Family Matters (part 1)

First of all, I would like to apologize for the cheesy title.  As an unabashed Urkel fan, I just couldn't help myself.

Anyway, I'm sure some of you have been wondering what I've been up to over the last while.  Over the weekend, I had Rose over to visit my family for Easter dinner.
She was very nervous at first, but I did my best to reassure her that it would be okay.  She brought flowers for my mom as a small gift, which was appreciated.  Rose sat next to me, and talked with my family while dinner was cooking.  Thankfully, my sister's fiancee is getting into the same profession as her, so it gave Rose something to talk about, which I think also helped calm her nerves some.  Later, my mom would mention how I was slightly quiet that evening, but I think I'm normally quiet anyway.  If anything, I was allowing Rose to talk with my family more, so they could find out more about her.
Dinner was good, and my family seemed a bit more relaxed with Rose than I'd expected.  They were more or less themselves, which was appreciated.  I was thinking that they might be more reserved, and act a bit more stuffy than usual, but we were joking with each other, and the conversation came easily.  Over the whole evening, there was very little sense of awkwardness, which was a comfort.  Another great thing was that all of our old stories, the ones we've told each other countless times, seemed fresh when we were telling them to Rose.  It was a fun way to introduce ourselves, and we all had a good time together.
After some post-dinner conversation, Rose drove me home, and we sat and talked a little while at my place. It was then that I experienced some very interesting feelings.  We were cuddling on the couch, and I felt two very distinct feelings at the same time.  One part of me wanted nothing more than to make love to her, right then and there.  The other part of me was content just to be close to her, to see the love in her eyes when she looked at me, to feel her hand in mine.  I felt both of those things at once, and I decided it was best to not do anything about it.  I just held Rose close to me, and enjoyed that beautiful new feeling in my heart.