He Only Married Me To Show Her That He Already Moved On

Madi's POV:

"You're boyfriend is here?" I bite my lips when she turned to me with the same wide eyes as mine. "I thought you said he's busy? Ohh.. he followed you all the way from Chicago?"

"Uhm.."

"Oh my baby, I'm so excited to meet him! Let's go!" she said as she stand and pulled my hand. 

"Mom...?"

"Come on, Madielyn! I can't wait to see him!" she excitedly pulled me towards the front door. Yeah, she's more excited than me. 

-'Oh dear God! Why did you let my Mom be single at this age? Why didn't you give her the second man in her life?"

I gulped when I saw him standing outside the gate. He's just wearing a simple white shirt and a denim pants. He's also wearing black shades and with a suitcase in his right hand. He's so hot, s.e.xy and good looking in his simple outfit, but I felt again the same feeling of disappointment when I remember how many times I have tried to call him.. since last night. And how many text messages I've sent to him just to ask him if he's still willing to go with me? But I got none from all of it. 

He took off his shades and looked at me with a hint of regret in his both eyes. Then the guard pressed the automatic controller to open the huge gate. And do you know what's the next thing that happened? My dearest mother run towards Gabriel and hugged him tight with the biggest grin in her both eyes..and then she turned to me. 

"Oh my God, Madielyn! Am I already in heaven? Am I now seeing God? Oh gosh, your boyfriend is so handsome!"

I bite my lips when I saw Gabriel's eyes shined in amus.e.m.e.nt while watching me and my Mom. 

"He's more than handsome than Tom Cruise!" she said while smiling widely. And I need to put hand on my face to cover myself from blushing. 

-'I can feel you, Mom. But dear God! I am asking you again, why did you let her be single at this moment?'-

"Hey, I'm Cherry.. Madi's mother." she offered her hand for a handshake and he accepted it immediately by bringing it to his lips. And I almost rolled my eyes when I saw Mom's reaction. 

"I'm Gabriel, Madi's boyfriend. It's an honor for me to meet you, Mrs. Davis." he said smiling. But I noticed how my Mom stiffened by his last words. 

"Ohh.. yeah.. It's also nice to finally meet the one who captured my daughter's heart." she smiled and just ignored his words. "By the way, Madi said.. you're busy. Was it the reason why you're late right now?"

"Y-Yes Ma'am, I'm sorry if I let your daughter alone in her flight."

"Oh, it's okay. But please, just call me Cherry, or Aunt Cherry.. or maybe you can also call me Mom, like Madi." she winked at him. 

"Can I choose the last one?"

"Oh sure, sweety! Call me Mom. I would appreciate that."

I'm just watching them exchanging their sweet, and nice comments for each other. 

"Love.."

I also become stiff when he turned to me and called me in that endearment. And because we were in front of my mother, I need to act normal again... the same old Madi in front of her. 

I smiled at him and pouted. "I thought you're busy!"

He smiled back and pulled me into a tight hugged. His manly scent mixed with his cologne filled my nostrils. 

"I'm sorry. I just had an important thing to do, that's why I can't answer my phone. I'm sorry." he whispered lowly in my ear as he repeatedly kissed my head and my temple. 

-'Yeah, I already know that. You're busy with her, and who am I to complain.. I'm just nothing to you..'-

I gulped to control my emotions. When I didn't say anything, he pulled back and looked at me directly into my eyes. 

"I'm sorry." He said, his voice barely a whisper while cupping my both cheeks. I also looked at him and I don't know if he saw the hurt in my both eyes, because he muttered a curse in a very low voice. 

"Damned it!"

He kissed me twice in my forehead before he pulled me again and hugged me tightly. He put his head in the crook of my neck while whispering his sorry. But our little scene came different to my mother's eyes. For her.. Gabriel was just saying sorry for coming late and for letting me alone in my flight. 

"Ahh.. you're so sweet, my babies! Young love, sweet love." she said dreamily while smiling widely at us. 

I pulled back and inhaled deeply before I tried to smile again. 

"It's okay love, at least you came."

I kissed his cheek so I can show to my mother that there's nothing wrong between us and in this scene in front of her. 

"So, I think I don't need to introduce my Mom, because she already introduced herself." I said while looking at my Mother who's playfully glaring at me. "And Mom, for sure you already know my boyfriend's name, right?"

"Hmp! Don't mind her Gab." she said grabbing Gabriel's arm. 

"Nickname basis in an instant?" I just asked myself lowly. 

"Muttering something, Madielyn? You can share it with us."

I bite my lips... she heard me? "Oh, it's nothing Mom." I said chuckling. "What I mean is.. let's go inside?"

"Oh yeah. Just put your suitcase there. Someone's gonna take it inside. Let's go."

My Mom lead the way to the front door. And I felt Gabriel's hand intertwined with mine. I looked at him with a silent in my eyes, but he just smiled and kissed my forehead. 

When we were inside, I noticed how his eyes roamed around the whole living room. 

"Madi, show Gabriel his room first, and then go back in here so we can serve him your best dishes." she winked at me and we're about to turn around when she called me again. "Or it's better to let him stay in your room. You know what I mean." she wiggled her eyebrows and I heard Gabriel chuckled beside me and my face blushed in a thousands shades of tomato. 

"Mom?" I glared at her but she just laughed at me. 

"Why? You're both a.d.u.l.ts, you can do------"

"Oh my gosh! Don't listen to my Mom!" I pulled Gabriel's hand. I really wish the floor to open and swallow me at the moment when he's still laughing behind me. 

"I like your Mom." he said when we were about to climb the huge staircase. 

"I'm sorry, she's not a conservative person. You know.." I shrugged my shoulders. 

"No, I said I like her. She's really fun to talk with."

"I know, but she's also a straightforward person. If she likes you, you will know it immediately by how she greeted you. But if not.. she would never beat around the bush and will tell you personally and right away when she saw you." I sighed and let go of his hand, but he take it again. 

I looked at him but his eyes were not on me but to the frames hanging on the wall while were climbing upstairs. 

"You didn't tell me you're living in a huge mansion. And you're also a princess."

I know it's just a joke and I just smiled and shrugged my shoulders. 

"Don't worry, it's not just you."

"You mean, some of your friends didn't know that you're living in a castle?"

"It's not a castle. Yeah, it's a huge house.. but for me it's more a home than a mansion."

"But why did you choose to live in a small apartment in Chicago?"

I laughed at his question. Actually, I couldn't count in my head on how many times I heard that question. 

"Because for me it's not important whether you live in a house or a castle----"

"No, what I mean is.. you used to live here. How did you adjust that easily?"

"Ahh.. maybe because I'm used to live in a simple way? Yes, I grew up here but.. my Mom always told me to keep my feet on the ground. She never let me used in living with a nanny or with maids around me. She let me wash my own clothes, clean my own room and anything that a girl should know about her being a woman."

"Really?" he asked me as if he can't believe the new information he heard from me. 

"Yeah. Really." I smiled and nodded. "Here's your room." I opened the door which is just beside my own room. "The next one is my room." I pointed the next door. 

"So...?" I asked after he toured his eyes around. 

"Well.. it's nice and cosy." he said putting his both hands inside of his pants pocket. "Can I see your room?"

"And why?" I scrunched my eyebrows. 

He shrugged. "Nothing. I just want to compare your room here and to your room in our house."

I gulped when he said 'our house' instead of 'his house'. 

"Okay."