chapter 4-first date part 1

February 21, 2015

Friday 21 was the first day Anna had written on that sheet of paper. That Friday in all my classes I was watching the clock waiting for it to be time to take Anna out to dinner again. I somehow was not ruffed up a bit that week I guess Dickie had all his cronies shove their tales between legs or something. Nonetheless I rushed home as the final bell rang for school, and started getting ready. Now I had a reservation at a local burger place that Anna would love, and have to take a few more laps around the school to maintain her lean figure, but as I always put it 'Went to shit pretty damn quick'.

So, I get to her house, and put the car in park on the street and hop out. I waltzed my way to her front door, and before I even have a chance to knock on the door it opens for me. I was greeted by Anna's mother. Now I had not met her parents yet, and this is when the plan started to go to shit. "Hello" Mrs. Burg said in a distinct English accent. "Hi, is Anna here?" I said tentatively with a bouquet of flowers clasped in my left hand. "She is getting ready, who are you I feel like I recognize you but you aren't Andrew?" she said as she gestured for me to come in. "You are correct. I am not Andrew, I think you may recognize me because I brought Anna home last Friday after the party." I said with a slight bit of fear in my voice as I stepped through the front door.

Now there is some very important details about Mrs. Burg that need to be stated right off the bat, she was not a thin woman at all. Mrs. Burg was about Anna's height but a solid 150lbs heavier than her; strangely enough she had the same face as her teenage daughter, but a much larger body with massive breasts, a big protruding belly, and big chubby hips. Other than her weight Mrs. Burg also had striking brown hair instead of blond like her daughter. The only reason why I payed such close attention was on a wall of pictures next to the front door was an old picture from what had to be the late 1980's showed a young Mrs. Burg with what had to be a young Mr. Burg as thin and fit as her daughter now.

"Dearie may I take those flowers and get a vase for them?" Mrs. Burg said looking at me tentatively. I replied calmly "Oh yes." In my head, the part of me that was a grade A feeder yelling at me "You hit the Jack pot". I quickly tuned him out as I followed Mrs. Burg to the kitchen. "May I ask you a question young man?" Mrs. Burg asked once we got to the big chef's kitchen. "Ask away" I said charismatically. "There is this guy at school Anna would talk about from time to time would you by chance know him?" Mrs. Burg said as she put a skinny vase next to sink with her back to me. I took a seat at the island across from her and said, "Did Anna describe him to you because there are about 600 people in our class alone, and there are 4 classes in our school so there are a lot of guys she interacts with?" Anna's mom toiled with preparing the flowers for the vase and said, "I know he is tall, athletic, charismatic, and respected in one of the department at school." I tilted my head confused grabbing my chin because I was honestly had no clue who this person was. "You know I don't have a clue."
At that point Anna had rounded the corner to enter the kitchen to see me sitting there talking to her mother. Anna was pleasantly surprised to see me, and the flowers that I had brought. "Matt, you didn't have to do this" she said. Anna's mom twirled around to greet her daughter to be greeted by the both of us sharing glances. "So how long have you two know each other?" Mrs. Burg said inquisitively. I turned first to answer, "We had the same Engineering class sophomore year." Mrs. Burg turned towards her daughter and said, "Is this the guy you would talk about from time to time with your friends?" I quickly interjected before things were said that I personally didn't want to confront that night "Mrs. Burg thank you for being a gracious host, but I think it is time for me and Anna to go to dinner." Mrs. Burg turned towards me and said, "Oh tonight I was making Duck with a red wine reduction, would you like to stay here for dinner?" Now most people didn't know this but duck was my favorite, and it is rarely on a menu in any of the restaurants in the area except a few so I was put in a pickle do we stay for dinner and deal with what will most likely be a text book interrogation, or go and piss off Mrs. Burg and miss out on my favorite food. I turned to Anna and her mom said, "Could we stay duck was my absolute favorite?" Boy was in for a fun night.
In unison Anna blurted out "No", and her mother said "Of course". After that they locked eyes with a bit of glare of rebellion, while her mother had a glare of control. "Anna come on one dinner with your parents won't be a problem, besides I only know of one restaurant in a 10-mile radius that cooks duck like that; Also, I have never met you parents so this is a good time to meet them if you have been talking about me around them." Anna tried to no go blush but she did, and her mother gave me a look of approval then I turned to her and said. "Under one condition please let's relationships and who like who conversations tonight to a minimum please. I would prefer to not be interrogated tonight. Sound reasonable?" Mrs. Burg turned to me and said, "You are a very crafty one to be able to negotiate to that I will agree to those terms, but may I know your name?" I jetted my hand out for a handshake and said to Mrs. Burg. "where are my manners, my name is Matt Damnity."

At that moment, I heard the garage door open, and Anna's expression went from decent to uneasy, it was her father. Now Anna never told me until later but she had never brought a guy home to meet her parents except Andrew and let's just say he didn't leave the best impression. Now Anna may have inherited her figure from her mother, but she inherited her intelligence and personality, and hair color from her father. Also Mr. Burg was a big man he had to be 6'1" and build like a brick wall. He had two degrees in engineering and head of his own engineering company. He greeted his wife with a bouquet of flowers of his own and kissed her on the lips; then Anna ran and hugged him to then have him open his eyes directly looking at me standing there awkwardly. Mr. Burg said in German to his daughter "Who is this guy?" My ears perked up and I said in German "Hello my name is Matt Damnity." Mrs. Burg turned slowly completely baffled that I knew German, but the way Mr. Burg's jaw fell slightly when I replied to him it was hysterical and nerve racking.

Mrs. Burg said I was a friend of Anna and Mr. Burg went from a look of slight distrust to curiosity when Mrs. Burg piped up "Also he will be staying for dinner, you will definitely like him because he is a duck fan like you." Mr. Burg gave a slight look of approval as he walked towards the living room as his wife started preparing the dinner. Anna and I followed suit and joined her father in the living room. Mr. Burg turned to face me and said coldly in a German accent "Mr. Damnity would you please leave me and Anna have a tradition to watch one show together and talk; like an hour of father daughter time. So, if you would kindly wait in the kitchen?" Anna gave me a hand gesture of to get out quick behind her dads back, and I replied, "Yes sir."

To be Continued....