Embers of Dusk (Jacob Black Fan fiction)

Part 5: Meeting the Parents

Every single day since our second date, I've been freaking out. Jacob has to meet my parents tomorrow and I don't know how it will go. I've always felt like me and him have had something special but now I don't know whether that will last because of my parents and/or his parents. 'Be calm y/n, you are probably worried about nothing. Maybe your parents will actually like him. But what if they don't and our relationship ends?! What if we never get to see each other again? Every day that I am without him is torture, and I might be trapped in an endless spiral of fresh hell each day as time goes by until the very end. Nobody else will be able to fill this wound if it doesn't work out. But Jacob is a nice guy, he has a nice apartment which means a good job, he has good manners so maybe I have nothing to worry about. But why must my parents be so judgemental? I'm sure that if he comes over they will treat him like he is some sort of delinquent that has been in jail and probably smokes and spends every penny on booze. Then we will never be together, and I will live a said empty life married to some wastoid I hate having the idea of a "perfect" family living at the end of a road in a sad family home just waiting for each other to just die.'

"Get a hold of yourself y/n, I'm sure he will be great, just get ready for school." I look at the time; it's already 6:57! The bus will be here any minute! I have to hurry. I rush down the stairs and say good morning to my parents. I grab a slice of toast and sprint out of the house. "Honey what's the rush?" mom says in the background, "Probably off to see that new boy of hers." My dad comments. I hear my mom and dad arguing a little bit in the background but I just brush it off and run towards the bus.

I rush onto the bus and just sit at the back and go to school. This same routine continues the next day as well, and I find myself just barely making it to the bus. I sit at the back and then arrive at school. The same school routine continues as well with classes just happening. Me and Maria talk a little bit about Jacob, and I tell her a little more about how our second date went. She seems enthusiastic to know as always. Just like usual, the last period ends at 2:00 pm and the bell rings. The entire day I have been worrying about how this dinner will go, and it's been so hard for me to concentrate on anything else. I begrudgingly walk to the back of the bus and sit down. I hear everybody around me talking about me after they saw me walk into the car with Jacob a few days ago. "Omg is that the girl who walked into that hot guy's car?", "He looks young, did her mom get a new husband? I don't think a girl like her could land a guy like that." "I heard that he's only with her because he got her pregnant.", "Omg, I heard that she works at a strip club and they met there," blah blah blah, they just kept talking nonsense to feel better about their sad, miserable, loveless life. I wanted to stand up and scream at the top of my lungs, but I knew better. I just sat in my seat and waited for my stop.

Once my stop came, I got down and walked straight home. I opened the front door and found nobody home, the usual since my mom and dad got back to work. I pulled out my phone and texted both of them to let them know that Jacob was coming today to join us for our weekly family dinner. "Mom, dad, Jacob is coming at 6:00 tonight and joining us for family dinner, ok?" Mom responded with a thumbs up emoji, and dad did the same. Great, now all I had to do was go to work, clock out early, and then get ready to see Jacob. I changed my clothes into some jeans and a top.