It was late Saturday morning by the time Maya's parents arrived at her home for their scheduled meeting. The moment she opened the door, Mrs. Maxwell greeted them warmly with a hug while Mr. Maxwell hugged his daughter-in-law-to-be in return. Both of them then proceeded to sit down on her living room sofa to talk to each other in small groups while taking sips from their cups of coffee. Meanwhile, Jamal sat down on one of the chairs facing them from across the room as he waited patiently for his fiancée to finish welcoming them into his house first. Once all three of them finished their respective introductions, Mr. Maxwell leaned back into his chair and spoke in a friendly tone of voice, "So, we understand you guys met in London, correct?"
"Yup!" Maya replied happily after smiling at her mother-in-law-to-be, "We met in Europe last year...when I was there on business..."