Friday morning arrives in a breeze as I get my car to go home and change my clothes and talk to my parents about meeting Mekhi's mother this weekend.
"Good morning parents," I say as I walk into the kitchen coming from my room.
"Good morning Lena," Dad says with a smile.
"Good morning Lena, how was your evening," Mom asks with a smile.
"It was alright and quiet," I say blushing.
"That's good to hear. Do you have anything planned for this weekend," Mom asks.
"Yes, I'm meeting Mekhi's mother tomorrow, I'm so nervous," I say to her plopping onto a chair at the table.
"Why are you nervous," Dad asks.
"I don't know honestly Dad. Maybe because it's his mother and I'm scared to say or do the wrong thing," I say shrugging my shoulders.
"You'll be fine, you must be really serious about this Mekhi because you've never been this nervous before Nani," he says calling me the nickname he only uses when consoling or comforting me.
"Yeah, Dad. I'm serious about him…is that bad," I ask him looking at Mom.
"Not at all, you're an adult and have to make these decisions for yourself. I believe he is a responsible young man and will respect you," Dad says placing a hand on Mom's shoulder.
"Exactly and after you've met his mother we can all meet each other," Mom says adding to Dad's comments with a smile.
"You're right, I'll be sure to discuss it with Mekhi and his mother tomorrow," I say.
"That's good, be sure to let us know what the plans are," Dad says preparing to leave.
"Will do, I won't be home tonight either so that we can get on the road early," I say to them.
"Okay, be safe and protect yourself," Dad says as he walks out of the kitchen.
"Thanks Dad, see you later," I yell out of the kitchen.
"Be sure to take a gift to his mother as it's your first time meeting her," Mom reminds me.
"I will Mom, what do you think I should get," I ask her.
"I'm not sure, ask Mekhi about his mother's preferences," she answers.
"I will, thank you Mom. How are you and the babies doing," I ask her.
"I'm alright, the morning sickness is starting to become an all day event," she says.
"Aww Mom, I'm sorry to hear that," I say sympathetically.
"Its fine Nana, it's all part of being pregnant...have you thought of a theme for the babies' room," she
asks with a smile.
"I'm thinking of going with a modern sailor theme," I answer her.
"I like it, color scheme," she asks.
"Bold blue, cool greys, white, and pops of maybe red and yellow," I say to her as the design
materializes in my mind.
"Sounds lovely Lena, thank you again," she says eyes alight with the prospect of my project.
"It's no problem Mom, really," I respond.
"Still. Anyway your father and I have the keys to your place, we actually bought it a while ago since it was too good of a deal to pass up," she says with a smile.
"Really," I manage to say as I'm shocked.
"Yes, we can all go to check it out on Sunday when you come home," she says promising.
"Sounds like a plan Mom. Thank you again," I say to her grateful for everything that they have done for me.
"You are more than welcome. You have always been responsible and hardworking your father and I worked hard to build our brands whom should we share the benefits of our positions if not our own children. As much as I hate to admit it you are an adult and you should begin living your life, we will always want you around but you can't grow if you're always under our wing…so go and spread your wings and just remember we will always be here to catch you should you fall," she says with tears in her eyes.
"Aww Mom," I say as I get up to hug her and let our tears flow in this mother-daughter moment that is occurring.
"Now go and get yourself together for your day in classes and meeting Mekhi's mother tomorrow. Call or text me if you need anything," she says after our moment.
"Yes, ma'am," I say and head back up to my room.
While in my room, I pack an overnight bag and a few outfits as I can't choose what to wear. I grab my hair wrap, my makeup kit, and a few pairs of shoes to pack as well. As I'm packing my bag it dawns on me that in a few short months I'll be packing all of these things and taking them to my very own place. The thought seems daunting, but I'm ready for it. When I'm finished packing my bag I head back down to the kitchen and see that Mom has left and went into her office. I take one last look around as I head out of the door to face the next few days without my family.
As I'm heading to campus, I decide to have lunch with my girls and catch them up on everything that's been happening. I'll be with Mekhi for just about the entire weekend so I might as well get some girl time in before we take our midterms next week. I know I'm going shopping with him tomorrow, but maybe we can make a group appointment for a spa day before our vacation.
The first classes breeze by as I am now headed to the pizza shop to meet the girls for lunch. It feels as if so much happened in the last twenty four hours that I can barely process it or make any sense of it. We all seemingly arrive at the same time and take a booth setting before placing our orders. Without wasting any time we dive right into conversation mode.
"Before we get any further in this conversation can we agree to go for a spa day before we go on spring break," I say looking around.
"Yes, I was going to ask the same thing," Nova says.
"What do you guys say? My treat," I say to convince the other two.
"Sure, you don't have to pay for me though," Rylie says.
"Yeah, I can pay my own way," Susu adds.
"It's fine, besides I offered. You can pay me back when I move into my place," I say with a smile.
"Deal," they all say giggling.
"Cool," I reply giggling as well.
"So what did you and Mekhi do after we left you yesterday," Rylie asks.
"We went back to his place and I stayed over," I say innocently.
"That's all," Nova asks with a raised brow and I immediately blush.
"For the most part, yes," I say thinking about the passionate kiss we shared last night.
"Uh huh," Rylie says.
"Your blush is telling," Susu adds.
"We haven't done it, we were close though," I say shaking my head to get the hot and heavy images
out of my mind.
"Yet," Nova says speaking what we are all thinking.
"Yeah…anyway, I'm going to meet his mother tomorrow," I say taking the conversation away from
my sex life or the lack thereof.
"Whatttt," Rylie says and the other two echo.
"Yeah, this is big," I say.
"Big, big," Nova says in agreeance.
"Definitely big," Susu says.
"I'm so nervous and I haven't had time to get her a gift or anything," I confide in my best friends.
"Why are you nervous? He's already met your parents," Nova asks.
"I don't know, I think because I literally just found out last night so I haven't had any time to think
about it, prepare for it, or anything," I say.
"Oh wow, why didn't he tell you beforehand," Rylie asks.
"Well his mother called before he had the chance to say anything about it. I have already spoken to her on the phone, she sounds like a really nice woman," I reply taking a slice of the newly arrive pizza and the girls do the same.
"You spoke to her already!? Good grief," Nova says surprised.
"Imagine my surprise when he handed me the phone, I could feel my heart in my throat," I say after taking a bite of my slice.
"So what exactly are you guys going to do," Susu asks when she's done chewing.
"He's taking me to the mega mall a few hours away to go shopping and his dad is away on business so she asked if she could tag along," I answer after taking a sip of my drink.
"Oh, that would be a little awkward…don't you think," Rylie says.
"I do, so we will most likely meet her in the afternoon for a late lunch or early dinner. What kind of gift do you guys think I should get her," I ask them.
"Maybe a scarf or something," Susu offers.
"Perfume, candles…"Nova adds with a scrunched up face.
"A tea set," Rylie says coming up with something as the rest of us ponder.
"Thank you guys, I really appreciate it. I'll figure something out," I say with a sigh before taking a sip of my drink
"Any way, do we have any plans for tonight," Rylie asks and with that we change the topic of discussion again.
We talk about potential weekend plans until we're finished eating. We book our spa day for Monday and the services we are looking to get. We save the nail appointments for the following Sunday before we leave. After all the chatter we head back to campus to finish our last classes of the day.
The rest of my day breezes by and Mekhi asks me to meet him at his dorm. I park my car close to his building and go inside remembering my school id and his key. Walking to his door I feel a little bit nervous and anxious as this is my first time coming here by myself. Bracing myself, I finally reach his door and use the key to open it. I quickly get inside and both shut and lock the door behind me.
After taking a breather, I remove my shoes and curl up on his sofa with my phone in hand and begin mindlessly scrolling social media. Time passes rather slowly as I scroll until I hear the sound of the door closing. I look up to see my handsome strolling towards me looking as good as he did when I first met him.
"Hey baby, sorry to make you wait," he says coming to sit next to me on the sofa.
"It's no problem," I say sitting up as he pulls me onto his lap and kiss my forehead.
"Are you ready to leave," he asks hugging me.
"Yes," I reply hugging him back.
"Okay, what do you want to do for dinner," he asks.
"We can cook," I reply.
"Alright, we'll have to stop by the supermarket first," he says.
"Okay, we can go whenever you're ready," I say.
"Alright, give me a few minutes then we can go," he says.
"Okay," I say and snuggle into his embrace.
We sit like that for about fifteen minutes, then we lock up and leave his dorm. We go to my car first to retrieve my overnight bag. After locking and securing my car, we get on the road to the supermarket that's closest to his house.