19

Immediately we heard Rosa yell for us to come down, we knew it was time for food.

Someway somehow, I had been able to spend my afternoon with Darien in his room without checking the time.

Rosa said the grace and we all dived in to eat. Apparently the food wasn't a strange meal but rather a delicious one and made up my mind to ask for the recipe.

I hummed every time I took a bite because the food just melted in my mouth, I couldn't wait to share the recipe with my mom.

I looked around the table to see I was the first person to finish and this made me shy since this was not the first impression I wanted Darien's parent to have of me.

I picked up the napkin on my side to clean my hands and sipped the wine slowly.

"Oh dear please eat more, I made this for you." I really wished I could say no to Rosa but I really wanted to have more, I hummed again taken a huge bite and moaned at the taste of the meal in my mouth.

"Rosa if you don't mind, I would love to have the recipe for this dish." I asked after gulping down some wine.

"Of course." I made a happy yay mentally and went back to my food.

"Tell us dear, how long have you been in your field of work?"

"Uh for almost four years." I humbly answered and she looked at me in awe.

"I've always wanted to be on the screen doing some show or something. I remember when I was a child, I use to stand infront of my mirror with my hairbrush and speak like Barbara Walters." Rosa spoke reminiscing her good old days.

I was so happy she mentioned Barbara Walters, the woman was a huge media personality.

"That's really nice Rosa and your looks would have made everyone watch you." she grinned at my compliments making me smile.

"My Rosa is very beautiful." Mr. Walls added rubbing the back of her wife who was red like a tomato.

"So how is it like with your work, I mean we watch you on the screens and honey you do look beautiful, is it always easy?" I shook my head with a smile and replied.

"Never easy Rosa. At times I have to go over pronunciations and check if the words are all correct, my boss normally wants me to stick to what's coming out of the teleprompter but me being stubborn, I add somethings to it to make it more interesting to watch the news".

I took another bite thinking about all the times I made Jordon mad but thank heavens I still got the job.

"I get it now. I thought it was that easy but you do it so well. If I had a daughter, I would have want her to venture into your field." Warmth crept up to my cheeks making me fidget, I've never been good with attention and the Walls, who were known to be the A-listers were complimenting me.

"Oh Rosa maybe you could join me in the studio when you have time to see how things are done there that is, if you're free?" I smiled and she squealed again getting out from her seat to hug me.

"Oh my God really! Count me in." She walked back to the kitchen to bring desserts rambling about her schedule and tried to look for a perfect day to come to the studio. I smiled and shook my head sipping my wine.

"Thank you, for doing that for my Rosa." Mr. Walls gave me a warm smile patting my hand on the table and before I could fish out a reply she was back with lemon cakes.

"I know I shouldn't ask you this dear but are you seeing someone?" I blinked twice and scooped the dessert.

"Seeing someone as in..."

"Oh how do you people say it these days, do you have a boyfriend?" I chocked on my cake at her words.

"Oh mom see what you did?" Darien patted my back telling me it was okay as I coughed loudly.

"I'm sorry-" I tried to apologize for my manners but my chest and throat weren't done tormenting me. I coughed louder again and sipped the water brought to my lips.

After a while, I started feeling better and sighed,

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to act like that." I cleared my throat looking at Darien's parents who sat there quietly.

"It's fine dear we were worried about you, maybe I shouldn't have asked." I shook my head telling her it was fine.

"I'm not seeing anyone." Rosa beamed at my words and spoke quickly in French making me confused.

"Mum please." Darien grumbled playfully glaring at his mom,

"okay fine, but honey you're more than welcome to this house. You know what? I'm going to prepare a room for you in case you want to stay here and please call me mom."

Her statement left me utterly confused but shrugged it off since she was so happy. Mr. Walls laughed at his son who was sitting beside me with his cheeks tainted red.

"You're blushing, again." my mouth twitched at his red ears.

"You guys". He rubbed his ears with his palm grumbling at us for ganging up against him and jogged to his room.

"Keturah, thank you." Rosa embraced me taking me by surprise, I didn't know what she was thanking me for but I sure was glad she was happy and that means Darien's parents liked me no scratch that. They love me.

Mr. Walls left us to his office but not before giving Rosa a kiss. We spent the next hour washing the dishes and talking about fashion, what was trending, food and his son.

Darien came back with my phone telling me my mom has been calling for a while. I excused myself and called her back.

"I thought you said you were coming home three hours ago?" she didn't wait for me to say hello,

"I'm sorry mom, I'm at Darien's place but I'm coming home." I replied knowing she will fuss about hearing his name.

"Ooh that's okay, greet him for me will you?" I nodded forgetting that she can't see me "yes mom, bye" I sighed and went back to the kitchen.

I don't know what they were talking about but when I got there, Darien's face was that of a tomato again with his mom sighing dramatically.

"I'm sorry Rosa but I have to head home now. My mom is expecting me." she sadly pouted but hugged me.

"My boy here was telling me about the dresses oh and don't forget to follow me on the gram, I just followed your page not too long ago.

"Oh Rosa!" I beamed completely speechless and grabbed my phone from my pocket to do that and indeed she did sent me a follow request. "done" she clapped and smiled.

"Now honey, please drop her home for me and oh how about Friday? I want to come see your work at the studio." I grinned and nodded "I'll be coming with her." Darien added pushing me out of the kitchen.

"Wait I have to let your father know I'm leaving." We walked to Mr. Walls' office and waited for him as he was on the phone.

"You're leaving aren't you?" I nodded still shy well intimidated by the man.

"We'll it was nice having you around, do pass by even if he's not around." he pointed at his son and hugged me taken me by surprise.

"Uh thank you...thank you very much for having me." my cheeks were warm and I felt hot at the same time. I whisper yelled when we left Mr. Walls office.

"Did you see that, he hugged me oh my God!" Darien chuckled and led me to his car.

" Looks like my parents love you." we both grinned buckling up our seatbelts,

"well what's there not to love about me?" He playfully gagged and laughed taking my hand in his.