Chapter 44: This has to be a joke

Mom didn't say anything. At least not immediately.

Klaus maintained that stupidly cute smile. Maya and I were frozen– literally.

She moved. She walked past Klaus like she didn't care that he was holding groceries she spent more than ten dollars on.

My brain could not process what was going to happen next as I had already imagined a thousand possibilities of what was going to happen next and I died in all of them.

Mom’s voice cut through the tension.

“Well?” she stopped a few steps ahead and turned her back to us “aren’t you taking them inside” she was talking to klaus, then a casual tone slipped out “come on”

WHAT THE LITERAL FUCK !!

I wanted to scream but it felt like my soul left my body before any sound could come out.

There was a commanding silence that lingered. Even the birds outside literally paused in the tension.

My brain diverted a few days ago when Ethan came to pick me up for a date. Mom mentioned she liked Klaus.

So this means—

Maya aggressively grabbed my arms, disrupting my journey down the memory lane.

“What the fuck is going on tessa?” she whispered, clutching my arms tightly.

“I don’t fucking know” i whispered with my teeth and pulled back my arms in force.

Did my mom just invite Klaus into her house? The same person that allowed her to send her own daughter out of the house by the way.

Klaus didn’t move immediately. He actually paused– I would've appreciated it if he paused and actually thought before grabbing the groceries or before coming here in the first place.

“Yes ma’am” he said, his voice was smooth like butter– see what i did there.

Was it me or did Klaus look ten times hotter when he was being respectful.

Focus Tessa! Focus.

I turned sharply and gave him a stern look that screamed ‘you just betrayed me you bitch, don't you dare smile’

Newsfalsh– he smiled.

He adjusted his grip on the grocery bags and started walking towards the front door like he totally lived there.

I wanted to warn him that he might be part of the meal my mom was about to cook– not metaphorically.

What if she chopped part of his flawless body to make the best human meat soup of all time.

Or she lies that fingers grow back and convince him to cut an entire finger, fry and eat it.

Stop it Tessa, mom’s not a monster and Klaus can handle himself.

“oh , i am not leaving”maya whispered excitement filled her voice “even if i die today, im happy to die entertained”

“You are not helping maya” i muttered

“And yet you love me”

“Not right not i dont”

We both hurried behind them. Because there was no actual way in the whole of this earth or even in space that I was letting Klaus go in  alone with my mom.

The door opened and I was right behind him, one foot already crossing the threshold and Maya was practically glued by my side.-- clinging to me like an over-attached puppy.

And then—

The door slammed shut right in our faces.

WHAT THE FUCK!

Maya and I shared a look and then back to the door in our faces.

I caught mom’s death glare from the other side of the door and it sent shivers down my spine and possibly my brain too.

My brain did that thing that allows me to be a 5 months old baby for a split second.

“Did she just–” Maya started

“Yes” i jumped back in “she just did”

We heard the sound of the lock clicking from the other side and Maya flung a hand over her mouth.

“No freaking way” she whispered “no freaking way!!” she screamed.

I stepped closer to the door, knocking slightly.”Mom?”

No response.

I knocked harder this time.

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“Mom please open the door”

Still nothing.

I rested my forehead on the door as though it would connect our minds.

“You can’t lock your daughter out and let a total stranger you've never properly met inside our house”

I stayed there for a minute or two, sighed , walked over to the porch and sat down quietly trying to ignore the continuous mocking laughter from maya who was practically rolling on the floor.

“Enough maya, it is not funny”

“It is,” she replied, still laughing hysterically.

I didn't know how long I spent overthinking the current situation but it felt like ten minutes later when the door suddenly swung open.

I stood up almost immediately and walked over to find my mom standing there. Her expression was finally readable and I could tell she was exhausted.

“Never say those words to me ever again” was all she said and I jumped on her in a really tight hug.

“I promise,” I whispered.

I opened my eyes and saw Klaus over at the kitchen smiling like he had won a battle.

“I made bacon and eggs, come inside” she said with a smile.

I was starving like an ant who didn't prepare for the rainy days and i knew that because i ate like the world was ending tomorrow and klaus noticed.

I let out a soft chuckle, food stuffed in my mouth."It just tastes really nice”

Awkward.

He just stared at my lips with a look that could devour my entire being.

He looked so hot like that and I couldn't help myself  but blush like a total fool.

Maya noticed and intentionally cleared her throat. Mom who was originally reading a book on ‘how to deal with your teen child who thinks they are adults, book two’ looked up and started using her eyes to scan the situation.

She shut the book and dropped it on the table.

“So are you two dating?” She asked if it was the normal thing to say while having breakfast.

Very classy mom.

I almost choked on my eggs and Klaus immediately shoved a glass of water to my face like I was a sick patient having an episode.

I drank some and dropped the glass on the table. I thought that was enough to distract my mom but she just stared patiently waiting for klaus to finishing showing that he obviuisly cared about me in front of my mom.

Then–

“well ?” she paued and her eyes gazed from me to klaus then back at me “are you dating or not?”