As he closed the door behind us he said, "My dad is working so we can pretty much do whatever we want. He won't be home till late. I thought we would just order pizza for dinner, and watch a couple movies.
"Sounds like a plan," I said as I smiled at him.
Just then the phone rang, and he ran to answer it. "Hey dad," he said after he looked at caller ID.
There was a pause.
Then he said, "I'm just hanging out with my girlfriend. Don't worry dad we'll be fine!"
There was another pause.
"We're just going to order pizza and watch a couple movies!" he said. I could hear the irritation in his voice.
Again there was a pause.
"Ya, whatever!" he said as he hung up the phone. He waited a few moments, before he looked up at me and smiled. "Sorry about that baby!"
"Why did you just tell your dad that I was your girlfriend?" I asked quietly. I was getting irritated with his assumptions that I was OK with everything.
He wrapped his arms around me, and whispered, "Because by the end of tonight, I hope you will be!"
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