Part 2
Meet the "in-laws"
Main Characters:
I, Steve, 20 years old, American
My girlfriend, Lotta, 21 years old, is a Swedish girl studying at my college.
Inga-Lill, also known as Lillan, Lotta's mother, 41, Swedish, working as a librarian,
Sten, Lotta's 44-year-old dad, Swedish, a police officer
The series is about my relationship with Lotta's mom, Lillan, whom we will now meet in part 2.
In part 1 we met Lotta, the 21-year-old captain of the College's soccer team, and how we ended up. How I, a nerd came to start dating the Captain of the college women's soccer team and a Swedish bombshell no less.
In this next part, we will be in Sweden, at her mom and dad's place, and Lillan's and my forbidden relationships begin.
For you who are new to my stories, I am Swedish myself so English is not my native tongue, so bear with me on grammatical issues or misspellings. Focus on the overall test instead.
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Lotta's Graduation and my summer break were only three weeks away when were sitting at a table in a local fast-food restaurant one night when Lotta surprised me.
"I spoke to my parents and they would love for you to come and stay with us for a couple of weeks this summer," she said, almost off-handedly.
"You mean... like go to Sweden with you for a few weeks?" I replied. I was thoroughly confused and surprised. I hadn't even met her parents.
Lotta looked at me and smiled sweetly. "Of course, why not, my Mom and Dad will love you, especially my Mom, she works at the library and is sort of a geek herself. Our house is huge. We have plenty of room. And the house by a lake, so we can swim and have a lot of fun."
"Ah...sure, why not?" I said, fighting to keep the excitement out of my voice.
"Do you have to ask your parents?" Lotta asked.
"Ah...yeah, I guess so," I replied. "But, they love you, so I don't think that's gonna be a problem, and if wasn't for money for the ticket, I wouldn't even have bothered to ask them."
Lotta gave me a warm smile. "Wonderful," she said and laid her hand on mine.
"I hope they let you go. We'll have a wonderful time, but I do have to tell you that I will be working, at least 50% and then I have soccer practice 4 times a week, with a private coach."
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5 weeks later, I was off. Lotta left right after Graduation, but my Mom and Dad wanted me to be home for my 20th birthday, and since they paid for my tickets, who was I to argue against that? That was actually their demand.
I was scared shitless about meeting Lotta's parents, I knew so little about them, only their ages and occupations. I'd never even seen pictures of her parents, and I wondered what they looked like. Did her Mom look like an older version of Lotta? And what kind of person was she? What about Lotta's father? How would he take having Lotta's boyfriend along? I was way more nervous about her Dad than her Mom. The closer I got to Stockholm, Airport, the more nervous I became.
Lotta greeted me at the airport, thank God it was only her, I'd dreaded the whole trip that everybody was gonna be there, but not I had 2 hours with only Lotta to calm me down.
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We arrived at the house, or mansion, around 8 PM, a beautiful two-story brick veneer with a huge, well-kept lawn. Once the people inside heard the car, they all came out to greet us.
A slim, attractive woman who looked like she might be in her late twenties gave me a big smile. She had blonde (of course) hair down just past her tanned shoulders and was wearing a snug-fitting black top that had a wide neckline and a loose, ankle-length black skirt. The woman had memorizing gray eyes, and I couldn't help but stare at them.
When she smiled and greeted me, I noticed that dimples formed on either side of her mouth. In a soft, husky voice, she said;
"You must be Lotta's friend Steve; the young man who's gonna spend some weeks with us."
She extended a slim, graceful hand. "I'm her mother, Inga-Lill, but everybody calls me Lillan. I'm so pleased to meet you, Steve."
"God, I couldn't believe she was old enough to be Lotta's mother," I thought as I shook hands with the attractive woman. Her hand was so smooth, soft, and warm.
"Ah...yeah...I-I'm Steve," I stammered. "I-I'm pleased to meet you, Mrs. Svensson."
"Please, call me Lillan," Lotta's mother said.
"I think 'Mrs. Svenson' makes me sound so old, don't you, and in Sweden, we usually call each other by our first names."
I was very aware that she hadn't released my hand. I took a deep breath and replied;
"Ah...OK, Mrs., um, Lililjan. I-I guess it's OK to call you that if that's what you want."
I wasn't so sure. My parents were very strict about me not calling adults by their first names. But since Mrs. Svensson - Lililjan - said it was all right, I supposed it was.
"Close enough, Lillan, no, Steve, Just Lillan, like Lill Ann."
It was extremely hard for me to hear the difference, but eventually, I did.
"Lil Jan."
Everybody started laughing and that broke the tension and my nervousness.
Lotta's mother gave my hand a squeeze and, still holding it, turned and lead me into the house.
The father was nowhere to be seen.
"Mom, where's Dad?"
"He's at the station, he should be here around nine."
"OK, Mom can you show Steve around the house, I need to go to... you know... I'll be right down."
"First, I think he needs a drink after a long trip, then you can show him the house, I am sure he'd rather see it with you." Lillan said to her daughter as she left the room.
"Have a seat, Steve," Lotta's mother said, leading him to the sofa by the hand she still held in hers. She gave me a warm smile.
"You look nervous. I can assure you there's nothing for you to be nervous about." Lillan said as I sat down on a huge couch and within ten seconds she handed me a large glass of Whiskey and then sat down next to me
I noticed that, when Lotta's mother sat down, the movement caused her top to lift a little and expose the bare skin of her belly, which looked surprisingly flat and smooth for a woman that has delivered a baby.
"Ah...I-I...it's just that...you know...I've never met you, folks, before and...um...well, it really is nice of you to invite me to your home," I stammered.
Still holding my hand, Lotta's mother smiled and patted it with her other one.