like she just washed it…
Her hair was in a messy bun and she was wearing loose jeans with a cute crop top, her mother looked at her surprised.
What happened to the make up? The dress? And why did she even dye her hair at the eleventh hour? Looking at her now Tate realised that he might have judged her wrong, perhaps she isn’t as shallow as he thought…
Her parents couldn’t ask her what happened but her father was happy and proud. if she was going to marry one of these dudes then they have to see her for who she really is, they need to know how beautiful she is even without any makeup…
Amy sat down next to her mother and she was looking directly at Tate and then back to Charles. “Amy Jade Wilson.” she said extending her hand at their father Miles Anderson who smiled and shook it…
“You look beautiful, you will make one hell of a bride for any of my sons.” he said Amy smiled. “thank you so much Mr Anderson.” she said before looking at Tate, “Tate Anderson.” he said and she just smiled…
When she looked at Charles, Tate saw her eyes change but it was only for a moment, there was something in her eyes and it was intense and deep but what could it be?
I mean it was her first time meeting them but the way she smiled at him and the way she spoke to his father it was like she knew them well...
The chef bought food over, “Maria take away the mushrooms, please…
Tate is allergic to them and gets rid of the shellfish Mr. Anderson can't stand their smell.” she said…
They all looked at her surprised wondering how she knew all that. when she realised what she did she just smiled, “research.” she said and everyone else nodded but Tate wasn’t buying it…
There was something about her and the way she looked at Charles and now this, something was up but what?
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