THIRTY

JASON

Today is the dinner party and I know Elizabeth is putting up a strong front for me but she is indeed terrified that she is going to be meeting my parents who have made it a point to tell me to invite the surrogate for the party. I did not tell her about their request of course, there was no need for to get riled up about their interest in her. The only thing I know that I can do to assist is by allowing her come with her own social support in the form of her best friend, Mara.

I watched her fret about what to wear after returning from shopping with her friend.

“I did not get anything presentable.” She wailed, clutching at her hair which I found funny and would have laughed if I did not think that she would not find my amusement funny.

“Elizabeth, you are being paranoid right now. You do not need to make any statement while with me to anyone.”

“you don’t understand, first impression matters and I will be meeting your father and mother, even your sister will be present. Now what w