Chapter four

What is that awful smell it smells gross oh my gosh it smells like something is burning but what could it be. It is so early in the morning I wouldn't think that Dad would be cooking anything. Well it is Saturday morning maybe he is cooking pancakes or something. " Nicky, get up something is burning" I said shaking her.

       " Pancakes burnt pancakes." she mumbled as she rolled over and continued on snoring. After a few minutes of hearing her snores I got up and headed down the stairs.

         " Dad can I help you with anything?" I finally asked after I stood there in the doorway watching him struggle a few minutes and hearing him yell at the pancakes that are now sticking to the griddle that was on the stove in front of him.

       " Yes dear can you finish these pancakes so I can set the table?" 

        " Yes dad i replied can you set an extra plate this morning one for Nicky? " I replied as I took the spatula and finished breakfast while he set the dining room table. 

         " I am going to go wake Nicky" I said as I took off the last pancake and set them all on the table. I then headed out the door and up the stairs. " Nicky breakfast is ready, you need to wake up you sleepyhead.

        " It's too early, mom just a few mins." she groaned and rolled over. 

        " Too late Nicky" I said as I grabbed a pillow and hit her with it. "Up now and I am not mom I am Lily." I said. " Dad is making our favorite burnt pancakes," I said with a chuckle. " if you don't get up now I can't promise there will be any left for you so get up and hurry up will you. "

    " Fine but you better not eat them all."

    When I finally got down stairs to enjoy my breakfast I heard the phone ring. By the time I answered it Dad already picked up. it sounded important so I hung up and started breakfast without Nicky. It's her own fault if she doesn't hurry up I am starving so there may not be any left. just as I finished with my thought Nicky and dad entered the room. 

        " Lilly" Dad said " I have a client coming over this morning I want you to be nice and treat him with respect until I get home I have to run to the office for a few." 

      " Yes Dad. " Now that got me thinking who this client could be. Why would he be here in my home on a Saturday morning? I guess time will only tell. I will see when he gets here. Dad finally left about ten to go to the office, Nicky left at the same time for home and here it was eleven thirty and no sign of the mystery client or dad. Maybe he isn't coming over. The way Dad talked about it would be this morning. Dad isn't back yet either, maybe they met up at the office. Time for lunch. I am hungry again. I guess pancakes didn't really hit the spot. 

    No sooner did I make soup and sandwiches the doorbell rang. I guess whoever it is finally showed up I thought as I went to the front door and opened it. 

         " Oh it's you." I said sarcastically to David standing out front.

    " Nice to see you too Lily. I see how you are. I thought you would be happy to see me. I know you want me in the worst way. " David said as he stood there in the doorway just looking at me with the biggest smirk on his face.

           " Oh please David don't be so full of yourself I told you I wasn't interested if I was I wouldn't have turned you down like I did. Trust me if i really did want you I would have had you already ." I said as I stared him in the eye.

         " Is your father around? he told me to come over ."

        "He isn't back from the office but you're welcome to come in and wait, just make yourself at home. If you would like there is also lunch on the table it wouldn't be right of me to eat in front of you. '' I said nicely. 

          " Yes please if you don't really mind. I haven't eaten yet seeing as I had this meeting with your Dad." 

           " Not at all besides Dad would murder me if I wasn't nice and treated you with respect." I replied giggling at the thought. 

          "So Lily, if I may ask, why do you keep turning me down? I am not the player type and I can't help but like what I see. I mean what isn't there to like about you. You are a very pretty young girl, strong, independant, sounds like you have a very good head on shoulders, and may I add a little sassy but in a good way. You just seem the kinda girl that could hold your own. '' Said David in between finishing his sandwich and starting on a bowl of now cold soup.

         "Well it's just that I have had a lot going on in the last couple years and I feel like I have a lot more to do and accomplish with choosing a career and possibly going back to college that having a boyfriend or boy in general would be too much of a distraction to me. I feel that I need to keep my priorities straight. That and besides no offence but i haven't exactly found someone worth my time yet."

           " I just thought that maybe we could just hang out not like anything serious. I mean if it were to happen then so be it. But after talking to your dad about you that day that I met you I just fell for you even more than what I already did when I saw you sitting there behind the desk. You looked so cute with your hair pulled back, and that green sweater on with those blue jeans. I felt an instant connection pulling me towards you"

          "He talked to you about me. How could he." I said in a high tone. "Wait, that's why you're trying to be friends because of my father. I am not interested. Just to think I was going to give you a chance at friendship but just forget it. Wait what? You remembered what I wore that day? " I threw the dishes in the sink and walked out. " Dad should be home soon. The living room is the other way." 

        "Listen Lily, it's not like that, I asked him about you he just answered questions. " I heard him say as I took off out of the room. " Lily please talk to me. It's really not what you think. I really do like you alot I really do."

        "So you don't need to talk to my father about me. You could have asked me what you needed to know." I turned around and walked away. I kept walking and headed straight up stairs to my room. Now ignoring him calling to me.

       " Lily I am sorry, I just was interested in you, so I asked your Dad about you. Lily can we talk about this."

         The nerve of this guy I can't believe it after all that I have put him through and all the turndowns he still is trying his best to get me to go out on a date with him. So much he had to ask my Dad about me, after I gave him my answer. He is all I have thought about the last week, so why do I keep turning him down. I just don't understand it anymore. He is handsome, kind, and interested in me. My mind says one thing and yet I do the complete opposite. Why does this have to be so complicated? What am I going to do? I wish I knew that answer.