Tristan's POV"Are you sure about this"? She asks me for the tenth time tonight and I rest my hands on her thighs and squeeze lightly"Red, I'm fucking sure about this, we've been in this car for 10 minutes now, we really should go inside" I answer her and she breathes out."You know once we step out of this car, there's definitely no turning back, by the end of this date the Media and probably everyone in the business world will know" she says making me nod"I don't care about all that Red, all I care about is you and you're here with me so let's do this" I say taking her hand in mine "and besides it's just one date, the first among others, the earlier they get used to seeing us together the better because this will definitely not be the last time" I tell her with wink.I can see how nervous and scared she is, she already told me about her fear of going on this date with me and I assured her nothing of that sort will happen.She thinks being seen with me like this will make people th

Tristan's POV"Baby you're not meeting my whole family, it's just Tilda, Belle, Amber and Rhys" I explain to her and she just sighs and groans nervously "mom and dad won't be there, neither will Elaine" I tell her and she sinks further in her seatI had been trying to convince her for the past one hour that she would be just fine but She's been adamant, she was shocked to hear that I had another sibling aside Elaine."It still doesn't help the fact that I'm nervous" she mutters and I just smile at her before taking her hand in mine."Red, Tilda is a little kid you've met before, Amber is just a kid too, Belle and Rhys are cool, trust me you'll love them" I tell her reassuringly."If you told me the file I was bringing to your house was meant for your brother and we had to bring it together, I wouldn't have come" she says with a pout and a playful glare"Look I'll be by your side the whole time" I calm her "if you're this scared about meeting a bunch of 3 and 6 year olds and my very co

Tristan's POVWe were doing okay, then what happened?What did I say to make her wanna be away from me?I was still standing in my room after she left minutes ago that she needed some space, did I say something wrong?Or maybe I did something wrong?I'm struggling to think of why she would suddenly do a 360 with her mood, or is she on her period? No I doubt it, I look at the bed to see if there's any stain but nothing.She was really cool with Rhys and Belle, she didn't even act out of character and I can tell Rhys likes her already.I walk out the room and to the living room, she's not there so I know she's in the kitchen, I walk inside to find her perched on the chair there drinking water.She looks distant, her body is here but her mind and focus are far away from here, she doesn't even notice I'm there with her until I sit opposite her and take her hand in mine."Rissa talk to me, did I do something wrong"? I ask and she just sighs out before shaking her head at me, I only call he

Tristan's POVAfter telling Rhys and Justin good night, I walk back into the bedroom to find Rissa already set for bed.I climb on the bed beside her and pull her close to me "did you eat"? I ask because I didn't see her eat or cook since she got back"Yeah" she nods "Maya and I got food before we got back home" she tells me and I nod before kissing the crown of her head"Thank you Tristan for today, for calling Maya over and letting us use your card" she whispers out and I just chuckle, she's so cute when she's nervous, I know there's more she wants to say but she holds it back"You don't have to thank me baby, I did it because I wanted to, because you deserve it" and because I love you but I don't add that part, I just look at her with so much joy and adoration.I remember what Rhys had told me today while we were out with Justin and Ethan about him having great respect for her.He told me about their conversation yesterday, he said he didn't expect such boldness from a 19 year old,

Tristan's POVI didn't expect to see Rissa in my office when I got back and I definitely didn't expect to find her folder in her hands, she was looking at it with pain written across her face.She looked up at me the moment I entered, her eyes were red but no tears yet, I walk further into the office."Is this why you've been avoiding me, why you've been ignoring my very existence"? She asks pain evident in her voice, I don't even know what to tell her in this moment, I'm just looking at her."You did a background check on me and found a few things about me, so suddenly you feel disgusted by me" she says her voice cracking at the end, I look at her eyes and the tears are already gathering"Red it's not....." I try to explain but she cut me off"When were you going to tell me about it"? She asks "or were you going to keep ignoring me until I finally realized that you no longer needed me"? She spits out"Rissa, let's not do this here, not now" I breath out and she shakes her head at me