54 Chapter fifty-four: Mom meet the 'boyfriend'

Madi's POV:

"You're boyfriend is here?" I bit my lips when she turned to me with the same wide eyes as mine. "I thought you said he's busy? Ohh... did he follow you all the way from Chicago?"

"Uhm.."

"Oh my baby, I'm so excited to meet him! Come on!" she said as she stood up and pulled my hand. 

"Mom...?"

"Come on, Madielyn! I can't wait to see him!" she excitedly pulled me to the front door. Yeah, she's more excited than me. 

-'Oh dear God! Why did you let my Mom be single at this age? Why didn't you give her the second man in her life?"

I gulped when I saw him standing outside the gate, wearing only a plain white shirt and denim pants. He also wears black sunglasses and with a suitcase in his right hand. He's so hot, sexy and good looking in his simple outfit, but I've felt again the same feeling of disappointment when I remember how many times I've tried to call him since last night and how many text messages I've sent to him just to ask him if he's still willing to go with me. But I got no response from all of it. 

He took off his sunglasses and looked at me with a hint of regret in his both eyes. Then the guard pressed the automatic controller to open the huge gate and do you know what was the next thing that happened? My dearest mother ran to Gabriel and hugged him tightly with the biggest grin in her both eyes and then she turned to me. 

"Oh my God, Madielyn! Am I already in heaven? Am I seeing God now? Oh gosh, your boyfriend is so handsome!"

I bit my lips when I saw Gabriel's eyes sparkle with amusement as he watched me and my Mom. 

"He's more handsome than Tom Cruise!" she said as she smiled widely and I need to put a hand on my face to cover myself from blushing. 

-'I feel you, Mom, but dear God! I am asking you again, why did you let her be single at this moment?'-

"Hi, I'm Cherry, Madi's mother." she offered him her hand for a handshake and he immediately accepted it, bringing it to his lips. And I almost rolled my eyes when I saw Mom's reaction. 

"I'm Gabriel, Madi's boyfriend. It's an honor for me to meet you, Mrs Davis," he said smiling, but I noticed how my Mom stiffened at his last words. 

"Ohh... yeah, it's also nice to finally meet the one who captured my daughter's heart." she smiled and just ignored his words. "By the way, Madi said you're busy. Was that the reason you're late now?"

"Y-Yes Ma'am, I'm sorry if I leave your daughter alone in her flight."

"Oh, it's okay, but please, just call me Cherry or Aunt Cherry or maybe you can also call me Mom, like Madi." she winked at him. 

"Can I choose the last one?"

"Oh sure, sweetie! Call me Mom. I would appreciate that."

I was just watching them exchange their sweet and cute comments.

"Love,"

I also stiffened when he turned to me and called me with that term of endearment and because we were in front of my mother, I need to behave normally again... the same old Madi in front of her. 

I smiled at him and pouted. "I thought you were busy!"

He smiled back and pulled me into a tight hug. His manly scent mixed with his cologne filled my nostrils. 

"I'm sorry. I just had an important thing to do, that's why I can't answer my phone. I'm sorry." he whispered softly in my ear as he repeatedly kissed my head and my temple. 

-'Yeah, I already know. You're busy with her and who am I to complain, I'm just nothing to you'-

I gulped to control my emotions. When I didn't say anything, he pulled back and looked at me directly in the eye. 

"I'm sorry." He said, his voice barely a whisper as he cupped both my cheeks. I stared at him and I don't know if he saw the hurt in both my eyes because he muttered a curse very lowly.

"Damned it!"

He kissed me twice on my forehead before pulling me again and hugged me tightly. He put his head in the crook of my neck, whispering his apology, but our little scene came different to my mother's eyes. For her, Gabriel was just apologising for coming late and for leaving me alone on my flight. 

"Ahh... you're so sweet, my babies! Young love, sweet love," she said dreamily as she smiled widely at us. 

I pulled back and took a deep breath before trying to smile again. 

"It's okay love, at least you came."

I kissed his cheek so I can show my mother that there's nothing wrong between us.

"So, I think I don't need to introduce my Mom because she has already introduced herself," I said looking at my mother who was glaring at me playfully. "And Mom, for sure you already know my boyfriend's name, right?"

"Hmp! Don't mind her Gab," she said grabbing Gabriel's arm. 

"Nickname basis in an instant?" I just asked myself in a very low voice.

"Muttering something, Madielyn? You can share it with us."

I bit my lips, she heard me! "Oh, it's nothing Mom," I said chuckling. "What I mean is... shall we go inside?"

"Oh yeah, just put your suitcase there. Someone's gonna take it inside. Let's go."

My Mom leads to the front door and I felt Gabriel's hand intertwine with mine. I looked at him with a silent question in my eyes, but he just smiled and kissed me on the forehead. 

When we were inside, I noticed how his eyes wandered throughout the living room. 

"Madi, show Gabriel his room first and then come back in here so we can serve him your best dishes." she winked at me and we were about to turn around when she called me again. "Or it's better to let him stay in your room. You know what I mean." she wiggled her eyebrows and I heard Gabriel chuckle behind me and my face blushed in thousands of shades of tomato. 

"Mom?" I glared at her but she just laughed at me. 

"Why? You're both adults, you can do---"

"Oh my gosh! Don't listen to my Mom!" I pulled Gabriel's hand. I really wish the floor would open up and swallow me at the moment when he's still laughing behind me. 

"I like your Mom., he said when we were about to go up the huge staircase. 

"I'm sorry, she's not a conservative person. You know," I shrugged.

"No, I said I like her. It's really fun talking to her."

"I know, but she's also a straightforward person. If she likes you, you will know immediately from how she greeted you. But if not, she would never beat around the bush and will tell you personally and immediately when she sees you." I sighed letting go of his hand, but he took it again. 

I looked at him but his eyes weren't on me but on the frames hanging on the wall as we climbed up the upstairs. 

"You didn't tell me you live in a huge mansion and you're also a princess."

I know it was just a joke, so I just smiled and shrugged.

"Don't worry, it's not just you who didn't know about it."

"You mean, some of your friends didn't know you live in a castle?"

"It's not a castle. Yeah, it's a huge house, but for me, it's more a home than a mansion."

"But why did you choose to live in a small apartment in Chicago?"

I laughed at his question. In fact, I couldn't count in my head how many times I heard that question. 

"Because for me it's not important whether you live in a house or a castle----"

"No, what I mean is that you used to live here. How did you adjust so easily?"

"Ahm... maybe because I'm used to living in a simple way. Yes, I grew up here, but my Mom always told me to keep my feet on the ground. She never let me used to live with a nanny or with maids around me. She let me wash my own clothes, clean my own room and everything a girl should know about being a woman."

"Really?" he asked me as if he couldn't believe the new information he heard from me. 

"Yeah. Really." I smiled and nodded. "Here's your room." I opened the door which was just next to my room. "The next one is my room." I pointed to the next door. "So...?" I asked after he wandered his eyes around. 

"Well, it's nice and cosy," he said putting both hands in his pants pocket. "Can I see your room?"

"And why?" I frowned.

He shrugged. "Nothing. I just want to compare your room here and your room in our house."

I gulped when he said 'our house' instead of 'his house'. 

"Okay." I shrugged.