[center][h1]Alex & Gianna[/h1][/center]

Wrapped up in a blanket, Gianna turned over to see Alex's sleepy face only inches from hers. The two had met just this last semester and she hadn't grown tired of looking at him yet. She doubt she ever could. Planting a gentle kiss on his forehead, she slipped from the bed revealing herself to be adorned in one Alex's tee-shirt's and her underwear. Her father and older brother would probably have something to say about the nights spent over at her new boyfriend's but she was excited to introduce Alex to all of them this holiday week. Making her way to the bathroom she continued to get ready with her day; taking a shower, curling her hair, and getting dressed in a light weight sweater and leggings. The south was still warm but during the winter it was chilly for the usually heat oriented girl. After getting ready she looked back to the bed where Alex had remained sleeping. Climbing up the side she leaned over him [i]"Baaaaaby."[/i] she sang playfully to him, her petite hand shaking his shoulder gently. [i]"We gotta get up and go over to my dad's for breakfast. I promised."[/i] 

Alex had always been a heavy sleeper, but whenever Gia tried to wake him up it always seemed to work quickly. He woke up to see her beautiful face and slowly sat up. "Hey, Boo Bear." Alex stretched when after he fully sat up. "I'll take a quick shower and get ready." He stood up and gave her a big hug. He then made his way to the bathroom where he did as he said and took a quick shower. He got ready and put on some blues jeans, a t-shirt, and his leather jacket. Unlike Gia, Alex was more suited for the cold. He didn't get cold easily, and he usually only wore a jacket because it felt nice or in case she started getting cold he'd let her wear his. He went over to where Gia was and said, "I'm ready to head out. So, what is there I should prepare for when meeting them?"

Gia smiled, sitting on the bed while Alex went to go shower. 

She sent a text to her father while she waited revealing her intentions of the holiday week. Sliding her small fingers across her phone she wrote:

[b]Morning Daddy! Will be home soon. Hope you're ready to meet the boyfriend. <3 [/b]

She pressed sent. She had always been a daddy's girl and her age never changed that. As Alex came out of the bathroom she got up from the bed and gave him a tight hug. [i]"You look cute."[/i] she complimented, before starting to slip her socks on and beginning to look for her shoes. She begin to slip on a boot when Alex asked her a question. [i]"Well, I'm not sure all who is going to be there this morning but for sure my Dad. You know how I feel about him."[/i] Gia started, she had always talked to Alex about how she admired her father, and felt that she was just like him in many ways. [i]"Then my brothers, and my cousin are going to be there of course."[/i] she started to laugh, [i]"You're going to have to just figure them out yourself, since they are wild cards."[/i] she laughed again, sticking her tongue out playfully. She finally had her boots on and was ready to head out. Nodding to Alex, she began to open his apartment door.

Alex put his shoes on and smiled at Gia. He was happy to finally meet her family, but also extremely nervous. He definitely didn't want to mess this up. Once outside while he was locking the door he said, "How far away is your house again? We may need to stop for gas." He looked to her with a slight smile. He also wasn't sure where exactly the house was either. He has always been terrible with directions. She most likely knew that was the real reason he asked how far the house was. He started walking towards his truck while they talked.

Heading towards the truck Gia began to pull out the address for her house. [i]"It's not too far from here."[/i] Gia had been attending college and didn't want to be too far from home in case of emergency. With that, she wiggled her phone at Alex. [i]"Just got to listen to good old GPS here."[/i] she gleamed, handing him her phone so he could take a look at the directions and place it at a safe place for their travels. It was no more than 45 minutes away. Climbing into the truck, she buckled her seat belt and settled in for the drive home. [i]"You don't have to be nervous by the way."[/i] she mentioned, squeezing his hand.

Alex took the phone and when he got in he placed it in the cup holder in a way he could hear it. When she grabbed his hand he squeezed back leaning over to her and giving her a kiss. "I know, but how could I not be. I just don't wanna mess this up." He buckled himself up and started the truck. He gave one last smile to Gia before driving off.