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“I wouldn’t have either,” Michael says as he carefully tastes his pink sreat”

I pull et a dollar to tip the youngfor aa sparkly white sweater her Aunt Nicole bought for her Our daughter is the cutest little thing in the world with her jet-black hair and baby-blue eyes, just like her father

“I really thought your parents were going to run me out of tohen they found out about our relationship,” Mike says ruefully “Revealing our relationship over dinner was one of scariest things I have ever had to do in my life I’ll adna, and you kno na”

I laugh

“I think Gertie and William were the ones that were scared! More like horrified, actually I a baby with an older man, as also the father of her bully, no less”

Mike shakes his head at the memory

“I definitely had to prove myself to them And I don’t blalad that Gertie and Williaotten to taste yourin the kitchen”

I laugh

“Oh, that’s the reason you’re glad, huh? All this ti around for the pasta”

“Oh coof our relationship now I don’t knoe would have done if they weren’t It truly could have been a deal breaker for us I’lad we didn’t have to face that dilemma”

“They sa much you love me,” I say with a playful wink “That’s what made the difference”

“Love is an understatehtly around my head and sloppily kisses my hair with this state no smoothie remnants have been left behind

At first, this kind of PDA , I love when Michael touchesto others soap like ours in a romantic relationship I just wish people wouldn’t be so quick to judge Love is love, after all

But it definitely did take a while to get used to the questioning looks Luckily, I’ve finally grown to a point where I don’t care about the thoughts of others They are on their paths, and this is mine Samantha helped me attain this perspective

This sparks a thought in me