save me

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"Seriously?" I ask surprised.

"Yes, really. And you don't have to say yes or anything. I don't want to rush you at all. I know you've been through so much in life and I'm not going to force you to do anything. I just really like you and I want to be together, but I'm going to..."

He's talking too much. I smash my lips onto his and he instantly starts kissing me back. Our lips move in sync and he smiles throughout the kiss.

After about thirty seconds I pull away and we both smile. "Does that answer your question?"

"Not really," he says with a smirk plastered on his face, "I think you need to answer it again."

I giggle and I lean up to press my lips to his soft lips once again.

***

"They should be here any minute," Zion says while looking out the window again.

I smile as I look back at the TV. Zion has been waiting all day to for his parents to arrive. They are coming here to visit for about three days. They can't stay long though because they are going to see Kekeli too. I'm excited to meet them, but at the same time I'm really nervous.

Zion and I have only been officially dating for five days and I'm scared to meet his parents. I mean what if they don't like me? Or they think Zion deserves better than me? Which he does. I don't understand what he sees in me or why he chose me. I'm nothing special.

"Are you excited?" He asks me while sitting down next to me.

I smile lightly and I look at him, "Yes and nervous."

"Don't be nervous," he says. He kisses my cheek and then stands up from the couch, "They will love you, I know it."

I smile, "I hope so."

"They here yet?" Someone yells from upstairs. It's Edwin. He loves Zion's parents. He is so excited to see them. I think it's cute that all of their families are super close too.

"Not yet," I yell back.

Edwin runs downstairs, "Zion, where are they?"

"They should be here," he says. "I don't know."

Nick runs down the stairs, "I call the first hug."

"No, I do, bitch!" Brandon yells from the kitchen

"They are my damn parents," Zion says.

"That doesn't matter," Austin says coming from the laundry room. I didn't even know he was in there. "You get last hug. She likes us better."

"Bull shit," Zion says. "I get first hugs."

"Not if I beat you there," Nick yells.

"They aren't even here," Zion says. Nick runs to the window and looks outside.

"They are taking too long," Edwin says.

"Stop complaining," I say.

"Someone is moody today," Brandon says.

"No, she is just nervous," Zion says walking to the couch. He sits down next to me and intertwines our hands together.

"Why are you nervous?" Austin asks.

"You weren't nervous when you met Ansley's parents?" I ask him.

He shrugs his shoulders, "Only a tad, but it wasn't bad."

"Well I have really bad anxiety and I freak out over every small thing," I say.

"It's going to be fine," Zion says while moving his thumb in a circle on the back of my hand.

"They are here!" Nick yells while running out the door. Brandon follows him out. Edwin goes next and Austin is last.

"Aren't you going to go try and beat them?" I ask Zion.

He smiles and stands up from the couch. He pulls me up and wraps me in a huge hug. It feels so good to be in his arms, "No because you are scared and I'm going to stay with you now."

"Thank you," I say. We walk to the door hand in hand. "Do they know we are dating?"

"Yes," he says. "They were very happy when I told them. Probably because I've been single for way too long."

I smile, "Well I'm glad that I was the one to make that reverse."

The door opens up and Nick walks in with his mom behind him and then Edwin comes in talking to Zion's dad. Brandon and Austin just walk in together.

"Zion," his mom says while giving him a big hug, "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too," he says. She lets go of him and looks at me. His dad says hi to Zion.

"You just be Ivy," she says.

I smile, "That would be me." She goes in for a hug and I quickly hug her back. "It's nice to meet you."

"You too," she says. I shake his dad's hand and he smiles at me. They are both very nice.

"Why didn't you tell us she was this pretty?" Mandy asks. "Could have gave us a little bit of a warning."

I smile and Zion laughs, "I told you she was gorgeous." My face gets red. Did he really say that to them?

"Not this gorgeous though," Mandy says.

I laugh lightly, "Thank you."

"I'm going to put our things away, Mandy." She nods her head and he walks away to the extra bedroom by the kitchen.

"I'm so glad that Zion found you. I was getting worried he was gay or something."

"Mom!" Zion says while his face gets red. I laugh lightly. "Can you not?"

I smile, "Well now you know he's not gay."

She laughs, "You got that right."

"Mandy!"

She rolls her eyes, "I'm going to go help him before he burns the house down."

We all laugh and she walks off to the bedroom. The boys sit down on the couch and I turn in front of Zion.

"That wasn't bad at all," I say letting out a huge breathe.

"I told you that they would love you," he says. "They are very nice people."

"I can tell."

He smiles and presses his soft lips to mine for a few seconds. I pull away and I rest my head on his chest.

I'm so grateful to be here with him.