Chapter 36- Please come to the dinner

I order a vanilla milkshake and Hero orders some unusual flavor of ice cream I've never heard of in a waffle cup with oreo bits on the top. He tells me to sit here while he goes to collect our dessert. A man walks up to us and looks at Hero and me with a smile on his face.

''Hey long time no see'' the man says.

He's dressed in blue pants with a light blue buttoned-up collar t-shirt.

''Uhm, hey'' Hero responds barely looking at him.

''How have you been?'' the man asks and I hear a slight accent like Hero's and I think I know who he is.

''Fine'' Hero responds coldly.

The man looks at me and I know that Hero won't introduce me so I decide to introduce myself.

''I'm Sia'' I say and reach out to shake his hand.

''I'm Brent, Hero's dad'' he shakes my hand and he's exactly the person who I had assumed he would be.

He's tall, a bit buff and his blue eyes are quite visible just like his son. I spot a tattoo on his arm of a beer bottle but just one, he doesn't have as close as how much his son has.

''It's nice to meet you'' he says and I smile.

''I would love to have you all over for dinner on Friday'' he says.

''We can't we're busy'' Hero answers for the both of us.

''Oh for the entire night? You don't have to stay for long, you can come the time that's convenient for you'' Hero's father suggests and Hero still doesn't look at him.

''Even if we are free we don't want too'' Hero snaps.

The man looks at me waiting for me to respond but I don't I have no idea what to say, I would love if Hero would go over to his dad's house for dinner, I think it'll be good for him but that's not my decision to make.

The man really wants us to come over it's clear on his face and I really wanna go too.

''I'm not busy and I would love to come over for dinner'' I say and look at Hero who face is fuming with rage and looks like he wants to hit something and if he was a cartoon character steam would've been coming out of his ears right about now.

''Great, here's the address and the time's on there but you can come the time that's best for you'' he smiles and hands me a paper with the address and time on it.

He hands me the paper with the address on it as he must assume that I would be coming by myself which I hope not, I would really love Hero to accompany me.

''Okay so I've gotta get going now but it was really nice meeting you Sia can't wait to see you on Friday'' he smiles and exits the shop.

As the man walks out and head to his car Hero gets up and slams the chair against the wall then hits his dessert with his hand causing it to fly across the room and splatter against the wall and everyone's eyes are on us as they all share the same terrifying look. He runs out of the shop and heads to the car park and I run after him.

Oh god, I'm so in for it.

''What the fucking hell was that!'' he screams and walks away even faster from me.

''Nothing I was just trying to be nice and he really wanted you to come over did you see how happy he was when I told him I wanted too'' I say.

''I don't care what he fucking wants. I don't want to go and I'm not going. That was none of your business and you shouldn't have done that. It's not just that, you're always meddling and fucking snooping. God! You're so fucking annoying and stupid. I've already told you some of the things my dad did and how he fucked up my childhood and yet you still agreed to go to dinner with him and his perfect family. You need to stay out of it! I'm not gonna fucking say it again, stay out of it and I'm not going and so are you!'' he shouts and opens the car door.

''Okay I'm sorry I didn't know it would make you this mad'' I say and he gets in the car and starts the engine.

''So, what you're just gonna leave me out here?'' I ask standing in the parking lot.

''Why don't you call Uncle Sam to come get you and meddle in his life not mine'' He says and reverses then speeds out of the car park while I just stand here wondering what just happened.

What just happened? He did not leave me here he would come back.

I make my way back inside and sit at the back some people turn around to look at me and I see the cleaners cleaning up Hero's mess. I pick up my milkshake and sit in the back. I knew he would be mad but this mad that he would just leave me here, he just sped off without looking back at me. I don't know how to get back to the tent, I don't know anywhere on this side of California. It's almost midnight and I'm sitting in an ice cream shop that's almost empty with no idea how to get back to the tents. I'm stranded here and I can't call Nelson or anyone to come here and get me because I will have no explanation for how I got here in the first place.

''Hi, uhm is there a bus stop anywhere around here?'' I ask the cashier.

''Yeah there is just walk to the left when you exit here and keep walking until you see a bus top sign'' He tells me.

''Thank you'' I say and head for the door.

Just as I open the door Hero practically runs into me. His face is blank and he just stares at me with one hand on the door. I look at him once in the eye before I push past him and walk outside, he calls out for me multiple times but I ignore him and keep walking to the bus stop.

''Where the hell are you going?'' he asks as he steps in front of me.

''To take the bus'' I say and continue to walk past him.

''What? you don't need to take the stupid bus, I will drop you back'' he says.

''No you won't, you left me just now and didn't care about how I would get back. I don't need to depend on you, I'm fine taking the bus.'' I say.

''Would you just let me drop you off!'' he yells.

''I knew you were mad at me but I didn't think you would've gotten so mad that you would leave me stranded out here''

''I didn't leave you stranded, I came back so get in the car and let me take you back'' his voice much calmer than before.

''Don't you have a party you should be at?''

''Let me take you back'' he insists.

''Fine'' I say and walk to his car.

He unlocks it and I get inside without a word. We drive for about half an hour without a word from any of us and the silence is blaring between the two of us until he finally breaks it.

''That was none of your business to accept the invitation to dinner from my father'' he says calmly and looks at me while I stare out the window.

''I know it wasn't and I'm sorry but you didn't have to act like that''

''I was furious because you were way out of line there'' he says.

''I know and I said I was sorry'' I apologize again.

''Will you come with me to the dinner?'' I ask him.

''Fuck no you're not going!'' his voice fills the car.

''Yes I am, he invited us and if you don't want to go I can't force you too but I got invited and it would be rude not to show up'' I say.

''Stessian it's my father and this is my life and my business, not yours and you need to stay out of it and you are not going to the dinner. End of discussion''

''What end of discussion? We didn't even talk about it''

''Yes we did, I hate the man and I don't even want to see him far less for having dinner with him and his perfect little family when he has destroyed mine when I was a child'' he says and he sounds hurt talking about his childhood.

I don't want to put him through that, to go have dinner with his father and his new family when he has not been there for Hero and his mom, I can't put him through that.

''Okay''

''Okay what?''

''Okay I won't go if it'll make you so upset'' I say and he doesn't respond he just continues driving.

We drive for another hour in silence and Hero looks extremely angry. I don't see why he's still angry, I agreed to let him drop me back, I apologized for meddling into their family's business and I told him that I wouldn't go to the dinner so why is he still mad? We drive for some time until I recognize the area I've been to too many times more than I should've been.

''No, I need to go back to the tent'' I tell him.

''Why?'' He looks at me and I have no idea how to answer.

''Because I don't wanna get caught''

''You won't''

''Yes yesterday Kate caught me trying to sneak in and I had to make up a huge lie to explain where I was''

''You won't get caught'' he says and gets out of the car before I can get another word out.

''Well I don't even have my clothes or anything to sleep in'' I tell him.

''You can sleep in my clothes'' He says.

''Okay but I still need some things for the night'' I say and he sighs and gets back in the car.

''I won't be long'' I tell him as I get out of the car and head to the tent.

Kate is still asleep just as I left her, thank god for that. I grab a few things that I may need for the night but I don't pack any clothes to sleep in as I will sleep in his t-shirt. I quickly but quietly exit the tent and meet Hero back in the car.

He takes the food from the backseat and hurries inside as I follow behind him. He goes straight for the bed and kicks his shoes off before he lies down. He looks tired and puts his hand on his forehead as he lies down.

''Aren't you gonna eat?'' I ask him.

''I'll eat in the morning'' he says and I walk to the kitchen and put the food in the fridge for him.

''Look in my drawer and get a t-shirt'' he instructs.

I look inside and pull out a blue shirt. The shirt is clean and smells more like detergent than him and I more want his scent inhabiting it, I want his dirty t-shirt and just as I say it I realize how weird it sounds.

''What's wrong?'' he asks as he must notice my weird expression.

''I kinda wanted the t-shirt that you're wearing'' I say softly and he looks at me confused a bit and I bend my head down of embarrassment.

He pulls the shirt off his head and gets up and hands it to me.

''Here you go baby'' he says and makes his way to the bathroom.

I hear the shower turn on and he comes out and retrieves a pair of boxers from the drawer. I watch his every move as he walks back in. He walks back in and leaves the door open a peek enough for me to see through. I watch as he drops the towel from his waist revealing his bare behind. I know I should look away but I can't, I watch as he gets into the shower and closes the glass door behind him taking away the view of his naked body from behind. I go on my phone and play 'Candy Crush' while I wait for him to finish showering. He returns a few minutes later wearing only a pair of black boxers which he grabbed earlier.

''Come here'' he says and pats the space next to him which he says is my side.

I lie down next to him and get under the covers. He puts his legs under and pulls it up to his waist.

''What does SEP stand for?'' I ask him as I turn on my side and stare at him while he stares at the ceiling.

''Why don't you guess?'' He says.

''I don't know, we came up with something but we're not sure if it's right''

''What did you come up with?''

'' I don't know I can't remember'' I lie.

I know that if I tell him what we've come up with he'll just agree with it and say that's what it means when there's another meaning to it only they know about.

''So are you gonna tell me what it means?'' I ask as he doesn't respond.

''Summon the Evil Presence'' he says and I'm shocked that he told me but it makes sense.

''Oh so how often do you guys do it?'' I ask.

''A couple of nights a week''

''Why?''

''Because we want too''

''When did you start doing it?'' I ask.

''Why do you always ask so many questions? Gosh, you can't just shut up for a little while'' he says and I look at him then turn my body the other way so I don't have to face him.

''I didn't mean to say that'' he says and I ignore him and continue to stare at the wall.

He moves closer to me and puts his hand on my shoulder as he hovers over me. He pulls me back a bit by my shoulder to face him as I look deep into his blue sparkling eyes making their way closer to me. He crashes his lips onto mine and my hand goes to the back of his neck pulling him closer as he presses my head down to the bed with his. He puts his hand on my chest then cups my breasts in his hand through the shirt making me gasp. He moves even closer to me and our chests are both heaving, centimeters apart from each other. He comes over me and uses his knee to part my legs for him. I do just that and he makes his way on top of me with my legs spread apart as his hands graze my thighs. I feel his hard erection from his boxers pressing on my sensitive area and we both want each other so bad, I can feel it, his erection is hard for me and I'm so wet for him. He kisses me faster and moves from my lips to my ear then my jaw then his favorite place my neck. He sucks down hard on most spots as I moan and tilt my head back in response from the fulfillment.

His phone rings and he gets off of me immediately and jumps over to answer it. He just answers it and leaves the room with me on the bed still trying to regain myself from the pleasurable state I was once in.

How could he do that? Just leave me like I was nothing while we were doing that to take a phone call. He must've been expecting it because the way he jumped out of bed to grab it tells me that he was. If he doesn't give me an explanation for all of that, I'm leaving.

I head for the bedroom door and try opening it but it's locked, it's locked from the outside.

He locked it so I wouldn't come out there. Now I'm even more mad and even more curious to know who he's talking too. I head back over to the bed and sit in my spot while I wait for him to return.

He finally returns back into the room after what feels like an hour. I move to his side of the bed and sit down with my legs hanging off the edge as I confront him.

''Who was that?'' I ask as he puts his phone back on the beside the table.

''Nobody'' he says casually and my eyebrows raise in anger and annoyance.

''Nobody, really it looked like it was someone important'' I say.

''It wasn't'' He clenches his jaw.

''Well the way you jumped out of bed to grab it and had to leave the room to talk to whoever it was tells me otherwise''

''I don't care what it tells you'' he snaps and walks closer to me.

We both look into each other's eyes before he steps back and walks around the room.

''Who was it!'' I shout.

''None of your business!''

''Why do you always keep saying that! It is my business because you were with me in bed and just jumped off and went out in the hall to talk to someone while you left me in here confused without any explanation.''

''I don't owe you any explanation you mean nothing to me!'' he shouts from his side of the room.

I rush off the bed and grab my bag and put on my shoes and head for the door but he blocks my way.

''Move!'' I shout in his face.

''Where the hell are you going?'' He asks.

''Away from you'' I tell him and I try to open the door with the doorknob but his hand is above pushing the door the opposite way stopping it from opening.

''You're going out there dressed like that'' He gestures to his t-shirt covering my body.

I pull it with my best strength but he's much stronger than me and it wouldn't even budge. I stand by the door and look down as I feel a tear run down my face. I stare at the ground and he just stares at me.

''Sia'' he pleads and touches my shoulder.

''Don't touch me, you said I don't mean anything to you so why won't you just let me leave?'' I ask and look at him with my eyes filled with tears then look back down at the floor.

''Gosh why do you have to be so intrusive? You always wanna know everything, everything about my life and it's not your job to know if I wanted to tell you I will but I don't'' he says, his voice much lower than before.

''I just wanna get to know you more and understand you better'' I admit still looking at the ground.

''Sia'' he says and touches my shoulder and turns me to face him.

I stare at him with my tear-filled eyes. He moves his hand away from the door and brings both of them to my face, they both hold my face in place as his thumbs brush away the tears from under my eyes. I close my eyes and let the remaining tears fall down my cheek only to be brushed away by his thumbs.

''I didn't mean those things that I said'' he says and I look into his eyes and they actually look a bit sympathetic.

''Then why did you say it?''

''Because you were pissing me off with all your questions''

''So you admit you just said it to hurt me?''

''Yeah I did but I'm sorry'' he says.

''You mean way more to me than you know'' he breathes and I don't respond to that, I need some time to take those words in.

''Why do you do that? you always say things to hurt me but you don't mean them. Why do you do that?'' I ask him but he doesn't answer.

His hand moves from my face down my arm then into my hand as he gently takes my bag from my hand. He walks over to the couch and puts my bag down. After, he walks back over to me and takes my hand in his and leads us back to the bed. He pulls me to the bed but I resist as we reach the edge and he turns around to face me.

''Who called you?'' I ask.

''Stone'' He replies.

''What did he want?''

''Nothing just to know if I was coming to the party later'' He says kisses me on the cheek before he lies down on the bed.

''So that's all you guys talked about for over 10 minutes?'' I ask him and he sighs.

''No we talked about other stuff too'' He says and I don't wanna sound possessive or anything and only intruding in his business so I decide to not ask anymore.

He gestures for me to come and I get on but go the closest to the wall. I get under the covers and turn to face the opposite direction of him. He moves a bit closer and puts his hand on my head then uses it to moves some of the hair from my face.

I close my eyes shut to make him think that I'm sleeping to avoid anymore fighting which I'm not in the mood for and I think he buys it as he moves back to the other side and turns the other way then turns the lamp off. I stare at the wall for a while then eventually fall asleep, I'm too tired to think about all that has happened tonight.