I Think Your Love Would Be Too Much / Post Malone

Chapter 63

"That's very selfless of you Lena. To put him before yourself. I'm really sorry that he can't remember you. But he will eventually." He gave me a hopeful smile. "My son vents alot of his stresses and frustrations to me whenever he's feeling down. He loves what he does but there are days when he gets overwhelmed, feels as if this lifestyle is too much sometimes. But he's been grounded since he's met you. And he's been happy. You're good for him. He doesn't look as exhausted all the time, he smokes and drinks less. Or atleast he's trying." Rich chuckled. "He smiles more. Thank you for that. You're a beautiful young woman and I'm happy he's met you."

I swallowed the thickness in my throat as I fought to keep my tears at bay as Rich's words hit harder than expected.

"I really love your son. I never got a chance to tell him but I love him with all of my heart." I shook my head with regret as Rich looked back at me with a smile.

"You will get your chance, don't worry Lena."

His words gave me nothing but hope as we heard one of the guest bedroom doors swing open, Austin's mom coming into our view.

"Is this her Rich?" She asked as she curiously looked at me, making her way closer as she spoke.

"This is her." He chuckled, making my cheeks flush with nervousness as I felt unprepared to meet Austin's mom, especially considering the fact that he was not here with me.

"Oh honey it is so nice to meet you. Austin's told me all about you!" She exclaimed, pulling me into a hug, despite my overflowing arms unable to hug her back.

"It's wonderful to meet you too! I'm so sorry my hands are full." I said as she let go of me, holding the sides of my two arms as she studied my face.

"You're even prettier than he described." She beamed at me, her smile radiating the hallway as her expression was filled with joy.

"Thank you Ms.- "

"Call me Nicole honey." She cut in before she turned to face Austin's father.

"Did you you tell her not to give up hope on our boy Rich?" She asked as she let go of me, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Of course I did Nicole."

"And did you tell her that he will remember her?"

"Yes Nicole."

"Well what about-"

"I told her everything we talked about when we were leaving the hospital Nick, I'm not an idiot." He rolled his eyes, earning a chuckle from me as I watched them interact.

"Well you could have fooled me." She muttered before she turned her attention back to me.

"Are you going to see him sweetie? He was asking if you were coming back to visit him." She grinned, sparking my interest with her words of hope.

"He was? Y-yeah I'm actually going there right now. To be quite honest, I was hesitant about going back because I feel like I'm just a stranger to him." I expressed as Nicole's excitement suddenly dropped.

"Lena you're not a stranger. Austin has been talking about you non stop to us. Everytime he calls me, he always tells me how lucky is he to have met you and how he's fallen for you. You're the person he loves. Whether he remembers you or not, I'm sure he would really like to see you." Nicole reassured me, causing me to genuinely smile in relief.

I felt so thankful that even though this was the first time his parents were meeting me, they trusted their sons opinion of me and treated me as if they had known me for a very long time.