Hunter pulled his car in behind my dads truck and we got out. "I'm suddenly very nervous." I said stopping in my tracks. "And oddly enough you're looking a little green." He said peering at me.  "Maybe we should just go." I said turning around. "Too late we've been spotted there's your dad." He turned me back around. "I've just never  brought a guy home for them to meet and I can't breath." "Well don't pass out on me. Come on I'll hold your hand."

                             He took my hand as my dad opened the door. "Well come in here you two." My dad beckoned. We walked up. I gave him a big hug as he held the door opened. "Dad this is Hunter." I said. He put his hand out. "Mike Beasley, nice to meet you son." We walked in passed him and I gave  my mom a hug. "Mom this is Hunter." I said. My mom gave him a hug and we took a seat in the living room.

                           Just breath: what I was saying over and over again in my head. "Well what do you do?" My dad asked. Of course he was concerned about that. He wanted a guy who could take care of me. "I'm a singer sir." Hunter said clearing his throat and wiping his hands on his shorts. "Are you any good?" My dad asked narrowing his eyes at Hunter. "Uh...well...I'd like to think so. I got a record deal...well I...uh..." Hunter stopped talking and looked at me.

                        "Dad he's good they play him on the radio, I know you don't listen to Country music but.." "Oh of course you do, right." Dad nodded. "Well I'd like to give you the speech 'if you're going to marry my daughter.' but it seems you already have so I'll give you the 'so you've married my daughter speech.'"

                            I could see the fear in Hunters eyes then it flashed to pain. He was going to let my father down when we tell him that we weren't going to stay together. He's going to get blamed for possibly breaking my heart. I didn't like the idea but one ounce of me did because I wouldn't be the only one blamed in this.

                           "Ok." Hunter looked at my dad. I took his hand. "I am glad my daughter has found somebody to spend the rest of her life with. I hope that you'll do right by her and take care of her. And don't break her heart."

                          "Oh yes sir." Hunter said. It was so cute and sweet how he said yes sir to my dad. "Well how did you two meet?" My mom asked changing the subject. "At a work function. I had designed some stuff in the line and Hunter was asked to sing. We just hit it off." I said. "Oh that's beautiful." She said. "Well she needs somebody to take care of her, you know now that she's lost her job." My mom sighed.

                            Hunters eyes got big. "Well... Your daughter is very talented. I think it was a smart move to separate from that job. If she wasn't being valued for her amazing talent. Now she has the option to do exactly what she want's with her own line." Hunter said defending me. I couldn't be more touched. "Oh you're starting your own line?" My mom asked. "Yes, when the old line wanted me to compromise my creative integrity i knew i had to leave. I had no choice."  I said hoping she would understand and maybe support me.

                             "I've started drawing everything and in Hunter's or well our Music/design room I have my  drawing's tacked up I took a back seat to start on my wedding dress but i am confident i can do it all." I said beaming. My mom squinted her eyes and smoothed down her brown hair. My mom and I didn't look a thing alike. Neither did my dad or I. There used to be a running joke that I came from the mail man. I was the only one who didn't find that joke funny.

                            My mom looked like my older sister and my dad looked like my younger sister. I never fit in that well with my family I possibly thought I was adopted but there are pictures of my mom holding me in the hospital and there is a birth certificate. I'm not sure who I got my looks from though.

                         "Speaking of wedding planning can I do anything??" My mom asked. "Well i'm sure closer to the time since we can't be here but the venue is about forty five minutes away." I said. "We picked a date, but invites are coming soon. It's still in the fall." I said. "Why the fall?" My mom asked. Because that's when we can get the annulment. "Because it'll give me time to plan it." I said. "And besides I love fall weather." I said.

                        "But i already have so many ideas and i just kind of want to run with it. But i'll make sure everything is here and i'll tell you what Hunter and i were thinking if you and his mom could do a little decorating." I said. "Oh i haven't even met his mom please tell me it won't be at the wedding." She said. "No, we'll get together soon." I said. "Where are you going on your honey moon?" My mom asked. "London." Hunter finished. "I'm thinking if we do the wedding on that day it'll give us about a month together." Hunter said. "Oh can you afford that much time?" My dad asked.

                       "Yes sir, I've been writing and recording my new album. I'll get done right around the time of the wedding. I can take time off before we go on tour."  "Well then that sounds like a good plan. I am very happy for ya'll and i hope everything works out okay." My dad said. "Any of those crazy girls try to hurt my baby i'll be upset." My dad said. "Not his fault he's so cute." I said kissing Hunters Cheek.

                  My mom got up when a timer dinged. "I've got to get the bread!" She said walking out of the room. She cut the oven off got out the tea my dad had made and set trays on the table for the crawfish. 

                The dinger on my moms mail box went off singling somebody was here. It was my older sister. Her and her kids came in. My nephew was Eighteen. I remember when he was just a baby! And now he was already in college. My sister had a six year old, a three year old and a one year old. Talk about a packed house full of boys.

                  After we all said hey and hugged each other, Cade came and sat next to me. "I can't believe you  married Hunter Hayes!" He said. "Me either." I said and i meant it i really did. "I'm a little hurt you didn't tell me though." he said. "Hey, you know were not as close as we used to be. And to be fair i didn't tell anybody." "Touche'" he agreed.

                Then the dinger went off again. My younger sister came with her husband and two kids. Emma was ten and Landon was almost eight. I gave them hugs and Landon went right to wrestling on Hunter's shoulders.

                The dinger went off for the last time and my grandparents came in. Hugs around and my grandparents proceeded to grill Hunter. While they where chatting Natalie my younger sister came over. "I can't believe you married Hunter Hayes! This is a joke right? He just looks a lot like him...right?" "no that's him, and it's not a joke. Were very happy together." "yea right." She said skeptically.

                   "Time to eat!" My mom called. We all went into the kitchen, my dad prayed and we all piled crawfish onto our trays.  Once we were done, we sat around the table talking about everything i had missed while i was gone. But it was more of to make a point that i was keeping stuff from them which shouldn't surprise them because I've always been very private they have a way of judging my every move.

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                       "Your family is something else." Hunter said walking into my old room. He pulled his shirt off. "I know, now you see why i wasn't so upset about having to stay in Nashville." I said putting my tooth brush back into my bag. "But your'e family is so great." I said. "Yea and my mom told me that she and my dad really really like you and she's looking forward to coming up in a few weeks." He said. "Oh? That's sweet." I yawned pulling the covers back. "yea." He said starting to laugh. "What?" I asked.

                       "Why is your bed so tiny?" He asked. "Uh? I don't know because i always sleep alone?" I asked. "Why is your bed so big?" I threw back at him. "I toss a lot or well i did before you, and come on you know you're glad i have that big bed." He shot. "I am, this is just gonna be extra cozy." I said as he got in by the wall. I turned the light off pulling the covers over us. "Wow you are like really on me." He said smirking. "Well i got no where else to go." I said. "I don't mind this really is cozy." he wrapped his arms around me. "Love you." He said. It took me off guard. "What?" I asked. "Oh, i'm sorry it's just your'e the only person who gets the crazy. I feel connected to you. It just came out." He said.

                          "I get it, i do. I love you too." I said settling into him. "Goodnight." I said as it got quiet. It didn't mean i love you as in you're my wife. It was like a best friend love.