CHAPTER 8: THE ROSSI REVEAL

As Rose was walking towards her room her brother Thomas stopped her by the corridor nearby the kitchen. Rose was feeling thirsty so she walked into the kitchen to make a jar of cold lemonade for herself and for her brother.

Thomas: (walks into the kitchen) so how was your date, oh sorry your dinner date with your ‘friend Alex Peterson?’

Rose: It was very nice, very romantic and we had a really good time. We went to an Italian Restaurant called The Rossi Restaurant that’s downtown near the Brighton Mall, great place highly recommend it.

Jeffrey overhearing their conversation from the living room walks over to join them in the kitchen and pours himself a glass of the cold lemonade that Rose had just made.

Jeffrey: That’s not a cheap restaurant; man’s got good expensive taste. I am quite impressed.

Thomas: Of course our baby sister deserves the best of the best. Anything else exciting happened?

Rose: You two, especially you Thomas, you love entertainment and gossip. Well, I have to say you were right all along.

Thomas: Oh, right about what? Wait let me guess, he confessed that he likes you…and asked you to be his girlfriend.

Rose: (Nodding) yes he did.

Thomas and Jeffrey: What!!! You are kidding right?

Rose: Quiet down, you are going to wake up mum and dad. Yes, he asked me to be his girlfriend. I hesitated at first as I have quite a lot of school commitments and the internship job at Jeffrey’s company which is very important to me and my career and now with the new project was not sure if I was ready to be in a relationship.

Thomas: Huh, so what happened? What did you decide?

The two brothers listen attentively and patiently waiting for her response.

Rose: He was so sincere and his eyes truly showed his real and true feelings towards me. He seems to be a decent guy. I decided to give it a chance and thus I accepted his proposal to be his girlfriend.

Thomas: Told you, see my intuitions were right. Well, Alex does look like a nice decent man, very polite, well-mannered….

Jeffrey: Well brought up, well-educated and from a very prestigious family that is very high class and very well-known in Brighton City I might add.

Thomas: I only hope he treats you well and respects you my little sister or else it will not be looking good for him at all and we will ruin him. For now I give him credit for all he has done so far but…. (Looking at Jeffrey)

Jeffrey: He has a long way to go and a lot to prove before we can accept him and allow him to have our baby sister.

Rose: Thank you very much for your support guys, love you guys so much (finishes her cold lemonade, washes her glass and places it on the dish rack then gives them hugs and kisses before leaving the kitchen). Alright I am exhausted and sleepy, good night (they give her a hug) will see you in the morning.

Thomas and Jeffrey: (Hugging Rose, giving her kisses on her cheeks) goodnight sis, see you in the morning.

As soon as Rose got into her bedroom, she checked her phone and had received two messages from Alex Peterson. The first one read, “Got home safely.” The second one read, “Thank you for a lovely evening, I truly enjoyed myself, goodnight and sleep well.”

Rose texted back, “Glad to hear you got home safe and sound. THANK YOU for a lovely special evening. It was wonderful Alex. Goodnight and sleep well.”

She placed her phone on her bed side drawer after setting her alarm and putting it on charge. She had a nice hot shower, dried her hair and was ready for bed. As she prepared for bed she reflected on the days’ events; the excitement of signing her first family contract and lastly her wonderful romantic dinner with Alex Peterson, her first ever boyfriend. The mention of his name lit her face with a big smile, she knew she was not only going to have a wonderful sleep but as of tonight moving forward her personal life had taken a drastic change going from being single to now being in a relationship with Alex Peterson a handsome gentlemen not only from a wealthy, very prestigious family that is very high class but also very well-known in Brighton City and on that note she tucked herself into bed, switched off the bed side lights and went to bed.

The next morning was the start of what was going to be a wonderful weekend for The Anderson Family. Rose woke up at 8:30AM; she got ready and joined her family for breakfast in the dining room.

Rose: Good morning (giving hugs and kisses to everyone at the breakfast table).

Mum: So I hear someone had a great night out (sipping on her coffee and toast).

Rose quickly turned around to look at her brothers.

Thomas: Hey don’t look at us, mum and dad were asking about what happened to you last night and how your dinner was with Alex Peterson. They asked and we spoke.

Everyone began laughing. Rose feeling shy quickly sat down to have her breakfast. Her mum had made her favorite breakfast that included; toast, coffee, juice, bacon, scrambled eggs, croissants and toast.

Mum: There was nothing bad your brothers said we are glad and excited that you had a wonderful night.

Dad: And you now have a boy friend Alex Peterson.

Rose looking at her brothers again with a serious glare on her face….

Thomas: Don’t look at me, he said (pointing at Jeffrey).

Jeffrey: Sorry my bad, hey they asked and we answered.

Mum: We have heard of The Petersons including Alex Peterson and already know quite a lot of things about him and their family and judging from what your brothers have said he seems to be a nice decent person. I just hope he treats you well, not only respects you but most importantly that you are happy my dear daughter.

Dad: He gave me a very good impression when I first met him at The Everton Bright Company and after that presentation he did left an even greater and deeper impression; he’s smart, intelligent, looks very much disciplined, well-mannered, and coming from a very high class educated family he has certainly been raised very well indeed. But that aside what’s very important is exactly what your mother said as long as he treats you well, respects you, supports and encourages you and again most importantly that you are happy and happy with your decision my dear daughter. Just remember to always stay focused on your studies and also your internship, especially now that you are going to be working together on a very BIG project that involves Brighton City.

Mum: Exactly my dear, you have no idea how proud we are of all your achievements, accomplishments and successfully signing your first project not only for Brighton City but for our family; The Anderson Family.

Rose: Thank you mum, thank you dad, thank you my two favorite lovely brothers. Everything I have ever learned from you, done and successfully achieved was through your love, support and encouragement which I am and will be forever grateful to all of you. I promise I won’t let you guys down.

Jeffrey: We definitely have lots of celebrating to do tonight for our family and especially for Rose.

They continued eating their breakfast making plans for the rest of the day and all they were going to do in preparations for the family celebrations. The family continued having their breakfast and as Rose was having her coffee with toast her phone rang, it was Alex Peterson.