Trapped In Her Heart

Two days later. 

"For how many days?" Charlotte inquired. 

"I don't know, I think they are going to stay here for at least a week or so," Ellie answered while re-checking everything she was supposed to take with her to the old apartment. 

"So Mr. Stewart is going to be alone," she chuckled. 

"Don't say that in front of Seb, he is still very bumped about staying all by himself for a week or more." 

Ruffling Bojo's hair, she asked, "How will he be alone? Aren't they going to stay here?" 

Ellie nodded her head and answered, "They will be staying here but you know how Seb is—" Helplessly shaking her head, she sighed, "Sometimes he acts like a baby." 

"Well, isn't he your baby?" 

Just then, the house telephone rang and Ellie quickly picked it up. "Oh, please send her up and next time don't stop her from entering the apartment." 

"Who is it?" 

Hanging up the call, she answered, "It's Seb's mother." 

"Why is she here?" 

"I really don't know." Grabbing her phone from the table, she quickly called Sebastian who had stepped out for a bit to get gifts for her parents. 

Just then Rebecca entered the apartment. 

All of a sudden, Bojo and Boji started barking out loud and pounded upon Rebecca who screamed in shock. 

Ellie threw her phone away and quickly managed to grab Bojo's collar while Charlotte grabbed Boji's. But that didn't stop the two well mannered dogs from growling at the person who had just entered the apartment. 

Nervously looking at Rebecca, Ellie explained, "I am sorry, they are usually very well-mannered and friendly with everyone, I don't know what happened today." 

Squatting down, Charlotte caressed Boji's head to calm her down. "Well, I have heard that dogs have a special sense which helps them understand whether a person has good or bad intentions. So they tend to attack people who have bad intentions towards their favourite human." 

When Rebecca glared at her, she shrugged her shoulders, "I am just stating a fact." 

"Sebastian has stepped out for a while, he should be back soon. Please make yourself comfortable," Ellie politely greeted her. 

"I don't have the time to wait or sit, I am in a hurry." Pausing for a while, Rebecca added, "I heard that your parents are coming to L.A today." 

"Yes, they are." 

"I would like to meet them and Sebastian's father also wants to do the same, I hope they won't have any problem." 

"O-Of course not," Ellie nervously stuttered. "I'll let them know." 

"Hmmm, ask Seb to come and meet me in the mansion tomorrow when he has time. I'll tell him the time and place." Without waiting for her reply, she briefly frowned at Bojo and Boji who were still growling at her before walking out of the apartment. 

"Oh God, what the hell was that?" Charlotte gasped. 

Nervously biting her lower lip, Ellie started panicking, "Okay, I did not expect this at all. What do I do now? How will we manage everything? What if our parents don't get along?" 

Placing her hand on Ellie's shoulder, Charlotte tried to calm her down. "Relax, why are freaking out? Everything will be as smooth as butter, okay?" 

"But—"

"There is no but El, it's just a parents meet. That is just a formality, something that is important but not so important," she explained. 

Just then Sebastian entered the apartment. When he saw Ellie's anxious expression, he frowned. "What happened? Why do you look so worried?" 

Before Ellie could say anything, Charlotte grabbed her bag. "Well, since Seb is here, I will take my leave and give you two some privacy." Giving Ellie a hug, she added, "Don't worry, you will just stress yourself out and stress is not good for the skin." 

After Charlotte left, Sebastian kept the gifts on the table before approaching her. "What happened honey? Is everything okay?" 

"Your mom was here and—" 

"And? Did she tell you something?" Without waiting for her reply, he fished out his phone from his pocket. "Let me talk to her." 

Grabbing his phone, she kept it on the couch. "Seb, will you listen to the entire thing first and then react?" Without waiting for his reply, she explained "Your mom was here a while ago, she wants to meet my parents when they are in L.A." 

"What? She told you that?" 

"Yes and your father wants to meet them too." Sitting on the couch, she sighed, "I don't know what to do." 

Sitting beside her, he pulled her into his embrace. "Why are you panicking then? I thought something serious might have happened, you will give me a heart attack one day." Kissing her forehead, he assured her. "If you don't want them to meet now, I'll talk to dad and reschedule it—" 

"No you can't do that, it will sound so rude." Thinking for a while, she added, "They will meet at Noah and Mel's wedding anyway. It will seriously be very awkward if that is the first time they see each other." 

"So what do you want?" 

Slumping in his embrace, she sighed, "Let's arrange a meeting for them." 

"Hmm, you talk to your parents first and let me know when they are ready, okay?" 

"Okay, I'll talk to them about it today. Before I forget, your mom has asked you to see her tomorrow whenever you have time." 

"Alright, don't worry about that." Glancing at the watch, he added, "It's almost time, we should leave. We have to buy groceries and also do some cleaning, we can't be late." 

...

Ellie's old apartment. 

"Babe let me try." 

"Don't worry, I got this." Scrunching her brows, Ellie was trying very hard to unlock the door which seemed to be jammed. 

Looking at his stubborn girlfriend who was clearly struggling but still refused to take his help, Sebastian sighed on helplessness. Since she didn't take his help, he had no other choice but to hold all the grocery bags and watch her deal with the jammed door. 

"Is the door jammed?" 

"Yes, it is," Ellie answered. 

"Do you need some help, pumpkin?" 

"No I—" Widening her eyes in shock, Ellie jerked her head to the side and dropped the keys on the floor. "D-Dad, mom—" Giving them a hug, she let out a nervous laugh. "You guys are early." 

"Yes, we had an early flight," Judith answered before giving Seb a hug. 

"Early? I thought you both had an evening flight." 

"That is our returning flight honey." Looking at the door, Harry asked, "What happened to the door?" 

"It's jammed because of the cold weather I guess." Taking the bags from Sebastian's hand, she snapped, "Seb will open it." 

Giving a 'Oh now you need my help' look, Sebastian picked up the keys from the floor and opened the door. 

…..

Inside. 

"Welcome to L.A Mr. Miller," Sebastian politely greeted Harry. 

Looking at him from top to bottom, Harry commented, "Seems like you have been eating a lot lately, you look plumpy." 

"Harry—" Judith glared at him before looking at Sebastian. "Don't listen to him Seb, you look perfect and handsome." 

Giving her a weak smile, he awkwardly cleared his throat. "I will go help El out." Without waiting for anyone's reply, he rushed towards the spare room. 

….

Inside the spare room. 

Walking towards the mirror, Sebastian straightened his shirt and turned to the side. He then scrunched his brows and examined himself in the mirror. He did not have any fat in his body. Squeezing his cheeks, he placed his hands on his h.i.p.s. He wasn't plumpy at all. 

Ellie who had been examining him for a really long time, trying very hard to find out what he was exactly trying to do. "What are you doing?" 

Pinching his own cheeks, he asked, "Do you think I look plumpy?" 

"Plumpy? No, you don't look plumpy." Fluffing the pillow, she inquired, "Who called you plumpy?" 

"Your dad." Scrunching his brows, he added, "He asked me id I have been eating alot because according to him, I look plumpy." 

"Don't listen to him, I am sure he is just teasing you," she chuckled. 

Examining himself in front of the mirror for another couple of minutes, he declared, "I am not eating starting today." 

"What do you mean by you are not eating?" Ellie frowned. 

"I'll eat something light like a salad." 

"What? I won't let you start that stupid salad thing again." Glaring at him, she snapped, "Listen to me Sebastian Stewart, you are going to come here for breakfast and dinner everyday as planned. If you try to act smart and skip, I'll seriously start staying here forever and leave you alone." 

"But—" 

Walking towards him, she frowned, "And I don't care if you look plumpy, I won't care even if you look like a whole damn pumpkin but I won't let you skip your meals like you did before again. Is that clear?" 

Gulping in nervousness, he vigorously nodded his head. "Okay, don't get angry." 

"Good, now let me change the bedsheet of the other room." 

…..