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
a look
prepared ourselves for this,
years 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 school at
went up to Emory? Two summers ago?"mom glared at
I wanted to go visit Zach, so Tiff, Carrie, and I went out there.And before you yell at me, everything was fine.We were all being careful and
dad shared a worried look.Dad looked like he was going to get a
now you two
said in
University of Pennsylvania in the fall?"Dad spoke
aware of that,"lan
to affect Emma’s education.Her
"That's right,"dad agreed.
do plan to keep on seeing her.I love your daughter very
said to dad, and he gripped
I love him
apply for lvy League schools and push my limits.I wouldn't be
myself when I’m with her,"lan
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 good
lan responded,
bad?"I said as I
out there,"lan let out a sigh of relief, the first time this
interrogation round,
common denominator was me.They talked about college life I was
found
were these three people that loved me to the moon and back and they were just
were great in there,"I said to
poker face.I still don’t know if he
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 we are, they'll come around,"
this time around.You
him.After graduation, lan and I sneaked off
everything from always being honest with
was that we would long distance for a year and then lan would move to the east coast to be closer to
all the details yet, but we would
so real,"I said when we
baby girl.You best believe it,"he smiled and
short, sweet kiss on my front lawn, it was our first real kiss
treasure this moment
"I love you, Emma."
"I love you, lan,"
I was sitting on my
ready for her backpacking trip and Carrie
with my phone screen, I didn’t realize mom had knocked on the door and she
You're still up?"mom
talking to Tiff
on the edge of my bed and sighed,
need to talk about lan,"She
"Do you like
with you two.Why are we just hearing about
ago.But life got in the way and we just couldn't be fully together, until now,"I paused for a
you guys
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