First Time for Everything (14/?): First Family Meeting, Sam/Mercedes
This one is longer than most of my other ones, enjoy!
First Family Meeting
Sam sat in his car in front of Mercedes house, nervously shaking his leg as he grasped the steering wheel even though he had put the car in park five minutes ago. Sam and Mercedes had been dating for about a month and a half now and they both decided that it was time to official meet each others families. He knew that her father was kind of a hard ass and had been asking to meet him for a while now so they decided to do dinner with her family first. To say that that he was just a little panicky would be a serious understatement.
His thoughts were interrupted when a hand knocked loudly on his window. He jumped a little and turned to find Mercedes peering into his window with a questioning look on her face. He took a deep shaky breath, unbuckled his seatbelt and stepped out of the car, grabbing the bouquet of flowers he had bought for her mother.
“Are you gonna come inside or are you just gonna stay out here and get cold?” Mercedes asked, with a joking tone in her voice as she stood with her arms crossed in front of her.
“I was just uh- I was just making sure my tie was straight…” he trailed off lamely and looked down awkwardly at his feet.
“Babe it’s gonna be fine,” Mercedes said softly as she stroked his cheek, “My dad is gonna like you, you’re and amazing guy.”
With that she took his hand and led him into the house. On entering her house, they were greeted by her parents. Mrs. Jones was an average height black woman with long dark hair. It was easy to tell where Mercedes got her love of fashion and dazzling smile from. Mr. Jones on the other hand was tall and athletically built and he did not look happy to say the least.
“Mom, Dad, this is Sam Evans, my boyfriend. Sam these are my parents,” Mercedes said with the excitement apparent in her voice.
“Hi Sam, it’s so nice to finally meet you. Mercedes has told us so much about you,” Mrs. Jones said, as she walked over and shook his hand.
“Thanks, it’s really nice to meet you guys too,” said Sam somewhat hesitantly and then, remembering the bouquet he had in his hand, held them out to Mrs. Jones, “These are for you; Mercedes told me that lilies were your favourite.”
“Well thank you Sam. That’s very sweet of you, isn’t it sweet James?” Mrs. Jones gushed as she elbowed her husband in the ribs.
“Yeah sure sweet,” he mumbled reluctantly as eyed Sam suspiciously, “Hey princess, why don’t you help your mom get everything ready on the table. That way Sam and I can have some time to get to know each other a little bit.”
“Umm sure Daddy, Sam I’ll see you in a couple minutes ok?” she said encouraging to him and then quickly whispered, “Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.”
“Don’t leave me alone with this man, I think he might try and kill me,” Sam whispered frantically to her retreating back.
“Sam, do you want to follow me into the living room while we wait?” Mr. Jones suggested with a sickeningly sweet smile on his face, as he gestured towards the room.
“Uh yeah- that sounds um… that sounds good Sir,” Sam stammered as he slowly entered the Jones’ living room.
Mr. Jones sat down in an armchair and quietly studied Sam as he stood looking around uncomfortably. Suddenly and without warning, Mr. Jones began laughing to the point that he was almost doubled over.
“Uh M-Mr. Jones? Are you alright?” Sam asked bewildered, as he stepped closer, not really knowing how to react.
“You are terrified out of your mind aren’t you boy” Mr. Jones gasped between bouts of laughter.
“Well I..” stuttered Sam, “Yeah kind of, especially now.”
“Have a seat Sam,” said Mr. Jones, finally getting control of his laughter and leaning back in his chair.
Sam sat down in the love seat directly across form Mr. Jones, wondering if he should say something first or if he should let Mr. Jones start. He didn’t need to wait long because Mr. Jones gave a small chuckle before he began, “I can tell that you care about me my daughter a lot Sam.”
Sam’s head shot up in surprise; that was definitely not what he was suspecting.
“Y-you do?” exclaimed Sam incredulously, “I thought for sure you wanted to, I dunno go after me with a shot gun or something”
“I won’t lie to you, at first I did. Mercedes is my little girl and I only want the best her. But then I heard the way she talked about you and saw how her face lit up whenever someone brought you up. Tonight I was prepared to give you a hard time but when I saw the way you looked at her; it was the way that I always hoped a guy would look at her.”
Sam sat in shock for a second, not completely knowing how to respond. He had been psyching himself up for almost a week, expecting that he was going to have to deal with a lot resistance from Mercedes’ Dad but this totally through him off.
“Wow, uh thanks Mr. Jones. I really do love your daughter; she’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I wanna do everything to make her happy.”
Mr. Jones gave him a small smile and then looked up as his wife and daughter entered the room.
“Everyhing is ready guys,” Mrs. Jones informed them cheerfully and gave her husband a bright smile as he rose and came to stand beside her.
“Is everything ok babe?” Mercedes inquired as she approached Sam with a shy smile on her face.
“Yeah everything’s good,” Sam assured her as he took her hand and gazed at her adoringly, “Your Dad and I were just getting to know each other,”
“That’s right Princess, now can we please eat? That chicken that your Mama made smells delicious.” Mr. Jones laughed as he led the way into the dining room.
“Told ya it would be ok,” Mercedes joked to Sam as they followed her parents.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah” Sam said, rolling his eyes at her but then pulled her in close. It seemed like everything would be alright with Mercedes’ parents but he honestly couldn’t wait to see how his parents were going to react.
Now that was something he was looking forward to.
First Family Meeting
Sam sat in his car in front of Mercedes house, nervously shaking his leg as he grasped the steering wheel even though he had put the car in park five minutes ago. Sam and Mercedes had been dating for about a month and a half now and they both decided that it was time to official meet each others families. He knew that her father was kind of a hard ass and had been asking to meet him for a while now so they decided to do dinner with her family first. To say that that he was just a little panicky would be a serious understatement.
His thoughts were interrupted when a hand knocked loudly on his window. He jumped a little and turned to find Mercedes peering into his window with a questioning look on her face. He took a deep shaky breath, unbuckled his seatbelt and stepped out of the car, grabbing the bouquet of flowers he had bought for her mother.
“Are you gonna come inside or are you just gonna stay out here and get cold?” Mercedes asked, with a joking tone in her voice as she stood with her arms crossed in front of her.
“I was just uh- I was just making sure my tie was straight…” he trailed off lamely and looked down awkwardly at his feet.
“Babe it’s gonna be fine,” Mercedes said softly as she stroked his cheek, “My dad is gonna like you, you’re and amazing guy.”
With that she took his hand and led him into the house. On entering her house, they were greeted by her parents. Mrs. Jones was an average height black woman with long dark hair. It was easy to tell where Mercedes got her love of fashion and dazzling smile from. Mr. Jones on the other hand was tall and athletically built and he did not look happy to say the least.
“Mom, Dad, this is Sam Evans, my boyfriend. Sam these are my parents,” Mercedes said with the excitement apparent in her voice.
“Hi Sam, it’s so nice to finally meet you. Mercedes has told us so much about you,” Mrs. Jones said, as she walked over and shook his hand.
“Thanks, it’s really nice to meet you guys too,” said Sam somewhat hesitantly and then, remembering the bouquet he had in his hand, held them out to Mrs. Jones, “These are for you; Mercedes told me that lilies were your favourite.”
“Well thank you Sam. That’s very sweet of you, isn’t it sweet James?” Mrs. Jones gushed as she elbowed her husband in the ribs.
“Yeah sure sweet,” he mumbled reluctantly as eyed Sam suspiciously, “Hey princess, why don’t you help your mom get everything ready on the table. That way Sam and I can have some time to get to know each other a little bit.”
“Umm sure Daddy, Sam I’ll see you in a couple minutes ok?” she said encouraging to him and then quickly whispered, “Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.”
“Don’t leave me alone with this man, I think he might try and kill me,” Sam whispered frantically to her retreating back.
“Sam, do you want to follow me into the living room while we wait?” Mr. Jones suggested with a sickeningly sweet smile on his face, as he gestured towards the room.
“Uh yeah- that sounds um… that sounds good Sir,” Sam stammered as he slowly entered the Jones’ living room.
Mr. Jones sat down in an armchair and quietly studied Sam as he stood looking around uncomfortably. Suddenly and without warning, Mr. Jones began laughing to the point that he was almost doubled over.
“Uh M-Mr. Jones? Are you alright?” Sam asked bewildered, as he stepped closer, not really knowing how to react.
“You are terrified out of your mind aren’t you boy” Mr. Jones gasped between bouts of laughter.
“Well I..” stuttered Sam, “Yeah kind of, especially now.”
“Have a seat Sam,” said Mr. Jones, finally getting control of his laughter and leaning back in his chair.
Sam sat down in the love seat directly across form Mr. Jones, wondering if he should say something first or if he should let Mr. Jones start. He didn’t need to wait long because Mr. Jones gave a small chuckle before he began, “I can tell that you care about me my daughter a lot Sam.”
Sam’s head shot up in surprise; that was definitely not what he was suspecting.
“Y-you do?” exclaimed Sam incredulously, “I thought for sure you wanted to, I dunno go after me with a shot gun or something”
“I won’t lie to you, at first I did. Mercedes is my little girl and I only want the best her. But then I heard the way she talked about you and saw how her face lit up whenever someone brought you up. Tonight I was prepared to give you a hard time but when I saw the way you looked at her; it was the way that I always hoped a guy would look at her.”
Sam sat in shock for a second, not completely knowing how to respond. He had been psyching himself up for almost a week, expecting that he was going to have to deal with a lot resistance from Mercedes’ Dad but this totally through him off.
“Wow, uh thanks Mr. Jones. I really do love your daughter; she’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I wanna do everything to make her happy.”
Mr. Jones gave him a small smile and then looked up as his wife and daughter entered the room.
“Everyhing is ready guys,” Mrs. Jones informed them cheerfully and gave her husband a bright smile as he rose and came to stand beside her.
“Is everything ok babe?” Mercedes inquired as she approached Sam with a shy smile on her face.
“Yeah everything’s good,” Sam assured her as he took her hand and gazed at her adoringly, “Your Dad and I were just getting to know each other,”
“That’s right Princess, now can we please eat? That chicken that your Mama made smells delicious.” Mr. Jones laughed as he led the way into the dining room.
“Told ya it would be ok,” Mercedes joked to Sam as they followed her parents.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah” Sam said, rolling his eyes at her but then pulled her in close. It seemed like everything would be alright with Mercedes’ parents but he honestly couldn’t wait to see how his parents were going to react.
Now that was something he was looking forward to.