Chapter 6

There was an unavoidable awkward silence between the both of us, the only thing that lighten up the mood was the news from the radio.

I put my pinky finger on my lip, I felt tempted to chew on it, what could I do? I was sitting here extremely scared of what this man had in mind to do to me, for all we know he could be plotting something evil within him just to get rid of the baby.

My fear didn't stop me from throwing in a few glances at him as he was so focused on the road that I don't think he noticed me staring. 

We drove around for a long time without him not saying a single word to me. After sometime he stopped the car at a part of the road before he turned to me.

"We are going to your mom's house, but I don't think I got the directions right" he said to me, his voice was calm and soothing unlike the time he caught me in his room. I didn't leave out he surprise look I had on my face, why did he want to take me to see my mum? I know it was a good deed he was doing but why?

I looked around to check were we were so I could give him the directions he requested. Turns out he was close by but he missed a turn which would have been a shorter route to my house.

We eventually got to my house and I just couldn't wait to jump out of the car and rush in to hug my mum, it's been a month since I last saw her and I really missed her so much that I could cry right now but I know Damon wouldn't want to see that, he was already irritated as it is.

Damon decided to stay outside giving me two hours to greet my mom and get out of the house. 

I so much miss the smell of my house, it felt warm and homely unlike the Damon's family mansion that was a living hell but with no flames.

I walked stealthily into the living room so I could surprise my mum even though I know she might not recognize me. My mother is suffering from dementia, it started when my father left us and went to heaven, mum was devastated and there was so little I could do to control her trauma as I was still a teen then.

My mum spent all her time in her room and never opened it until midnight when she would sneak out to get food, the situation got worse as time went by and this is what the result is.

"Boo!!!" I shouted in an act to surprise my mum, she was watching a cartoon featuring on the screen, she turned to me while I was still in my pause form after all failed. 

"Monica?....." Mum said dragging the name as she sounded a little unsure. Monica was her sister and everyone says that I look like her even though I haven't laid eyes on my aunt yet.

I took my mum's hands and held it in my palm while I nodded, affirming that I was indeed Monica. Her bright smile when she heard this really made me happy, so happy that could lean closer to her.

"Oh Monica..... You said you will be here before Professor toodles sing" she pouted while pointing at the television screen where she was watching the ending of the cartoon.

"I am so sorry" I pleaded before I kissed her hand, she forcefully removed her hand and folded it below her breast.

"You promise you would come, Go! I don't want to ever see you" she stood up and left the living room, I guessed that Monica had upset her.

She went to the window and looked outside, I followed her to see what she was blushing at. "Come here... Monica over here.... There is a hot guy at our front yard" her smile went above her cheeks, I looked out the window to see Damon sitting at the front of his car while talking to someone on his airpod, I can't deny that he looked sexy from the this view point.

"He reminds me of your dad.... Why don't you tell him to come in?" My mum said and this time it was directed at me, Priscilla and not Monica, this has never happened for the last four years I lived my life as Monica and today she saw me as her daughter because of Damon.

She touched my cheeks and smiled, "His is your boyfriend right?" She waited for me to respond but there was nothing to respond here, Damon wasn't my boyfriend infact he wasn't even a friend and lying to mum now could bring issues.

Whether I wanted to lie or not, there I was nodding my head which made my mom smile. "Tell him to come in.... I never got to meet any of your boyfriend" she urge me to go bring him in as I dragged my feet on the ground looking for an excuse not to.

I stepped out sighing. This was the first and only favor I would ask from this man. I stood at his front waiting for him to be done with his phone which I knew could take forever, he looked at me with those dashing blue eyes before taking off his airpod and asked, "Are you done?"

I shook my head, "I have about thirty minutes left..... I just need a favor" I asked which made him raise his brow and I swallowed hard, if it was Xander who took me I am sure this would have been easy.

"What is it?" He wryly almost like a groan like he might not do it but just want to know.

"My mum...." I pointed at the window which my mum stood watching us from the inside, Damon turned to see her and my mum waved at the both of us but Damon didn't wave back, he just turned his attention back to me.

"What about her?" He asked.

"She thinks you are my boyfriend" I said which made Damon squint his eyes trying to see how in the world that could ever be possible.

"What did you say?" He asked. 

"....." I look down at my feet trying to gather up courage for the next thing I was about to do which will definitely be a surprise to Damon, I know I shouldn't have done that because of the situation with his late wife and all but right now my mum needs this. 

I forcefully shoved my arm in his before I kissed his cheeks and smiled, I looked at the window to see if my mum got any of it and she wasn't at the window which made me feel scared not minding how Damon was feeling right now.

Mum came out from the front door and stood between the both of us with a wider smile. "I can't believe I finally get to see my baby happy again" she looked up at Damon, something I can't do, even right now. "Why don't you come in for cup of coffee or tea? My nanny makes the best" Mummy said nicely and I knew Damon would decline so I thought of way to twist out of the situation.

Before I could come up with something Damon spoke. "Would love to" he walked side by side with my mum as she ushered him in.

Damon crossed his legs before putting away any disturbing devices that could affect his acting, I don't know why he was agreeing to do any of this but I was glad because it made my mother so happy.

The nanny taking care of my mother was somewhat my age by size but I heard she was a lot older than I was, while we sat there mum couldn't stop raving about how nice she was and how fun it was to have her.

Damon sipped his tea ___ that was what he preferred to cup of coffee, before he looked at me while turning over the photo album, it was mum's idea to show him how I looked at when I was born up until this point.

We we're having so much fun including Damon who I thought would be annonyed about how much time we were spending, infact he spoke and joked a lot which made my mum laugh, it was just so unlike the man at the mansion who was cold and blank to emotions.

Every thing came to an end when mum went back to her childlike self and had to rest. We we're back to silence when Damon drove us back to the mansion. I came out of the car and stood waiting for him to get down as well so I could thank him but he didn't rather he zoomed off.