In the end.

01

Casey

I thought it had been a week difference since joey decided to come since I came to Spain, in reality it had actually been a month.

as soon as he got back, I cut off a lot of people I once talked to here. I couldn't have anything getting out about what I had done. another month has passed since he came which is my second month here and his first.

I put it off for some time, he really wanted to meet my grandma. She already had in her mind what type of boy I should date, but I know she'd like joey. His personality gets him far. Plus she'd gone through the same thing witch my mother.

I figured I'd finally take him to meet her, we were both nervous about it. I drove our little red rental car into her narrow drive way and hit the gas thinking. This could be it. I looked to the right of my to see my boyfriend with flushed red cheeks and a nervous look plastered onto his face.

'you ready?' I asked turning the keys out of the ignition. Joey quickly looked over at me 'no, I'm sweating my balls off.'

I giggled and stepped out of the car, him doing the same. We each stood on the porch while I rang the doorbell observing the flowers that draped over her porch.

A few short moments after, she opened up the door and observed us both. She game me a "oh this is him?" Type do look. I shrugged it off and walked inside with him still behind me.

'Nala this is joey, my boyfriend'

We called her Nala, I never asked the reason. It was what they told me when she got here. She stood for a moment, maybe in dissatisfaction, or maybe trying to translate her Portuguese thoughts into English.

'Nice to meet you ma'am' joey took a step to her. She gave me another look, i walked away to the table because I seen food. Not really caring much for their anti-climatic meeting.

'So, your the famous Joseph I always hear about?' She grinned. I usually only said good things about him, but because of what I had done she could've heard otherwise.

'Good things I hope, can I help you with anything ?' He let out a nervous laugh. She simply shook her head and walked over to the table 'no thank you, just sit at the table we're having breakfast'

Slowly but surely he sat by me at the table while my grandma prepared our plates. 'Do you think she likes me?' He mumbled to me quietly

I shrugged 'I've only been knowing her two months. I wouldn't know' he rolled his eyes at my response and my grandma put our food in front of us

Her and joey had small talk about his college and everything else he has going for him, I listened quietly and ate. Not too long after we finished I was left with the impression that my grandma liked joey although she had hoped I'd date a Portuguese boy to "put the family back on track"

'Steven will be here shortly' she mentioned to me. 'Oh that's your friend right ?' Joey turned to me. I locked eyes with my grandma cause she knew everything that went on these few months.

'Yeah I guess. Nala we should get going.' I said standing from my chair. 'You don't even want to wait for him to come, maybe Joseph wants to meet him' she said looking at him.

'I actually do wanna meet this guy' joey looked down at me. Hearing the name frustrated me already, I had no energy to even argue with joey about it. 'Well your not. Let's go.'

What I had said came off more aggressive and rude then I mean for it to sound. He looked confused and then shocked. 'Bye miss' he told my Nala and walked out to the car.

'Nala. That's not funny.'

'Não é uma piada'

I frowned and shook my head. 'Bye Nala.' She followed me out the door to make sure I got into the car safely and I looked at joey who was slightly annoyed.

'I'm sorry if I wan being mean, I'm just overwhelmed right now.'

He nodded 'no hard feelings.' I let him reach over the dashboard to give me a short and tender meaningful kiss before pulling off. I knew I was being bitchy right now, only cause I knew there wasn't much more time I could hide it from him.

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