Mother's choice

Season Two of The Billionaire's Maid

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Melissa's pov

After waiting eagerly for my mom to show up the previous night, I don't know how I managed to fall into a deep slumber while waiting for her.  I'm very surprised when I woke up on the second day without even becoming conscious for once during midnight. Even though my heart is heavy and throbbing because of some questions I have been dying to find answers to, sleeping like a baby with no worries during this period is somehow strange.

Being Saturday, we don't have much to do in the mansion, besides, the weekends are for the part time workers, and we rarely get assigned to do anything. After dragging myself up, I quickly took a warm shower,being winter, everywhere is very cold. I picked a purple hoodie I bought the last time I went shopping with Melanie, and put it on. 

I don't know why I was kind of relieved this morning, not that I don't have something that is bothering me or think about, just that I don't want to reminisce on anything, I want this peace of mind without thinking about anything.

I'm still struggling to  dry my hair with the dryer. I was standing in front of the long mirror that was placed beside my bed frame when I suddenly heard someone knocking the door.

I stopped, dropping the hair dryer on the desk.

" Melanie?" I muttered, although I knew the person can't be her, Melanie would never knock before storming into my room, unless she found out that the door is locked from the inside after struggling to open it, but that's the only name that come to my mind at the present time.

" Melissa," 

" Mom," I rushed to the door and pulled the door open, she smiled, giving me an intense look... She was still wearing her pajamas which made me to wonder if she just woke up.

" Can I come in?" she stretched out her right hand a little, and that only made her burst into laughter.

" You are very funny, this is your daughter's room of course" I released the door and walked back into the room, I could hear her footsteps behind me, followed by the sound of the door..

To some grown up children, there is nothing special about their parents walking to their room unannounced, but for me, I can only guess something that is very important just popped up or I just did something that's very bad, I mean worse.

So, I do find it kind of strange, still very early to have a chit chat talk, no doubt that this thing is bothering her. I turned back to her, her eyes moving around every corner of my room, like she is seeing it for the first time.

" Nice room," she teased, while I just chuckled.

" Are you busy?" 

" No, just drying my hair," I replied.  Without saying anything, she takes her seat by the edge of my bed, seeing this, I didn't wait for her to tell me what to do before I move closer to her, sitting by her side not after tossing the quilt to the other side.

" Hope there is no problem?" I asked anxiously, this question only escaped my mouth out of my concern for her, moreover, the problem right now is very delicate, the choice, everything need to be handled with care.

" Have you come to a conclusion about what we discussed?" Her serene voice made me jolt out of my trance, blinking my eyes continuously with the hope of saying something useful.

" Not rea..lly.." I stammered, holding the edge of my hoodie firmly. How is she going to react if I told her now to accept the offer when I'm the one that actually went rage the day she made mention of the deal? Yes! I changed my mind, and its for the good.....

"Don't tell me you are having a change of mind already, are you?" her eyes were busy scanning through my face, I can feel my cheek burning hot as I rack my brain.....

"I just have a little change of mind" I managed to say, I was busy glancing through my room like I'm not the one living here, just to avoid her gaze. I have no idea  whether she is furious right now or not.......

" You want us to accept the offer? Why the change of heart all of a sudden if I may ask?....

My eyes slowly landed on her face, but to my amusement, she doesn't look annoyed or angry like I thought, her expression is rigid, the surprise reactions I thought she would express  there. Did she know something I have no idea of? 

I know my mom, even the simplest thing you wont don't expect her to react to, she will react. I'm not in my right mind right now, but she looks too calm.

The previous night while I was waiting for my mom with Melanie in my room, when all the intestines in my body were about to explode. I don't have any other choice than to let the rat out of the bag, I told Melanie everything. I would have kept it as a secret till the end, but I need someone's advice, I need someone's opinion, because I'm going crazy about all this stuff already. I don't think I can make this decision on my own without feeling remorse later on, and I'm very sure my mom will only want to play by my rule. 

And Melanie is the only friend I can trust and confide in. She was very angry at first, she felt betrayed about why I kept this huge secret to myself without saying it out, even if I still have to keep some of it as a secret.

After a long rant about what I did, I had to beg her to stop cursing The Parker's family about what they did to my father, even when I told her that my father made the choice, she did not stop. At last, after all the ranting she advised me not to do what I will regret later, even though she didn't say more than that, I find it quite helpful and this is my conclusion......

" Melissa! Are you even listening to what I am saying" her voice was a little loud, making me to flinch in shock....

" I'm with you mom" I uttered the first words that came to my head.

" Then start," her stare was a little hard this time, I wondered what she was talking about.

I slowly twist my fingers together, looking down at the white linoleum, just to avoid her gaze.

" What is the question?" I doubt if she even heard my whisper clearly.

" Really?" 

"Mom....

" What's going on between you and Bobby" my eyes widened in shock, for a few seconds, I thought I was sitting in a confined place because I find it hard to breathe well.

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