Chapter Eight: Before The Dinner.

Magnus drove me to the Institute around 4o'clock. 'Would you like to have dinner tonight and meet my parents?' the words came out of my mouth before I could stop them. 'Won't that be a little bit awkward, you know because of last night?' Magnus asked sounding a little nervous.

'It will be at the start, but it'll get better.'

'Ok.' He didn't sound like he believed me.

'Be here around 7.30?'

'I'll be here,' He leaned over and gave me a small kiss; 'now get out of the car, so I can go buy some new clothes.'

'But you don't need to buy new clothes-'

'Of course I do. Alec, I'll use any reason to buy more clothes.' I laughed, 'Ok, I'll see you tonight, bye.'

'Bye beautiful.'

I walked around the kitchen table telling Izzy what I planned for tonight, 'Oh this is great! Mum and Dad will love him, have you told them about tonight?'

'No, not yet. I'm going to tell them now.'

'I'll go with you.' We walked passed the lounge and found Church, the blue Persian cat. 'Church, where's Mum and Dad?' Izzy asked the Persian. He let out a meow and walked to the library. 'Thanks Church.' Izzy scratched the cat behind the ear, he purred. Mum and Dad were talking to Hodge, our tutor. They looked up when they heard the door close behind us, 'Hello children,' Hodge said kindly, 'how may we help you this fine afternoon?'

'Hey Hodge. Mum, Dad could we talk?' I asked.

'Of course, what would you like to talk about?' Said Dad.

'I was wondering if yous would like to have dinner here tonight and meet my,' I paused, was Magnus my boyfriend or what? 'My, uh, boyfriend?' Dad went still, he was still getting use to the fact that I am gay. Mum could see that he was having trouble with it and answered for him. 'We would love to meet him, what time will he be around?' Mum added a smile at the end. 'Around 7.30.'

'Oh, look at the time, it's already 4:45, we must get dinner organized.'

We set the table, Mum had the meal cooking in the oven and told Izzy not to touch it; she was a terrible cook. 'Alec, do you know what you're wearing?' Izzy asked. I looked down at what I was wearing, 'I'm wearing this.'

'Oh no your not! It looks terrible. Honestly Alec, baggy jeans and a t-shirt? You're not going out for a walk. Come on, I'm going to find some nice clothes in that closet of yours, even if it kills me.' She mumbled the last part.