Chapter 65: Summer Breeze
EMMA’s POV :
"Are you sure this is a good idea?"lan asked nervously.
We were standing in front of my front door.
My parents and I were having dinner together tonight and I decided to bring lan home.
This was a big step for us.
Our relationship was on a whole new level now.
No more lies and sneaking around, we could be an official couple.
I'd been hiding him from my family for such a long time, I didn’t wanna do that anymore.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine,"I said reassuringly.
"We don't have to tell them everything right away, do we?"
"No, we don’t.I just want them to meet you and know who you are as a person.Everything else is just whatever,"
lan was still absolutely nervous when I opened the front door and pulled him inside.
"Emma? Is that you?"mom called out from the dining room.
lan kept taking deep breaths and letting out sighs.I gave him another reassuring smile before pulling him to the dining room.
"Mom, dad, I want you to meet lan, my boyfriend,"I announced to them.
"Mr.and Mrs.Sinclair, it's an honor to finally meet the both of you,"lan smiled brightly.
"Oh...hello,"mom was absolutely shocked.
Dad couldn't even say a word.
"Please, have a seat,"she said again after a while of awkward silence.
We took our seats in front of them and they watched lan like a hawk.
lan purposefully wore a long sleeved shirt today.
He wanted to appear formal for some reason.
"So, this is what you wanted to tell us all week long?"mom asked me.
I had been hinting at her that I wanted her to meet someone.
I smiled sheepishly and nodded at her.
"Mr.and Mrs.Sinclair, I'm very serious about your daughter.I would love your permission to date her,"
lan spoke, and their attention was directed back at him.
"Oh, well, um, lan, tell us about yourself,"mom said, "
you two
look
prepared ourselves for this,
old.I’m a painter and I teach art on the side.We first met at Emory two summers ago.I was finishing up grad
went up to Emory? Two summers ago?"mom glared at
before you yell
insane.Mom and dad shared a worried look.Dad looked like he was going to
you two are...dating?"mom said
said in
that Emma's going to the University of Pennsylvania
sir.I'm aware of
to affect
"That's right,"dad agreed.
plan to keep on seeing her.I love your
said to dad, and he gripped
love
motivated me to apply for lvy League schools and push my limits.I wouldn't be able to do all this if it wasn’t
myself when I’m with her,"lan said as he turned to
think we make each other better,"I kept my gaze on him too.Mom and dad didn’t say anything for a while, but I noticed the small smile that escaped mom's lips.And although dad didn’t say anything much, by the end of dinner, he gave lan a firm handshake and said, "take
which lan responded, "Absolutely and
as I
die out there,"lan let out a sigh of relief, the first
typical interrogation round, mom and dad warmed up
about college life I was
I found
were these three people that loved me to the moon and back and they were just talking about how to love me
great in
still don’t know if he likes me or
I'm gonna be in college soon, I'm still forever his little girl.Just give them time, when they see how good we are together and how responsible and mature
it'll be different this time around.You said
sneaked off for a bit and we talked about
from always being honest with
long distance for a year and then lan would move to the east
didn’t have all the details yet, but we would
feels so real,"I said when
real, baby girl.You best believe it,"he smiled and
a short, sweet kiss on my front lawn, it was our
would treasure this moment
"I love you, Emma."
"I love you, lan,"
on my bed,
and Carrie was spending all her time with
busy with my phone screen, I didn’t realize mom had knocked on the
still up?"mom
just talking to Tiff and Carrie.What's
a seat on the edge of my bed
talk about lan,"She got
put the phone away and asked, "Do you
two.Why are we just hearing about
life got in the way and we just couldn't be fully
guys
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