Hey what's up everyone? Well here's chapter 14. Again not so long, but the next chapter will touch on how this will get bad for Zoe. I'm almost done with Grace's current story line, but I've still got a few more chapters to go on that. So read, review, and enjoy!
Zoe sighed as she and Grace walked back to her house.
"I'm not so sure if I can do this..." Zoe muttered.
"Zoey, you have to talk to your mother," Grace replied, just as they arrived at Zoe's home.
"I'm just worried, Grace," Zoe responded.
"Despite how you feel, Baby Girl you need to talk to her," Grace said.
"Okay okay!" Zoe replied. "I'll do it,"
"That's my girl," Grace responded.
Then Zoe and Grace shared a kiss before Grace left and Zoe went into the house.
"MOM!" Zoe called out, while putting her school bag down.
"I'M IN THE LIVING ROOM, HUN!" Miss Rivas called back to her daughter.
Zoe made her way into the living room and saw her mother dusting the TV.
"Hi Mom," Zoe greeted.
"Hey, Sweetie," The woman replied, as she went over to her daughter and pulled her into a loving hug.
The girl smiled weakly and hugged her mom back.
"Hey... I wanted to talk to you about something," Zoe added in, as she and her mom broke apart from the embrace.
"What is it?" Miss Rivas questioned.
"I'm... I'm not okay with Mark..." Zoe said slowly.
"Hun... I'm sorry, but he's here to stay. You'll get to know him soon enough and you'll grow to love him," Miss Rivas responded.
"But mom why couldn't he of come over to visit before moving in! I don't feel comfortable with this!" Zoe snapped.
"Zoe! That's enough! He's staying and whether you like it or not, we're getting married next month," Miss Rivas snapped back, as she glared at Zoey.
"Okay mom..." Zoe said. "I-I'm sorry..."
"It's alright," Miss Rivas replied, as she sighed.
"ZOE!" Grace groaned loudly into the phone.
"I couldn't stand up to her! I don't want her to treat me badly again..." Zoe said.
"Zoey, she is treating you badly again! She just let's this guy move into your house without talking it over with you!" Grace replied.
"I-I..." Zoe managed to choke out. "I... I... I just really thought she changed.."
"Well news flash she hasn't," Grace replied.
"Yeah..." Zoe responded, while tears appeared in her eyes.
"You're not crying are you?" Grace asked with concern.
"I'm trying not to," Zoe answered.
"Aww Zoe..." Grace said.
Then just as Zoey was just about to reply to her girlfriend, Zoe's mom called up to her from the bottom of the stairs.
"TIME FOR DINNER, HUN!" Miss Rivas yelled.
"COMING MOM!" Zoe yelled back from her room, before she continued talking to Grace. "Well it's dinner time... I gotta go. I'll text ya later," Zoe said.
"Alright. I love you," Grace responded.
"I love you too," Zoe replied, before she hung up the phone and then headed downstairs.
And as she made her way to the kitchen Zoe wondered just how much things would change around the house, but what she didn't know was not only would they change big time... But that her home wouldn't be such a safe place anymore.
Mark smiled at Zoe as she sat down at the kitchen table. Zoe gave him a fake smile in return.