Family Dinner

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Dad: Sweet pie, we'll have a family dinner later at the house bring Lorenzo with you! Can't wait to see you! Love you! 😻

Luna: Okay, what time? Do I really need to bring Lorenzo with me?

Dad: 7:00 PM. Bring Lorenzo your Mom wants to see him... 🤷🏻‍♂️

Luna: Fine...see you later

Turning her phone off, Luna gets up to get breakfast. Walking to the kitchen she sees a naked back sleeping on her couch. Fearing for her life, she takes the nearest object to her and begins to tiptoe to the unwanted intruder.

Lifting her vase preparing to smash it on the figures body, it suddenly moves to reveal Lorenzo turning in his sleep. Slowly lowering the vase Luna shrieks.

Waking up from the sound, Lorenzo opens his eyes. Immediately lifting himself up he covers Luna's mouth to hush her. "It's just me, why are you shrieking?" He groans.

"What are you doing sleeping on my couch? And how did you even get in?!" Luna removes his hand over her mouth and takes a step back placing the vase on the coffee table.

"You left the door open when I came back because I left my wallet on your couch. When I called for you, you didn't answer so I went to your room to check on you and you were deeply asleep. I myself was very sleep so I figured to just crash on your couch. Sleepy driving is as bad as drunk driving..." Lorenzo explained.

"Okay? Then why are you half naked?" She crossed her arms, eyeing him down.

"I usually just sleep like this,"

"No you don't,"

"Yes I do,"

"You didn't sleep half naked while I was in your house!"

"Our house baby, our house. And for your information, I didn't sleep "half naked" beside you because you'd surely request for a separate room if I did..."

"I would most definitely would, but still! You had no right to sleep here!" Luna glared as she took the vase and returned it in its original place.

"You'll get use to it," Lorenzo smiled stretching his arms as Luna's jaw fell to the floor.

"I am gonna be busy for today so you can get dress and leave... and by the way, as much as I don't want to be around you, my Mom wants to meet you. Are you free at 7?" Luna looked back at Lorenzo as she was walking to the kitchen.

"Sure, about time we officially announced our marriage to them,"

Luna could do nothing but to agree. Facing it was inevitable anyway. So as planned, Luna and Lorenzo arrived together at Luna's parents house at 6:50 PM. Both wore matching red decked outfits. Luna wore a simple mini dress with no sleeves in different shades of red infused with black designed by a secret designer no one has met using the stage name "Lover".

Lorenzo wore a simple maroon colored coat with a black and gold tie and ruby red cufflinks complementing Luna's outfit also designed by the renowned designer "Lover". Both wore their wedding rings as both agreed that they would tell Luna's parents that they had already tied the knot.

Behind his calm demeanor, Lorenzo was sweating bullets mentally preparing for his encounter with Luna's father, Arthur.

Entering the house, the old butler greeted them leading them to the garden. Holding tightly on Lorenzo's arm Luna was losing her wits trying to calm herself down. Walking into the garden, Luna was surprised to see a pair of husband and wife chatting with her parents. 'I thought this was a family dinner?'

"Mom? Dad?" Lorenzo called out making the pair to look at them not noticing the two already standing there as they were too engrossed in their chatting. "Oh Lorenzo! You're already here! Hello Luna, how have you grown!" The lady spoke shocking Luna. 'THESE are Lorenzo's parents?! And they know me?! Oh god!'

Smiling awkwardly, Luna greets them back sitting on the chair Lorenzo had already pulled out for her. Looking at her father for answers, Luna tries to talk with him nonverbally but is shut down when all she gets is a smile and no answers.

"Glad you you're already here, shall the food be served?" Arthur calls for the old butler to serve the food.

Digging in on the food, the energy of the dinner was serene and calm with the occasional questions directed to Lorenzo and Luna. Most of the questions were about business and how the big deal with the Villanueva's were going.

Sharing a knowing look, Lorenzo and Luna answered it with "its in the making..." leaving their parents also to share a knowing look.

"I see you are getting along with my boy here, Luna. I'm glad you're still as attached to him as befo—,I mean its good that your getting along with him, when most girls don't," Margaret, Lorenzo's mother awkwardly smiles confusing Luna. 'Did she just misspoke or what?' Forgetting about it, Luna just smiled and continued to silently eat as she could feel Lorenzo's blazing stares on her quite annoying.

As the dinner was about to end, Arthur suddenly drops a bomb making Luna and Lorenzo cough. "Luna, Mrs. and Mr. Khan here have agreed to arrange you and Lorenzo together for an arranged marriage," he unsmoothly says while smiling brightly.

'Oh sh*t!' Luna thought. Taking a deep breathe, Luna lifts her left hand and shows her wedding ring.

"But I'm already married," Luna cringes as Arthurs spoon falls as his eyes widen in shock so did her mothers and Lorenzo's parents.

"Who is the guy? Don't tell me it's Rafael," Arthur hold his chest as he didn't see Luna's shocking surprise coming.

"It's actually Lorenzo..." Luna awkwardly smiles. Making the all the people's jaw and the garden to fall to the ground. 'Their're already married!'

"Is that so?" Arthur scratched his chin looking at Carlo (Lorenzo's father) "Your son sure moves fast my friend,"

Hearing such a remark, Carlo laughs "How did you think I got this wonderful woman beside me to say yes to me?" Looking at his wife lovingly and her to turn crimson red.

Hearing the dads joking Luna and Lorenzo breathed a heavy sigh. 'Thank God they took it lightly,"

Smiling much brighter, Luna loses her pending worries in her heart.

"So Luna, how is Lorenzo in the matrimonial quarters? Are we going to be expecting grandchildren anytime soon?" Margaret gushes at Luna making Luna's smile falter. 'Grandchildren?'

Sensing Luna's awkward state Lorenzo speaks, "how many do you want Mother?"

"Ohhh as many as you can my dear! You know I have been waiting for this day! I need to buy the baby stuff soon! Scarlet, are you free tomorrow?" Margaret looks at Luna's mother expectingly.

Looking at her daughter, Scarlet smiles. "My baby girl has already grown so fast!" Coming over and hugging Luna, Scarlet hugs her daughter tightly! "You didn't tell me you got married! I wanted to be the one to plan it!"

"So where did you bring my daughter Lorenzo?" Arthur was the next to speak, his expression was unreadable as his smile wasn't as bright as it was before as he faced his son-in-law.

"The wedding was just the two of us and Lorenzo's lawyer as the witness, Dad" Luna shyly looks away as her father's expression darkened.

"Oh lighten up Arth! Your daughter's already big! She can already decide for her own!" Scarlet playfully slaps his shoulder giving him a stern knowing look making Arthur pout. "Fine but he has to work hard for my blessing as I did for your father's." Hugging his wife tighly and kissing her on the forehead.

The rest of the night went along and was all about babies and grant wedding plans. All Luna could do was nod as Lorenzo was happily adding fuel to the fire by initiating that a baby was already on the way. 'You are so screwed Lorenzo! Just you wait!' Luna huffs glaring at Lorenzo making him look at her with a bright smile fueling her anger more. Arghhhhh!