I hope you all liked the last chapter, this chapter will be better and longer. I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter 3: Dinner with The Parents

"Oh God Chloe what if they hate me after this? What if they disown me?", I say as I pace nervously by the front door. "Sweetheart just stop worrying; you're going to be fine. Did they disown you when you told them we were dating?". "No, but marriage is different Chloe. What if they think we're not ready?". Chloe walked over and put her hands on my cheeks, "Honey they will be thrilled. They love you, they love me, and they will love us. I promise". She kissed me on the forehead and hugged me tightly. "I love you Chloe", "I love you too Super Max". Both Chloe and I looked at each other nervously as we heard a car pull into the driveway. "That must be David", Chloe said as she unlocked the front door. David knocked on the door and I took a few deeps breathes before Chloe opened it. "Well hello Max, it's been a while. How are you darlin?", he said as he came into the living room. "I'm doing good, Thank you David. How are you?", I say as I walk over to hug him.

"Oh just about as well as a geezer like me can be", he says jokingly. "Hey aren't you forgetting someone?", Chloe says with a smile. "Well it seems I have but I can't seem to remember who that is. Can you help me Max?". I let out a small giggle when I see Chloe getting annoyed behind him. "You know David I think it may be this really beautiful girl named Chloe. She's standing right behind you actually", I say as I point to her. He turns his head and looks at her, "ah yes of course, thank you Max". "You're such a dork", Chloe says as she runs to hug him. It always makes me happy to see them getting along, I think losing Joyce has made them closer and I'm glad Chloe finally has a father figure back in her life. "David why don't you come sit down at the table. My parents will be here shortly and then we can eat", I say as I direct him to the table. "Thank you max". He walks over to the table and sits down. Chloe comes and grabs my hand when we hear another car pull into the driveway.

"Max look at me", Chloe says as she interlocks her fingers with mine. I look at her with tears streaming down my face. "It's okay Maxy, don't cry. No matter what happens tonight we'll always have each other, okay?", she says as she wipes my tears. "Okay", I take a few deep breathes and open the door. My mom and dad stood on the porch with a bottle of wine and a smile on their face. "Hi sweetheart. Sorry we're late, your father decided not to use the GPS and drive here himself.", my mother says as she hugs me. "It's fine mom, I'm glad you guys are here". I direct my parents to the table and then go into the kitchen to bring the food to the table. I made Steak, potatoes, and steamed vegetables. I wanted to keep everyone happy tonight by cooking something they all love. I came out of the kitchen and set the plates of food on the table. "It looks so good Super Max", Chloe said as she looked up and smiled. "It does look quite delicious Max", David said as he picked up his fork. "Now before we start eating Chloe and I have an announcement to make". Chloe stood up, grabbed my hand, and smiled at me. The dining room lights shimmered off her eyes. "Mom, Dad, David. Last night I purposed to Chloe. We're getting married".

It fell silent for a moment which made my nerves increase but then all at once all three of them stood up and hugged us. "Max honey we're so happy for you two, we were hoping that's why you called us here tonight", my mother said as she kissed my forehead. "I love you so much cupcake, I can't believe my little girl is all grown up and getting married", my dad said as he stroked my cheek. David didn't say anything but we could tell he was happy. We all sat down and started eating. I whispered to Chloe who was grabbing a steak off of the plate, "Well that went better than I expected, I thought I was going to have to rewind". "See Maxy, I told you they would love us. There was nothing to worry about". The night was great; we talked about wedding plans, reception ideas, and color schemes. Thank God my mother has experience with party planning. Once everyone had left, me and Chloe sat on the couch and breathed a sigh of relief. "Can I just say that telling them was easier than I thought it would be?" I said as I laid my head on Chloe's shoulder.

"I knew it would be okay Max, they love us and even if they didn't like our choice they would still support us". "Ya, I guess you're right. I love you Chloe". "I love you too Super Max". I got up from the couch and Chloe looked at me confused. "You know what Chloe? I think we should get a Christmas tree. I know you don't like Christmas all that much but this year everything's changing. We're getting married and about to start our life together, we need to start making family traditions for when we have kids. Maybe if we start doing Christmas things together you'll learn to love it. I want to get a Christmas tree with you sweetheart". Chloe got up off the couch and walked over to me. "Of course we can get a Christmas tree Maxy. You're right we are starting our life together, so let's start it off right by getting into the Christmas spirit, it's only December 3rd. We can go get one tomorrow if you want?", Chloe said as she hugged me tightly. "Really? I honestly thought you would say no. I love you". "I love you more Maxy".

So the next chapter will obviously be them getting a tree and decorating for Christmas but also Chloe has been hiding something from Max for the past few months and it's finally going to come to light in the month of December. Trust me when I say the next few chapters will be very interesting.