Chapter 72
Chapter 72
“Here we go” Thalis said rolling his eyes. “Time for people to see how crazy Greek mothers are”
A woman literally ran past him and pulled Melina into a tight embrace. You could tell she was Melina’s mother. Their face looked pretty much the same, except from the eyes and hair. Her mom’s eyes were light brown, and her hair was dark blond. Melina’s mom was on her fifties, with a nice figure and a loud voice.
Soon Melina’s dad approached, carrying their luggage. He was on his fifties as well, with dark green eyes and dark hair, around 6 feet tall and a dad bod. He waited patiently for his wife to release his daughter, before he embraced her as well.
“Mom, you are hugging me so tight, I can’t breathe” Melina said to her mom.
“Well, that’s your fault. If you hadn’t moved so damn far away, I wouldn’t be missing you that much” her mom replied.
Melina detangled herself from her mom and hugged her dad, who kissed the top of her head.
“I missed you my little potato” he said.
“Dad! Come on! You are not funny!” Melina replied and everyone laughed, but Melina’s mom laughed a bit louder than the rest.
“Why are you laughing?” Melina asked her mom. “This is your fault really. You married him by choice and then you decided to procreate with him as well, so now we have 2 of them and they both think they are hilarious” Melina said pointing to her brother.
“It’s not our fault that you didn’t inherit my brilliant sense of humour” her dad said.
“Of course, that’s why Thalis is the favourite child” Melina said.
“We don’t have favourites; we love you both the same. Your brother just need some more attention because he is not as mature as you” her mom said.
“Hey!” Thalis said.
“Why do you complaint?” Melina said to him. “At least she is looking after you when you are sick”
“I am always looking after both of you if you are sick” her mom complained.
“Oh sure. If I am sick, you are wearing 3 face masks and you throw me what I need from the door while I am lying in my bed. If Thalis is sick, you sit next to him and you are like ‘Come on my sweet boy, cough your germs in my mouth’ “ Melina said.
Her mom gave her the stink eye, while the rest of the group laughed at their interaction.
“Mom, dad, this is Marco. Marco, these are my parents, Harry and Elena” Melina did the introductions. “And this is Matteo”
Melina’s mom pulled Marco into a tight hug and kissed both of his cheeks. She did the same with Matteo, after him and her dad exchanged handshakes.
Harry gave Marco a light hug and then tapped him on the shoulder and said in a serious tone “Returns are not accepted” before he burst into laughing.
“That’s the second person saying that to me” Marco laughed. “I start thinking that maybe I don’t know what I got myself into”
“Don’t listen to them” Melina said. “They both think they are funny, even though they are not”
“I don’t know amore, they know you better than me” Marco teased. “I am sure they will have stories to share about you”
“Oh you want stories?” Stella asked. “Karma is a bitch, bitch” she said to Melina. “You know, Melina has always been this friend that knows all our embarrassing stories and enjoys way to much to share them with people, especially our boyfriends. Now it’s my turn to be that friend”
“Be my guest” Melina said with a devilish smirk. “I might have one or two embarrassing stories, but they are not nearly as funny as yours and I am happy to share. Remember! For every embarrassing story you have for me, I have 10 for you”
“You see? She is a fucking terrorist” Thalis said to Marco.
“Ah yes, that I know firsthand” Marco said and wrapped his arms around Melina’s waist. “But she is the most beautiful terrorist in the world”
“I will throw up in my mouth” Thalis said and made a gagging sound.
Melina rolled her eyes to her brother’s reaction of their PDA and said “Now that you are all here, are you ready to go home?”
They all agreed and they started walking towards the car. They placed all their luggage in the trunk of the minivan, they got in and they drove off.
About an hour later due to the traffic, they arrived home. The ride was full of jokes and teasing. Marco enjoyed seeing Melina with her family and friends. He saw a light in her eyes and he was pleased that he had managed to do that for her.
Once they arrived, they got in and Johnny was there wating for them. They all fussed over him and his smugness was evident from the way he was prancing around like he was the king of the world.
Melina gave them a quick tour of the house and then showed them their bedroom and left them to freshen up. They had decided to have a quiet day today, having lunch at home and let Melina catch up with her family and friends and the following day his parents would come over as well to meet everyone.
Melina got in the kitchen and started preparing lunch and soon Stella and Sissy joined her. Her mom joined a bit later and her brother and dad took Johnny in the garden for a walk around. The conversations from the kitchen were light and it was evident how much they had missed Melina and how much Melina had missed them.
Marco felt a tug at his heart thinking how upset Melina would be when they had to go back to Greece, but he decided that they would visit them in Greece as often as possible. He was used to be away from his family, but he always missed them, so he could only imagine how tough it was for Melina, who left the nest only a few months ago.
He went to his office and started working, allowing Melina privacy with her friends and family.