Dinner

We started walking in and I could feel myself panicking. I grabbed Blake’s arm so he would stop. “Wait, I don’t know your parents’ names, and who else will be there besides your sisters and Curtis?”

He put his hand on mine which did lend me some comfort and I appreciated it, “Kate it is okay, I do know this is a big step for you. My parents’ names are Robert and Sara and I promise you they will be nice. Probably because you are the first woman I have ever brought home. The only other person that will be there is my brother Jason.”

“Oh, I didn’t realize Jason would be there. That’s nice.”

“After everything happened my parent’s guilt consumed them a great deal and especially when my biological mom passed away they took Jason in as their own in a lot of ways. Even helped him get to college, etc.”

“Wow that’s amazing, okay let’s go.” Then it hit me, and I grabbed his arm again this time making him laugh.

“Kate, I swear this is going to be alright.”

“You have never brought any other wo