Chapter42: Dinner with Parents

On the night of the dinner with his parents, I sat in front of Jake and Aaron's parents. The atmosphere was intimidating. I felt like a bug under a microscope. Every gaze in the room was aimed at me. The oppressive atmosphere made my heart thump faster as sweat rolled down my back. "You must be Jake's girlfriend—he's never brought a girl over before," Tracy, Jake's mother, gave me a curious look. I wondered what was so surprising about it, but decided against asking. Aaron snickered, "That's because Jake is such a Prince Charming that he never thought to find himself a real girlfriend. And by charming, I meant a fucking asshole." "Watch your language at the dinner table, son," their father, Michael, commented. Little did they know I had already tried to date Aaron before then; what an embarrassing thought. Jake snickered. "Oh, right! If I remember correctly, you were practically a saint, right?" I rolled my eyes and shifted uneasily in my seat. What is this? Aaron vs. Jake in a battle