Runaway

Chapter 35: Mia

I'm currently sitting in the passenger seat of Ethan's car with Ella in the back on the way to his parents' house for Thanksgiving. When he asked me a few weeks ago, there wasn't a doubt in my mind that I wanted to spend this time with him but then I realised that I'm going to meet his parents, well he said probably only his mum but she has said that his dad will be there too, Ethan doesn't believe this, but still this is a big deal even if it is just his mum that I am meeting. For the last few weeks, I have been in a panic every time I think about this day. I've never been introduced to my boyfriends' parents before, this is a big step in our relationship.

I know I have Ella here with me and Sienna and Alex will be there too, but I can't help but think what if they don't like me. Things are going so well with Ethan, I can definitely see our relationship growing into something long term even though we have only been together for about 2 months, but I will also have the doubt in the back of my mind that Ryan will come after me, that he will eventually find me and if he does, I don't know what will happen then.

Ethan has told me a little about his parents, mainly that his dad is always at work or traveling for work even over the holidays and that he rarely sees him now or even when he was growing up it was mainly just him and his mum, but he's happy about that, their relationship is strained, his dad doesn't agree with his choice of profession, apparently the NHL is not good enough for his son. He wanted Ethan to follow him into the business world. His mum has told him that he'll be joining us tonight, but Ethan doesn't believe that will actually happen.

On the other side of things, is his mum, who apparently can't wait to meet me. She is excited for him to bring a girl home because it has been years. She seems really sweet, and I can tell that Ethan loves her and really looks up to her. Sienna has told me that she is the nicest person in the world and will make me feel very welcome. I have no idea how 2 people can be so different yet be together, although this does remind me of how my parents use to be too.

Ethan has tried to calm me down and told me that if I really do feel uncomfortable that we can leave. He currently have his hand resting on my thigh has he drives getting closer to his parents' house, with the soft music from the radio playing in the background. I'm looking out the window just watching the trees go by when I feel the car slow and we are making a turn, which means we are nearly there. I look around the houses that we are passing by and I have never seen houses like this before. I know as a child we lived in a pretty big house but these are just, I don't know how to describe them other than mansions. I knew Ethan's parents were rich but to be able to afford this, this is making me even more nervous.

We pull into a driveway after a few more minutes and Ethan has to enter a code for the gates to open. I can feel my palm getting clammy and now I'm wondering if I'm dressed appropriately for this. It took me hours to pick out my outfit which is a long sleeve dress that goes to my knee with lace detail on the top. Ethan said it was perfect but I'm beginning to second guess my choice. We drive up to the front of the house.

"You ok?" Ethan askes as I'm trying to calm my breathing before it gets out of control. I just nod and give him a small smile. He gives my leg a light squeeze "You'll be fine, my mum will love you" he opens his door and gets out of the car. Ella is already out too but I can't seem to move. My door opens and Ethan crouches down next to me taking my hands in his.

"Hey, Mia look at me" Ethan takes hold of my hands in his. I look up into his ocean blue eyes and instantly I feel calmer "We can go if this is too much, I really don't mind".

I take a deep breath and give Ethan a smile "No it's ok, I just needed a minute. You can't miss Thanksgiving with your family. Let's go inside".

Ethan moves out of my way so I can get out of his car. I smooth out my dress and notice Ella looking at me silently asking if I'm ok, I give her a small nod. Ethan takes my hand and intertwines our fingers as we walk towards the grand house. We make our way up the stairs to the main door, the gardens that surround the front of the house are perfectly manicured. When we reach the top stair, the door opens and there is a beautiful woman with short brunette hair wearing a gorgeous floral dress with make-up to perfection and a wide smile on her face, this is Ethan's mum I'm presuming.