After the very lovely wedding, Bella and Chris had headed into the reception area, waiting for the couple to come out so that they could be oohed and ahhed over. It had been a little while since Bella had been in LA, but she had totally been all over coming in and hanging around with her family. Wearing a new multi-colored dress that she had gotten for the occasion, she was sitting at a table with her boyfriend and enjoying a glass of champagne while the newlywed couple danced on the floor. "Pretty wedding, huh?" she asked.
"Yeah, it really was..." Chris replied, smirking a little. He felt horribly overdressed in his black suit and tie, but oh well. "But am I really supposed to be able to concentrate on anything with you lookin' like that?"
Bella laughed. "Hey, just because I'm not allowed to upstage the bride completely doesn't mean that I'm going to come in a burlap sack," she said with a smile. "And you're looking delicious yourself." Hey may feel overdressed, but that didn't mean that he didn't look good.
"So do I get to meet the Werewolf Kennedys or what?" He asked, laughing at his own little nickname for the Bales.
"Well duh," Bella said with a laugh. "Anyone that you're dying to meet first?" Probably her parents.
"Your parents, siblings, cousins... Anyone really." So he was anxious to feel closer to her. STFU.
She looked around the place before spotting her mother and step-father by the punch bowl. "Let's start with my parents then," she said, pointing to them and standing up.
"Oy. Ok... This should be interesting..." He muttered nervously, walking up to Ben and Skylar with her, clutching her hand.
She couldn't help but giggle at his nervousness. Too cute. She walked straight up to Ben and Skylar. "Hey, mom," she said, hugging Skylar, then turning to Ben and hugging him as well. "Hey, Ben."
Skylar couldn't help but be a little surprised at Bella hugging her. Not that long ago the girl had hated her. "Hi, Bella," she said, hugging her daughter back. "This the famous Chris Stryker?"
Ben, meanwhile, just shook Chris' hand, eyes a little wide. "...big sonuvabitch, huh." Oh dear. Was Ben already envisioning Chris being one of his 'helpers' eventually?
Chris shook his hand and smiled at Skylar. "Famous? Dunno about THAT..."
"Well, you will be eventually, if Ben's label has anything to do with it," Skylar said with a smile, giving a slight elbow to Ben. Could she read his mind? She may not be as good as her brother, but she could pretty much predict what Ben was thinking.
"Ben you are so WEIRD," Bella muttered. "And mom's right. You'll totally be rocking stadiums in a year on Ben's label."
"Thanks. And... its a pleasure to meet you both. Bella... means the world to me. I promise I'll take care of her." Chris said, trying to be as respectful.
Ben just grinned and patted him on the back. "I hope so. I'd hate to have a talented guy like you killed." Oh my god. He sounded SERIOUS.
With that comment, Skylar actually reached over and popped Ben on the arm, making sure that it hurt as well. "I swear he's nice sometimes," she said with a laugh.