"Mom, he isn't my boyfriend, it was a joke. No, we went on one date. Yes, that's only because the system messed up our apartment numbers and all the other apartments are full. No mom. Sky lives two levels below me. No... Friends with benefits? Seriously mom," I rolled my eyes and Hunter just laughed, "Mom, sorry I don't mean to interrupt but we have to go now. Yes we. Dad invited him, trust me if it was my choice he wouldn't be there." Hunter pouted, "Love you too mom. I'll visit soon. No, Hunter cannot come."

"I'll be there!" Hunter screamed in my ear. And I flicked him.

"Okay, bye mom." I ended the call then turned to Hunter, "You're not coming with."

"Sweetheart, your dad loves me. I'm sure your mom will too."

"Someone's confident." Hunter just smirked.

"Dad told me to dress fancy," I said doing jazz hands, "so if you have a suit, please wear it."

"I'm just going to change." I was sitting in my towel when my mom called and I knew I couldn't miss another call, so I wrapped it tightly around myself.

"Do you have to?" Hunter traced circles on my bare shoulder. I shivered under his touch.

"Hunter. No." I got up and went back to my bedroom. Mom asked that Hunter was present when I spoke to her, not that she directly spoke to him.

"Sweetheart?" Hunter sang. When I turned to look at him I was met with his bare chest. Since I wasn't wearing my heels, I was shorter.

"Yes?" I gulped, no boy was allowed to have this affect on me. No boy had ever had this affect on me.

"What will you be wearing if it's fancy?"

"Jeans, converse and a crop top." I said sarcastically.

"My eyes are up here you know."

"I wasn't the one to step so close."

I started to walk away but Hunter grabbed my hand that wasn't holding my towel to my chest and spun me around, "How we gonna convince your family that we're dating?"

"It's just my dad. Jade is his girlfriend and she's basically my age."

"Awkward."

"Very. So please, no hitting on her or doing whatever you do. She's still my dad's girlfriend."

"Do you at least have a picture of her so that my jaw doesn't drop incase she's just that hot."

"Look through my Instagram on my phone. You know the code."

Hunter smiled at me, "Thanks sweetheart. One more thing," he said as I turned around and then back again to face him.

"Yes, Hunter?" I sighed.

"What if they ask us to kiss?"

"My dad won't want to see that. But if he does, then we kiss. So what?" My stomach turned at the thought of kissing Hunter.

"So what? That hurts." He held his hand to his chest.

"What? It's not like I'm going to fall in love with you?"

"Really? Then it won't hurt to kiss me now? As practice?" He looked at me.

"No."

"That easy to reject me?"

"I'm in a towel, Hunter... Now I'm going to change so if you wanna go drool over my dad's girlfriend, do it now but make it fast and then go get ready."

"Yes ma'am." He saluted then walked away.

-

I stepped out wearing my long purple off the shoulder dress. With a large necklace and earrings with matching shoes. My long, brown hair fell straight behind my back.

"Damn, you clean up well." Hunter smiled at me.

I gave him a spin and then smiled at him, "You don't look too bad yourself."

"Thanks sweetheart." I walked up to him and straightened his tie.

"Are we taking your car?" Hunter asked.

"No, I don't feel like driving."

"Well isn't that a shame." He said throwing me my keys.

"I don't know where we're going though." I threw them back at him.

"Fine. Could've just asked." Hunter turned grabbing his keys.

-

Hunter and I arrived before my dad and Jade did so we sat down and patiently waited at the expensive looking restaurant.

"Glad I wore a suit for this." Hunter laughed looking around at him. I sat next to Hunter so that dad and Jade could sit next to each other and opposite Hunter and I.

"This doesn't seem like my dad," I leaned over to whisper in Hunter's ear, "I hate places like this."

He laughed genuinely, "I'll remember that for next time, sweetheart."

"You hooked up with another girl after you took me on a date. Right now, there is no 'next time'."

Hunter stood up to greet my dad and Jade. I hadn't noticed them come in. Hunter and my dad acted as if they were old friends. Jade and I hugged awkwardly and I was impressed when Hunter didn't gape at her cleavage.

"Order anything you like. An old friend of mine owns the place." Dad said sitting down opposite Hunter.

"I thought this wasn't like you." I smiled sarcastically.

"What do you mean Em?"

"It's fancy."

"Not now please," dad pleaded with me, "We haven't even started eating."

"So what did you want to tell me?" I avoided his comment.

Jade was the one to speak, "Well your dad and I were actually wondering if we could discuss that at home. We have dessert back at the house?"

"I don't think -"

Hunter nudged me, "Come on Em, we have time."

I glared at him and saw my dad gratefully nod at Hunter.

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