80. We Need to Tell Her

Frida

We gather up all our courage and go to meet my parents. We are both scared of what they will say, but we know that if we want any chance at a future together, we have to be honest with them. As we make our way through the house, I feel my heart pounding in my chest. What if they don't understand or worse, what if they hate us for wanting to be together??

Finally, we reach the living room where my parents are waiting for us. I take a deep breath as we enter the room. I can feel the tension in the air as my father looks us up and down before speaking his mind.

"So you two are together now," he says gruffly. "This is not something that I expected from either of you."

I can feel Stanley tense beside me as he waits for their verdict. "I love her," he says determinedly.

I brace myself for my father's response, but surprisingly, it is my mother who speaks first. "Love is love," she says softly. "But how do I know you are not going to hurt Frida, Stanley? We already lost Molly to you."