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, "
did you two
I exchanged a look and I nodded
had prepared ourselves for this, we knew exactly what to
met at Emory two summers ago.I was finishing up grad school at the time and Emma
up to Emory? Two summers
there.And before you yell at me, everything was
just insane.Mom and dad shared a worried look.Dad looked like he was
two are...dating?"mom said
both said in
that Emma's going to the University of Pennsylvania in the
aware of that,"lan
going to
"That's right,"dad agreed.
on seeing
to dad, and he gripped
I love him
dad, pausing for a moment before continuing, "He’s the one that motivated me to apply for lvy League schools and push
an amazing girl.I can be the best version of myself
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
which lan responded, "Absolutely and
wasn't so bad?"I said as I walked him to
gonna die out there,"lan let out a sigh of relief,
typical interrogation round, mom and
college life I
I found it
to the moon and back and they were just talking about how to love
in there,"I said to
still don’t
worried.Even though I've graduated high school and I'm gonna be in college soon, I'm still forever his little girl.Just give them time, when they
it'll be different this time around.You
graduation, lan and I sneaked off for a bit and we talked about
always being honest with each other and dealing with
would long distance for a year and then lan would move to the east coast to be closer to
details yet, but we would figure itoutas
your mom.This all feels so real,"I said
real, baby girl.You best believe it,"he smiled and he leaned down for a
just a short, sweet kiss on my front lawn, it was our first real kiss
would treasure this moment
"I love you, Emma."
"I love you, lan,"
was sitting on my bed, exchanging
backpacking trip and Carrie was spending all her time with
didn’t realize mom had knocked on the door and
You're still up?"mom
I’m just talking to Tiff and Carrie.What's
a seat on the edge of my bed
to talk about lan,"She got my
put the phone away and asked, "Do you like
look pretty serious with you two.Why are we just hearing about
two summers ago.But life got in the way and we
do you guys not
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