6

"That's enough everyone!"

My mom walks over to Michael with a pained expression on her face. "If you truly were a good friend you wouldn't have tried to marry my child!"

Michael has an equally pained expression on his face hearing my mothers words.

"We trusted you but you gave us an ultimatum! What's worse is that I almost failed completely as a mother by sacrificing my own daughter."

Nick holds my shoulder to console me. I hold back tears listening to my mother.

"Stephan. We have failed our daughter completely. Luckily this young man came in time."

Dad looks at Nick with a cold expression. "Michael, I think you should leave. Our family has much to discuss privately. "

Michael doesn't argue any further before being escorted out by Raymond. I sigh a breath of relief once He's out of my sight.

"I don't care what anyone else thinks here. You have just ruined everything." Terra runs upstairs after saying that nonsense.

Shawn walks up to me placing his hand on my shoulder. "I have no idea who this guy is but I'm glad it's not that old guy."

Shawn was a nonchalant guy, he often spoke when it was necessary and never showed his emotions. Even as children he liked playing alone while Terra and I tried to cause chaos around the mansion.

I hug my brother who holds me tightly. "I'm sorry they almost made you marry that ass."

"It's okay. I'm okay now. I have Nick." I tell him pulling away from the hug. Nick extends his hand.

"I'm Nick. Hi." Shawn shakes his hand. Nick turns to my parents and to my surprise he bows.

"I'm so sorry we had to meet under these circumstances mother and father. I hope you'll accept me one day." Nick says whilst still bowing.

Mom and Dad looked shocked by his actions but I knew he was trying to show respect by doing so.

"It's okay dear. Stand straight." Mom nervously says.

Nick does as he's told smiling at them widely. I didn't understand why my parents weren't shouting at me yet.

"So you two met in Korea? While he is Japanese?" Mom questions me.

"Well I went to Korea to see a friend. That's when I saw your daughter and fell head over heels." Nick lies with ease.

"Aha...and you guys ended on bad terms?"

"Well she ghosted me."

"I had to break things off. I never thought I'd see him again...until we ran into each other two months ago...but by then I was engaged to Michael so-"

"You ran off with him." Dad cuts in. Mom quickly rushes to Nick before dad could say anything.

"I think we should talk over dinner." "Nick is there anything you don't eat?"

"No ma'am...I'll eat anything you'll cook." He charmingly said.

I hold back the urge to roll my eyes.

"What a sweetheart." She says happily. "Sammy. Go upstairs with Nick and go rest...we'll talk more later."

"Okay mom." I turn to Nick. "Come with me my love." I take his hand into mine, this was something I was getting used to.

Nick follows me to my bedroom where I immediately collapse as countless thoughts run through my head.

Did Michael mean what he was saying? Am I trusting someone I shouldn't be trusting? Is Nick really who he says he is?

"Are you okay?" Nick sits on my couch looking at me.

"I'm okay. I just can't believe all this is happening...Terra really surprised me with how she acted." I sat up unable to continue laying down.

"Terra seems to be emotional and not thinking straight." Nick tries to reason with me. "Believe me my family will probably give us a harder time."

"What do you mean?"

"I just mean that we shouldn't lose our minds over people being against us. We have to stay strong."

Nick seems to be calm about the whole situation right now but if the tables were flipped he'd probably be a mess like I am right now.

Terra is my sister. I don't want to stay on bad terms with her but I also don't want to let her run her mouth without caring about hurting others. Terra loves to talk without thinking and sometimes it pisses me off but I still love her.

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"Nick. You are Michael's Nephew." It comes out more of a statement than a question.

He looks at Shawn. "Yes. Unfortunately he is my father's younger brother."

"I think I've never seen your father." Dad cuts in.

"He died even before I was born and I was raised here in Brooklyn by my widowed mother until I was eight when my grandpa found us."

"Found?"

"Uncle...um...he and his late wife kicked mom out without my grandpa's knowledge."

Mom places her hand on his. "You must have had a tuff time getting close to your fathers family."

"We just have a love hate relationship but it's mostly all love." Nick says with a smile.

Listening to Nick talking about his family made me feel sad. It's not easy knowing someone meant to be family caused you so much pain and suffering.

"So is this why you decided to steal my sister away from your uncle? For revenge?" Terra looks at me with a menacing smile.

"Terra. Behave yourself." Father warns.

She rolls her eyes but remains silent luckily.

"Um...we have something to share." I speak up deciding it's the best time to tell them about Japan.

"Don't tell me you're pregnant!" Terra groans. "You can't possibly be so stupid."

I grip my glass tightly holding back my rage. "No. I'm not pregnant...yet!"

"Girls. Let's talk nicely to each other." Mom cuts in before things got worse.

"What I was trying to say is, Nick and I are moving to Japan for awhile."

Dad drops his utensils upon hearing my words. "Samantha you are not going anywhere!"

"Dad! I'm a married woman! My husband and I want to spent some time with his family."

"This man isn't your husband Samantha we don't even know who the hell he is!"

"Father I love Nick!"

"Do you Samantha? Do you really love this man?!"

Father's question leaves everyone in silence. The lies I've told ever since meeting Nick were simple and easy to tell but right now as my family stared me down I didn't know if I could answer the man that raised me.

"Sir...I know you don't know me but I know Sammy. She wouldn't lie to you-"

"Answer me Samantha!"

I look at dad with tears threatening to fall at any second. "I love Nick more than I've loved anyone before dad. That's all I know. "

Mom gets up rushing to hug me. "I love you darling. Stephan that's enough! If Sam wants to go with her husband who are we to stop her?"

Nick gets up. "Father let's talk in private. I just want you to understand me better."

"I don't care what you have to say boy. I'll never accept you. "

"That's okay. Let's just go talk."

Dad gets up walking to his office. "Let's go talk then."