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I fiddled with my fingers sitting down at the establishment with my boyfriend. Tonight was the night he was going to be meeting my parents. I just didn't know how they were going to react. It was an understatement to say I was a nervous wreck. I had gulped through two large glasses of ice water. But I couldn't help but feel hot. Baekhyun softly squeezed my thigh.
"You have nothing to worry about. If anything I should be the one nervous." He comforted me.
"I know but still. These are my parents. You are really important to me and I want them to like you just as much as I do." I expressed.
Baekhyun leaned over and kissed my cheek. "I hate seeing you nervous." He glanced down at his Rolex watch. 7:00 pm was only ten minutes away.
"I just need to breathe," I told myself. Looking up I saw my parents walking up to our table. I stood up to greet them, but Baekhyun beat me.
"Ah welcome Mrs. Brown and Mr. Brown."Baekhyun bowed. "I've been waiting for this moment."
"Well isn't he an energetic soul." My mother said sitting down in her seat. Baekhyun rushed to her chair and helped her get settled in the chair. "And he's a gentleman."
Baekhyun smiled at the compliment and sat down beside me. Well, at least things were starting off well.
We made small talk as I placed our appetizers. My mother asked a few basic questions engaging in small talk with Baekhyun. But my father just occasionally nodded and sized Baekhyun up across the table. Baekhyun was just being himself and cracking jokes with my mother. I felt some comfort knowing that half of my parents liked my boyfriend. Although the real sweating wouldn't start till my father opened his mouth. And that moment came quicker than I thought.
"So Baekhyun, what is that you do for a living?" My father questioned.
"I am apart of a popular South Korean group called EXO in addition to being a soloist."
"South Korea? Do you live there?"
"Technically yes. I have an apartment in my name back in Seoul. But I have a townhome here in Atlanta."
"How much money do you make?" My eyes bulged.
"Dad that's so impolite to ask someone that." I scolded him. I gave Baekhyun a look of apology.
"What? I'm just trying to make sure that you aren't living on the streets trying to follow this boy and his career."
"I understand your concerns Mr.Brown. If I had a child I would want their partner to be financially stable as well." Baekhyun gave a charming smile. For a minute I just observed how mature he was handling the questions. He must have been used to this type of grilling from paparazzi. My mother looked impressed as well.
"How long have you guys been together?" My mother asked a lighter question. Redirecting the conversation topic.
"October will make two years."
"Why are we so late in a meeting. You've been with him for almost two years and I'm just finding out about him six months ago." My dad questioned. The look he was giving me from across the table had me ready to dive underneath this table. Ever since I was a little girl, my father has always been intimidating to me. Although I knew that was just looking out for my best interest.
"Baekhyun and I sorta separated for a little while last year. He was doing promotions and I was wrapping up my last semester in school."
"You guys calling it quits for a hard time in your relationship doesn't show any resilience. So are you guys just gonna 'separate' whenever tough times arrive sometime in the future?"
"With all respect Mr.Brown, that separation period I think benefited our relationship. The importance of communication really shined. Even though during that time I might not have had the title of a boyfriend but I didn't stop treating your daughter any differently than when she had the title."
My father said nothing. He just sat there and looked at Baekhyun and I. His face was hard to read. I couldn't tell what he was thinking. He kept that same facial expression for the rest of the night. Baekhyun so generously paid for the entire meal. We walked side by side with my parents.
"Dinner was great. I really did enjoy meeting you Mr.Baekhyun." My mother hugged him.
"I can say the same for you and your husband."
"Goodbye, my love bug." My mother embraced me as well. My father came over and hugged me and placed a kiss on my forehead.
"Goodnight Baekhyun and keep my daughter safe." My parents walked off to their car. I waved to them as they pulled off. It was silent for a bit between Baekhyun and I. Baekhyun grabbed my hand and looked at me.
"I don't know about you, but I think that went really well."
I looked up at him. "You think so."
"I mean yeah. Your mom called me a gentleman and well your dad didn't kill me. So I think it went really well."
I laughed at his silliness.
"I guess you do have a point."
"I told you not to worry." He placed a kiss on my cheek. We walked down the strip hand in hand, making jokes about the evening.
"Could you imagine if your dad had laser eyes?"
"You would be six feet under right now."
"I can see where you get your serious face from." Baekhyun mimicked my dad's glare.
"Yeah, it runs in the family. My brother, my father, and I all have resting bitch faces."
I felt the vibrations of a text message in my purse. It was my mother texting me. Back when I was high school and I had many male friends she would send me a number on a scale of 1-10 on how much my dad liked them. My dad has no clue about this system and that's the real reason I was nervous. I really did love Baekhyun and I see a future with him. I will be crushed if my father rates him low.
Mama💛
Byun Baekhyun: 8.5
Out of excitement, I screamed. In the process startling Baekhyun. He shouted back at me. I jumped up and down. Ignoring the fact I was in public with all types of strangers potentially looking at us. I jumped into Baekhyun's arms. His hands naturally took position on my back. I kissed him quickly.
"What got into you."
"My mom just texted and told me that my dad likes you." I felt so childish. But I didn't care.
"Whew. That's a relief." He wiped imaginary sweat. When I calmed down I apologized to Baekhyun.
"No need to apologize. I like seeing my baby excited."
I kissed him again. This felt like a dream come true.
The next update will have an important update about this book and the future of it. Please read it or you will be confused.
