out of the blue | george clarkey

26; is it socially acceptable for me to meet your family blackout drunk?

elena's pov

we stood in shock for a couple of seconds before george cleared his throat. "i need to go brush my teeth" he says and i can feel my cheeks go red. i dont know why i froze. i don't know why i didn't say it back but i just couldn't. i want to, it was on the tip of my tongue but it just couldn't come out. i ended up tidying up the mess i made from my bag and washing my face with a cotton pad and micellar water instead of disturbing george in the bathroom.

i decide to hop into bed, going on the left side knowing george always sleeps on the right. i hear the door open and he stares at me, "you're on my side!" he says with a smile. "shut up! you always sleep on the right" i say. "yeah but this bed is different, i prefer the left" he shrugs. "well i'm comfy now" i smirk. "well i'm stronger than you" he jumps onto the bed and rolls me over. i laugh but am also annoyed because my body has been exposed to the cold air. "i'm cold! get off" i laugh and he eventually does get off. "come 'ere then" he says and lays on his back and opens his arms. i lay in his arms and he rests his chin on top of my head and within minutes i am fast asleep.

i wake up the next morning in the exact same position. george is already awake and he looks down and sees me, "ah thank god you're awake, i've needed the toilet so bad but i didn't wanna wake you up" suddenly he runs out of bed and i fall flat onto the mattress from the way he's just pushed me off him. "good morning to you too" i sarcastically whisper. "sorry, i needed a wee so bad" he says as he returns a minute later. "it's fine, you can just wake me up" i laugh. "well you looked quite peaceful so i thought i'd be a good boyfriend and let you sleep because i'm nice" he repeats. "alright, do you want a medal?" i joke. "well it's better than a almost burst bladder". he retaliates and we get up for the day.

we walk downstairs and george's mum was right, it was currently 10am and she was in full swing. i did bring her a bottle of wine as a thank you because despite george's reasoning it still felt too rude to turn up with nothing. "ahh darling you didn't have to do that! is it too early to open it now?" she jokes with me. "do you need any help?" i ask and she politely asks me and george to head to the supermarket and grab a couple last minute bits which we do, making a pitstop for a mc donald's breakfast on the way.

we make it back home and chill for the rest of the day, just enjoying each other's company but before we know it, it's 5pm and i need to start getting showered and ready for the evening. i was sat on the floor doing my makeup and the nerves started hitting again. "do you think it's socially acceptable for me to meet your family blackout drunk?" i ask george. "i mean it's probably acceptable but i'd prefer you not to, oddly enough" george says and i say sigh. eventually i am putting the final touches to my makeup and setting it all with my spray and i hear the doorbell go. "that will be nan and grandad. 7 on the dot, every time. never late" george explains, laughing. i turn around and george was also dressed, i don't know what it was but something about him looked extra fit this evening, so i gave him a quick kiss, "you look good" i smile. "what?" he laughs, taken back by the compliment, making me realise i probably don't say it enough. "i think you look really good looking right now, and always but extra right now" i say shyly. "i think it's because i popped an extra button, you see?" "alright, steady on mate" i joke and we make our way downstairs. i lead the way but grabbed his hand behind my back. "ooo elena! it's so lovely to meet you" george's nan stands up off her chair to hug me and his grandad does the same. "don't you look lovely and pretty? and george you look handsome as always" his nan compliments us both. "ahh stop it nan" george says walking over hugging and kissing her on the cheek. we sit around and wait for the others to arrive. george's mum has handed me a champagne glass and has already refilled it 3 times so i'm feeling a bit more confident to meet the rest of the family now.

shortly after, the rest of the guests arrive and i have my introduction down to a T. i must have said my name and who i was about 20 times in a row but there was a couple family members i didn't need an introduction to. "oh my goodness, elena! my girls are obsessed with you! let me grab them" this woman approaches me and soon disappears. i look to george in confusion and he tells me it's his auntie and his younger cousins are big fans of my music and i instantly smile. "this is esmé and lily, they love your music! we listen to you on the way to school every day don't we girls?" the mum asks the two girls who can't be any older than 10 and they both nod and look at me. "ahh thank you so much guys! that's so cool. what's your favourite song?" i ask and we continue to talk for a few more minutes before every one is gathered together for food.