Such Is Life
Part 34
His Mother was as nice as his Dad, I don't know why I expected any less with Chris for a son they couldn't exactly be axe murderers, then again look at my own family! We ate a nice dinner and I avoided the subject of my background as much as I possibly could, I told them my mother was dead but left out the gruesome details, I just said I'd lost touch with my father, hell they knew how that went they hadn't seen Chris in a long time after he got his developmental contract. After dinner his mother showed me into the lounge and proceeded to get the family albums out, very amusing pictures of Chris throughout the years, much to his embarassment! It did make me realise how little I knew about him, I'd married him without ever meeting his family, I just knew it was right at the time, his past didn't matter to me.Now things felt different, I felt the need to know hoping maybe that it would bring us closer together. I would've tried anything right then just to make it work.
Chris and his dad got onto the subject of cars and he took him out back to show him his latest...whatever it was! To me a car was a car and I would be quite happy to still have the one we used to virtually live in as long as it had four wheels and actually moved! So I was left alone with his mother, feeling a little awkward and wondering what she was going to ask next!
"He seems very happy with you!" She smiled as she handed me a cup of coffee.
"Thanks, wellI hope so. It hasn't exactly been easy up to this point."
"Well we did hear somethings but, well you know men, not one for telling their mothers much!" She laughed.
Great! She was fishing for details,jsut what I needed. "Oh well we're getting there that's what counts!" I took a sip of my coffee.
"Well you can imagine how surprised we were to hear he was married." She sighed, "I don't know I suppose I always invisioned a big wedding and me the proud mother!" She smiled, "But as long as he's happy that's all that counts!"
"Yeah." I smiled and looked away nervously.
"So erm...I only made up one room for the both of you is that right or...?"
"Ah...I guess that's ok thankyou." I was willing Chris to come back in! She wasn't a bad person, infact she was taking this all rather calmly under the circumstances! I doubted I would be so collected if I was in this situatuion! It was just that I didn't know her & yet I'd married her son! It was an awkward situation and although she was trying her best to be friendly I could still sense that she needed more information & I wasn't sure how much Chris wanted her to know about our life together!
"Hey! I hope she hasn't got my prom photos out yet!" Chris smiled as he walked in and put his arm around me when he sat down beside me. I tried not to heave a sigh of relief and I couldn't help but notice his mother's look of slight disapointment.
"Steph I hope you aren't boring the girl to death!" Ted laughed and winked at his wife and she waved him away dismissively as we all laughed.
"I was just telling Christina here that I only made up one room for the both of you but I wasn't sure that..."
"That's fine mom."
"Steeeph!" Ted raised his eyebrows. "Leave the kids alone and stop fishing!" He walked intothe kitchen.
"I was not fishing Ted Irvine!" She snapped back and we laughed.
"Come and help me with the dishes woman!" he shouted playfully and she stood up and rolled her eyes as she walked into the kitchen.
"Thank God!" Chris wrapped his arms around me. "Alone at last!" he grinned and kissed me.
"Yeah they are only in the next room!" I playfully shoved him.
"That's far enough away for now!" he leaned in and kissed me again and I welcomed it. "So, what do you think?"
"Of your folks?" He nodded, "I think they are very good people and I don't know why I was so nervous!"
"Told you!" he smiled and held me close, I put my head onis chest. "They seem to like you!"
"They do?"
"Hmm yeah, Mom's being waaay too cool about this whole thing though, you must have impressed her!"
"Nah I think secretly she wants to strangle me!"
"Maybe she will when we're asleep!" Chris put his hands around my throat, "I'll get you for marrying my son!" he said in a silly high pitched voice.
*Cough* We turned around nad his mother was standing in the doorway. Chris slowly took his hands away from my neck and I Looked away biting on my lip! "Mom." he said quietly.
"I was going to suggest we go to a movie tonight but I see you've made your own entertainment!" She turned and went back into the kitchen.
MOM!" Chris shouted then put his head on my shoulder.
"Go on!" I pushed him off me.
"What?"
"I'm not saving your ass! Go and grovel!"
"I was gonna let her simmer down a..."
"Go on!" I pointed to the kitchen door with a sly smirk on my face and he snarled at me and stood up.
"You do realise this is it I mean I won't come back out of there alive!"
"Just go and appologise you whimp!" I laughed as he walked into the kitchen.
Part 34
His Mother was as nice as his Dad, I don't know why I expected any less with Chris for a son they couldn't exactly be axe murderers, then again look at my own family! We ate a nice dinner and I avoided the subject of my background as much as I possibly could, I told them my mother was dead but left out the gruesome details, I just said I'd lost touch with my father, hell they knew how that went they hadn't seen Chris in a long time after he got his developmental contract. After dinner his mother showed me into the lounge and proceeded to get the family albums out, very amusing pictures of Chris throughout the years, much to his embarassment! It did make me realise how little I knew about him, I'd married him without ever meeting his family, I just knew it was right at the time, his past didn't matter to me.Now things felt different, I felt the need to know hoping maybe that it would bring us closer together. I would've tried anything right then just to make it work.
Chris and his dad got onto the subject of cars and he took him out back to show him his latest...whatever it was! To me a car was a car and I would be quite happy to still have the one we used to virtually live in as long as it had four wheels and actually moved! So I was left alone with his mother, feeling a little awkward and wondering what she was going to ask next!
"He seems very happy with you!" She smiled as she handed me a cup of coffee.
"Thanks, wellI hope so. It hasn't exactly been easy up to this point."
"Well we did hear somethings but, well you know men, not one for telling their mothers much!" She laughed.
Great! She was fishing for details,jsut what I needed. "Oh well we're getting there that's what counts!" I took a sip of my coffee.
"Well you can imagine how surprised we were to hear he was married." She sighed, "I don't know I suppose I always invisioned a big wedding and me the proud mother!" She smiled, "But as long as he's happy that's all that counts!"
"Yeah." I smiled and looked away nervously.
"So erm...I only made up one room for the both of you is that right or...?"
"Ah...I guess that's ok thankyou." I was willing Chris to come back in! She wasn't a bad person, infact she was taking this all rather calmly under the circumstances! I doubted I would be so collected if I was in this situatuion! It was just that I didn't know her & yet I'd married her son! It was an awkward situation and although she was trying her best to be friendly I could still sense that she needed more information & I wasn't sure how much Chris wanted her to know about our life together!
"Hey! I hope she hasn't got my prom photos out yet!" Chris smiled as he walked in and put his arm around me when he sat down beside me. I tried not to heave a sigh of relief and I couldn't help but notice his mother's look of slight disapointment.
"Steph I hope you aren't boring the girl to death!" Ted laughed and winked at his wife and she waved him away dismissively as we all laughed.
"I was just telling Christina here that I only made up one room for the both of you but I wasn't sure that..."
"That's fine mom."
"Steeeph!" Ted raised his eyebrows. "Leave the kids alone and stop fishing!" He walked intothe kitchen.
"I was not fishing Ted Irvine!" She snapped back and we laughed.
"Come and help me with the dishes woman!" he shouted playfully and she stood up and rolled her eyes as she walked into the kitchen.
"Thank God!" Chris wrapped his arms around me. "Alone at last!" he grinned and kissed me.
"Yeah they are only in the next room!" I playfully shoved him.
"That's far enough away for now!" he leaned in and kissed me again and I welcomed it. "So, what do you think?"
"Of your folks?" He nodded, "I think they are very good people and I don't know why I was so nervous!"
"Told you!" he smiled and held me close, I put my head onis chest. "They seem to like you!"
"They do?"
"Hmm yeah, Mom's being waaay too cool about this whole thing though, you must have impressed her!"
"Nah I think secretly she wants to strangle me!"
"Maybe she will when we're asleep!" Chris put his hands around my throat, "I'll get you for marrying my son!" he said in a silly high pitched voice.
*Cough* We turned around nad his mother was standing in the doorway. Chris slowly took his hands away from my neck and I Looked away biting on my lip! "Mom." he said quietly.
"I was going to suggest we go to a movie tonight but I see you've made your own entertainment!" She turned and went back into the kitchen.
MOM!" Chris shouted then put his head on my shoulder.
"Go on!" I pushed him off me.
"What?"
"I'm not saving your ass! Go and grovel!"
"I was gonna let her simmer down a..."
"Go on!" I pointed to the kitchen door with a sly smirk on my face and he snarled at me and stood up.
"You do realise this is it I mean I won't come back out of there alive!"
"Just go and appologise you whimp!" I laughed as he walked into the kitchen.