I chuckled. “Aww, man. You’re the only boy. What was that like?”
He shrugged. “It was okay. I had a lot of boy cousins I used to visit, or they’d come visit, so I always had someone to play with.”
I smiled sadly, wishing I could say the same. “What are your parents’ names?”
He smiled, stopping at a stoplight. “Katrina and Daryl. Both of them get on my nerves too.”
I giggled, holding a hand to my mouth. “How so?”
“You know I own the gym, right?”
I nodded.
“They think it’s their gym. If one isn’t down my back about something, the other one is. My mother wants me to have classes taught, while my father wants me to add more to them. I get what they’re saying, but they’re not letting me do what I want with my business.”
“Maybe they want to help...”
He looked at me and scowled. “Yeah, nah. They want to be in charge.”
“I guess every parent is like that. Mine were like that too. They wanted me to start my own vet clinic after I finished school. They never approve of my getting a job for someone else. I told them I wanted to crawl before I walked, and that didn’t sit well with them.”
He laughed. “Yeah, I can see that. Parents only want what’s best for us. At the same time, we want to do things on our own. My parents love each other, but they love my siblings and me more. I think you’ll fit right in.” I smiled, hoping Nash was right.
We were silent for the rest of the ride. I hoped his sisters liked me too. Since they were a pair, there was no telling who was nice or mean, so I’d have to wait and see.
From my house to his parents, the commute took at least fifteen minutes. They lived in a beautiful white and blue traditional family home.
“Your family’s house looks amazing!” I gushed in awe.
“Thanks. This house has changed so much over the years. This is the latest model. Hopefully, they don’t change it again.” He turned his car off and turned to me. “Are you ready?”
I nodded. “Yes, I can do this. You said they are harmless, right?”
Nash laughed. “Yeah, they are.” He exited the car and came around to open the car door for me. I retrieved my cell phone from my purse and left the purse in the car. “Hold tight. Let me get the bags out of the trunk. Unless you want to go ahead around the back.”
I shook my head quickly. “Nah. I’ll wait for you.”
He chuckled. “I knew you’d say that.”
Once Nash grabbed the bags out of the trunk, we walked around the house. I offered to carry some bags, but he told me he had them. He had me walk in front of him, and I felt his eyes on my ass. I heard music being played, along with loud laughter. I gulped and looked at him over my shoulder when I was at the gate.
Nash smirked. “Open the gate for me.”
I did what was instructed and waited for him to walk in before I came in behind him. I closed the gate and turned to everyone. All eyes were on me too, and I froze. I hated being the center of attention. His family genes were too strong too. Nash looked like his mother and father. His sisters were their mother’s twin too. I snapped out of it and kept moving toward them with a smile on my face.
“Hi, everyone.” I waved.
They were all friendly, waving back at me.
“Nashton, why don’t you do the honors and introduce us to your beautiful friend?” one of his sisters called out.
Nash sent a glare her way. “Hands off, Dalesha. She doesn’t go that way.”
Dalesha ducked her head, hiding a smile. “If you say so, brother. Everyone can’t resist my charms.”
The only thing I could do was shake my head.
“Family, I want you to meet a very important person in my life. Her name is Kenzlee Wilson. Beautiful, I want you to meetmy backbones, my parents, Katrina and Daryl Sims, and my sisters, Dalesha and Talesha.”
