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.“Wait until I tell the rest of the neighborhood that little Scotty Griffin has a girlfriend.”“Yeah, yeah, you’ve had your fun.And please don’t call me Scotty, I am almost 22 years old for Fu-God’s sake.”She reaches out to ruffle my hair and totally undoes my faux hawk.“Why are you pulling your hair up into that peak? If you want a Mohawk, you should shave the sides like you are supposed to.I always taught you kids that you should do something right or don’t so it at all.”“No!” Yas practically yells.“I like your hair Scott, please don’t shave the sides.”I can’t resist playing with her a little.“So, you wouldn’t want me if I had a real hawk?”“I didn’t say that.Stop teasing me.I wouldn’t care if you were bald.Well, I mean, I would care but I would still love you.““I like this girl, Scotty.You better treat her right.”“I’m trying to Mrs.J,” I tell her ignoring that she called me Scotty again.“That’s why I brought her by to see my old house.” I turn to Yas.“When we moved to the bigger house, my parents didn’t want to sell this one.Mrs.J was about to be evicted because her building was being torn down, so she moved in here.”“That’s great.”“What he didn’t tell you is that they let me live here for free.”I shift from side to side, embarrassed.Like my parents, I don’t want attention on me for my good deeds.The awards ceremony in a few months is an exception to our rule and we wouldn’t be doing that if it wasn’t for it being given to us by Erin and Dave’s favorite charity.I still can’t believe that I have to wear a tux.Yas brings me back to the present.“I’m not surprised that they did that for you.The Griffin family is very special.”“Yes they are.Now, why don’t you two come in for some tea?”“We don’t have time for tea, but can Yasmin have a quick look around?”“Of course she can.”We go inside and Yas walks around saying that she loves this house too.The sincerity in her voice makes me believe her.She runs hers finger over my growth marks in the kitchen and takes a picture of them.We say our goodbyes and get several more hugs before we are on our way again.“Thank you for showing me where you grew up.Both places are so beautiful and I feel like I know so much more about you.”“I’ll tell you anything you want to know about me.You just have to ask.”“Anything? Even the secrets that John is keeping for you?”“Alright, maybe not everything.”Chapter 16YasToday has been amazing.The Art Institute was beyond words and Navy Pier was so fun.But, meeting John and Mrs.Johnson has been the best.Getting to see how much these people love my man was just so special.Seeing the homes that he grew up in was pretty cool, too.I wouldn’t call being tied to a bed by game controllers a highlight, except maybe it was.I mean, I wasn’t really into it, but it meant a lot to Scott and he made me as comfortable as possible.Especially after, when he told me that I was in charge next time.He knew I needed to have control after feeling so vulnerable.I love him for that.I can’t wait for the cruise and Windy City Tats.Zane has covered Scott in all of those beautiful tattoos and I know that he’s important to him.We get back to the hotel and as we walk through the lobby, the concierge intercepts us.“Your packages have arrived, Mr.Griffin.I had them taken up to your suite.”“Thanks,” Scott tells her, smiling and pulling some money out of his pocket for a tip.“What packages?” He is carrying my souvenir bags and I can’t imagine what else he could have had delivered today.“Surprise packages.” He leans down to kiss me lightly.“Let’s get upstairs so that you can see them.”I’m excited and a little nervous as we take the elevator upstairs.Scott opens the door and motions for me to go in first.I walk in and see several bags from the Art Institute covering one of the couches.“Wh-what are those, Scott?”“Everything you wanted from the museum store,” he tells me quirking the eyebrow with his piercing, causing the barbell in it to raise up, too.“Everything I wanted? I only wanted the t-shirt and poster that I had you buy me.”“No, you only asked me for the t-shirt and poster.You wanted many other things.I saw your eyes light up and you bite your bottom lip several times in that store.” He walks over and cups my face with his hands.“I knew you that you were going to do something like that.That you would tell me only a couple things because you don’t want me spending money on you.But, I want to spend my money on you.There’s no one I would rather spend my money on [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]