Overland Park, KS, Saturday Afternoon

[vanillajello]

Kate was nervous. And she thought she had every damn right to be. This was actually the first time ever she'd brought a boyfriend home to be introduced to her parents. (As always, Leto didn't count. They hadn't even kissed before he came home with her.) And that was just... Weird. It felt weird.

And anyway, in her mind, they were here more to get a break from Fandom. Not to make official introductions. But it was still a little terrifying, even if she wasn't really showing it.

They'd taken a bus from the airport and walked the rest of the way since it wasn't far from the bus stop, and Kate thought she could use the extra time to remind Bod of what he wasn't supposed to talk about. And to prepare herself for everything.

The first thing she noticed after they got to her house was that her dad's pick-up truck wasn't parked outside. Neither was The Green Hornet, her mom's car. But she was too nervous to think about what that might mean.

"So. That's my house," she said, nodding at the house and flashing a smile at Bod as she stopped to stand by the green mailbox, which had a few painted flowers on it and said 'The Gregsons' in Tara's handwriting. "Welcome to Oak Avenue."

[ooc: For that guy I modded a bit just now. NFB due to distance.]

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[therewaslife]

Bod managed a quiet, forced laughed and looked down at his feet. "We probably shouldn't stay up here alone for too much longer, though. I might end up freaked out then. Your father has a rather strong grip and I'm nowhere near as strong as he probably is."

Nowhere near it.

[vanillajello]

"He's a landscaper. He does a lot of manual labor."

Which was just Kate's way of saying that yes, her dad was strong as well as tall.

It wasn't too reassuring.

"So, I guess we should go eat."

[therewaslife]

"Yes," he agreed, finally pulling his hands out of his pockets and gesturing towards the door. "After you. I'll just follow and continue to hope for the best."

Bod was trying to remain optimistic that what had just happened would be the worst of the visit. It could have been worse. That was a plus.

[vanillajello]

It could have been much, much worse, and that was something Kate was holding on to. So very very hard.

"It'll be okay," she said as she started towards the door. "It'll go fine."

It was probably going to be a very awkward dinner. But they'd get through it.

[therewaslife]

"I believe you." He did. He just didn't know if her belief and his optimism would be enough to make it true. He hoped it would.

"And if it doesn't, I'm sure I can camp out somewhere nearby," he said, teasing as he followed her out of her room.

Oddly, Bod would probably take an awkward dinner right about now. At least that was normal. And didn't involve a lot of pain.

[vanillajello]

"At least it's warm so you won't get cold," Kate said, shooting him a quick, mildly amused smile over her shoulder, before heading for the stairs.

"Let's go. Off to our doom."

It wasn't going to be that bad, really.