Elleonora's PoV:

I felt the warm sunlight touch my face as my eyes opened with some difficulty, and when I opened my eyes I came across the most beautiful sight. There he was the man I just dreamed of, appeared in front of me, he was looking at me with smiley eyes.

"Good morning sleeping head"

"Hi" I said in my morning voice while stretching myself, still I felt his eyes on me the whole time

"Stop looking at me" I demanded with a chuckle

"Starring at you is my favorite thing to do" he smiled as his hand caressed my face sweetly

"Being cheesy this early in the morning..." I chuckled " I missed you" I said staring at him blankly, his smile grew as he heard my words

"So.. should we stay in bed all day?" He asked as he got closer to me underneath the sheets, I felt his naked body embrace mine

"As much as I would like to, we have lunch with my parents" I reminded him making him groan

" Yeah I know" I understood his disappointment but this meal was about to be extremely important

"I don't know if your parents will like me that much after not returning you last night" He said with a smug smile and then it hit me

" OH MY GOD... you will never be accepted now. Dad will kill you, Blaze!" I realized

"Well... it was worth it" He said proudly while snugging his head into the crook of my neck

"You are not taking this seriously at all" I said unamused

"Whether they will like me or not that won't change my love for you so I am pretty relaxed" he said shrugging his shoulders and making me roll my eyes

"I enjoy how confident you are, babe, but it's my parents. Sooo... you will do your best to look as great as ever" I told him

"I am great already" he said quickly letting me go and looking into my eyes "Don't you think that I am great?" he pouted

"You still got a lot of work to do" I teased him

"Oh do I, now?" he smirked at me while crossing his arms and getting out of bed

"you do?"

"You what I am going to do?"

"What?" I asked chuckling

"You" he said while grabbing bridal style and taking me out of the bed while I laughed and told him to let me go but I really didn't want me to do so, he took me to bathroom so we could take a shower together and he could do what he said he would... me.

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After our fun, the shower, and getting ready we headed to the restaurant as fast as we could since we were already late due to our time messing around on the shower and that is completely Blaze's fault.

"We here" he warned, as he parked the car. We got out and quickly rushed inside

"13:30... damn Nana is so going to scold us" I said while we got into the restaurant

"Good mor- Oh elleonora!" Miss Durbois exclaimed once she saw me " I haven't seen you in a while, get in! They are at the usual table" She said with a welcoming smile, she was the wife of the owner, and she knew me since we used to be regulars here. My whole family joins here once in a while, it's not a pretty sight to see, to be honest, it's a big loud family for a medium and quiet restaurant... honestly I think any restaurant wouldn't fit our crazy family.

"Well look who arrived at dinner time" Nana said once she saw us, the three of them were already sat with drinks on the table and the menus in hand.

"I'm sorry we got caught up in.. "

"Traffic" Blaze completed my words while dragging the chair from me to sit down. I smiled at his gentlemanly manners and sat down on the comfortable chair, he sat down next to me and the first that I noticed was my dad's deadly looks.

"What do you kids want?" Nana asked me and Blaze

"I think the steak?" I said looking over at the menu " and you?"

"Same... the tartare steak "

"and to drink?" Nana questioned as she raised a hand calling the waiter

"Pinot Noir?" Blaze asked me while I nodded happily

"You do know me" I whispered back while Nana made our orders

"I said 10 pm was her curfew not 10 ... AM" My dad commented looking sternly at Blaze

"I am really sorry sir"

"Dad- please I am not a baby anymore. I can have a night out"

" Not him you can't" My dad said while flicking his nose

"Let it go" My mom whispered into his ear, I raised an eyebrow at her behavior. I bet she got scolded by Nana.

"Hm-HM" Nana cleared her throat and started a new topic "so... what are you planning to do?" She asked me and Blake " for announcing your relationship to the family"

"Estella, please they just started to date" my father complained

"Oh Michael" my grandmother rolled her eyes and looked him straight in the eye "she is not 6 anymore, your daughter is a beautiful and intelligent 26-year-old daughter who has been married before to the man next to her, they aren't dating now... they have been all along. Just- get a grip!" Nana exclaimed making me snort and I could see also, Blaze trying to hide his smile.

"Maybe a dinner at your place?" Nana questioned us, I widened my eyebrows, our place? or his place

Wait... that's not the problem right now. I don't want the whole family on that house again, plus my dad was right we just started to date properly. Isn't this too fast?

"Hum- Sure" Blaze mumbled

"Great. How about tonight?"

"Tonight?" Me and Blaze asked at the same time

"Yes...why not? After this we'll go shopping and we will helping making the food. You shouldn't delay this... Everybody missed him" Nana commented while our food arrived

"Isn't that a bit too fast Nana?" I took the chance to ask

"You were married before... I don't think it's that fast" Nana said in a serious tone, I swallowed my saliva realizing her seriousness. I looked over to Blaze waiting to see his reaction....would he approve such thing? Was he comfortable with this?

His eyes locked with mine and I saw the corners of his lips folding up in a reassured smile. He was fine with this... well I guess there's nothing to fear then, besides my dad who looks like a dog with rabies, I swear his eyes look they are about to pop out.

"I think that's a great idea" Blaze mentioned making Nana happy

"Great. I shall warn the family" She smiled happily "let's eat now"

I took a deep breath while watching my parents, let's hope they give some peace to Blaze today. I really just want them to get along.

The food was delicious but the meal itself was a bit weird since everyone was engaged in it besides my dad. Even my mother had give in and behaved normally but my dad he wasn't going to let Blaze win that easily. After we requested desserts we left Raoul's restaurant and we went to the nearest market.

My Nana and my mom were already noting all of the dishes that we should make and the designated proportions they were so entertained that the party seemed to be for themselves, while my dad on the other hand was just wandering around with an angry face on.

We got to the apartment and started to put everything ready. We started taking out the ingredients and my Nana organized them into the designated dishes she had agreed with my mother.

My dad went to see the wines that could possibly be combined with the meal while Blaze was helping us out.

" You can go now" My mom told Blaze. When it comes to food my family was quite territorial and Blaze was like a threat to my mother.

"Nonsense... he can help" my grandma noted as she gave him a knife and a potato

"He is really good at it" I said while sitting in the high bench near the kitchen isle. He smiled softly and murmerf a sweet thank you.

"What are you doing?" my grandma asked me

"Seeing him cook" I smiled as I watched him roll up his sleeves, oh how I missed this sight... but my minutes in heaven were washed away when my Nana beat me up with a huge leek

"Ouch !" I flinched in pain

"I see you got quite accustomed during your marriage!" She scolded me making me pout "Help him out!" she demanded

"But he does it so well alone" I protested

"Stop complaining and help him" Nana said while she was taking the vegetables out of the shopping bags

"Okay," I said unpleased

"If I recall correctly..." My mom started "You are the only one he will cook with" she said with raised eyebrows, her words sent me mixed feelings and I recalled what Blaze said at the cottage in Alaska on Easter.

"That's true" Blaze nodded while handing me a knife and placing a carrot in front of me "Chop it please"

"That's wonderful" Grandma commented "You know your grandma loved to cook with me too, he said the food was tastier because it had love...what a silly man" she remembered giggling

"Dad really loved to cook" my mom commented with a smile.

That's true my grandpa really loved to make food, especially desserts that's why he had a bakery. My mom took after him and so did I preferred to make desserts than you know, food food.

I smile thinking about my grandpa, what would he say if I introduced him Blaze? He probably would like him, I think. He cooks and he knows how to play, the best of two worlds, chiquita - That's what he would say. I miss him... and so does everyone, but somehow talking about him so lightly leaves a smile on my face, in these moments I like to think he is with us.

"Don't wander around in thoughts while you have a knife in your hand" Blaze warned me

"Hm right! Sorry" I agreed

"Should we have red AND white?" my dad questioned getting out of the wine cellar

"Rosé too! You know me and my sister live Rosé" my mom said

"Oh yeah! You got it honey" My father said returning to look for the Rosé

"I think this is going well" Blaze whispered at me

"Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea" I whispered too

"Your grandma is really smart" he smile

"I know... I take after her"

"Oh I'm sure you do"

"Are you mocking me?"

"I would never mock you baby" He whispered back making my cheeks red

"Are you lovebirds cooking or flirting?" Nana asked

"Both" I commented making Blaze snort, my Nana was about to protest when a ring was heard. It was the reception calling from downstairs, asking permission for the elevator certainly

"Are they here yet?" I asked myself

"Impossible, I told them to come around 8" Grandma said

"Weird?!" I said placing the knife down

"I'll go" Blaze mentioned touching my hand and getting out of the kitchen towards the communicator

I watched him carefully and once his eyes landed in the monitor I saw his expression change drastically. "Shit" he muttered, he looked at me instantly and my eyebrows ceased at his discontent, who could it be?

"Who is it, son?" My grandmother asked

"Uh... it's... my parents...and my brother"