This chapter is written in Eddie's POV. Chloe and Eddie visit Osbourne Silver to talk about a new project. After that Chloe and Eddie have dinner at Rumor with Jackie. When they get at Rumor, there is someone Eddie doesn't want to see right now...
Chapter 4: Dinner with moms
When we come into Osbourne Silver's office, Chloe is kind of nervous. I can see it, I have never seen her like this before. I really don't care about this meeting. I am only doing this for Chloe. If Chloe isn't going to be involved, I am not doing this. Osbourne's assistant lets us go into his office. "Eddie, you made it!" Osbourne welcomes us when we come in. We shake hands. "You can call me Oz. Who is this beautiful lady?" He says while looking at Chloe.
Chloe is a bit startled at first. "I'm Chloe Carter, Eddie's girlfriend." She says while smiling at me.
"That is too bad." Oz says with a disappointed look in his eyes. A look I don't really like. "Let's sit down." He points at a black leather couch. Chloe and me sit down at the couch and Oz sits down at a chair in front of us. "Connor, could you get us some drinks?" He asks his assistant. "What do you want?" That question is directioned at Chloe and me.
"I'm fine." I say. I don't want something to drink. I just want to get to business.
"Me too." Chloe says with an insecure tone of voice. I have never seen Chloe this insecure before.
"Bring us three waters." Oz says to Connor. "Then we can talk business." I don't know what it is, but Oz is really crazy. We don't want anything to drink, but he still orders us drinks. When Connor brings the drinks, Oz gets started talking about a new project he wants to begin. It's about a new film or actually about a remake of a film. A remake of a classic musical, Grease, where both Chloe and me have never heard off before. He wants me as the leading role.
"It all sounds really good." I say hesitantly. "What part is Chloe going to be playing?" I can see Oz is shocked by my question. This tells me that Connor didn't let Oz know about my one condition for doing this movie. "That is part of the deal. It is Chloe and me for this movie or I am out."
Oz looks at me with hesitation in his eyes. He turns to Chloe when he asks, "Can you act, Chloe?"
Chloe is a little bit startled by the question, so I answer it for her. "You can believe me when I say she can act. You don't have to worry about that." I know better than anyone how well Chloe is at acting. She has done it for a whole year in our relationship.
Oz makes up his mind. "She can play the role of Sandy then." Oz smiles at Chloe and than turns to me. He puts out his hand for me to shake. "Do we have a deal?"
I'm not shaking his yet. "Let me read the script first and than maybe we have a deal." If I don't like the script, I am not doing this movie. Even though that will spoil it for Chloe.
Oz lets out a laugh. "Clever boy! Of course you will get the script. Connor will deliver it to you in the next days." We all stand up and shake hands. It's time for Chloe and me to go home and change. We have dinner arrangements. On our way we both sit in the car in silence, an awkward one. In that silence I begin to wonder if I am in love with this new Chloe, because this isn't the Chloe I fell in love with. This is spoiled brat Cynthia. Someone I have to get to know better first, but I am not so sure if I want to know the real her. We get home, we both change and when we are about to leave Chloe grabs my arm and tries to stop me.
"Do we really have to go to dinner with my mom tonight?" She looks at me like a little girl who has to go to the dentist, but doesn't want to.
"Chloe, don't start this again." I look at her angrily. "You promised me you would give it a try, so I expect you to do so." Chloe sighs, but gives up. She knows I am not going to give in to her. We have another silent car ride over to the motel where her mom is staying. I think the motel is not good for her to stay. Maybe her mom should move in with us. That will give them a chance to get to know each other.
When we get at the motel. We knock on Jackie's door and she opens it. She is shocked when she sees us. I know that we are a little bit too early. "You are early." Jackie says.
"Are you ready to go?" I ask Jackie. Chloe wasn't going to say anything to her mom, so I decide to. A hear Chloe speak. I didn't expect her to say anything.
"Where are we going anyways?" That's true. I haven't told them were we were going.
"Rumor." I say while letting out a chuckle.
"And you are going like that Jackie. You have got to be kidding me?" This is the side of Chloe, Cynthia, I don't like and I just get to see right now.
Jackie doesn't know how to respond to this. To what her daughter is saying. "It is all I have got Cyn…" I know it is hard for Jackie, having to say Chloe to her. She only knows her as Cynthia. "I mean Chloe" She readjusts herself.
"And it is perfectly fine Jackie. You look beautiful." I say to Jackie. Chloe can't keep treating her mother like this. "Let's go."
When we get to Rumor, I see my dad sitting at a table with Daphne. I really don't want to see him tonight. I can feel Chloe's on me, but she says nothing. We sit at my regular table and I order for the three of us. I try to start a conversation, mainly between Jackie and Chloe, but Chloe cuts of my every try. All of a sudden I see Daphne walking towards our table. I hope she is not going to ask me if she and my dad can join us.
"Hey Eddie." Daphne starts the converstation. "I don't know what is going on you and your dad, but I know it would mean a lot to him if you invite us to your table." I want to tell Daphne that I am not interested at my dad tonight, but Chloe interrupts me.
"You would love to. Right Eddie?" Chloe says like a little child. "Because tonight is rekindle with your parent night. Otherwise I wouldn't be here." I have never seen this side of Chloe before, mean and almost full of hatred. She is right though. It is not fair of me to demand her to be nice to her mom (she is not good at it) and me being like a jerk towards my dad, but I just want to protect Chloe from him.
"You can come sit with us." I say to Daphne. "It's okay." Daphne signs to my dad he can come and they both take chairs and sit at our table. I thought this night couldn't get any more awkward, but I was wrong. The only two speaking are my dad and Jackie.
"You must be Jackie?" My dad says to Jackie. "Chloe's mother?"
"As a matter of fact, I am." Jackie answers his question with a smile. "You are Eddie's father right?"
"I sure hope so." My dad says while laughing. I know my dad is trying to be funny right now, but he really isn't. It doesn't stop him though. "You know. What I don't understand is you being alive. According to your daughter Chloe, or should I say Cynthia, you are dead. You have arisen from your grave or something?" I can't believe my dad just said that. I really hate him for it. I can see the tears an anger coming into Chloe's eyes. She gets up from her chair, excuses herself and storms out of the restaurant. Only my dad could make this dinner worse.
"What is your problem?" I jell at my dad. "You couldn't just shut up for one second." With that said I get up and I see Jackie getting up too. The last thing Chloe needs right now is her mother. I think the best thing for Jackie to do right now is to stay here and finish her dinner. "It's best if you stay here and finish your dinner." I say to Jackie while I'm standing. "Just put it on my tap. I will go and find Chloe. Everything is going to be okay. I will call you next thing tomorrow." I walk away, without looking at my dad.
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