What The Body Wants

Meeting His Parents

Chapter 61

After being on the airplane for almost two hours we landed at the LaGuardia airport in New York.  Vincent grabbed my hand and we walked to get our luggage before we hailed a cab to get to Manhattan.  Vincent gave the driver the address to his parent’s house.  We rode about thirty miles until we came to a beautiful brick two story house.  We pulled up and Vincent paid the cab driver before grabbing our luggage from the trunk.

I stood still for a moment envying the beautiful landscape and the flowers that lined the walkway.  I would love to live in such a house. 

“Nikki, are you ready?”

“I guess I’m just really nervous that’s all.”

“Remember what I told you, my mother is so excited to meet you.”

“Did you tell her the truth about me?”

“What do you mean ‘did I tell her the truth’?”

“Yeah did you tell her I was black?”

“Oh Nikki, don’t worry about that.  If it will make you feel any better I did tell her that you were black and she could care less about what color you are she is just excited to meet you.”

“Ok, I’m ready.”

Vincent grabbed my hand and we walked up the walk way and Vincent took out his keys and opened the door.  Once we walked in Vincent took our luggage and sat it to the side by the stairs.

“Mom…dad…where are you?”

“In the sitting room, come on in.”

We walked down a hall down a set of stairs until we reached a room that had two large couches and two chaise lounge chairs.  The walls were a warm coffee brown with gold curtains.  The furniture was a chocolate brown and it felt so home like.  There was a 52 inch t.v.  The back wall had a tall glass filled with DVD’s and a Bose theater system.  When we walked in his mother and father were sitting on the chaise together watching Hangover.  They looked perfect together; I only hope that Vincent and I look that happy together when we eventually get married.

“Ahhh il mio bambino”

“Ciao mamma e papa’ come stai?”

“IO sto facendo bene mio bambino.”

“Belle fligio.”

“Sto facendo bene.”

“Mamma, papa I want both of you to meet Nikki; the woman that I have fallen in love with.”

“Hi; it’s nice to meet you.

“Hello Nikki it’s wonderful to meet you, when my son said he was bringing someone for us to meet, I thought he was just messing with me.”

“When Vincent said he was brining someone home to, meet us I knew you were going to be beautiful.”

I was seriously nervous and I was starting to feel a little light headed.  Vincent noticed something wasn’t right and he bent down to ask me if I was ok.  Of course I wasn’t ok, I was nervous as hell.  I had to talk to myself to get back my senses.

“Well Nikki, Vincent has told me a lot about you.  He told me that you were a nurse, an RN right.”

“Yes Mrs. Taricone, I have been a nurse for almost 15 years and I love every minute of it.”

“Son you have found you a real sweet woman and beautiful too.”

“Thanks dad.”

“I think I did real well too, I plan on being with her forever.  I couldn’t see myself without her.”