a couple weeks later
"nobody else is here." awsten said, as we walked into his house. "my mom gets off work at 4 and then she's gonna pick up gracie from ballet. my dad doesn't get off work until 6. it's just you and i until then."
"okay." i replied, with a smile. i took my jacket off and he took it from me and hung it up. i then took off my shoes and he led me upstairs to his room.
"this is my room. i actually tidied it up so you didn't have to step on garbage and dirty laundry." awsten said with a proud smile.
"wow, a true gentleman." i giggled. i walked up to his bed and sat on it, grabbing a notebook that he left on the bed.
"do not read that." he told me, running up and throwing himself onto the bed to grab it out of my hands. i laughed at his antics.
"what is it, like your diary or something?" i asked him, jokingly. he chuckled, nervously.
"something like that." he agreed. i shoved him playfully.
"aww awsten knight has a secret diary that he doesn't want his girlfriend to read." i cooed. awsten rolled his eyes.
"oh, shut up." he said.
i continued to playfully harass him about the "diary" for a few minutes and then we fell into silence.
"so, want to watch a movie until my mom and gracie get home?" awsten asked me.
"sure, you can just put on whatever." i agreed.
he turned his tv on and turned on netflix where he scrolled through movies. we couldn't find anything good so we just turned on shrek for the hell of it.
the two of us cuddled up together and he laid his head on my chest. moments like those, i cherished. i realized quickly that i found myself falling for awsten but i couldn't have cared less. he made it obvious that he cared for me just as much and that's what counted.
i ran my hands through his hair and played with it, smiling. the blue was already completely faded and he was blonde now. you could see his brown roots coming in and i wondered if he planned to redye it.
"your hair is blonde now. i kind of dig it." i said. he turned his head so that we were face to face with his head still on my chest. it was kind of endearing.
"eh, don't get too attached. i plan to redye it soon." he told me. i raised an eyebrow.
"what color?" i asked him.
"i was thinking purple. you want to help me do it some time?"
"of course. i think purple would be pretty hot."
"aww you think i'm hot? stop it i'll blush." awsten said, in a mock girly voice. i rolled my eyes.
"duh, why else would i date you?" i replied him. he pretended to be offended.
"uh, my personality."
"nah, i'm totally all about looks."
"rude! i should make you leave for that."
"awsten, i'm picking on you." i said. i then smiled, knowing what came next was cheesy. "you know i like you for you."
"i know." he replied, with a giddy smile.
i then held his face and pulled him into a kiss. he moved up closer, so that he was basically on top of me, deepening the kiss. our lips moved in sync, as his tongue begged for entrance. i allowed, starting a full on make out session.
"mmm," awsten pulled away, resuming our old position where his head was on my chest. "i think we should continue to watch shrek. cause man, i love shrek."
i pouted, not really wanting to end our make out session but also understanding why. after all, we didn't want to go too far. it was too early on in our relationship for that ;)
"are you saying you like shrek more than me? wow, i'm so deeply offended." i joked.
"shrek is so husband material. i'd let him wreck my swamp." awsten replied. i nudged him, trying not to laugh but ultimately failing.
"you did not just say that." i laughed.
"hell yeah, i did. come on, you gotta agree that he's husband material."
"sorry, but i would not let him 'wreck my swamp.'"
"nah, you'd rather have someone else do that. am i right, sweetheart?" awsten retorted, with a wink. i just face palmed, feeling my face go bright red.
"just shut up and watch the movie." i groaned. awsten chuckled and turned back to the movie while i just continued to shake my head. he truly was something else.
the movie eventually ended and awsten made more shrek jokes which made me crack up (as immature as they were) until we heard his mom call from downstairs that she was home.
"come on, i want you to meet her and gracie." awsten said, taking my hand and pulling me up off the bed. he continued to hold my hand as we made our way downstairs and through the hallway into the kitchen. it was there that i saw a middle aged woman and a young girl with brown hair. his mom and his sister.
"hi, awsie. and, oh you must be y/n!" his mom walked over to us and greeted us. "i'm ginny, i've heard so much about you."
ginny opened her arms for a hug and i accepted. that woman honestly gave great hugs and i was surprised.
"and, this is gracie." awsten said, walking over to his sister and messing with her hair.
"don't touch my hair." gracie pouted. she then looked at me. "you really wanna date this guy? he's annoying."
"oh hush, you'll scare her away." awsten told her. i shook my head.
"nah, he's not bad. i like him." i said. she made a face.
"that's a first. i never thought he'd bring a girl home." she giggled. she then looked at him.
"damn, gracie, just taking dig after dig. i have feelings you know." awsten said, dramatically crossing his arms and looking at the ceiling.
"hey, she's pretty so at least you know how to do one thing right." gracie replied. i smiled at her compliment and awsten looked at me.
"you got that right." he agreed. he walked up to me and kissed me on the cheek, then wrapping his arm around me.
"i'm gonna start dinner when it gets closer to your dad getting home if you two want to just hang out in the living room." ginny told her son. "but, gracie, before you do anything you gotta get your homework done."
we nodded and headed out to the living room. i took a seat on the couch and awsten went into a cupboard and got out a nintendo switch.
"wanna play mario kart?" awsten asked me. i nodded, happily. he put it in the dock and turned the tv on, taking the controls off the sides.
he put the controls into little wheels and then handed me one. we chose our characters and then a cup. we then played for a while until gracie came into the living room.
"can i play?" she asked, sweetly. i smiled.
"no, you just have to watch." awsten replied, sarcastically. i shook my head at him.
"yes, you can play." i told her.
"you're not getting a wheel though. and, you have to use one of the old laggy controllers." awsten told her.
"that's fine, i don't care." gracie shrugged. she went into the cupboard and grabbed a pink controller, lounging across one of the chair-couches. we added her to the game and entered into a new cup.
we played a few more games until awsten's dad got home and we turned it off so that we could greet him.
the three of us walked out to the kitchen so that we could help ginny set up for dinner and so that i could meet awsten's dad.
"dad, this is my girlfriend, y/n. y/n, this is my dad." awsten introduced us. he held his hand out for me to shake it.
"i'm roscoe, how are you doing?" he introduced himself. i smiled.
"i'm doing well, thank you. how about yourself?" i replied.
"eh, just another long day." he said.
"yeah, my dad's a nurse. he works at the hospital thats a few blocks away." awsten told me. i nodded in acknowledgement.
"that's pretty sweet." i said.
we all helped set up for dinner and then ginny set it on the table and we all sat down. we made our plates and started casual conversation with one another and it all seemed to be going well, which i appreciated. i was a little nervous that awsten's family wouldn't like me but they didn't seem to mind me.
halfway through dinner, awsten—who was on my right—took my hand and rubbed it with his thumb soothingly. that was him telling me i was okay. i looked at him for a short second and smiled, and he smiled back at me.
after dinner, we helped clean up and then awsten and i decided to get going.
"i have to get y/n home, is that alright?" awsten asked his mom.
"of course. it was a pleasure meeting you, y/n, i hope to see you again soon." ginny smiled.
"absolutely, thank you for dinner. your cooking is amazing." i smiled back at her.
"you should have awsten here cook for you sometime. i taught him everything i know." she told me. i nodded.
"i'll have to ask him." i agreed.
awsten and i walked out to the living room to say goodbye to his dad and sister and then we got our jackets and shoes on, heading out to his car.
"see, i told you they'd love you." awsten told me as he drove me home. i smiled.
"i'm glad they like me. hey, at least we got the awkward 'meeting the parents' stage out of the way." i replied. my boyfriend chuckled.
"right. i cant believe how fast time has passed. its already our one month next thursday." he said.
"the first full month of many, i hope."
"oh, there will be. i don't plan on us breaking up anytime soon."
"neither do i."
he took my hand with his hand that wasn't steering and held it as we sat in comfortable silence the rest of the way to my house. that's another thing i liked about being with him. we were able to sit in comfortable silence and still be content.
we eventually got to my house and i unbuckled.
"thank you for coming over, babe. i'm gonna miss you while you're at home." awsten said. i giggled.
"yeah, i mean you're totally not gonna see me tomorrow at school or anything." i replied. he laughed.
"yeah, but i'm still gonna miss you. and this," he leaned over and kissed me, his hand caressing my face. i smiled into the kiss.
"i'll see you tomorrow, blonde boy." i told him, referencing his faded hair.
"oh, so is that my nickname now?" he asked. i giggled.
"it is until we dye it." i decided.
"well then i guess we better do it soon."
we then said our final goodbyes and then i got out, heading into my house. i considered that night a success. we finally met each others families and we made more progress with our relationship.
i wondered what would come next in our story.