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"She didn't say. She just said we have a lot to talk about."
"You don't look very excited."
"Because you don't look very happy."
"I'm sorry." I took a deep breath. "They've just canceled plans with us so many times that..."
"She sounded serious this time. I think they're finally coming around. She said she was excited to meet you. She's never said that before."
I bit my lip.
"And she said to tell you congratulations on graduating."
"That was nice of her." I tried to dismiss all my negative thoughts from earlier. "I'm so disappointed that my parents won't be there. They were really looking forward to meeting your parents."
"They can't change their plans?"
"My parents aren't their own bosses like you." I smiled at him. "I guess they'll just have to meet your parents at the rehearsal dinner."
"It's probably best if you meet my parents by yourself first anyway. They can be rather intimidating."
"Do you think they're going to try to scare me away?" I laughed.
He lowered his eyebrows for a second. But the worried look was fleeting. "No, they wouldn't do that. We should have set Jen on them awhile ago. They rarely ever say no to her."
"I should have known she'd interfere when she told me she wouldn't."
He laughed.
"Does this mean I get to see where you grew up?"
"You can make fun of my old bedroom." He smiled and pulled me back into his arms. "But like I told you before, there really aren't tons of embarrassing photos of me or anything. My parents aren't like your parents."
I closed my eyes as I pressed my face against his chest. I knew he didn't mean that as an insult. He meant that his parents didn't care for him like my parents cared about me. I didn't want to gointo meeting them feeling like this. But I wasn't sure if I could ever like them. Not after everything they had put James through.
Eruption - Chapter 6
Thursday
We had almost moved everything in and I was completely exhausted. I pulled my hair up into a ponytail as I looked around at all the boxes. The living room and kitchen were a complete disaster. Luckily Ellen was going to help me organize everything in the morning.
"Your ass looks amazing when you do that," James said.
I laughed and turned around as I finished putting the elastic in my hair. "You think?" I arched my back slightly before letting go of my hair.
He smiled at me as he dropped a box down next to my feet. "Why was it again that you wouldn't let me hire movers?" He was wearing athletic shorts and a fitted t-shirt. There was a v-shaped sweat stain down the front of his shirt, and I found it unbelievably sexy.
"Because I love how you look when you're all sweaty."
"Is that so?"
"Mhm." I traced my finger down his chest. "So hot."
He gave me that smile that always made me feel overheated. It was playful and sexy and I knew exactly what was on his mind. "It actually is a little hot in here, don't you think?" He grabbed his shirt by the collar and pulled it off over his head. His abs glistened from sweat.
"Scorching."
He smiled. "That's better. Are you ready for a break?"
