I Need You

20. Shout

I grabbed one of my pillows and threw it over at him playfully.

"Take it off." I laughed.

"Alright, meow." He spoke defensively struggling to undo the hooks in the back.

"How did I get this on?" He asked astounded as he was unable to unhook it in the back.

I got up rolling my eyes and unhooked it for him, taking it from him before he could get his hands on it again.

"That was kind of romantic." He smiled goofily.

I hummed in response with a playful smirk as I hung up the bra and put it back in my closet.

"Did you have any plans today?" I inquired as I began picking out an outfit.

"No, we film the last scene of the film in two days, other than that nothing." He shrugged sitting down on my bed.

"Will you come to my father's with me today?" I asked nervously.

"A-Are you sure you want me there?" George asked unsure if I had thought it through.

I nodded looking over my shoulder to him.

"To meet your whole new family?" He looked nervous himself.

"I'm sure bringing a Beatle along with me will get some bonus points with my siblings." I smirked at him teasingly.

He rolled his eyes.

"Seriously though, I'd really like for you to be there with me." I smiled at his nervous grin.

"Sure Poppy. I'd love to." He forced a smile.

I understood that now that I would introduce him as my boyfriend instead of a friend to my newly found family might be nerve wracking, but I felt the same if not more worried about how they'd react to me. What if they hated me?

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We had eventually gotten to the address my father had told me was his, and George and I were two nervous wrecks on the verge of breakdowns.

I knocked at the door once we'd gotten to the door. We'd picked up some flowers for my step mother unsure of what exactly was the proper gift to buy when meeting a family you didn't know you had.

"You'll be great love." George smiled over at me reassuringly.

The door opened to reveal the glowing young woman my father had married. Her hair was the loveliest shade of auburn and piercing blue eyes, seeming to be in her late thirties like my father.

My eyes were immediately drawn to her stomach, where she was showing a large baby bump through her dress. I was slightly taken aback but did my best not to gawk at the sight of it.

"Hello, I'm Rosetta. You must be Penelope." She beamed joyfully extending a hand out.

"Nice to meet you." I shook her hand with a meek grin.

"This is George, my boyfriend." I grinned introducing George noticing his tenseness.

Her eyes widened slightly realizing who he was.

"Hello." She smiled slightly dazed.

"It's nice to meet you Mrs. Green." George smiled charmingly.

"These are for you." I extended the bouquet making her snap out of it, taking them delightedly.

"Thank you, come in, come in," she insisted.

"She's pregnant?" George whispered so she couldn't hear him, just as shocked as I was as we walked in behind her.