Bound To You For A Lifetime

"How close are you?"

"Very close. I tell him absolutely everything, even before I get to tell my sisters."

"That's good. Transparency is needed in a relationship. How do you go about settling your misunderstandings?"

"We have yet to have any major one."

"If ever you do have one, don't keep it bottled up. Don't overlook it and expect the problem to melt away. If it makes you uncomfortable, talk about it. If there's a red flag, discuss it. Love is blind, but don't let it be blind to critical problems that can make or break your relationship."

"Ok grandma. I'll listen to you."

After her grandma, grandma Jenkins, was done with her little session, Claudia's grandma took over.

"How personal have you gotten?"

"We share cutlery," she answered giving her signature shrug.

"Haha funny girl. You haven't gone over to his place?"

"No."

"You haven't cooked for him?"

"No."

"Do you know any of his friends?"

"No." After thinking about it for a while longer, she said again, "I don't think he has friends."

Grandma James placed her palm over her forehead. She sighed, "have you guys spoken about the future?"

"Not really. We just plan on dating for now. Now that the whole family got to know one another, I think we've gotten even closer."

"When do you want to get married?"

"After school."

The old women put their minds to rest after they heard that. At least she wasn't like Seraphina who never wanted to get married.

Knowing what the people around her were thinking about, she came to her granddaughter's defense.

"Of course she wouldn't want to get married. She's already married."

They thought she was just comforting herself, so they acknowledged her words.

"Now to the important stuff, how's your s.e.x.u.a.l life?"

"Grandma Janet!!! What are you talking about? Frank and I are pure."

"Silly girl. You should be pure. Now that we are talking about marriage, you need to prepare for that life. Just prepare!"

"What's there to prepare? We'll learn along the way," Flora blushed as she said that.

"What do you know? That's what I thought too when I was your age. After your grandfather and I got there, we both didn't know what to do. Afterwards, we did it the same way everytime. Absolutely no excitement. Thanks to my good research skills, we finally got some spice."

The other grandmothers nodded. It was the same way for them. All thanks to Janet's lecture, they finally enjoyed their bedroom games.

Flora had no idea how to reply to her grandmothers. They had no scruples talking about their bedroom history. It was going to take her forever to get those weird images out of her head.

Just as she was lamenting, Frank walked in on them. Seeing that her breakthrough arrived, she stepped forward to draw him close. Before she could think about an excuse to escape, her grandmother spoke up first.

"Now that Frank is here, Flora you can leave. Grandmothers have some things to say to him."