Doing The Dance (Jackson Avery Fanfic)

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Wait, is this really an update? Did you actually update this book?

You bet your sweet bippy I did!

I have finally began the final stretch of my degree and within the next two weeks, it will all be over and done and I feel like I'm on track to do so. So, I revisited where I had left this story, reread a fair chunk of it a few times, and I found the inspiration to continue the story.

Without further ado, here's the next part <3

2016

"Relax would you? They're gonna love you. I know I do." I turned to Luke and sighed.

"Yeah but you're not them, you don't know what they're going to think of me" He snickered.

"Please, with the way I've talked you up, they can't not love you. You're perfect"

"Is it too late to pull out?"

"We're literally sitting in my parents' driveway"

"So no?"

"Tay" Luke whined, making me chuckle.

"Okay, okay! Let's meet your parents, as a couple. A night I'm not going to forget, that's for sure"

"And it'll be because the Gallagher family is amazing and you feel at home, not because it'll be a disaster" I looked at him.

"So you think it's all going to be okay? Even when they find out about me having a reduced life sentence?" Luke groaned at my 'reduced life sentence' joke. Admittedly we hadn't told his parents about my cancer when I spent the holidays with them last year. To be fair, Luke had only just found out about it all too when we were here last.

"God if you weren't a female and my girlfriend, I'd punch you so hard right about now" I giggled and pressed a kiss to his cheek.

"Kidding"

"You're something else, Dawson, come on let's go in already before they think we're having sex"

"Ew! The car is a no-no zone"

"How did you make sex sound childish?" I shrugged.

"A gift, really"

"Hurry up E.T. or I'll leave you here with them" We climbed out of the car and Luke's supportive arm went around my shoulder. I took a deep breath. "You're actually nervous?"

"Of course I'm nervous! Meeting your boyfriends' parents as his girlfriend isn't something women look forward to"

"You're the most beautiful girl in the world, I'm deeply and utterly in love with you, and my folks have good taste like me" He said in a monotonous drawl, making me chuckle.

"And their son is an idiot"

"Hey, I got you outta your head didn't I?" I realized he had relaxed me.

"Fine, you win this round Gallagher" He smirked.

"I'll win every round"

"I'll give you one in three" He chuckled as he opened the front door, taking his arm from around my shoulder and grabbing my hand instead.

"Mom? Dad?" He called.

"Luka!" I held my snicker to myself, remembering from our first date that his family called him that, only his family. Luke let go of my hand and pulled his mom in for a hug. I clasped my hands together and waited as he let his mom go and pulled his dad in. They chatted and then Luke grabbed my hand and pulled me towards them.