Prompts 2016 - 1. Family - Prompt 296

Family

Derrick was running around like a chicken with his head cut off, he just had a few minutes before his boyfriend Tony would be getting there to take him to meet the parents and he was scared to death.

They had been dating for about eight months and both felt that they were in it for the long haul.

When Derrick gets nervous he bakes and he had spent the day baking and therefore had made several loaves of banana nut bread. He decided to take a loaf with them when they left.

“Babe, calm down, they’re going to love you,” said Tony.

“I know but it’s not every day that you meet your soon to be in-laws,” replied Derrick.

“They have been asking to meet you for the last couple of months and I want you to meet them. I know that your family disowned you when you came out to them and you deserve to have a family that will stand behind you.”

“I just wish that I could introduce you to my family as well but they won’t have anything to do with me.”

Derrick and Tony were finally ready to leave and headed out to Tony’s car. Thankfully Tony’s parents didn’t live too far away and they would be there soon so that Derrick could quit worrying.

All too soon they were pulling into a driveway and Derrick started to freak out again and didn’t want to get out of the car.

“Come on babe, the sooner we get inside the sooner you will see that they will love you as much as I do.”

Derrick looked out the windshield and saw an older man and woman standing on the front porch waiting for them to get out of the car. With another nervous glance at the couple, Derrick reached out and grabbed the door handle and opened the door.

They walked up to the porch and Tony introduced Derrick to his parents.

“Mom and Dad this is my boyfriend Derrick Rawlings, Derrick these are my parents.”

“Mr. and Mrs Johnson, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Derrick said as he held his hand out to shake their hands.

“Please call us Tonya and Mike,” said Tonya as she pulled Derrick into a hug.

She released Derrick and he handed her the loaf of bread saying, “I hope you like banana nut bread.”

“I love it and this smells delicious.”

Derrick glanced nervously at Mike, who still had not said anything.

When he finally spoke it was to say, “Welcome to the family, son.”