Request from SugarCakes123: meet the parents dinner with Gale and Madge's parents. Changed it to be just Gale meeting Madge's parents. Hope you don't mind!
Modern AU. Madge's POV.
I made note of the dull throb in the back of my head. I was nervous to say the least. It had been a while since Gale and I had started to see each other and I had finally had the guts to ask him to dinner with my parents. The travelling salesmen wasn't like anyone I had dated before so I wasn't sure how the dinner would work out.
I fixed her hair for the fourth time in the mirror. My blonde ringlets were pulled back in a high ponytail. I pulled down my light pink layered chiffon tank and black sequined shorts and glided out of the bathroom. My apartment was so small that the faint smell of cooking asparagus was filling every room from the kitchen.
I walked out into the living room and began to set my narrow dining room table. The door bell sounded and I tried not to run over to buzz my guests into the building. I opened the door slightly and went back to placing the food on oven mitts scattered on the table. I turned with a pounding heart when someone knocked on the door.
"Hey Guys." I smiled when my parents came in. I walked over, kissing both of them on the cheek. "How was the drive, was the traffic bad?" I asked and moved back to the table, pulling chairs out for them.
"Not too bad." My mother said, hanging up her Burberry trench coat.
"I didn't have to honk at a single soul." My father winked and placed his Nautica rain jacket on the hook below.
"Well, that's good." I bit her lip, looking my mother's extensive diamonds she had chosen to wear and champagne gold Cartier watch. If that didn't drive away Gale, I sighed. My father rolled up his sleeves of his sweater and rubbed his hands together.
I hurried into the kitchen when the timer sounded and brought out the drenched in olive oil asparagus. I brought the dish over and set the plate out on the table. Then I looked at the time, he wasn't late yet, I reminded myself. I calmed my nerves by playing with the charm bracelet he had gotten me for my birthday.
Finally, the door bell sounded and I popped up to buzz in my boyfriend. My feet were already hurting in the dark Prada heels and I leaned against the wall, waiting for the tall dark haired man to walk in. When he did, I relaxed and ignored him when he rolled his eyes at me.
"We don't want what you're selling!" My father joked.
"Oh, Daddy." I groaned. Gale laughed loudly without any falter.
"I usually don't like what I'm selling either." He joked back and shook hands with my father and mother. "Gale," he said and nodded to the both of them.
"It's so good to have finally met you." My mother grinned, "we've heard so much about you."
"All good things, I hope." He smiled, and looked over at me. I closed the door and walked over to his side.
"Only the best," I murmured and pulled out a chair for him. I dished out food for my guests and watched Gale not even bat an eyelash when my mother started complaining about the women she played bridge with or when my father asked about his parents.
"My father, died when I was young." He said and cut another piece of his steak.
"That must have been very hard for you, growing up without a father." My own father grumbled. I wanted to smack myself in the forehead.
"It was a challenge, yes." Gale said dully, "but my mother and I worked through it."
"You're an only child then?" My mother asked.
"No, I have three other siblings, they were just too young to remember my father or when he died."
"Oh." My mother sighed.
"So give me the sales pitch!" My father said and clapped his hands, "I think I'm ready for this." Gale laughed loudly. I watched my father and Gale laugh as Gale gave his pitch in his sale's voice.
"What do you think?" Gale finished. My mother sent me her approving look from across the table. It was going well. I let out an even breath and relaxed in my chair.
"I'll take twenty!" My dad said and got out his Gucci leather wallet teasingly. It was a long night after that and Madge dished out lemon sorbet from the freezer. Gale and my parents were laughing about commercials they had recently had seen on television.
I gathered the bowls when we were finished and set them in the overflowing sink. "Well, we really must be going." My mother said, glancing down at her watch. Gale and I stood up with them. "It was so nice of you to host us, darling." My mother, kissed my cheeks.
"It was a pleasure." I murmured and took her hand in mine. She glanced over my shoulder and held her hand out to Gale.
"I'm still so glad to have met you." She said honestly, "I hope we see more of you in the future." My ears perked and I tried to keep my smile from broadening. My father and Gale shook hands and then had excused themselves from my apartment.
"Wow..." I said and kicked my heels across the room.
"Long night." Gale laughed.
"You can say that again." I groaned.
"Come on, I'll help you with the dishes." I took his outstretched hand, "then I can give you a sales pitch for moving towards the bedroom." I tossed my head back and laughed.
"We'll see if I want to buy."
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Erin