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I smile and kiss her cheek before taking off. As much as I hope Mom is right, I don’t know what to expect from dinner tonight, but I hope it goes well.
I really want this to work.
“Thank you for giving this a chance,” Evan says as he plates the pasta we’re having for dinner. “I know that Mom and Dad have been nothing short of horrible to you, but since they’re coming tonight, it does mean that they want to try and fix this.”
“I hope so. I don’t think they’re ever going to like me though.”
Mom smiles as she hurries into the kitchen and grabs the bottles of wine. “They may never like you. I still think you’re pretty great though.”
She leaves the room with the bottle of wine as I sigh and look at Evan. We haven’t talked about what happened between us yet. We have a lot to figure out when it comes to our future.
Then there’s the matter of his parents too.
Regardless of whether they are in our lives or not, I love Evan. I want us to have the best future that we can. We’ve been avoiding planning that future, instead living in the moment and enjoying our relationship as it is.
There is no pressure to do anything other than love each other and figure it out as we go.
The doorbell rings and seconds later I hear Evan’s parents walking down the hall. I take a deep breath and put on my best smile, preparing for a night I’m sure I’ll never forget.
“Hello,” I say politely as they walk into the room. His parents both give me a strained smile before walking over to greet their son.
“Off to a great start, I see,” Mom says as she walks into the room, giving Evan’s parents a pointed look.
“We heard that you were back in town,” Evan’s mom says as she gives my mom a once over.
Here goes something.
“That could have been a lot worse,” I say late that night as Evan and I float in the pool beneath the stars.
Evan laughs and glances over at me. “I thought your mom was about to jump across the table at one point.”
I grin. “She and I may not always get along, but she will be the first one in line to start a fight if someone is making shitty comments about me.”
“I don’t know if they’re ever going to get their shit together.”
I reach out and take his hand, lacing my fingers through his. “It’s only the first night. We have time to figure it out.”
“Does that mean you’re going to stay?” he asks, moving to tread water beside me. Our hands are still linked as he looks at me.
“We have a lot we have to work on,” I say before taking a deep breath. “But I love you and I don’t know how I would be able to do all of this without you.”
He chuckles and pulls me to him. “You are the most capable woman I’ve ever met. You would have no problem doing it without me.”
“It’s not that I couldn’t do it without you. It’s that I don’t want to. I know that we’re an unconventional couple and we have our fair share of problems, but I want to make this work.”
“We’re going to make this work then.”
He tows me to the shallow water before wrapping his arms around me and carrying me out of the pool. Our gazes are locked together as he carries me inside and straight to his bedroom.
When he sets me down at the foot of his bed, he takes his time looking at me. His warm gaze travels up and down the length of my body. Everywhere he looks, I feel like I’ve been set on fire.
“I love you,” he says, his voice husky as he reaches out to pull one of my bikini strings. He pulls the one on my other hip, a small smile on his face as my bottoms fall away.
“I love you too.”
I reach behind my back and pull the strings of the top. The thin fabric falls away, the cold air making my nipples pebble.
Heat floods between my thighs as his hungry gaze consumes me. Evan’s shorts fall to the floor, his cock hard as he approaches me. His hands settle on my hips, pulling me flush against his body as his mouth descends on mine.
