Matt shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He had upgraded his and Emily's seats with the hope of getting some sleep on the way to New York. Sleep however was not going to come with the woman fidgeting in her seat next to him constantly talking. They were up late into the night. At first, it was because they were packing and that of course lead to their favorite activity which had to be repeated. It was after 2 a.m. when Matt finally tried to close his eyes and sleep, only to have Emily shift in bed and start talking to him. Then that lead to him trying to calm her anxiety and that of course led to more sex. They finally fell into an exhausted sleep around 4:30.

The alarm rudely awoke the sleeping couple around 6:30 much to their dismay. They warily got ready and left for the airport shortly after 7 knowing that with traffic and checking in that early was always better when dealing with airport security.

Matt slipped his arm around Emily's shoulder and pulled her head toward his shoulder. He kissed her temple hoping that she would get the picture otherwise this would be a long flight. Emily snuggled closer to him, her arm automatically resting across his stomach. She shifted her head to his chest and let out a deep sigh. Matt gently rubbed circles on her back knowing that that usually relaxed her into sleep.

He put his seat back and got comfortable holding his beautiful girlfriend close hoping she would not awaken until they were ready to land. His eyes closed and he fell into a deep sleep, thinking that Emily was worried over nothing. If her family was anything like her he had nothing to worry about.

5 hours later, New York

Matt felt someone shaking him awake. He opened his eyes to find a flight attendant trying to wake him. He thanked her and kissed Emily's head before waking her. He put his seat upright for the landing as they both adjusted to being up.

Matt slung their carry on bags over his shoulders as he and Emily headed to baggage claim where her parents would pick them up. He slipped his hand in hers as they walked through the terminal and down the stairs. When they reached the bottom, Emily dropped his hand as soon as she saw her mother and father. She froze.

"I don't think I can do this." She whispered barely audible as a look of panic crossed her face.

Matt reached up and brushed her cheek with his hand. "I'm here for you. Whatever you need, I'm here. You can do this Em."

Emily shook her head and walked confidently towards her parents. Matt followed a few paces behind. Emily greeted her parents, who both embraced her awkwardly. It had been too long since they had seen their youngest child.

"Mom, Dad, this is Matt." She said making the introductions.

"Your partner came with you? Why?" Her dad asked glaring at Matt, knowing that there was more to this story.

"Yes, he is my partner, but he's also my boyfriend. I believe I told you that in a phone call a few months after we got together." Emily reminded them sticking her chin out in determination.

"It's nice to finally meet you Matt. We didn't think this would last. Emily's not very good at keeping a boyfriend, I mean whenever they get close; she usually runs the other way. But for some reason she's kept you around. We never get to meet them, so we thought she made you up so we'd leave her alone." Mrs. Lehman informed him.

Matt noticed the shade of red Emily had turned, embarrassed that her parents had revealed so much information.

"I think I'll get our bag." Matt said as he turned to the carousel searching fervently for their suitcase.

Matt grabbed their bag as Mr. Lehman ushered them out the door and to a parking deck where a blue sedan waited for them. Matt placed their bags in the trunk as Emily stood silently. She starred off into space hoping that Matt would still want to be with her after this trip.

As if reading her mind, Matt took her hand and led her to the side of the car where he opened the door and guided her inside. He walked to the other side and slipped in the back next to her. Matt slipped an arm around her and pulled her close to him. She sighed as she found security in his arms and rested her head against his chest.

Mr. Lehman cleared his throat which was his signal for them to separate. Emily immediately moved to the other side of the car and stared out the window. This was going to be a long three days. Matt reached over and took her hand hoping her father didn't see. He couldn't believe that her dad was treating them like two teenagers.

45 minutes later

Matt stood in awe at the house in front of him. They pulled into a circular drive and stopped. The house was huge. Emily bumped into him and smiled before walking ahead to the front door. Matt grabbed their bags, anxious to get Emily alone for a few minutes.

"Let's get you two settled into your rooms first, and then we have all sorts of fun things planned. Emily why don't you change into something more appropriate." Mrs. Lehman said as she led the pair up a wooden spiral staircase.

"Emily, I hope you don't mind being in your old room. I made some updates since you were last here."

The small group walked into the pink bedroom. Matt stood there in shock. In front of him was a twin bed with a pink comforter. Emily didn't even like pink. There were porcelain dolls with frilly dresses, ribbons and trophies, and of course the photos of Emily in dresses.

"Mom, I thought you said you updated this room. How are Matt and I supposed to sleep in a twin bed?" Emily questioned looking past her mother at Matt who looked lost.

"You honestly don't believe your father and I would let the two of you sleep in the same bed? And I did update it, I put a flat screen HD TV in the armoire over there, I bought new curtains, and of course most importantly, the carpet."

Emily stood in disbelief; they really did just say that she and Matt had to have separate rooms.

"Where were you planning on letting Matt sleep?" She asked wondering what the condition of that room would be.

"Oh, he'll be in the guest room near ours." Her father answered looking pointedly at Matt.

"Are you kidding me?" Emily questioned still not believing her parents were treating her like a child.

"Absolutely not. We have a reputation to uphold. What would people think if we allowed our daughter and her boyfriend to share a bedroom in our home? I mean the disgrace." Mrs. Lehman responded as if that settled everything.

"They would think that your 33 year old daughter had a mind of her own. And that maybe her parents treated her like an adult."

"Em, maybe we should just check into a hotel." Matt said not wanting to sleep alone anymore than Emily did.

"That is out of the question. You will stay here in separate bedrooms." Mr. Lehman stated firmly before taking the suitcase that was beside Matt and walking down the hall to a guest bedroom. He set it inside and then walked past the group and down the stairs settling anymore arguments.

Mrs. Lehman followed him with orders to be presentable in an hour. As soon as she was out of sight, Emily burst into tears collapsing in Matt's arms. He took her into the guest bedroom and they lay on the bed together until they both fell asleep.