Chapter 43: The worst timing in history

The footsteps got closer. Every step was heavier than the last, and my heart pounded faster with each one.

Maya wasn’t aware yet– she was prepping for how she’d kiss my mom’s feet.

My breath hitched and i stayed still like if i moved a meotorite might fall above our heads.

Maya finally looked back at me with a confused expression. “Why do look like you just saw a ghost”

I didn’t respond. It fet like my heart was in my throat.

A few seconds later, the footsteps became much more heavier and it drew maya’s attention.

She turned and even i could see the shock in her expression.

It wasn’t like my worried shock, it was more like ‘oh it is about to go down and i’m so sat for the show’ kind of shock.

He came into view and his eyes locked on mine immediately with that annoying smug smirk on his face.

The smirk that instantly dropped after scanning the situation at hand. “What happened?” he asked calmly with a hint of something tense buried underneath.

Maya blinked twice then her face went wide with the widest smile i’ve ever seen on her face. “Well this just got interesting”

I shot her a look and she shrunk like a puppy that had just been cautioned.

“What are you doing here?” i asked in a hushed but tense tone.

“Answering my question with a question, are we”

God.

The way he spoke did something to me that i couldn’t say out loud.

I moved closer and was now face to face with the king of smug smirks.”i’m serious klaus, you shouldn’t be here”

He leaned in “and yet here i am” he whispered.

My cheeks flushed so visibly that i was so sure he noticed because he fucking smiled and that smile, oh that smile alone did things to me.

I heard maya giggle from behind and i really wanted the ground to swallow me whole. Literally not metaphorically.

“Why are you sitting outide with a bag” he said his head tilting to the side and his eyes fixed on my bag.

I opened my mouth to blurt out a believable lie but maya, being the traitor that she is spoke before i could get so much as an ‘i’ from my mouth.

“She got kicked out”

I turned to her direction so quickly my neck almost snapped and i gave her the dirtiest look i could muster at that moment.

“What?! He was going to find out anyway” she said lowering her gaze like she had committed an offense– which she did!

“Why?” he asked bluntly.

I couldn’t decide if he meant why was i kicked out or why i was mad at maya for telling him i got kicked out. I went with the first one any way.

I took a deep breath.

Because the universe hated me and wanted to make my life a living hell, the gate swung open again and this time i was sure it wasn’t some suprise guest.

One part of me really wished it was BTS coming to tell me i’d won the spend a day with your idols challenge i dreamed of desperately.

But I was jolted out of lala land when my mom’s mom jeans, basic blouse and those blue crocs she always wore to get groceries.

She stepped into view holding two full bags of veggies, milk and what not with the most stern, annoyed look on her face.

Her eyes landed on me first.

Then maya

Then …. Klaus

She froze mid-step her eyes darting around like her brain was slowly processing what her eyes were seeing.

My heart threatened to do a triple flip and escape the intensity of the situation Which would honestly help right now because then I would have to die on the spot.

“M…mom”

“Who's this” she said her voice so sharp it literally cut through the air and bled.

Her eyes stayed on klaus accessing him from head to toe in the most noticeable, uncomfortable way possible and she wasn't the slightest bit apologetic.

I opened my mouth to talk but closed it immediately.

What was I going to say?

Hey mom this is the boy I kissed and slept over at his place last night.

Or mom meet klaus, the reason for our argument this morning.

Nothing I would say could calm the air.

Klaus stepped forward and I was convinced that there was no way I was going to survive this one.

“My name is klaus” he said calmly.

Of course he was calm. He is klaus.

Maya sucked in a breath behind me and I saw my literal soul leave my body.

What the fuck was he even doing. Like shut the fuck up and do not make things worse klaus.

My heart rate kept on increasing each second.

I opened my mouth to talk but before I could get a word out, Klaus reached out and took the grocery bags from my mom’s hands.

I stood in shock, my mouth wide opened.

“Let me help with that” he said followed by a smile like it was the most normal thing to do at this particular moment.

I blinked twice. Mom did too.

Time seemed to slow down in the moment.

I turned slowly and caught maya's eyes because I was sure if there's was anybody To shout WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON, it would be maya.

Her eyes were wide and her lips were slighty parted like she was figuring out what language she could use to curse.

I turned to him–

Klaus.

He wasn't looking at me, obviously. I stared at him so hard I was sure lasers would shoot out any minute more.

He smiled widely looking at my mom?

His focus was entirely on her and he wasn't terrified not even in the slightest.

He was…. Calm

And that alone pissed me the fuck off.

I finally looked at my mom– the goddess herself.

I forgot how to breathe.

Her face was completely still.

She didn't look angry, disappointed or like she wanted to shout but that wasn't the issue– she also didn't look pleased, happy or like she appreciated the kind gesture.

I couldn't read her.

My heart was racing so fast it felt like it was trying to escape my chest.

What if she slaps him?

What if she never lets me in the house again?

What if she never likes Klaus and makes me stay away from him?

Or worse……

What if she did like him and plans to butt in our business for the rest of our lives?