Rhiannon's POV
The whole days drive Josh had promised would mentally prepare me to meet his parents flew by. We had gotten to Frankenmuth around 7pm. I stood in the bathroom on the bus staring in the mirror trying to calm my nerves. Trying to fix every curl, wanting to make a good impression. I heard a knock at the door.
"Babe, good news for you. The parents went to go pick up Ronnie at the airport and won't be back until late, So I told them I would introduce you tomorrow at the party instead." Josh said as he stepped in the bathroom, positioning himself behind me as he spoke to me through my reflection.
"Oh thank god." I said as I dramatically fell back onto him, taking a deep breath, he giggled as he wrapped his arms around me,
"I've never seen you this nervous over anything. I'm telling you it will be fine. " He kissed my cheek before letting go, "I have to run into town to meet a friend, would you like me to bring you back dinner?" He asked as he slipped on his jacket.
"Sure, that sounds good. Do you know how long you'll be?"
"Shouldn't be more than an hour, hour and a half maybe?" He replied,
"Alright. I will see you when you get back, I love you." I said as he walked away, he turned and jogged back to me kissing me hard,
"I love you too." He smiled as he pulled away. I heard the bus door close and waited until I saw his car drive down the road. I quickly called Jake,
"Hey, he just left, can you bring the package out to the bus, and maybe some wrapping paper?" I asked,
"Sure be out in a sec." After a few moments Jake came up the bus steps with the box in his hand.
"Ah! Thank you so much!" He nodded as he walked off the bus. I had Josh's christmas presents shipped to his house in Jake's name so that I could wrap them when I got here. I kept my eye on the clock as I wrapped them. I was so excited to give them to him, I knew he'd love them. After I got them to look how I want I sat them on the side table. I decided to shower and change into my pjs before Josh got back. Once I got out, I sat on the bed and wrapped up in the comforter.
"Sunshine, I'm back with dinner." Josh said as he walked back on the bus, he started to giggle when he saw me wrapped up in the comforter. "Why don't we just go into the house? I can see that you are freezing. The parents are still gone, and I planned on introducing you at breakfast anyways. Can we please?" I thought for a moment as Josh pouted,
"Alright, that sounds better than being cold." I finally sighed
"Great, the boys are probably waiting for their burgers, do you need help with your bags?" He asked
"Nah, I got it." I grabbed my bags and his present off the table,
"Oooh what is that?" He asked raising a brow.
"It's your gifts, and you better not mess with them until we decide to open gifts." I said "Or there will be hell to pay Joshua Michael." He burst into laughter,
"I won't mess with them, lets get inside." He said as we walked down the steps. I followed him into his childhood home. The front door went directly into the living room. It was a super cozy house, lots of pictures, soft lighting, the smell of the fireplace and crackling of the fire filling my senses.
"Oh finally!" Sam said hopping up off the couch, "Jake! Food is here!" He yelled up the stairs.
"What took you so long!" Jake said as Sam dove his hand into the bag Josh was holding, shoving french fries into his mouth.
"I had to meet a friend in town." Josh said as we walked into the kitchen and dining area. He placed the bags on the table and we all grabbed a burger, except Sam who had a salad and fries.
"Who?" Jake asked sitting down next to Sam
"None of your business Jake." Josh replied with a twinge of sass, Jake gave him a weird look before turning his attention to his food, I also gave Josh a look wondering why he was being so secretive. It wasn't like him, he was usually very transparent. I shook it off for the moment, making a mental note to ask him later. We all sat and chatted as we ate. As we finished Josh grabbed my bags from by the door and motioned for me to follow him upstairs. I stopped on the stairs looking at all the baby pictures of him and the boys.
"Is this you or Jake?" I asked pointing to one,
"That would be me," He said as he continued walking
"You were so cute." I said as we walked into his room
"Were?!" he turned and placed his hands on his hips as he dropped my bags, "I'm not cute anymore?"
"Of course you are still cute you dingbat. You know what I meant." I said looking around his room. It wasn't what I had pictured but it was very Josh.
"I am going to go shower, you can hang out in here." He said as he disappeared out of the room. I cuddled up on his bed and continued to look around. I must have drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up to Josh kissing at my jawline. I smiled but kept my eyes closed, I didn't to get up yet.
"Good morning," he said sweetly,
"Good morning" I groaned as I stretched, "What time is it?"
"It's time for breakfast, my parents are waiting to meet you." He said, he jumped as I immediately sat upright in the bed.
"They are waiting on me? Why didn't you wake me up earlier!" I said urgently
"Calm down," he laughed as he grabbed my hand, "I mean they aren't actively waiting on you, but they know they are meeting you today, and mom made breakfast."
"I have to get ready," I said as I went to dig through my bag,
"You don't have to get ready, it's just breakfast?" He said as he walked towards me
"Josh. I am meeting your parents and sister for the first time. I want to look decent." I said giving him a look telling him not to argue.
"Ok, well I will be right here waiting. But if all the food is gone its your fault." he said crossing his arms as he sat on the bed. He watched as I changed into jeans and a sweater. Putting on minimal makeup and putting my hair in a half up half down style.
"Hows this?" I asked as I looked in the mirror, then turning to him,
"Beautiful, as always." he said as he walked over and took my hands, kissing me on the forehead. "You ready?"
"Ready as I'm going to be." I sighed. He held my hand as we started down the stairs. I could already hear laughter and smell the delicious aroma coming from the kitchen. The closer we got the more nervous I got. I stopped for a moment on the stairs still out of sight from the kitchen and Josh stopped on the step in front of me. He gave my hand a gentle squeeze and stepped back to me,
"I know they are going to love you, because I love you." He whispered into my ear. I felt myself blush as the words left his mouth. He pulled away and looked at me, waiting for me to indicate I was ready. I took a deep breath and nodded. As we turned into the kitchen Jake was the first one to spot us, or at least the first one to say something
"About time you two woke up." Jake said as we walked into the kitchen.
"Oh leave them be." A girl sitting next to Jake said as she shoved him. She stood up and started walking over to me,
"Rhiannon, this is Ronnie, my younger sister." Josh said motioning to her,
"Hi, nice to meet you," I said as she hugged me. At this point Josh's mom had seen us and pulled Josh into a hug. I watched as a smile spread across his face. I knew he was a huge mama's boy and really missed her on the tour. I wanted to impress her so badly, knowing how much her opinion mattered to Josh.
"Mom, this is Rhiannon." He said as he stepped back so that she could hug me next.
"Sorry honey, we don't shake hands here, we hug." She smiled as she wrapped me in a reassuring hug.
"Thats perfectly fine with me," I laughed nervously,
"We have heard so much about you, I've been dying to meet you." She said as she handed me a plate,
"Only good things I hope," I said as I sat at the table, Josh sliding in next to me. He placed on hand on my leg and the other around my back.
"Oh, only that Josh is head over heels in love with you." Ronnie said as she placed her plate in the sink,
"Is that so?" I looked over to Josh who was blushing,
"Like you didn't already know." He said back as he grinned at me, I just shook my head and looked back at my plate. We all sat and talked for a while. After breakfast the boys and I all settled into the living room to watch movies before we had to start prepping for the party. Josh's parents had gone to the store to pick up some last minute supplies.
"So Joshua," Ronnie said walking into the middle of the room, "I took the liberty of doing some of your laundry."
"Oh thanks Ron," He said
"And I found these in your pocket." She said holding up a pair of panties. I felt myself sink further into the couch, trying desperately to disappear. Josh quickly shot me a look, Sam and Jake both snickered.
"Yup, that lines up." He stood up, "Those are mine." He said trying to snatch them out of her hand. She jerked her hand away. This prompted Sam to burst out into laughter, Jake just shook his head. I could feel my face turning redder by the second.
"Josh is a panty thief" Sam said between laughter, this made me giggle as I covered my face. I looked over to Jake who was smiling as he waited to see what Josh would say next,
"I am not." He snapped at Sam, "I just said they are mine, would you please hand them over Veronica" he said proudly, putting his hand out,
"These, lacey black panties, are yours?" She smirked at him.
"Yes." He tore them out of her hand and stomped up the stairs. She came over and sat next to me.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to embarrass you, I just wanted to see how far he'd go to cover for you." she grinned as she nudged me. "At least I waited until the parents left." She shrugged,
"No worries, I am a little embarrassed but that was hilarious." I smiled, "It is really fun to mess with him."
"I knew I was going to like you." She said as she got up and went back into the garage. I got up and made my way upstairs. I walked into Josh's room to see him sitting at his desk. He turned in the chair when I walked in. He shot me a look with a raised brow, a smile on his face. I couldn't help but giggle
"Next time you slip your panties into my pocket, you need to remind me to take them out." He said as he tossed them to me, standing up and walking over.
"My panties? Sir if I remember right, you just said these were yours" I said jokingly. He playfully glared at me, shaking his head. He grabbed me and started tickling my sides,
"You have no idea what you've done! I'll never hear the end of that!" He shouted as I squealed from being tickled.
"Stop! Stop!" I said as I tried to push him away. He shifted us so that we fell onto his bed, both of us laughing at this point. We both slowly stopped as we stared at each other. He pushed a piece of hair behind my ear as he grinned at me.
"What do you say I go get us some hot chocolate and we hang out in bed until its time for the party?" He asked pulling me closer.
"I'd say that sounds amazing."