A Complication
However, there was one little complication: Mari was totally clueless that her son was dating someone. He wanted to be certain that the relationship was serious before he told his mom about Alina. He waited until they had been going strong for six months, then decided it was the right time.
Alina was very anxious. Joe had given her some warning about how Mari had reacted to previous girlfriends he’d had. She was scared that Mari would react to her the same way, but Joe constantly reassured her that it would be fine.