I tapped my foot to the ground repeatedly. Each minute that passed made anxiety and nerves more intense. The sound and best of my heart could be felt throughout my whole body. Restlessness engulfed my body. I was fidgeting. More than usually. I was trying to distract myself by playing with my hands but it was useless. The possibilities of what could go wrong during dinner lingered in my mind.
Yes, I was nervous. Who the hell wouldn't? Meeting your boyfriend's family for the first time. His family who I knew he trusted more than I probably. The thought of not making a good impression haunted me for the past days. I knew I wasn't accomplished as Harry's past supermodel girlfriends was. Being accepted my the two women that raised him might be the greatest accomplishment I could have done compared to his exes. If I do impress them.
"We shouldn't have gone out for dinner" I stated running my hands through my hair.
"Yeh wanted to" Harry said, sitting down in the booth as I stood next to him.
"I know!" I said unable to control my anxiety. "But all these eyes on us adds more-"
"Pressure?" Harry said, cutting me off?"
"Yeah. Why am even wearing white?" I asked. "It gets easily dirty. I'm such an idiot"
Harry reached for my hand, intertwining his fingers with mine.
"Love, don't worry. They're going to love you" Harry said, trying to comfort me.
"How do you know?" I asked him.
"Who wouldn't love yeh?" He asked back.
His mom and sister maybe.
"Sorry we're late" Harry and I both heard Anne say.
I turned around to see Anne and Gemma walk to us.
Don't be awkward. Don't be awkward. Don't be awkward.
"Mum" Harry said standing up and walking over to her for a hug.
Gemma walked over to me. She was gorgeous.
"For once my brother didn't bring another model to meet us" Gemma said.
I didn't know if what she said was a good or bad thing. I chuckled at her remark however.
"Oh shut it Gem" He said, putting an arm around my shoulder.Anne stood beside Gemma. "What? It's true. I swear if I heard about another meeting a designer story, I would have fallen asleep" Gemma argued. "Well, you're in luck. I'm more of a book than fashion person" I said smiling."I already like you more than my brothers exes" Gemma said.I smiled feeling a bit relieved with what Gemma said.Gemma sat down in the booth. I felt Harry take his arm away from my shoulder. "You're more lovely than Harry described you to be" Anne complimented me. "I heard so much about you""Thank you" I blushed. "And same here!"Oh no, I'm being informal. Shit, I already messed up."Should we sit?" Harry asked.I nodded as I sat down on the inside of the booth. Harry sat beside me with Gemma sitting the opposite of me. Anne sat beside her."So . ." Gemma started to speak. "What do you do Y/N?"
Considering I made them both not only smile, yet laugh throughout the night, I guess I was making a good impression on them. So far, we talked about several topics. How life as a college student was. Where and who I grew up with. My favorite books and films. In the moment we were talking about my favorite topic as compared to the previous ones before. How Harry and I met.
"Harry told us how you two met. We will have to thank Lou of course for that" Anne said.
"I owe it to her" I said. "I thought I wouldn't be with no one before Lou set me up with H"
Harry lips grew into a proud smirk as he looked at me. Anne noticed as she kept taking a few glances between him and Gemma.
"It's a good thing Lou brought you to one of my shows" Harry added.
I felt Harry squeeze my hand under the table. He held my hand whenever I was coming off as nervous.
"Well, I'm done eating" Gemma said. "I'll get the bill"
"I'll pay for it" Harry offered.
"I'll go with you" Gemma said, winking at me.
Anne let Gemma pass through to go with Harry to the front register. By the time Anne and I put on our coats, they still haven't arrived.
Don't say anything stupid. Don't say anything stupid.
"He loves you" Anne said.
"Love?" I asked. "He never said he loved me before"
"He does. I see the way his eyes light up when he talks about you" Anne said. "I never seen him like that when he was with his other girlfriends"
I blushed. Does this mean Anne approves of me?
"So, you think I'm good for him?" I asked playing with my fingers again.
"Of course, dear. You make Harry happy. That all that matters" She smiled.
I felt relieved. I felt proud. Happy.
"He makes me happy too. I can't imagine not meeting him" I admitted.
Anne brought me in for a hug.
"Come over any time. You're family now" She said in the hug.
"I will" I promised.
We both separated as Harry and Gemma came back.
"Family hug, eh? Without me?" Harry teased.
"Maybe on the way back, we can do another" Anne suggested.
Gemma wrapped her arm around my shoulder.
"Cmon Y/N" Gemma said, dragging me along as we walked out. "Let me tell you how much H was a knobhead to me"
