Ann took a deep breath and then exhaled as Jackie heard her quietly say: "God damn it, I am so going to hate myself for this." Ann then took out her cell phone and went to her mom's contact number on her phone and waited for it to ring.
Jackie waited and watched as Ann began talking with her mom on the phone.
"Hi mom." Ann said as there was a brief pause.
"Yes mom, it's me. No I'm younger, about 15 now." After another couple of seconds Jackie then heard Ann reply back.
"No, don't worry, this was intentional. I was....I was actually calling because I wanted you to.....to meet my girlfriend's parents." Ann said as she now waited again for what Ann had to say next to her mom.
"Well, that's the thing. Do you remember Gloria' friend Jackie? The brunette girl....yes, her. She's my....she's my girlfriend." Jackie then watched as Ann rolled her eyes and she put her hand to her forehead.
"What's wrong? Is she yelling at you?" Jackie asked her girlfriend.
"Worse." Ann said as she put her mother on speaker phone and Jackie heard Ann's mother, Marilyn laughing, Ann then took her off speaker phone and talked her down from laughing.
"Okay, I'm so happy you're seeing the humor in this. But listen and really listen: Jackie's parents don't know about the ring or magic or anything like that so when you meet them, you'll both have to be young enough for them to believe you're my parents. Okay, look, we'll meet you and dad over at your house so we can get you both ready." Ann explained to her mother as she waited another few moments before talking again.
"Alright bye." Ann said as she took another deep breath.
"Well, at least you told her." Jackie said smiling.
"Whoopee, now my parents know. Come on, we gotta meet them so they can actually look like my parents....even though they are my parents but....ugh, whatever, let's just go already." Ann said as she and Jackie headed to Ann's parents house.