The morning after and a secret lover
"Raven honey, you ok?" asked my mum as I sat at the breakfast table, wincing as I sat down.
"Y-yea, fine" I said, feeling my head begin to pound. It was a Saturday which usually had me in bed until about 2:00 but today was different, dad and Billy boy where going to the country club to play tennis, therefore mum had the crazy idea of me and her having mother/daughter day out of town, shopping, manicures, milkshakes, you name it.
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Once the boys had disappeared and I was dressed, mum ushered me outside and we drove off to 'Poshville', the town next to Dullsville where all the snobs got their clothes and stuff.
She dragged me everywhere! Bloomingdales, Louis Vuitton, Dior and loads of other non-Goth shops where I stuck out like a sore thumb.
Around 1:00, we went into Starbucks, while I was sipping my creamy hot chocolate, mum put down her cappuccino and looked at me.
"Raven honey, can I ask you something? You know you can tell me anything" she said, looking at me with a piercing gaze like she was about to start on something really important.
"Sure mum, anything" I said, having not even the faintest clue as to what she was going to ask.
"Alexander's coming over tonight right?" she questioned, still looking at me,
"Yea, I thought it would be a nice change, he asked me last night when he dropped me off, said he felt like getting to know you guys better" I answered, not really paying attention as I shifted in my seat, wincing again from last night's activities.
"Have you and Alexander…uh…done it?"
"Done what?" I asked stupidly, not getting what she meant.
"Have you two had sex Raven?" she asked rather bluntly, looking me straight in the eye.
"Wha…? How did y-you…?" I stuttered, finally understanding the point to the conversation.
"I take that as a yes" she said, taking a sip of her coffee,
"I'm sorry mum, but, how did you know?" I asked, tears starting to well up in my eyes and begin free-falling down my face.
"Aww honey, its ok, I'm not angry" she said in a soothing tone, pulling her chair up next to mine and hugging me closely.
"I thought you would be" I said, wiping a tear away.
"You're both 18, I don't mind at all. You waited longer than I did" she admitted.
"but how did you know?" I asked again, curious as to how she guessed right.
"you wince every time you move or sit down. But don't worry love, I won't tell you dad and I can help you out with the soreness" she said, kissing the top of my head.
After leaving Starbucks, mum took me into this herbal shop and asked for the teen treatment, winking at the young Chinese girl behind the counter. A look of realisation came over her face as she looked at me and then disappeared out the back. She came back 5 minutes later with a small purple box, mum paid the girl and left the shop.
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Once we where home, mum ordered me upstairs to the bathroom and told me to run a hot bath but wait for her to come up.
As the water ran into the tub, all I could think about was last night, how much it had meant to me to finally prove to Alexander how much I loved him.
"Can I come in?" asked my mother from the other side of the door, knocking gently in the process.
"Sure" I said, wrapping my white dressing gown more tightly around myself.
"you ok?" she asked, kneeling on the floor in front of the tub, then opening the purple box and pouring in some blue and purple crystals, white filled the room with a minty, lavendery scent.
"Yea, what's that fore?" I asked, eyeing the substance going into my bath water.
"Get in and I'll tell you" she said, taking my now empty seat on the toilet lid as I slid into the perfumed water.
" so what's this stuff for?" I asked again, feeling it instantly begin to sooth my aching muscles.
"it's a herbal remedy to sooth you're body after strenuous activity, my friends and I all used it when we lost our virginities" she said, laughing slightly at the memory.
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As Raven lay in bed that night after Alexander had left, she felt a tear fall from her eyes, that evening, Alexander had made Raven feel like he was avoiding her, always talking to her dad and not giving them much time to themselves. Then the thought struck her 'could he have someone else? Maybe he didn't enjoy last night and I did something wrong? What if he realised that he did want Luna after last night?'
Wild thoughts chased each other through her head all night, so when she woke up on Sunday morning to the rain hammering against her bedroom window, she felt that it reflected her mood.
Jumping out of bed, she went for a quick shower, not even noticing the pain was gone, and got dressed before slumping down stairs.
"its about time honey, we were just about to come up and wake you" said my dad as I entered the living room.
"what time is it?" I asked, sitting on the sofa and not even noticing Alexander sitting across the room.
"it's 7:30 Raven, god you're like the living dead, the way you sleep" laugh my dad, grabbing his coat and car keys.
"are we going somewhere?" I asked, watching as everyone stood up and walked towards the front door, except Alexander who came up to me.
"We're going out remember, the country club restaurant? We invited Alexander last night" he said, walking out the door and towards his car.
"come on Raven, this'll be a special night" whispered Alexander, winking at me and placing a kiss on my cheek before shutting the door behind me and opening his car door for me, I jumped in and we sped off.
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We were sitting in the restaurant, having just ordered, when dad looked at me with a strange soppy expression and said "I love you Raven, my special little girl" and then taking a sip of his wine as if he hadn't said anything at all.
Alexander turned to me and kissed me on the cheek, before standing up and the bending down, looking like he was going to tie his shoelace but then balancing on one knee and grasping my hand. The whole restaurant must have seen this as it suddenly went deadly quiet.
"Raven," he said, looking into my eyes, "when I moved to this town, I didn't feel welcome, no one wanted me or my family to be here and I was constantly alone. Until Halloween, when a beautiful girl dressed as a tennis player caught my eye. I knew you where different from the moment I saw you talking to Jameson and since that day I've worn the plastic spider ring you gave him. I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, no matter how long or short that is. Raven Madison, will you marry me?" he asked, a smile creasing pale face.
I couldn't believe it, I thought I must be dreaming, had Alexander really just asked me to marry him?
"Yes" I suddenly said, jumping into his arms as the whole restaurant began to clap and my parents started to cry.
"yes, yes, yes!" I yelled laughing as he spun me around, then placed me on my feet to slip the ring on my finger.
"so you weren't cheating on me?" I asked, a smile gracing my lips.
"of course not, I had to asked you dad first, that's why I was abit distant last night, I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?" he asked, kissing my cheek as we sat back down.
"hmm…definitely my gothic fiancé" I giggled as billy boy made sick faces at us when we kissed again.
"watch it or you don't get to be best man" Alexander laughed, looking at Billy.
A/N: ok, I know its lame but it's the best I could do, my brain has gone completely blank and to be honest I have lost my enthusiasm for this story.
Sorry about this but this is the last chapter, I may write another one which will be the wedding if I have some free time but if anyone fancies carrying this on then let me know and I'll get back to you
UGP..X.