*~*Zander's POV*~*
"You can do this. You can do this." I told myself again and again, but it wasn't helping. This pep talk wasn't doing anything to bolster me before I got out of the car. I just needed to man up and face the facts. Dammit, I just knew that Marigold's family was going to hate me. How could they not, after what I'd done?
After a deep breath, a heavy sigh, and a quick prayer, I got out of the car. The walk to the door felt like the hallway to the electric chair. I was going to die, I just knew it. They would murder me for daring to hurt Marigold.
"Well, there he is." Miss Meadows said as she opened the door. "We saw you out there, sweetie, are you nervous about your first date?" I just smiled at her, waiting for the anger to hit, but it didn't come. "Come on in then, honey. Let's get you two heading out as soon as you can." She put an arm around my shoulders and pulled me up that last step into the house. She wasn't mad at me. How? Why?