~ Four ~
He Really Loves Me
As Chloe was putting the finishing touches on her make-up, she nervously messed up the bottom line of her tawny-rose lip-gloss. Erasing the smudge, she heard the doorbell ring and her dad announce from down the hall, “Hurry up, Chlo. Tyrell is here.” Chloe stepped in front of her floor-length mirror to take one last glance at how she looked. She heard a soft knock on her door.
“Can I come in, honey?” Mrs. Wheeler asked as she opened the door slightly.
“Sure, Mom.” As Mrs. Wheeler entered her daughter’s bedroom, she was taken by the lovely image standing before her. Her eyes watered slightly as she admired her fifteen-year-old daughter. “Chloe... you look so beautiful... and so grown-up.”
“Thanks, Mom. Do you think the freshwater pearl necklace you and Dad g
