"Biddy, I want you to meet my parents.", Steve told Bridgette.
"Parents?", she repeated. They are dating for ten months and this is the first time he mentioned meeting his parents.
"Yes.", Steve confirmed. "I've met yours and you should meet mine before we… make the next step."
Bridgette started coughing. Did he say: 'the next step? ... THE next step?' What is the next step? Is he going to propose? Well, they are old enough, both with jobs and living together… but a marriage? She told herself to calm down. Maybe it's not a marriage. Maybe he has something else on his mind and she should NOT rush to any conclusions.
Steve rubbed her back and looked at her pretty face while trying to understand what is going on in her mind. "Why are you reacting like this? Don't you want to meet my parents? Don't you want us to move forward?"
