Amelia
I took out my phone and dialed Daisy's number, "hey girl, how's the dinner going?"she asked immediately she came on the line. "Everything is going just fine. Eaten?" I asked, "yeah, about to go to bed, aren't you coming home?". "Something came up, I'm sleeping at my parents" I replied, "umm, how did you get there so fast?" She asked again. "I'll tell you when I'm back, I promise. Take care, I love you" with that I went off the line.
Rolland was staring at me all along with a huge smile on his face, "is something on my face boss?" I asked, "no, your face is perfect" he replied, "turn right" I said directing him as we entered my neighborhood. The street was quiet as we drove past it, I continued giving directions to Rolland till we finally arrived my parents house. I came down from the car with Rolland following closely behind. I pressed the button on the doorbell and got no response, I began to wonder if they were at home, "they are probably asleep, try again" Rolland said quietly behind me and I pressed the doorbell again. The door opened to reveal my mom in her night dress with Dad behind her.
"Mom"I called and she pulled me into a hug, "you're home" she whispered patting my hair, we released from the hug and I went over to my dad, he hugged me and gave me a peck on the forehead, "it's so good to have you here baby" he said and I smiled. His eyes wandered to where Rolland was standing and raised his brows, my mom looked at me expectantly.
"Forgive my manners. mom, dad, this is Mr Rolland my boss" I said and he gave them a smile, "hi sir, hi ma. I'm Rolland Stones" he explained again and my mom smiled widely, "nice to see you, come on in Sonny" she said pulling him inside the house, I looked at my father's emotionless face as he pulled me inside and locked the door behind him.
"So what brings you to our home Rolland?" my dad asked folding his hands as he waited for him to reply. "I'm sorry for the inconvenience we will be causing sir, it's my fault" he was saying when my dad cut him off, "point of correction mister, my daughter's presence is not inconveniencing, I think it's yours" he said, "dad?" I said behind him. "I apologise sir" Rolland said remorsefully, "what are you waiting for?, Get on with it. Why have you come here this late with my daughter?" He questioned, "honey, I think we should just let them rest. I'm sure they will still be here tomorrow, we can go on with the interrogations tomorrow" my mom tried to reason with him but he stood unmoved, "yes?, I'm waiting for your reply Mr Stones" he said instead and my mom groaned.
"I took your daughter out for dinner with my family and" he was saying but my dad cut him off again, "what do you mean dinner with your family?, I mean why will she go on a family dinner with you when she's not even your fiancee?" He asked again and I palmed my face. My mom just sat down and watched them as they talked, I was tired and needed to bath and sleep.
"She's my personal assistant sir, so I brought her to see my family and have dinner with them, although it did not end well" Rolland said and he hummed, "I was greatly annoyed by my Cousin brother so I angrily drove off to the place I cool off when I'm sad. It happens to be the highschool she attended, so she said we could spend the night here since her parents house was close to the school compound, that is why I'm here with her" he concluded and my father stared angrily at him. "So you drove your car angrily and my daughter was in there with you?!! How could you!, What if something happened to her?!" He yelled and Rolland began to apologise immediately. "I'm so sorry sir, it won't happen again" he pleaded, fear visible in his eyes. "Dad, I'm fine" I said and he heaved a sigh of relief. He went to sit close to my mom who glared hard at him. She stood up and walked to Rolland.
"You're welcome son. Would you like to have anything?" She asked and Rolland shook his head fearfully, "no, I'm fine ma" he said staring at my dad who was glaring at him from the side of his eyes. "Then come on, I will show you to your room, or would you like to share a room with Mel?" She asked and he gave her a little smile and was about replying when my dad cut in again.
"Of course not, he's not sleeping in the same room with my daughter. I don't trust him" he said standing in front of him again. "You're sleeping in the guest room with me. Don't worry, I will give you comfortable clothes to sleep on" he said dragging his ears making Rolland bend to be of the same height with him. "Honey, let the young man rest, i'm sure he means no harm" my mom shouted behind them but my father would not listen as he dragged him into the room.
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Mom turned to me with a sorry expression on her face, "I hope he won't take your father's action to heart" she said and I nodded in agreement, "come here baby, what's happening? You came unannounced, I hope all is well?" She asked concerned as she cuddled me. I must say I missed her cuddles, I relaxed in her arms as she patted my hair, "I'm fine mom" I said but she pulled me out of her arms and stared into my eyes, "you don't look bad, I believe you are well taken care of, Daisy didn't come with you?" She asked as she stood up and began walking to the kitchen cabinet, "no our visit was unexpected" I answered and she hummed, she came out later with two cups of hot chocolate tea, "who's that man?" She asked seriously, "he's my boss" I said collecting one of the cups from her, "thank you Mom" I said as I sipped the tea and she did same, "what kind of relationship do you have that you have to bring him here?" She asked staring intently at me, "it's complicated" I replied. "That's why I made tea, let's talk about this man over this cup of tea, shall we?" She asked with a smile and I nodded.
Rolland
Her father watched me like a hawk will watch it's prey as I wore the clothes he gave me to sleep on. "Come here" he said and patted the bed he was sitting on, I quickly sat down and looked at him expectantly, "tell me, how did you meet my daughter?" He asked and I took a deep breath before explaining how I met Amelia, from our encounter on the rooftop to how she ended up being my Personal assistant, he looked convinced with my explanation but his next question almost shook me out of place.
"Do you really have feelings for my daughter or you just want to break her heart?" He asked and I gulped down nothing. Do I have feelings for Amelia?, I haven't thought of that, I guess I like her because we do business together and even if I start having feelings for her, I don't wish it would be one sided. "I'm not sure of my feelings for her but I know I don't plan on breaking her heart anytime soon" I said and he nodded before laying on the bed.  "I've got my eyes on you, no sneaking out to check on her, do you understand me?" He asked and I nodded fearfully. He soon fell into a deep sleep and I chuckled silently, "what an overprotective father she has" I thought to myself as I lay on the small bed close to her father who's already snoring peacefully.
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Next morning
Amelia
I rubbed my eyes as I sat up from my bed. I yawned and stretched myself before going into the bathroom. My mom yelled my name downstairs and I came down after brushing my teeth.
"Morning Mom" I said giving her a peck, "morning Dad" I did the same, "morning Dad" I said again before settling on a chair in the dinning table. Wait a minute, when did I have two fathers I thought before looking around the table once more, my eyes landed on Mr Rolland, he had dark circles under his eyes, his hair was scattered and what was he even putting on?. I couldn't help laughing out loud as I stared at him, he gave me a dangerous glare and I swallowed my laughter, we began to eat in silence when my mother spoke up.
"I apologise on behalf of my husband for the way we welcomed you yesterday, please don't feel bad about it, we accept you and I want to thank you for taking very good care of our daughter" she said with a bright smile, "it's nothing" he replied. "I guess my daughter had told you little about the unforgettable experience she had while in school?" She said and he nodded and looked at me but I looked away poking my food. My dad sat quietly watching us, "we are planning on paying Adam, that's the guy who did the deed to her a visit today, do you mind tagging along?, I promise we will come back on time so that you can go back to your place" she said and he smiled. "I'll go with you ma, I would like to see this young man too".
We finished eating and I washed the dishes while mom cleaned up the house. As for Rolland, my dad took him outside and right now, he's washing my dad's car.
TBC