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Chapter 4 -

Both my parents looked as if they had just seen a ghost. So I mummer it again, in case they didn't hear me the first time, "Earth to Mom and Dad, what's the big surprise that you have for me." Everyone is now staring at me, like they're in on a private joke in which I'm not included.

"Patty, I don't think our surprise will be of any use to you anymore!" My mom using her firm voice; almost as if she is telling me not to push the subject. This is strange surely if they had brought me a present of some kind, they wouldn't just refuse to give it me. It had to be something else but what?

"Please Mom, whatever it is, I can handle it." I'm pleading with my mother now.

"Well Patty, this was before we knew you were dating Eddie." What kind of surprise was this? What did it have to do with Eddie? Unless they trying to play cupid and were going to set me up with some old boring fart again. The last person they tried to set me up with, was some history teacher at a boarding school, who was far more interest in the history of this silly cup, rather than me. It was total disaster and my parents told they had enough, kicking me out and that's how I ended up here, living with my sister.

"Mom what are you going on about." The desperation clearly oblivious to everyone present at the table.

"It's just…, your old friend Fabian Rutter, well he broke up with that American girlfriend of his." That was a name I never thought I would ever hear again. Mrs Fabian Rutter that had been a dream of mine; since I was a young girl. We knew each when were little, he lived round the corner and we often used to play together. He was my best friend and was the smartest boy in my year, qualified with straight A's; he went onto Oxbridge and became a doctor. Well he was my best friend, until he started dating his American girlfriend Nina, then we lost touch and haven't really spoken since.

"Patricia, who's Fabian?" Eddie's voice breaking the silence. In the mist of daydream, I had completely forgotten about Eddie and the fact that he is pretending to be my boyfriend. God what I would do right now to get out of this mess.

"Just an old friend, someone I used to know, it is nothing to worry about though." Trying my best to sound reassuring, so I don't raise suspicion at the table.

"Oh come on Patty, he was more than just an old friend. She practically stalked him Eddie. Was totally in love with him, didn't you once dress up like – "I interrupt my sister before she delves any further "SHUT UP!" The whole rooms silent after my outburst, this becoming quite a show

The whole room was completely stunned by my eruption; I felt it was best to excuse myself by clearing the plates. Eddie helped me and once all the plates had been loaded in the dishwasher, he took it upon himself to ask what had me so worked up.

"Look Patricia, I know that we've only know each other like 4 hours, but what did this Fabian guy do to get you so worked?"

"He didn't do anything weasel!" I was snapping again.

"Well he seemed to have you wired…"It was like Eddie didn't appreciate that I wanted to drop the matter.

"I like him okay, I have since we were young…" I felt myself dropping my guard that I was used to putting up in order to protect myself.

"What happened, how come you never got…, you know…, together"

"It's complicated, but look let's just get through this week and then we can our separate ways." I replied trying to be as polite as possible. I guess Eddie wasn't all bad, he seemed to genuinely care if I was okay. It was at that moment, that Piper popped head through the door, saying that Mom and Dad requested our presence in the lounge. This day was getting worst, being summoned to my parents beck and call was far from a delight.

They suggested that we all watch a movie together.

"Come on, we were thinking something funny, what do you think?" My mother and father calling out in unison.

"I think it was time Eddie were heading home." Interjecting on Eddie's behalf because I was pretty sure he would want to stay in this mad house for much longer.

"Nonsense, he can stay here tonight." Piper muttered, trying to make up for her earlier assault at the dinner table.

"But" I tried anything to make them listen, but Piper was being insistent and I was never going to win now because Piper always got her way "Yeah you two can sleep down here on the sofa bed, whilst Mom and Dad take your room Patty." The look in her eye was devilish and she already knew she had won this losing battle.

"No we don't want to put you and Eddie out; you can stay in your bedroom whilst your father and I will sleep down here." This had disaster written all over it, Eddie and I had only known each other for a few hours and now we were going to spend the evening together. I'm pretty sure you suppose to know people for much longer than that before suggesting they stay the night. I could hardly argue back so I simply nodded and agreed.

After 2 hours of Kevin James looking after a zoo full of animals, Eddie and I descended upstairs to my room. There was an awkward silence and no-one wanted to be the first to break it.

"So, you okay to sleep on the floor…?" Eddie raised his eyebrow at me like I was speaking to him in a foreign language. "You think I'm going to sleep on the floor, when I'm your guest remember. No I'll take the bed and you can have the floor." He was being forceful and before I knew Eddie was pushing me in the direction of the floor.

"Well I'm not staying on the floor, so we just going to argue about this all night?" I replied, determined to set the boundaries of this arrangement. But Eddie had that same determination and hit me with a low blow "Well then if I don't get the bed I will just up and leave. Is that what you want?"