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When You're Around

Chapter 15

Chloe made her way over to her parents house a couple days later for their weekly dinner together. She walked into the house and set her purse down by the door. "Hello? It's me!" She yelled to find where her parents were.

"In here!" They yelled back from the kitchen. Chloe followed the voices and smiled when she saw both her parents hard at work as they made dinner.

"Hey guys," She said, making her presence known.

"Chloe!" Her mom said before pulling her daughter into a hug. "How are you? We haven't seen each other in so long."

Chloe laughed at her mom's exaggeration. "Mom, it's been like a week and half."

"Yes well, I'm used to seeing you every week," Her mom explained as Chloe walked further into the kitchen to hug her dad. "You're looking very cute today. Any occasion?" Chloe was wearing a pair of skinny jeans tucked into knee high cognac colored high heeled boots, a plain white t-shirt and a leather jacket that was a little lighter than the color of her boots.

"No occasion. I was just out with Rachel earlier at the mall and I turned in some applications." She said as she ate a mini carrot that was in the salad her mom had made.

"Really? That's great," Her dad said as he hugged her to his side. Chloe could tell from the look her mom was sending her that she wanted to talk about Chloe's date but she wasn't going to talk about it unless they brought it up. After her parents finished making dinner and Chloe set the table, they all sat down at the kitchen table to eat.

"So Chloe," Her mom began and she knew instantly what he mom was bringing up. "how was your date last week?"

"It was fun, I had a good time."

"What'd you two do?" She asked.

Chloe shrugged as she took a bite of her salad. "We just went to dinner at this cute Italian place and had some dessert." Obviously Chloe was not going to be telling her parents about going back to Randy's house and staying the night, her dad would probably fall out of his chair.

"Sounds lovely," Her mom commented with a smile. She was glad her daughter was out dating again, she hadn't been in so long. "What was his name again?"

"Randy,"

She nodded as if remembering. "That's right! And when are we going to meet him?" She asked with an excited smile.

Chloe raised an eyebrow. "Well considering we've only been on one date and haven't talked about another, not in the near future."

"You're not going on another date?" Her mom asked, now concerned. "But I thought you said you had a great time!"

"Mom, calm down. We did have a good time we just haven't talked about going on another one." She said with an eye roll and looked at her dad, begging him to change the subject.

He smiled at her and patted his daughters hand. "Jean, let's just let Chloe take care of her love life huh?"

Her mom huffed as Chloe shot her dad a thankful smile. "Fine," She said throwing her hands up. "I just don't want you to miss out on the joys of being married and having kids."

Chloe put her car in park after she pulled in to Randy's driveway. She'd spoken to him earlier that day and had agreed to stop by to hang out with him after her dinner with her parents. She walked up to the door tiredly and knocked on the door; that dinner with her parents had worn her out. On more than one occasion her mom drove the topic of conversation back to Randy and their future as a "couple". It was exhausting trying to convince her mom that it was okay to wait to get married and start having kids in order to find the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

The door opened and she instantly smiled when she saw Randy's smiling face. "Hey you," He said as he reached his hand out for her to take. After slipping her hand in his and allowing him to pull her inside, he hugged her to his body and she tilted her head up so he could place a kiss on her lips. She felt this rush soar through her the minute his lips touched hers. It's amazing that something so simple as a kiss could make her feel so many things. She felt aroused, wanted, safe and protected. It just felt so good for her to have someone to kiss. They pulled away from the kiss and smiled at one another.

"Daddy!" Lindsey's voice echoed through the house as she ran down the stairs. "Hi Miss Ryan!" She said, pleasantly surprised to see her teacher in her house.

Chloe smiled. "Hi Lindsey, how are you?" She asked as she took a step away from Randy, not wanting to confuse the girl.

"Good," She answered before turning her attention to Randy. "Daddy, I thought you were going to tuck me in," She said in tired but impatient tone. Chloe couldn't help but think it was adorable.

Randy smiled and nodded. "I'll be right up, give me a minute."

Lindsey gave her dad a warning glare before heading up the stairs. "Ok but I'm counting."

Randy led Chloe into the living room and gestured to the couch. "Make yourself at home, I'll be right back." Chloe accepted the peck on the lips he offered before he headed up the stairs. Chloe let out a sigh as she dropped her purse on the floor next to the couch before collapsing onto the plush piece of furniture. She closed her eyes as she embraced how relaxing it was just to sit there in peace.

Randy walked back into the room and couple minutes later and smiled as he saw her slouched on the couch with her eyes closed. Her eyes opened up when he sat down next to and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her to him. "You okay?" He asked as he stroked her cheek.

She sighed at the feeling of his skin on hers. "Yeah, let's just say it was a long dinner,"

He chuckled as he pulled her legs up to rest across his lap. "Tell me about it," He offered.

She rolled her eyes as she thought about it. "Just my mom being a mom. She asked about our date and wanted to know about you and when she was going to meet you. She just wouldn't drop it." Her eyes followed his hands as he carefully pulled her boots off her feet.

Randy turned his head to smirk at her as his hands glided across her feet. "Rubber duck socks?"

She blushed and burrowed her face into his shoulder. "There old,"

He laughed. "They're cute." They were both quiet for a few moments as they enjoyed each other's company; Randy running his hand up and down her legs, Chloe's eyes following his every move. "You know," He said in a quiet voice. "I could always meet you mom if you want,"

Chloe pulled away from him a little so she could look him in the eye. "What?"

He shrugged as all his insecurities surfaced. "Well I mean if you want, I wouldn't mind."

"But, we've only been on one date." She said, slightly worried. That was a big step meeting the parents.

He smiled at her and cupped her face with his palm. "The first of many,"

"How can you be so sure?" She asked curiously.

"Because I really like you, more than I've liked anyone in a long time." He said honestly as his eyes searched hers. She looked away, a little overwhelmed with his words. "Listen Chlo, I just want you to know where I stand. I know even going on a date was a big step for you so I'll go as slow as you want. But just know that when you're ready to take the next step, so am I." After understanding what he was saying she looked up at him and smiled.

"Thanks," She said before kissing him lightly on the lips. She wanted to date Randy exclusively but there was a lot to think about and she wanted to figure things out before she committed to anything.

A/N: Damn Chloe for always overthinking things! haha Hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Thanks for all your wonderful reviews!