Chapter 5

UNEXPECTED VISITOR

I wake up to the sound of birds chirping and I roll over to see a body next to me and not just any body I would recognise this body anywhere, and with that I fall off the bed startled to see Christian there on my bed next to me. My subconscious asks "Shit, how long has he been here watching me?" Christian laughs and smiles at me. I sigh and say in a sarcastic voice "Ha ha very funny." I manage to get up and throw the blankets and pillows I fell with at Christian, he laughs again and says "Good morning sleepyhead, how was your sleep?" I look at him and say "Good, how long have you been there watching me sleep?" He smiles and says "Since 21:05 (9:05 pm) and by the way you talk in your sleep." Damn it! I look at him with a worried face and my subconscious asks "What have I said? What did he hear?" But before I could ask a question my phone buzzes "Damn it! Where is that bloody phone?" By the way Christian is laughing I'm guessing he has my phone so I walk to the bed and ask him "Christian Jackson do you have my phone mister?" He smiles and says "Well Miss Rose what are you gonna do if I do have it?" I smile and say "Well Mr Jackson we can do this the easy way where you give me back my phone and nobody gets hurt, or the hard way where you're gonna get hurt." He smiles a mischievous smile and says "Well Miss Rose the second idea seems intriguing so I think I'll pick choice number two. Bring it on Missy." I laugh and say "Okay you wanted this." I can see the phone, it's in his hand. I smile and leap at him, he laughs and suddenly he's on top of me waving the phone at me as he says, "Well Miss Rose I expected a bit more competition then that so I'll give you a second chance before we try this my way." He let's go of me and walks over to the corner where my study desk and chair is and sits down smirking. My subconscious says "Okay so he's being the playful and annoying Christian, which I love. I need to think about a way to surprise him, or distract him so I can get my phone." I smile and for once my subconsciousness is right so I think of a plan and finally get one. I carefully walk over to Christian and say "Can I have my phone mister?" He smiles and says "As you wish Miss Rose." Christian then gives me my phone and smiles his sweet smile and I soon follow after and say "Thank you." The next thing I know Christian scoops me up and I'm on his lap, he buries my hair in his face and exhales as he says "Your hair smells beautiful." I relax in his hold and ask "Christian why are you in my room?" he laughs in my hair and finally says "Well Miss Rose I love watching you sleep and last night's show was the most interesting yet." I feel a smile form across his face as I say "I just have to ask firstly, how long have you been doing this? Secondly, why was it interesting last night?" He says "Well last night was interesting because of the things you said and because you sleped with my jacket. Quite frankly I was a little jealous that the jacket was sleeping with you, so I took the jacket and put it on and climbed into bed with you." I realise he has his jacket on, I ask "Christian what did I say in my sleep?" he answers with "Well Grace first of all you said you loved me and said you were glad to be my friend, it was quite sweet actually." He smiles again and the weirdest thing happens he nips at my neck lightly, I moan and he does it again as he smiles and says, "Well Miss Rose it was nice seeing you, I'll see you later today I'll text you when I'm here." And with that he jumps out of the window leaving me a mess on the chair, when my mum calls "Grace Breakfast!" I scream back "Coming mother!"

At breakfast I get a text from Christian that says *Miss Rose I loved this morning. ;) – Christian* I snicker at the memory of this morning with playful Christian. I text back *Mr Jackson I too did enjoy this morning you should come around more often. ;) -Grace * He texts back *Maybe I will don't test me okay. Anyway what time shall I pick you up today? :) Christian* I text back *let's say about 12:00 okay, looking forward to seeing you today. – Grace* He texts back *Okay 12:00 it is, see you then. I'm also looking forward to seeing you. – Christian* I text *See you then, bye. –Grace* I put down my phone and wash my bowl and put it in the dishwasher. I then pick up my phone again and dash to my room, I put my phone down on my bed and get all my things ready for a shower. I go into the shower, and as the warm water drips down my back, hair, legs and my face I think about Christian "Why does he want me? Why would anyone want me?" I dry off and put my jeans on and my Tshirt on, and try to calm my hair down by brushing it and putting it up in a ponytail.

I hear a knock at the door and I go check who it is, it's not Christian it's my grandmother. She says "Oh Grace dear look at you all grown up, is it 16 or 17 years old sweetie?" I say "Oh hi grandmother it's 16 years old turning 17. Please come in." She nods and comes in and asks me "Sweetie where is your mother?" I look at her and say "Oh mother, I'll go get her, take a seat in the living room on the couch okay." She nods and I head upstairs and nock on mum's study door, she says "Come in." I say as I come in "Sorry for bothering you mum, but grandmother is here to see you, she's in the living room." She looks at me and says "Okay sweetie thanks for letting me know, I'm coming down."

Mum and grandmother are talking about something I don't get when I hear a knock at the door and I hear mum say "Grace, Can you go check that?" I say "Yeah sure mum I got it." As I head to the door I hear mum's muffled voice in the living room.

As I open the door I glance at the clock and see its 11:59 my subconscious says "He should be here soon, hopefully." I open the door and it's who I hoped it was, its Christian in his ripped faded blue jeans, white shirt and grey jumper and he is his vampire self. Oh shit! His eyes I didn't realise there a different colour than the usual dark brown, there a light blue with tints of grey in them. He smiles at me and says "Hey Grace, can I come inside?" I nod and say "Sure Christian come in." As he steps in I say "Okay so Christian right now it would be best not to go into the living room, because my grandmother is here and my mum is in there as well. And also aren't you thirsty for uhhh…. you know blood?" And just as Christian was about to answer, mum screams "Grace Honey, who's at the front door?" I scream back "Nobody mum just a friend!" She screams again "Oh honey, is it your friend Ana at the door?" "Not exactly mum a new friend." She screams again "Grace dear that's great your grandmother and I want to meet them." I look at Christian and ask him "Do you want to meet my mum, properly? And my grandmother for the first time?" He nods and says "Lead the way Miss Rose. And no I'm not thirsty I ate before I came around." Christian follows me into the living room and when we enter mum and grandma take one look at him and drop their mouths. Christian shakes their hands and says "Good afternoon Mrs Rose nice to see you again, and nice to meet you Grace's grandmother." My grandmother smiles and says "Wow what a gentleman, Grace I never knew you had a boyfriend." As I was drinking a drink of water I choke and Christian asks me "Grace are you okay?" I say "Yeah I'm fine Christian, and grandmother Christian is just a friend of mine not a boyfriend." My grandmother shakes her head in disagreement "Oh Grace you're a bright young lady and…" Oh boy here we go she's going to give me the boyfriend lecture right in front of the only boy who's shown interest in me "You should be chasing the world and making more friends, I'm worried about you, people either have had boyfriends or have one when their your age." I keep on nodding and finally say "Grandmother I've told this to mum over and over again I'm just waiting for the right guy, the sort of guy who has everything I want." Grandmother just looks at Christian then faces me again and says "Well this young man looks perfect for you. How old are you?" Christian smiles and says "Well ma'am I'm 18 years old. And Mrs Rose is it all right if I take your daughter out?" Mum looks at me and then Christian and manages to say "Yep that's fine but you're responsible for her and make sure you bring her home safe, and not too late." Christian nods and takes my hand, mum and grandma smile at me as I say to them "Bye grandma, bye mum." Mum says "Be careful Grace and be safe." I nod and Christian says "I'll take good care of her Mrs Rose it was nice meeting you, you too ma'am." He kisses my grandmother's hand lightly and she blushes "Thankyou young man, I hope you become my granddaughter's boyfriend." Christian smiles and says "Oh I hope so too ma'am, Goodbye nice meeting you." And with that Christian takes me to his car and opens the door for me, as I get in mum and my grandma are waving from the window smirking at me while I wave goodbye. Christian turns on the CD player and puts on a song I don't know called *Give you what you like* by the artist Avril Lavigne and turns on the engine and pulls out onto Seattle traffic.

Christian says to me with a boyish grin on his face "I think your grandmother and mum liked me, a lot." I nod and say to Christian "Well Christian I think their just happy I finally have another friend and it's a boy because I've only ever had Ana as a friend. Christian also, did you mean what you said in there about you wanting to be my boyfriend? Or did you just lie?" Christian sighs and says "Yes I did mean it Grace I want to be your boyfriend." I shake my head and say "But why me? When you could have any other girl in our classes that are way prettier than me." Christian's face turns from a smile to an appalled face as he grabs my hand and gently strokes my knuckles he says "Grace how many times have I told you I don't want anyone else but you, and that you're more beautiful then you know or care to realise. Anyway I'm taking you somewhere special." He never told me this info before now!