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Chapter 15.
They went to the restaurant in the hotel. The hostess showed them to their seat and handed the their menus.
"What are you going to get Gaby?"
"I don't know, I'm really hungry. I didn't have any breakfast before we went shopping."
"Order whatever you want, it's on me."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, go ahead, go crazy!" She laughed. "Just not too crazy."
The waitress came by for their orders. Gaby decided on the spaghetti with shredded parmesan cheese and a side order of garlic bread with a glass of iced tea. Raven Lynn ordered a large grilled chicken Caesar salad with water, and Raven ordered the pork chops with a baked potato and an Iced tea.
"So, you got Scotty to go shopping, how?"
"I said that my brother wanted him to go shopping with me to make sure that Goldberg didn't come close to me, and he said let me get dressed."
"Oh, so he didn't go because your brother asked him to, but because he was trying to protect you. That's so sweet Scotty."
"Yeah, I thought so."
"I like your necklace Gaby. What is it?"
"It's an 'S'."
"What does it stand for?"
"Well, Lynn, it's an 'S' for Scott."
"That's sweet. How long have you and Scotty been seeing each other."
"Well actually, we just had our first date last night, but I've had the biggest crush on him for years."
"But you said that you loved him. How can you know that after one date?"
"What do you mean? A lot of people know after the first time that they say hello. Are you saying that someone can't fall in love with your son at first sight?"
"Well, Scotty is not your normal guy, sometimes his ways take a little getting used to."
"What ways? What are you talking about? How do you define normal?"
"Well, the way he dresses and the way he acts all depressed all of the time. That's not normal."
"You're not normal. How about that? They way you act all nice one minute and high and mighty the next, I say that's not normal. And he doesn't always wear his skirt and act depressed and angry. That's just his character on TV. There is a difference between Raven and Scott Levy. I didn't agree to meet you so that we could fight. I like your son, and I was terrified that you wouldn't accept me, but the way you act, I don't care if you ever accept me. The only thing I care about is how Scott feels about me."
"Well, I see your back to being the hostile girl that you were in the room."
"You have been the only thing today that has made me hostile. Scott, thank you for taking me shopping this morning. Lynn, thank you for lunch. I'd say that it's been pleasant, but it hasn't been. Scott, can I have the key to your room so that I can get my stuff out and go back to Mark and Glen's room." Raven reached in his pocket and handed Gaby his key.
"Who are Mark and Glen? Are they your other boyfriends?"
"Actually, they are my brothers. Not that it is any of your business any way. I'll see you later Scott." Gaby got up from the table and went back upstairs.
"Mom, you were all excited to meet her, and then all you do is fight with her. I really like her, and I don't want to lose her. I think she may be the one that I've been looking for. We like the same movies, music, food, we have the same taste in clothing. She doesn't drink or do drugs, and she was so proud of me when I told her that I had quit. That was so great for me to know that someone actually gave a shit about me."
Lynn hung her head down for a minute before looking back up at him. "She sounds great for you Scotty. I'm sorry that I was the way I was tonight. I just want you to have someone who is the best for you, and it sounds like that is her."
"Thank you for seeing it my way mom." Just then the waitress came over with their food. "Miss, I know that you just brought it, but can you get 3 to go boxes, and the check?"
"Sure thing sir." The waitress left and Lynn and Raven sat quietly. The waitress came back with their to go boxes and Lynn paid for lunch. They put the food in the to go boxes and went upstairs. Raven hoped that Gaby would still be in the room. When they walked in, Raven saw that Gaby's bags were still in the same place they were when they left.
"I wonder where she is." He said out loud. He heard a soft crying coming from the bathroom. He walked over and put his ear to the door. He definitely heard crying. "Gaby, are you in there?"
"Yeah." She answered in between sobs.
"Can I come in?" Raven stood there for a couple of seconds before the door opened just enough for him to slip in and shut it back. "What's wrong?"
"Your mom hates me. I didn't want her to hate me, but she does, and I couldn't stand that she didn't approve of the way you are. You are so sweet, and I think you are perfect just the way you are, but she seemed so unhappy with you, and I couldn't help but stand up for what I love. I'm sorry." She said as she started crying again.
Raven put the toilet lid down, sat down, and pulled her up off of the floor. He held her in his arms, "Gaby, please don't cry. It's ok, I talked to mom after you left the restaurant, and she feels the same way about you that I do. She doesn't hate you, she's just not used to the fighting from my girlfriend. Come on, dry your eyes, she's in the room. I think she came up to apologize."
"Ok, let me wash my face. I probably look horrible."
"Nah, you look great."
"Stay in here until I'm ready to go out, will you?"
"Sure, but you know that you can't stay in here all night, right?"
"Yeah, I know." Gaby washed her face and dried it. She took a couple of deep breaths before grabbing Raven's hand. "Ok, I'm ready." Raven opened the door and they walked out to see his mother.
Chapter 15.
They went to the restaurant in the hotel. The hostess showed them to their seat and handed the their menus.
"What are you going to get Gaby?"
"I don't know, I'm really hungry. I didn't have any breakfast before we went shopping."
"Order whatever you want, it's on me."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, go ahead, go crazy!" She laughed. "Just not too crazy."
The waitress came by for their orders. Gaby decided on the spaghetti with shredded parmesan cheese and a side order of garlic bread with a glass of iced tea. Raven Lynn ordered a large grilled chicken Caesar salad with water, and Raven ordered the pork chops with a baked potato and an Iced tea.
"So, you got Scotty to go shopping, how?"
"I said that my brother wanted him to go shopping with me to make sure that Goldberg didn't come close to me, and he said let me get dressed."
"Oh, so he didn't go because your brother asked him to, but because he was trying to protect you. That's so sweet Scotty."
"Yeah, I thought so."
"I like your necklace Gaby. What is it?"
"It's an 'S'."
"What does it stand for?"
"Well, Lynn, it's an 'S' for Scott."
"That's sweet. How long have you and Scotty been seeing each other."
"Well actually, we just had our first date last night, but I've had the biggest crush on him for years."
"But you said that you loved him. How can you know that after one date?"
"What do you mean? A lot of people know after the first time that they say hello. Are you saying that someone can't fall in love with your son at first sight?"
"Well, Scotty is not your normal guy, sometimes his ways take a little getting used to."
"What ways? What are you talking about? How do you define normal?"
"Well, the way he dresses and the way he acts all depressed all of the time. That's not normal."
"You're not normal. How about that? They way you act all nice one minute and high and mighty the next, I say that's not normal. And he doesn't always wear his skirt and act depressed and angry. That's just his character on TV. There is a difference between Raven and Scott Levy. I didn't agree to meet you so that we could fight. I like your son, and I was terrified that you wouldn't accept me, but the way you act, I don't care if you ever accept me. The only thing I care about is how Scott feels about me."
"Well, I see your back to being the hostile girl that you were in the room."
"You have been the only thing today that has made me hostile. Scott, thank you for taking me shopping this morning. Lynn, thank you for lunch. I'd say that it's been pleasant, but it hasn't been. Scott, can I have the key to your room so that I can get my stuff out and go back to Mark and Glen's room." Raven reached in his pocket and handed Gaby his key.
"Who are Mark and Glen? Are they your other boyfriends?"
"Actually, they are my brothers. Not that it is any of your business any way. I'll see you later Scott." Gaby got up from the table and went back upstairs.
"Mom, you were all excited to meet her, and then all you do is fight with her. I really like her, and I don't want to lose her. I think she may be the one that I've been looking for. We like the same movies, music, food, we have the same taste in clothing. She doesn't drink or do drugs, and she was so proud of me when I told her that I had quit. That was so great for me to know that someone actually gave a shit about me."
Lynn hung her head down for a minute before looking back up at him. "She sounds great for you Scotty. I'm sorry that I was the way I was tonight. I just want you to have someone who is the best for you, and it sounds like that is her."
"Thank you for seeing it my way mom." Just then the waitress came over with their food. "Miss, I know that you just brought it, but can you get 3 to go boxes, and the check?"
"Sure thing sir." The waitress left and Lynn and Raven sat quietly. The waitress came back with their to go boxes and Lynn paid for lunch. They put the food in the to go boxes and went upstairs. Raven hoped that Gaby would still be in the room. When they walked in, Raven saw that Gaby's bags were still in the same place they were when they left.
"I wonder where she is." He said out loud. He heard a soft crying coming from the bathroom. He walked over and put his ear to the door. He definitely heard crying. "Gaby, are you in there?"
"Yeah." She answered in between sobs.
"Can I come in?" Raven stood there for a couple of seconds before the door opened just enough for him to slip in and shut it back. "What's wrong?"
"Your mom hates me. I didn't want her to hate me, but she does, and I couldn't stand that she didn't approve of the way you are. You are so sweet, and I think you are perfect just the way you are, but she seemed so unhappy with you, and I couldn't help but stand up for what I love. I'm sorry." She said as she started crying again.
Raven put the toilet lid down, sat down, and pulled her up off of the floor. He held her in his arms, "Gaby, please don't cry. It's ok, I talked to mom after you left the restaurant, and she feels the same way about you that I do. She doesn't hate you, she's just not used to the fighting from my girlfriend. Come on, dry your eyes, she's in the room. I think she came up to apologize."
"Ok, let me wash my face. I probably look horrible."
"Nah, you look great."
"Stay in here until I'm ready to go out, will you?"
"Sure, but you know that you can't stay in here all night, right?"
"Yeah, I know." Gaby washed her face and dried it. She took a couple of deep breaths before grabbing Raven's hand. "Ok, I'm ready." Raven opened the door and they walked out to see his mother.
