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It was thanksgiving weekend, I was so nervous I felt sick. Annie and Marc's parents were arriving any minute. I checked and rechecked my bag, I went and looked at myself in the mirror. Annie came up behind me and gave me a hug and kissed my cheek.
"Relax honey, Marc will be here soon. Mom and dad will love you."
"But what if I fuck up? What if I let it slip about you and me too?" I felt like I was going to cry.
Marc came into our room and exchanged a quick hug and kiss with Annie then looked at me and asked if I was okay. I grabbed Marc and snuggled into him shaking and shivering with jangled nerves. Marc caressed my back, calming me down with his reassuring words.
"Hey pixie-girl relax, it'll be fine. Mom and dad will be here in five minutes then we're on our way."
That five minutes felt like five years. Marc's folks pulled up right on time and we stowed our bags in the back of their MDX.
Marc's mom almost ran to me and gave me a big hug and kiss, "You must be Chiara, Marc's told us all about you! Aren't you just the sweetest little thing? You can call me Sarah. Brett, come say hi to Marc's young lady."
A big bear of a man came around the side of the car and took my hand in his, "Well hello little lady, Marc speaks quite highly of you." He said with a deep Texas accent.
I couldn't help but blush at what Marc's folks were saying. I didn't know that Marc had been telling his folks about me.
"Thank you Mr. Montgomery, it's a pleasure to meet both of you."
"Please, call me Brett. Well kids if we're all loaded up let's get rolling."
We all piled into the car, Marc sat up front with his dad while me, Annie and her Mom sat in the back.
Marc's dad looked in the rear view at me, "So you're Dan and Kristen's girl, how are your folks doing?"
"Uhm, yeah. They're fine, dad has a conference in New York so mom tagged along. So, ahh, how do you know my parents?"
Brett and Sarah laughed and she patted my knee. "We used to go dancing together, but when we moved that kind of stopped our fun."
Don't ask me why but it felt weird finding out that our parents knew each other and we never met. I shared a look with Marc and Annie and they looked as baffled as I felt. Marc's dad pulled out of the lot and headed for the highway.
Once we were on the highway Sarah turned to me and asked how Marc and I had met. She said Marc had been kind of evasive about it on the phone.
I laughed and gave Marc a pat on the shoulder, "He was probably just being modest. Marc saved me from an awkward situation at his frat house's Halloween party, and Annie introduced us afterwards. He was actually very sweet and caring."
Sarah looked between Marc and Annie, "So you two are finally talking again? Will wonders never cease."
"Thank Kiki for that mom, a lot of things have changed between me and Marc since the pipsqueak came along," Annie grinned at me.
Brett looked at me again and smiled warmly in the mirror, " Well Kiki, if what Annie said is true, Sarah and I owe you a huge debt. It's been hard on us with the kids feuding for so long."
Sarah nodded, "Yes they never told us what happened between them but it must've been pretty catastrophic for them to not make up."
"Well Chiara laid down the law and demanded that we play nice. She didn't want to deal with the drama of her boyfriend and best friend fighting. So we decided to patch things up, right sis?" Marc said with a quick wink to me.
"Yeah bro, I'm glad we found Kiki, I don't know where we'd be without her." Annie put her arm around me and gave me a quick hug and peck on the cheek.
I'm sure I was blushing to my toes I was so embarrassed. Their mom was actually crying even their dad seemed a bit choked up.
We drove in silence for a bit then we talked about school and how we were making out. We eventually made it to their house, from the outside it looked pretty big and it wasn't an illusion when we entered. It was very tastefully decorated and Brett and Sarah told me to make myself at home. Sarah told me that I'd be bunking in with Annie.
"Uhh I thought she'd be in with me," Marc chimed in.
Marc's dad gave him a look, then he stared me down then he looked at Sarah for a minute. He cracked a big grin then said we were adults and I could decide who I slept with. Then he admonished us that we'd better keep it quiet because he needed his beauty sleep. We all laughed and Marc led me up to his room. His room was pretty typical of a guy's room, xbox and tv, computer desk, dresser and a bed. He had some posters of scantily clad girls up on the wall. Not surprising they were very petite, not at all like the busty babes most guys had pinned up.
Marc's arms came around me from behind and he kissed my neck just under my ear. I felt shivers race up my spine and smiled up at him.
"Whoa loverboy, no need to rush things we've got all weekend." I said in a slightly husky voice.
Marc hugged me tight, "I know pixie-girl, I just can't get enough of you. You're like a drug to me, and I'm addicted."
There was a soft knock on Marc's door and Annie slipped into the room.
I could tell that she was holding back laughter and asked her what was so funny.
Annie burst into peals of laughter, "You're funny shrimp, I almost couldn't keep a straight face when you told mom how you and Marc met. And you called me a lying bitch. Priceless!"
"But I didn't lie did I? I just didn't tell all of the truth."
Marc chuckled, "You do have a point Kiki, technically you were telling the truth."
Annie flopped onto Marc's bed and laughed again, "The funny thing was that she was so scared and nervous, but when the chips were down she pulled it off like a pro! God Kiki you should be an actress after that performance."
Marc and I started to laugh, which only set Annie off again and soon the three of us were crying we were laughing so hard. Marc's mom peeked her head in the door and told us that his dad had gone to pick up some Chinese food. She asked if I liked Chinese.
