The phone ringing woke me from the sweetest dream ever. Lara and I on the beach in Hawaii, perfect day. At first the ringing was apart of my dream, a sweet song that narrated the scenes in my head. As I slowly broke away from my subconscious, I wondered who could be calling me on a Saturday at seven in the morning. Lara hadn’t stirred so I got up to listen to the voicemail.

“Dayyyna, it’s your mother dear,” as if I had mistaken her for someone else, “I was just calling to confirm your presence at my luncheon today. I know your Subaru ad is printed in Sports Illustrated as of today; I already have your father at the store buying every copy. I want something to boast about in my speech today. Call me when you wake up and let me know if your friend is coming. Love you darling.”

I smirked as I deleted the message. Ha, my friend. My mother has no idea I’m about to rock her world. I went back to bed and wrapped my arms around my love. She started to wake and yawned.

“Hey.”

“Good morning beautiful.”

“What time is it?”

“It’s a little after seven a.m.”

“Fuck, it’s so early. Why are you up,” she asked, sleep still in her voice and her eyes still firmly shut.

“My mother called. She wanted to make sure my ‘friend’ and I was still coming to her luncheon today,” I said and she giggled.

“Your mom is going to hate me after today.”

“Nah, she’ll be mad at me. Rant and rave. Ask why I’m this way and then, like everything else in her life, she’ll get over it.”

“Well, I’m ready to meet the folks. If it turns out badly, you have Sunday to make you feel all better,” she said and smiled. On Sunday I was going to Burbank to finally meet Lara’s family. If all goes well, I had planned to ask her father’s permission to marry Lara. It seems rushed, but it feels so right. I smile at her because of my plans and to see the look of surprise and happiness is what’s keeping my heart beating. After another hour of cuddling, Lara and I eventually got up due to Bex’s persistent need to get up and eat oatmeal. We showered and got dressed and got Bex in order and went into the kitchen. The front door opened and Tasha and Alice came bursting through.