Chapter Twenty Eight: Cold Lies.

Damon's POV

"Mom?" Rose gasped as I turned to see Susan, walking down the stairs.

She had a frown on her face as she approached us, "Damon you..Rose why are you here?" Susan asked again.

Rose threw a look at me, almost like she was scared, especially with the way Susan was looking at us.

How do we explain this situation, it was past midnight, and we were both drenched.

"Say something, would you?" Susan added again, standing in front of Rose.

"Mom...I.. Damon" Rose stammered, fixing her eyes on the floor.

"Rose caught a cold as soon as it started raining and so she called me to come pick her up" I blurted out, the first thing that came to my head.

"Cold?"

"Yes, I think it was quite serious, and so she called me to inform me" I added while locking the door as I placed the keys on the table.

I was doing everything just to act normal while in a real sense, my heart was literally pounding.

I cannot have Susan suspect Rose and I. Not now.

"Yes mom" Rose added backing up my statement, I was