With a big smile on my face I said, “You said your mother was due home.”
“Well…that’s what I said…but really I chickened out. “We don’t have much time. Xxnx “Where did you think you would find me?” I asked. She said, “I suppose my dad is looking back to when he and mom were in high school. “Don’t make me say it, Johnny,” she begged. When I moved to the back seat, I discovered the picnic blanket, so I lay down and covered up. I was not saying what I thought she intended because the last time I did, she threatened me with a frying pan. She moaned, “I’m sorry.”
I got out, opened her door, and told her to move over. The likes and dislikes included foods, people, sports, and parents. Then I heard Carol say, “John measures up.”
As we went out the door, I heard
