[DISCONTINUED] ❝Ante Mortem❞ 【Sally Face】

【liii ; the boyfriend approval】

【Author's Note : ok to be honest I almost forgot about reader's mom bc she's so independent from the way the mom is always at the hospital- SO HAVE A READER'S MOM-ISH CHAPTER--】

"Well.."

Sal closes the door behind you, raising your interlocked hands as some kind of presentation as he says, "Good evening, Mrs. L/N, I'm dating your daughter."

For some reason the way he said it makes your mom laugh, the two of you just standing there feeling nervous because- wow, this is your mom officially meeting Sal as your boyfriend!

"Alright, come on have dinner, we can talk while eating." She says, motioning the two of you to gather by the table. You go ahead to place plates around the table, with Sal helping you but you keep insisting he was a guest.

Soon all three of you were sat by the table, with your mom smiling at the both of you.

This was nerve-wracking as hell.

"So? When did you two start going out?" She asks, casually eating dinner. You're not really nervous, but by the way Sal has been occasionally bumping his knee to yours lets you tell he's nervous as fuck.

"He asked me out.. just recently, actually." You tell your mom, chuckling a bit, "He cried."

Her smile grows wider, and Sal bows his head in embarrassment, "You could have left that part off.."

"Oh, come on, it was adorable why!" You laugh after swallowing.

"Do tell me." Your mom says, amused by the situation.

"I was just too happy because Y/N actually likes me back.." Sal mumbles, feeling so embarrassed in front of your mom. You lightly ruffle his hair, which he didn't bother to tie up since he's mentioned about how it's a pain to tie up his hair every day just so it wouldn't get in the way of his prosthetic.

"Aw, I honestly never thought Sal was pretty sweet." She chuckles, leaning against her chair, "So, what's it about my Y/N that got you falling in love?"

"Mom!" You exclaim, not expecting her to even ask that question. She only smiles at you, too amused by the situation. It has been a while since you actually had dinner with your mom, she'd usually pop back to your apartment to have a short meal and grab some change of clothes before heading back to the hospital. The hospital was quite far from Addison Apartments, but it was still within Nockfell.

"Let him speak, Y/N." Your mom says, gently shushing you. You turn to Sal, still eating your meal as he seems to fiddle with the pasta as he twirls his fork around it.

"It might seem like I only like her because she was there when I felt really low but.. I really like her because she's really nice. She's a good friend.. who I really like," Sal starts, and he just starts kind of rambling, which in turn causes you to feel embarrassed. He listed a few embarrassing moments, and you just felt so horrified sitting in that chair within close proximity with your mother.

"Aww, really sweet," She says, with what seems like the most sincere smile on her face. You feel quite nostalgic, remembering her wearing that stay when your father was still.. you refrain from remembering the memory, though you were rather happy that your mom is recovering from his death already. She chuckles, saying, "I think I saw this coming, but I never expected it to happen so soon. We just moved here months ago and my baby already has a boyfriend.. to think of it too, you guys are already graduating next year, aren't you? I really can't believe it, my daughter's already grown up. I wish your father could have seen this."

You smile, though in the moment you felt emotional since she mentioned your father. As your eyes become glassy, Sal holds your hand from under the table as if to comfort you. Your mother notices your change in mood, which causes her to frown, "I know, I miss him too.. it's almost been a year, hasn't it?"