Meet The In-laws

I tried to find my jaw, which had dropped onto the floor. ‘But you didn’t tell me! I’m not…I’m not prepared!’ I eyed the bedroom door. Kieran read my mind and blocked my escape path. ‘It’s a dinner, not a test. There’s nothing you need to prepare for.’ Shit. My heart started jackhammering in my chest. Technically, I had already met Kieran’s family. At St Ignatius. Where his wedding was held. Where I crashed it by announcing to the world that I was pregnant with his baby. Where I ran away with the groom and left the bride at the altar. My cheeks and ears were burning up as I recalled the disastrous day. I made such a scene. What would his family think of me? How could I still face them? I swallowed. ‘Honey, dear, sweetie.’ ‘Mm-hmm.’ He stood in the doorway and crossed his arms, his eyes twinkling with amusement. I offered an ingratiating smile. ‘May I please be excused from the dinner? I’m not feeling so well. I think I’m coming down with a cold.’ I fake-coughed. ‘Nothing a couple of Ty