"So you got us a suite with one bed?",Khia said as I unlock the door with the room key.

"Yea Why not?",i said.

"You can't get enough of me huh."

"Somethin like that",i smirked and rolled our suitcases to the side of the window. It was a nice lookin suite. Not as luxurious as United States but it'll do. I took my shirt off and tossed it on the floor.

"Babe",she said.

"Yeah boo."

"Have you noticed that your mom hasn't uttered a word to me since we've gotten here?"

"Why are you beating yourself up about it?"

"Because everyone else seems to like me but her and it's so noticeable. Like at dinner, she was just staring at me sideways."

"Baby, some things you need to just let them work themselves out",i said getting up and going to my suitcase to get a towel.

"Im gonna talk to her."

"And say what?"

"I'm just gonna be like I don't know what issue she has with me but I'd love to know so I could resolve it. I'm a good girl like I really am babe."

"You don't gotta sell yourself to nobody baby cause I and everyone already sees your a good girl with good intentions."

"But she doesn't."

"Why are you so adamant about getting my mom's approval about you?"

"Because i need to. I know deep down you wish we got along. Tell me you don't."

"I don't",I shrugged and grabbed her a.. and went to the bathroom. As water poured on my back, I just kept thinking about what Khia was sayin. I didn't really care at the fact that her mom and her got along because at the end of the day, Khia is who I decide to be with. Maybe her ex put it in her head that she needed to be cool with his family or else the relationship between them wouldn't work.

If she wants to talk it out with my mom, i don't mind. It would be great but I'm not bout to force that on her if she don't want to. I've never been the type a man to force my woman to do something. When I got out the shower, I wrapped the towel around my waist went out the bathroom to find Khia not in the room.

Khia

While Tiago went and took a shower, I decided to step out for a min and try to see if I could talk to his mom one on one. Luckily she was down the hall getting ice. So it was just me and her in the hallway.

"Hi Ms. Rodriguez",i said catching her attention.

"Hola Khia."

"Hi, can we talk for a minute?",i said nervously. I had no idea what I was about to say to her but I trusted that things will be better once I've said all I've said.

"Talk about what, Khia?",she said confused.

"Talk about us. You haven't spoken to me the whole time we're here. I just have this feeling that you don't like me or something. I don't know what I've done to you to make you not like me and I'd like to know."

"Khia, i don't have nothing personal against you."

"So why are your actions saying different? Is this about me not being a Latina ? I'm too dark?"

"Oh honey no. Not about your race at all. It's just that I don't know you but I know my son. And I know what my son likes and that is a Latino mami."

"With all due respect Mrs. Rodriguez, I may not be Latino but I know that I love your son and he loves me. So I'm here to stay."

"Are you sure about that?",she said raising a eyebrow.

"Yes ma'am. As his girlfriend, I would like to build a relationship with you but seems like you don't so I'll leave it at that."

"I don't see you and I connecting on any levels, my dear. You can fool this entire family, even my son, but you can not fool me. You went to his church and accepted God for him to see you as this good Christian girl but I see right through you. Only person your really fooling is yourself. And like I told my son, I'll tell you, this relationship will not last",she said and walked away not turning back. I don't know why I always had bad luck with mothers. Her words stung me and almost brought me to tears. I walked back to the room and tiago was laying down watching whatever was on television in Spanish.

"How did it go?",he asked me.

"How did what go?"

"The talk with my moms. I peeked down the hall to make sure there wasn't anything I needed to break up."

"Oh okay. It wasn't so good. She basically made it clear that she doesn't want a relationship with me."

"What she said?",he said turning down the volume.

"She said a lot of harsh things like she knows you and you like Latino women & we won't last, I'm trying to be 'fake' accepting God because of you."

"Don't listen to that non-sense babe."

"It's kinda hard not to."

"I left latino women for a reason."

"What if you find someone who isn't like the other Latinos."

"That won't happen because I'm into this Haitian lady here",he said trying to charm me but I wasn't giving in.

"I don't want to be somewhere I'm not wanted",I said sitting on the sofa.

Tiago got up and hovered over where I was sitting.

"You are wanted babe. Your here with me and my family loves you a lot. The only person giving you issues is my mother and that's not even a real issue because I don't make it a requirement to be on good terms with her. Baby, i know my mom. I know how she can get that's why when I tell you to not worry about her, don't ight. You too pretty to be getting all worked up."

He didn't sound too convincing but it's whatever.

"I'll talk to her. How does that sound?"

"Better I guess",I pouted.

He kissed me and i got up to go to the bathroom and shower.

Waking up next to Khia, I looked at her sleep peacefully and I kissed her still lips in hopes that I'll wake her.

"Morning beautiful",i said. She opened her eyes and looked into my eyes and smiled. Her smile was priceless.

"I'm kinda not used to waking up with someone in the morning next to me",she said.

"Hopefully this is practice for when we will be waking up next to each other forever."

"Right",she said sarcastically.

"Why you say it like that?"

"No reason."

"Unlike your cornball ex, I date with intentions of marrying",i told her while getting out the bed to go pee. She came in the bathroom when I just finished and looked at herself in the mirror.

"Why my hair all wild?",she said lifting a piece of it up.

"You sleep ugly. That's the only explanation I can come up with",I said laughing.

"If my foot wasn't in your mouth, then I sleep just fine. Thank you very much. We did anything last night?",she said looking at me.

"Nah but we can do something right now",i said hugging her from behind and kissing her on her neck.

"As much as I'd like to, don't we have to meet up with your family today to have breakfast?"

"Breakfast can wait baby",i said still caressing her waist. She turned to me and kissed me and went to brush her teeth. I did the same along side her. We got ready and met up in the lobby. My father hugged Khia and made small talk while I took the opportunity to talk to my mom.

"What was last night about?",I asked her.

"She wanted to know why I didn't like her and I told her, hijo."

"Mamá she's my girlfriend. She's who I'm choosing to be with. She's trying here, she's trying to get on your good side."

"Corazón, when have you given up on our kind? That is our culture, our tradition. How will you spread our culture through the generation with a American girl?"

"Ma she's not American. She's Haitian which means she has culture and traditions too. She has a unique background. Bottom line mamá, if she's who I choose, can you respect that? And put your difference aside to get to know her? For me?",I said to her.

"Because You are my only child hijo, I'll do anything for you."

"Thank you mamá",i said kissing her forehead. I love my mom I really do but I love my girlfriend too. There's two women in my life that I would have to keep happy.