Trial By Hellfire

Chapter 12 - Meeting the Parents Part 1

I woke up Tuesday morning alone in my bed. I shot up out of bed and immediately started looking for Eddie. I found him in the kitchen cooking breakfast with both Steve and Max waiting at the dining room table.

"Hey, could you hurry up? I'm starving!!" Steve called out to Eddie. It seemed like they were really starting to get along, which made me happy. Maybe they could find a way to even be friends.

"Okay, okay. It's coming up, big boy." I chuckled at Eddie's response. I loved it when he poked fun at Steve. I watched as Eddie gathered up the food and headed over to the table with a couple plates. "Okay. Eggs and hash browns for the good sir and french toast for the little lady." He said as he set the plates down in front of Steve and Max.

"Finally!" Steve said as he began to dig in. "Wow!! This is great!! I never knew you were such a good cook!"

"Well, when you're pretty much taking care of yourself, you pick up some important skills." Eddie said as he walked back into the kitchen.

"Are you not gonna eat with us?" Max asked, having not touched her food yet.

"No, I'm gonna wait for Lizzie. I don't want her to eat alone." Eddie said as he smiled at Max.

"Okay, then I'll wait too." Max responded, setting down her fork.

"Hey!! So now I'm eating alone?!?" Steve asked with a mouthful of food, making Eddie and Max laugh.

"Well it doesn't seem to be that big of an issue for you, Harrington." Eddie said as he laughed, watching Steve devour the meal he had prepared for him. I couldn't help but laugh, giving away the fact that I was spying on the three of them. "Oh, good morning sweetheart. What would you like for breakfast?" Eddie said as he walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me in close to him.

"Hmmmmm," I said, even though I already knew what I wanted. "I want pancakes." I said as I smiled up at Eddie. My eyes locked onto his and I couldn't help but blush.

"Alrighty then. Pancakes for my love." Eddie said as he kissed my head and reluctantly released me. He made his way into the kitchen and began making our breakfast. I walked over to him, kissed his shoulder, and made my way to the dining room table and sat next to Max.

"So how's everyone's breakfast?" I asked.

"Well mine was great!!" Steve said as he leaned back in his chair with his hand on his stomach. "I'm very full." I laughed.

"I don't know yet, Eddie and I were waiting for you." Max said, kind of picking at her food impatiently.

"Max, you don't have to wait for me. Go ahead and eat." Max looked at me and I nodded before she began to dig into her food.

"Oh my god it's so good!! Thank you Eddie!!" She screamed out with a mouthful of food, just as Steve had done earlier. Eddie and I both laughed. I grabbed Steve's empty plate and made my way back into the kitchen to clean the dish. I walked over to the sink and turned on the water.

"So, how do you feel about tonight?" I said as I began to wash the plate.

"Better. But what if they still don't like me? I know you said they will but I also know that if they don't like me then we might not get to see each other anymore and I don't know if I can take that."

"Well, I won't let that happen. And Steve and Max are both going to be there tonight, and I'm sure the both of them will do nothing but sing your praises. You're an amazing person, Eddie. Anyone who can't see that has issues." I said as I dried and put away the plate, after which I turned to look at him. "And nothing is going to tear you away from me. I promise." I wrapped my arms around his waist and kissed his back. "I love you." I didn't have to look at him to know that he was blushing.