Sprinkled With Love

Chapter Twenty: Meeting the parents pt. 2

    Dinner had been absolutely amazing. Morgans mom sure knew how to cook and she promised to give me the recipes to a few of the things I had loved. After dinner I excused my self to use the restroom that I had found down the hall from the kitchen. I did my business then stood in front of the mirror at the sink to wash my hands. I smiled at myself and fixed my hair to make sure I was still presentable. I returned to the kitchen and started picking things up and hand washing dishes. 

    "Arizona just what in the world do you think your doing?" Barry said from behind me.

    "Uh.. helping clean up?" I smiled.

    "Oh no you are our guest plus, Morgan and I usually do the clean up duties." He said and then took the sponge I had in my hand away.

    "Are you sure? because really I don't mind." I said.

    "I'm positive darlin', let me and Morgan take care of it. You go join Melly in the sittin' room," He smiled and gave me a nudge towards the room Melinda and I had been in earlier. So I went, Melinda had a book in her hand and was sipping on the apple cider. Not wanting to interrupt I looked at all the plants and herbs then went to look at the books. She had a bunch of old cook books so I chose one and sat down. Melinda and I sat in a comfortable silence for the next 30 minutes, even without talking it was very nice just to be in her company. 

    When the guys were done, Morgan came in and grabbed my hand, lifting me up from my chair. "I'm going to give Arizona a full tour of the house mama," He said and she just waved him off with out lifting her nose from the book. Leading me through the house he showed me everything, from all of his baby pictures to his childhood bedroom. I laughed and smiled the whole time. When we were done with the little tour, we made our way back towards his parents to say goodbye. They walked us out to his truck and gave us each hugs. I made Melinda promise she would come to the bakery for the first day of reopening. We were back on the road again within seconds heading back home. 

    "Morgan I love your parents, especially your mom, she is an amazing women." I smiled and took his hand raising it to my lips like he did on the way here and kissing it. "Thank you, thank you so much for introducing me to them. 

    "It was my pleasure baby, they loved you too. They had been dying to meet you from the first moment I told them about you." I could see his smile spread across his face in the glow from the dashboard lights. 

    "When did you first tell them about me?" I asked really curious.

    "That first day I met you in the shop, I called them to check in and they asked how things were going, and somehow when I started talking about you and meeting you that morning, they immediately realized even though I hadn't really known you yet that somehow you would be in my life," He squeezed my hand. "I remember them saying that as soon as I got my feelings for you together they wanted to meet you. Like I said I've been trying for a while to get you there." We both laughed and slowly faded into silence. I looked at him one more time before turning my head and looking at the stars that passed by in the sky as we drove. I must've fallen asleep on the way home because the last thing I remembered was Morgan singing quietly along to the radio and I woke up when we pulled onto the gravel in my driveway. Getting into the house after parking we made our way upstairs, Morgan was a little bit behind me after checking everything was locked. I got into pajamas and climbed into bed, while Morgan just stripped to his boxers. He turned off the bedroom light and got into his side. Pulling me close under the covers, I turned so I was facing him and put my hand on his face looking into his eyes in the moonlight that shinned into the my room.

    "Thank you again for taking me," I kissed him softly and rubbing his jaw with my thumb. He nuzzled into my neck.

    "Your welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much." He said. I smiled and cuddled into him. His arms went around me holding me tightly. I kissed him again before laying my head on his chest. He rubbed his hands slowly on my back and before I knew it I was drifting off. Morgan whispered good night and kissed my cheek right before I fell asleep completely.

    Some time around 2am I woke up to the bed dipping as Morgan climbed back in the echo of the pipes from the bathroom the only noise in the house. I scooted in closer to him since there was a bit of a chill and fell back asleep when he wrapped his arm around my waist.