Tristan's POV"Baby you're not meeting my whole family, it's just Tilda, Belle, Amber and Rhys" I explain to her and she just sighs and groans nervously "mom and dad won't be there, neither will Elaine" I tell her and she sinks further in her seatI had been trying to convince her for the past one hour that she would be just fine but She's been adamant, she was shocked to hear that I had another sibling aside Elaine."It still doesn't help the fact that I'm nervous" she mutters and I just smile at her before taking her hand in mine."Red, Tilda is a little kid you've met before, Amber is just a kid too, Belle and Rhys are cool, trust me you'll love them" I tell her reassuringly."If you told me the file I was bringing to your house was meant for your brother and we had to bring it together, I wouldn't have come" she says with a pout and a playful glare"Look I'll be by your side the whole time" I calm her "if you're this scared about meeting a bunch of 3 and 6 year olds and my very co
Clarissa's POVThe older blonde man walks up to me with a smile on his face as he stands in front of me, I take in his full facial appearance, he's a bit of Tristan and Elaine, but he's more like their father than anyone thinks, the only thing is the hair, it makes him different.His grey eyes are exceptional and happy, he's like Tristan but older, like their father but younger.He's attractive, no doubt, very handsome evenI take a minute to look at Tristan then at Ethan and I realize, there's something about the Walker men that makes them stand out.They're not only attractive and handsome, but they know they're attractive and handsome and that alone is something.I look back to the guy in front of me with a smile on his face"And you must be Rissa" his baritone voice catches me off guard as I give him a tight lipped smile "The name is Rhys" his hands outstretched for a handshake and I quickly take it"It's nice to meet you" I whisper out and he smiles at me"Well it's a pleasure to
Tristan's POVWe were doing okay, then what happened?What did I say to make her wanna be away from me?I was still standing in my room after she left minutes ago that she needed some space, did I say something wrong?Or maybe I did something wrong?I'm struggling to think of why she would suddenly do a 360 with her mood, or is she on her period? No I doubt it, I look at the bed to see if there's any stain but nothing.She was really cool with Rhys and Belle, she didn't even act out of character and I can tell Rhys likes her already.I walk out the room and to the living room, she's not there so I know she's in the kitchen, I walk inside to find her perched on the chair there drinking water.She looks distant, her body is here but her mind and focus are far away from here, she doesn't even notice I'm there with her until I sit opposite her and take her hand in mine."Rissa talk to me, did I do something wrong"? I ask and she just sighs out before shaking her head at me, I only call he
Clarissa's POV"So you're telling me your boyfriend left his very expensive cars with you and we can't use any of them because apparently we both are scared of crashing such expensive cars"? Maya whines for the tenth time today and I just laugh at her"This is more frustrating than sexual frustration" she says with a pout, we had done almost everything there was to do and we were still kind of bored.We watched movies, baked, cooked and nearly burnt down the house and it has only been an hour since Tristan left, it was still very early for Maya to leave and I'm sure Tristan isn't coming back soon.We were currently sitting in the bedroom, I was looking around and that's when I spot it, a black card thing on the bedside table, I reach for it and realize it's actually a black card.I've heard of them in movies and books, it's said that only rich people own this type of card, and I'm sure as hell this belongs to Tristan.He must have forgotten it while getting dressed, I take my phone ou
Tristan's POVAfter telling Rhys and Justin good night, I walk back into the bedroom to find Rissa already set for bed.I climb on the bed beside her and pull her close to me "did you eat"? I ask because I didn't see her eat or cook since she got back"Yeah" she nods "Maya and I got food before we got back home" she tells me and I nod before kissing the crown of her head"Thank you Tristan for today, for calling Maya over and letting us use your card" she whispers out and I just chuckle, she's so cute when she's nervous, I know there's more she wants to say but she holds it back"You don't have to thank me baby, I did it because I wanted to, because you deserve it" and because I love you but I don't add that part, I just look at her with so much joy and adoration.I remember what Rhys had told me today while we were out with Justin and Ethan about him having great respect for her.He told me about their conversation yesterday, he said he didn't expect such boldness from a 19 year old,
Tristan's POVI can say reading that file was far from what I expected I'd feel after reading it, I'd been staring at open space for more than 15 minutes in my bedroom.I don't even know what to think or what to feelI'm not mad or angry, I'm just sad and disappointed.Why did she think she couldn't tell me?Did she think I'd judge her for itI feel the bed move beside me and I turn to find her turning on the bed and facing me, her eyes are slightly open even though I know she's still sleepy.Seeing me in a sitting position, she quickly rubs her eyes before sitting up too, she moves closer to me"Are you okay"? She asks and I just hum, my eyes are trained on her, a lot of things running through my mind"Why aren't you sleeping"? She asks her voice void of any form of sleep"Nothing" I whisper out still staring at her"Are you sure you're fine"? She asks, I don't answer this time, I just keep looking at her "Tristan you're scaring me, you've been like this for that past two days, is so
Tristan's POVI didn't expect to see Rissa in my office when I got back and I definitely didn't expect to find her folder in her hands, she was looking at it with pain written across her face.She looked up at me the moment I entered, her eyes were red but no tears yet, I walk further into the office."Is this why you've been avoiding me, why you've been ignoring my very existence"? She asks pain evident in her voice, I don't even know what to tell her in this moment, I'm just looking at her."You did a background check on me and found a few things about me, so suddenly you feel disgusted by me" she says her voice cracking at the end, I look at her eyes and the tears are already gathering"Red it's not....." I try to explain but she cut me off"When were you going to tell me about it"? She asks "or were you going to keep ignoring me until I finally realized that you no longer needed me"? She spits out"Rissa, let's not do this here, not now" I breath out and she shakes her head at me
Tristan's POV"That was the first time he'd raped me" she said her voice croaking from all the crying she'd been doing, I pull her closer to me as I rest my chin on her head.She had been telling me of her life in the foster system, everything her foster father did to her, how many homes she'd lived in before she finally got out.She'd really gone through a lot, from the physical abuse to the mental and even sexual, she had practically no one to look out to, it was just her and her alone.Until she met Maya, she'd explained how she got a job at the strip club the night she left her foster father's house into the streets, she'd been given a store room at the strip club to stay until she could get a place of her own.She said she owed her life to the owners of the club, although the work wasn't really good for someone her age but due to her body size, the considered and hired her.She said she only ever gave strip dances and the owner never allowed any of the men put they hands on her,