Annie pulled into the driveway, quickly popping out of the car. She was keen to see boyfriend Max. And maybe if she was lucky, his mother Melissa would have cooked an amazing dinner. ‘That would be the best!’ Annie thought to herself as she walked up to the front door. She actually quite enjoyed Max’s mother’s company.
Melissa had even motivated Annie to start gym classes with her. They now regularly went out on ‘gym and coffee’ dates and had grown quite close. Or, as close as you could really get with your boyfriend’s mother. It wasn’t uncommon for Annie to be around the house while Max was away. That awkwardness of being left alone in the presence of your partner’s parents was a thing of the past for them.
“Hi Mel!” Annie smiled up at Max’s mother.
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“Oh I’m sorry sweet, Max just got a call-out for work. An emergency way out of town. He didn’t think he’d be back tonight at all… Didn’t he call you?” Melissa said, standing on the other side of the kitchen bench. Multi-tasking as always, dinner cooking in the background as she chatted.