Thinking Out Loud // Ed Sheeran

Chapter 52.

A/N Like the new cover? I do.

Ed's POV

"Can you make plans for dinner with your mom, dad, and brother now please?" Meredith begs from beside me as she pushed the cart through the furniture store. So far, we have a living room couch and bed frame on order and they should arrive at our new house within the next four days. In the cart we have some bins, side tables, and a coffee table. Along with more decorations and things Mere picked out that look like you would find them on Tumblr.

"Fine," I huff pulling my phone out of my front pocket and grabbing her free hand with mine. "when should I make the plans for?"

"Well, my parents leave tonight, so it can't be tonight. Umm...Really anytime would be good other than that, I think." She pauses to look as a vase she found to the side. "You're a more busy person that me, so you can choose."

"Okay, it's Friday now...so Sunday night? I mean, we'll be decorating and putting together furniture parts tomorrow, we'll probably go shopping for more stuff as well."

"Okay, Sunday sounds great." She smiles kissing my on the cheek and slipping the vase into the cart.

"Hi, honey." My mom answers the house phone right away, like usual.

"Hi mum. I was wondering if you, dad, and Matthew would like to come to dinner with my girlfriend and I" I ask right away, cutting to the chase to get it over with.

"Well, that sounds lovely dear. Your father and brother don't know you have a girlfriend yet, unless you told them. What's her name again?" She asks making me a little more nervous than before. I don't want my brother to be flirting with Meredith, like I know he will, and my dad is extremely rude and judgemental even though there's nothing to judge.

"You can tell them and her name is Meredith. Also tell Matt and dad that they have to behave around her, because unlike them, she's civilized and I don't want her to have to see the barbaric life they live." I say using all my "sass" As Meredith would put it.

"Okay, where and when?" She asks, acting as if I didn't just say that.

"5:00 at Languini's on Sunday, I can send you directions later if you need them." Looking over to Meredith, she gives me a light smile and two thumbs up.

"Thank you, dear. Can't wait to meet her and see you again." She says making "kissy" noises threw the phone. "Love you, Ted."

"Love you too, mum. Bye." Hanging up the phone, I stuff it back in my pocket as Meredith's smile grows even larger.

"Can they come?"

"I don't know about Dad and Matt, but mum's coming for sure." I laugh. "She really wants to meet you and see me again.

"Good, I can't wait!" She says squeezing my hand from all the excitement.