She smiled at Zach before tightening her grip on his hand and knocking on the door to her Abuela's house. This would be the first time he would meet her whole family and she was incredibly nervous. She knew they could be a little much, never mind the fact that most of them don't even speak English. Her thoughts were interrupted when the door flew open to reveal a shorter older version of her. Immediately her grandmother pulled her in for a hug.
"Mija! Te extrañe₁!" The grandmother exclaimed pulling her in for a hug before glancing up at Zach who was a good foot taller than her, "ah Esta muy alto₂. It's nice to meet you mijo. She tells me a lot about you."
"I'm Zach, it's a pleasure to meet you." He said smiling sweetly before extending his hand for a handshake but she waved him off and pulled him in for a hug instead.
"Come in!" The older woman said opening the door more to let them in. Zach was warned about the number of family members she had but he was still surprised by how many kids were running around dodging between the adults' legs laughing and shouting in Spanish.
" ¿Es tu novio? ₃?" The girl's aunt asked looking Zach up and down, "₄."
Zach looked at his girlfriend for help, he knew he was being talked about but he couldn't pick up on most of the words. She blushed and opted to ignore her family's words.
"This is Zach, my boyfriend. He doesn't speak much Spanish though." She responded looking at her cousin for help. Her cousin nodded and smiled at Zach.
"Y/N why don't you go catch up with the cousins for a few minutes? I figure those of us who speak the best English can get to know Zach a bit." The cousin said leading him and a few of the other relatives to the table to talk. Y/N gave Zach a reassuring smile before picking up her baby cousin with a smile. She was speaking too fast in Spanish for Zach to understand what she was saying at all but he was so distracted by the smile she gave her cousin and the way she held him. She flashed Zach one more look before leaving the room leaving him with her family.
"Alright, Zach tell us about yourself." The uncle said. His voice was deep with a hint of an accent and his face was so serious Zach couldn't help but feel intimidated by him.
"Well I'm seventeen, I play basketball," he tried to think of more but stopped, "look I just want you to know I love Y/N a lot. She means so much to me, and I want so badly to make a good impression on you guys and I'm highly regretting studying French and not Spanish for the past three years." They chuckled a bit at him as he continued, "I want to marry her someday. She means the world to me."
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Spanish translations:
1. Te extrañe- I missed you
2. esta muy alto- He's very tall
3. ¿Es tu novio? – This is your boyfriend right?
4. Esta muy Guapo - He is very handsome
