DAMIEN
What the hell... her family wanted to see me?
That was the first thought that hit me the second the words left her mouth. I almost dropped the fork I was holding. “Wait, what?” I asked, staring at her like I’d misheard her.
Macey gave a small, nervous laugh and said softly, “Yeah… my family wants to meet you.”
My heart did this weird flip I wasn’t prepared for. Meet her family. That was… big. Too big. I blinked, trying to form words that didn’t sound like complete panic. “Really?” was all I managed, and even that came out rough, uncertain.
She nodded, eyes hopeful, lips curved in that shy smile that always messed with my head.
And I—well, I just froze. I didn’t know how to act, what to say, or what expression to wear. Part of me wanted to say something charming, somethin
