“ Mom, I'm home” I yell through the house.

          “ Where have you been? Rose said you ran out of the house.” My mother says in her smooth glossy voice. People say my mother was pretty when she was a teenager and she is today. Aswell family members say I look exactly like her. 

   “ Oh, I had to meet someone at Starbucks.”

   “It better not be a boy,” my father says in his low voice.

       “ Maybe it is, maybe it isn't,” I say.

     “ Daddy it's definitely a guy,” a squirrely voice says. It’s Rose, of course, getting into everyone's business. I give her the death stare. 

        “ How about tomorrow you bring him over for dinner,” says my mom.

           “Yes, I would definitely love to meet him,” says my dad.

      “ Me too,” Rose says.

      “Okay I’ll text Jace asking if he will come over”

    “ Is that his name, it sounds romantic, does he have a younger brother,” says Rose.

       “ I don't know, we don't exactly talk about siblings. Also, aren't you dating Scott?” I say.

           “ I broke up with him. He’s been doing so many stupid things lately”  she says.

               “ I'm glad you noticed,'' said dad. I laugh. Rose stares at me. I stick my tongue out and she rolls her eyes.

    “ Girls don’t do that,” mom says.

      “Hey, mom, what are we having for dinner?” I ask.

        “ Just pizza I didn't want to cook tonight.” she laughs. I look at dad and he does nothing but looks at me back.

  “ Mom I’m gonna go to my room, so see you later”

      “ Rylee Madison Saged you will not leave because it is family time,” she says.

        “ Well I might as well bring a board game for family night” I say.

   “ Thanks for offering, can you get the game to beat the parents,” she says.

       “ Mom, we have played that game a million times,” says Rose.

           Ding dong. It's the doorbell. “I’ll get it,” I say. 

   I open the door and see Jace in a dominos uniform. I smile. “ Pizza for Sally Saged,” he says. It's Jace.

     “ I never knew you worked for dominoes,” I say with a surprising town in my voice.

       “ Honey, who is it at the door,” dad says.

          “The pizza guy” I yell back. “ Hey, do you want to come in?” I asked.

     “ Sure,” he says.

              He walks into the house. I shut the door and led him upstairs. I  see that everyone is looking at him. “What do I owe you?'' I ask. 

    “ $16.15,” he says. Mom walks up to me and gives him a 20 dollar bill. 

       “ Keep the change,” she says. She smiles her sweet smile. 

     Jace hands me the pizza and bows his head then leaves. 

         “ Now tell me who that was because it seemed like you knew him,” says dad.

     “ Just a friend dad,'' I say. I put the pizzas on the counter and helped Rose set the tables. I grab the plates and glasses. I bring them over to the table and set them up. 

    I pull my seat out and sit down. Mom and dad walk over to the table with the pizza and sit down. “Now family let's eat” says dad.