I went with my girlfriend Sara to visit her parents for the first time. Walking up the drive I asked, “Do they know about us? What we do?”
She laughed. “Not yet.”
They knew we were lovers, at least, giving us a bedroom to share. We dropped off our luggage and came back down. I watched a football game with her dad Roger, who I thought was a pretty cool guy. Things were going well with meeting her parents.
Sara’s mom Chloe was making a special dinner in the kitchen, and Sara was helping her. They were having a good time, laughing and giggling.
Watching the game, Roger and I drank a few beers, and got a bit loud. At one point Chloe yelled out from the kitchen, “You boys better quiet down, or there’ll be trouble!”
Roger looked at me with a terrified face, making hushing motions with his hands. I laughed at the dramatic sketch he was performing, while he stayed in character, acting like he was serious. He was much quieter afterward, and I followed his lead.