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The next day went quickly and it was soon time for dinner. Sophia made sure she had everything ready and made all of Evan's favorite things. She also hoped that Eve would be on her best behavior. She wanted the family to make a great impression on Kelly.
"Mom, we're here." John said when he and Melanie came in.
"Great. Now, let's hope Mike and Eve will be here soon."
"They will be." Melanie said while putting Sophie down in the travel yard.
"I just hope that Eve doesn't say something to make Kelly uncomfortable."
"I don't think she will." John said just as Mike and Eve walked.
"Mom." Mike hugged his mom tightly.
"I hope everyone understands how important tonight is." Sophia looked right at Eve when she said that.
"I know. I promised Mike that I would be on my best behavior and I will." Eve said to her.
"Great. Now, why don't you and Melanie come help me in the kitchen and we will get things ready. Boys, you can go watch TV." Sophia headed to the kitchen with Eve and Melanie behind her.
"Why did you make cannelloni?" Eve asked. She had always hated it and Sophia knew that.
"Because it is Evan's favorite and tonight is about him."
"Right, sorry. What do you want me to do?" Eve asked.
"You can set the table and get the wine out." Sophia turned to Melanie. "Melanie, can you help with the sauce?"
"Sure, Sophia." Melanie went to the oven and stirred the sauce that Sophia was making.
"Everyone, we are here." Evan said walking in the front door.
Sophia quickly made her way to the door. "Evan." She hugged her son. "And this is Kelly."
"It's nice to meet you Mrs. Cena." Kelly said extending her hand.
"Oh, please call me Sophia." She hugged Kelly tightly.
"Okay." Kelly replied.
"Kelly, these are my brothers, John and Mike." Evan said introducing them. "And their wives, Melanie and Eve."
"It's nice to meet you all. Evan has told me some great things about you."
"It better be good." Mike said kidding his younger brother.
"I always tell people good things about you guys." Evan replied with a laugh.
"Enough of this boys, let's eat." Sophia said walking into the dining room.
Everyone else followed and they were soon eating dinner. The conversation was civil during dinner. Once dinner was over, they moved into the living room for coffee and dessert.
"So, Kelly, you are a music teacher?" Eve asked her.
"Yes. I love children. I hope to have a lot one day." Kelly replied.
"Oh, then you will like this family. Sophia is obsessed with a grandson."
"Eve, please." Mike said warning his wife about saying anymore.
"You and Mike don't have any, right?" Evan had told her which brother had a baby but she wasn't sure if she got them right.
"No, we don't have any right now. We are trying though."
"It just takes time. You will have one eventually."
"That is what we say but some people like to rush." Eve looked right at Sophia when she said that.
"So, Melanie, you and John have the baby right?" Kelly asked not noticing the tension now between Eve and Sophia.
"We do. A little girl, Sophie." Melanie replied.
"Oh, is she here?"
"Yes, hold on a minute." Melanie got up and headed to get Sophie.
Sophia was excited about how well Kelly seemed to be getting along with the others. She was angry about Eve's little remark but that would be dealt with later. She watched as Kelly held Sophie and knew this was helping her want to be apart of their family.
"You look great holding the baby." Sophia said to her.
"Thanks. I hope when I get married, we have a lot of kids."
"I'm sure you will." Sophia could see that Evan was getting more interested in Kelly and that was a great thing. Everything seemed to be working out like she wanted.
"Mom, it's getting late. We should go." Evan said.
"Okay. I hope you can come over again, Kelly." Sophia stood up to show them out.
"I hope so too." Kelly hugged Sophia and walked out with Evan.
"I think that went well. I can already tell that Kelly will be my new daughter-in-law."
"I think you might be right, mom." Mike said as he and Eve got ready to go. He knew his mother was ready to say something to her about what was said. "We are going mom, see you tomorrow." He and Eve quickly left.
"We should go too. It's getting late." Melanie said to John.
"Well, all of you have a nice night and I will see you tomorrow." Sophia hugged and kissed each one and they left.
She knew that Kelly and Evan were getting closer. It was only a matter of time, if she had her way, before Evan asked Kelly to marry him. Now, if she could just get Eve to leave Mike. She wished he had married Maryse. She was the perfect fit for the family. Eve was just a low class stripper that Mike picked up in Las Vegas. Her family didn't have anything. When he came back married to her, Sophia was so angry. Not only did he go against her wishes but she wasn't invited to the wedding.
Melanie was the opposite. She was from a very well off family and a long time associate of Sophia's husband, Anthony. She was well educated and polite. Everything that Sophia had wanted for John. So, she arranged it with Melanie's mother for the two to meet and before anyone knew, they were in love and getting married. Their wedding was everything that Sophia had wanted. She couldn't have been happier for him.
"I think you made a great impression on my family." Evan told Kelly as they drove to her place.
"I hope so. I like them and I especially like you." Kelly took his hand.
"Good, because I like you too." Evan smiled at her.
Kelly blushed when he did. She was falling hard for him. She had only known him for a week but she liked him a lot and not that it mattered but he was rich too. His brothers were great and so were their wives. His mother was nice too. She envied him having a big family. She was the only child for her single mother and never knew her dad.
"Well, here is my place. Do you want to come up?" Kelly asked him as they parked.
"Yeah, I would." Evan got out of the car and opened Kelly's door. He was such a gentleman.
They headed up to her place. It was the first time they had been to the other's place. Once they got in her apartment, things went pretty quickly and they ended up in the bedroom. As they laid there afterwards, Evan knew he was falling for her. She was just the girl he was waiting for and it was hard to believe that it was his mother who set them up.
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