I stopped the car.
We'd been driving a pretty long time and my girlfriend had fallen asleep. I watched her for a while.
Even asleep, she was beautiful.
"Baby it's time to wake up," I said quietly, gently shaking her, which earned a mumble. "There's some people I want you to meet."
She slowly woke up.
It was about 10pm and although it wasn't really late, it was dark and the movement of the car had made her sleepy.
May stretched her neck which she had made stiff by the way she was sleeping in the chair.
"Come here princess," I patted my lap and sure enough, she clambered sleepily onto it.
"Where are we Ashley?" May mumbled sleepily as I rubbed her aching neck for her.
I took a deep breath.
"I know it's a lot to throw onto you by surprise and especially when you've just woken up but I think it's about time and I'd really like you to meet my dad and sisters..."
I was worried about her response to this.
It was a lot to have to cope with by surprise and I didn't want to scare her.
Her eyes were wide as she looked up at me so I rubbed her back lovingly, (which I knew would calm her down).
"They know we're coming babe, they just... don't know we're together yet... I thought the best way to tell them would be if you're with me."
My girlfriend smiled weakly and nuzzled into me. "Ashley, Hun, I hope you know you're going to give me a heart attack if you keep surprising me like this."
I grinned, "so you're okay with it?!"
"Yeah, I kinda have to be," she laughed.
I'd never been so happy in all my life or so sure about anything before.
This girl is my world.
