"Yes! We're just so happy you're here and we missed you terribly!" His mom exclaimed loudly with tears forming in her eyes. She grabbed Alena's hands with both of hers. "Your brother told us that you were staying with him, so we were worried, but we're really relieved now that you're here with us." She continued.

"Didn't you guys miss me?" Alena asked teasingly as a playful smirk appeared on her lips.

His parents rolled their eyes at her. "Of course we did." They answered simultaneously causing Alena to laugh. She looked up at him and smiled.

After they finished eating the rest of the dinner his parents made, they...