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Meeting the Parents
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"Are you sure?"
A sigh came from the other line, "Babe, you said that like 50 times since I announced it"
You bit your lip. "Sure? Like, sure, sure?"
Your boyfriend, Jackson Wang was officially going to meet your family from your mothers side. Your dad had 2 sisters, and you only had one cousin on his side. Yeah, they were important people for Jackson to meet, but you weren't THAT worried about them. Your father's side lived pretty far from where you settled down. Your mom's family was bigger. More aunts and uncles, and way more cousins.
Jackson's met your parents a few times. Not an official sit down and talk time, but a 'hi I'm Jackson' and 'nice to meet you, son', kind of thing.
"I think it'd be nice, because it'd be way less awkward with just your parents, y'know?" He had said. But you ended up sighing and letting out a dramatic "WHY DO YOU HATE ME?!", in the middle of the cafe.
"Babe? Dude? Hun? What do you want me to call you to SNAP OUT OF IT?!" He shouted from the other line.
You blinked, and let out a relaxed laugh. Jackson smiled at that. He was a little scared, thinking you were ashamed of him or something. Yet, what he thought was the total opposite.
The main thing you were scared of was the fact that your family spoke a whole different language than Jackson. He knew a total of 4 languages, but yours wasn't on the list. Language barrier was it though; they knew English fine. BUT, your family tends to talk bad in their language. With your previous boyfriend, he panicked and ended up asking translation the whole night. It didn't work out.
You've never been more embarrassed. Ever. Ever since then, you assumed every boyfriend you've had would dump you after meeting your family.
Your assumption wasn't wrong, because you've heard it from a couple of your ex's. You frowned at the thought.
There's just too much to add to the list of worries you'd have.
"It's actually my grandpa's birthday tomorrow" you said carefully, listening to his response.
He didn't hesitate. "Oh really? What does he like? Should I get a t-shirt or something?"
You chuckled. "He
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