Didn't your mother tell you it's rude to stare?

of childhood nicknames and eating alone

I opened the door.

"Mom! Dad!" I was surprised and happy to see them. I stepped back and let them in my apartment.

"So..what brings you around here, Ma?" I was kinda jittery because of Matt. I needed to get my stuff back. I hugged my mom.

"We were just passing through and figured why not see our little girl?" my dad said and opened his arms towards me for his own hug.

Right. Passing through.

I rolled my eyes.

My parents live roughly 2 hours over into the next county.

I heard another ping of a text message.

MATT
look, i'm sorry about what happened. Let's be friends, ok? I'm coming over and bringing your stuff.✌🏼️

"what? coming over!?" I suddenly said out loud. I was still staring at my phone in my hand.

How can he possibly know where I lived!?

"what was that, darling?" my mom's voice sauntered over from my living room.

Another buzz of my doorbell.

"Where you expecting someone dear?" My dad said.

And the next thing I knew, my dad was opening my front door.

shit. I said under my breath.

There was Matt.

Standing in my threshold. Looking extremely well in his dark jeans and dark blue shirt.

Holding out my bag.

He looked shocked. I looked shocked. My dad looked shocked as well.

We were all standing around staring at each other.

I had my mouth open and gaping like a fish.

"well, who is it darling.." My mom marched into my hallway and stopped short when she saw Matt at my door.

She quickly composed herself and gave a winning smile. "Why, Hello. My name is Shirley Henry , I'm Jenna's mom." She said while extending out her hand and walked towards Matt "and you are?"

Matt let out his mega watt smile, stepped forward and accepted my mom's hand, which he quickly shook. "Good Afternoon ma'am, I'm Matteo Illesca. My friends call me Matt."

"Oh, we haven't met much of jen-jens guy friends..haven't we darling" My mom said tapping my dad on his arm. "This spritey young fellow here is my dear husband, jenjen's dad, Arnold Henry ."

I can't believe my mom called me jen-jen.I wanted to die of shame right there. She hasn't called me that childhood nickname for years!

Matt held out his hand to my dad and they shook hands.

"why don't you come in young man" My dad said, pointing the way to my living room.

Matt looked at me, unsure. I gave my head a slight shake no and shot him my patented dagger eyes.

He smiled.

I didn't like this smile.

He was up to something.

I'm so gonna kill him.

"Oh, okay Mr. Henry..sure.." He flashed them his winning smile and walked straight towards my living room.

He was followed by my dad.

My mom took me by the arm and pulled me into my kitchen.

My apartment was a 2 bedroom 2 bath dream. It had an open floor plan for the dining and living room in the middle. the  bedrooms where on the right while the kitchen and laundry area was on the left.