oldest of the three of us. Of course, I never hear the end of it that I’m not married and that I haven’t provided my parents with grandkids. I love them dearly but they need to just relax about it. It’s something that I brace myself for whenever we get together. Hopefully Steve’s mom told my mom I might have someone in the wings.
“There’s my son, Happy July 4 th Damien. You are looking well.”
“Thanks Mom. Happy 4 th everyone. How are you guys doing?”
My sister was the first to answer.
“Well, the kids are driving me insane with school being out. They are both crazy and on my last nerve. I can’t wait until they go to camp tomorrow. I’m glad they are going after Dad right now; we were all targeted before you got here. I threatened not to give them any ice cream if they pounded us with the balloons. It seemed to have worked for a little bit.”
My sister loved her kids desperately but didn’t have any tolerance for their antics. Having two boys within two years of each other would have tried my patience too. Now my brother Richard has a boy and a girl. His wife declared the “factory” closed as they have one of each.
“The firm is going well D. I’m happy with the clientele we have and the accountants on staff. The kids are great; they head to camp tomorrow with Dawn’s kids so we will all have some peace and quiet around the house. How about you?”
“Well, our new Geologist starts tomorrow with her presentation to the Board. It’s the start of a new era in this business that we are excited about. Other than that, it’s business as usual.”
My sister was never one to mince words and came right out with it.
“Aren’t you forgetting one thing D? Mom mentioned that you might have a new girl in your life now that you got rid of Lauren.”
“I hope to have her in my life. Too soon to tell Dawn. Can we give this a rest? And thanks Mom for telling them. I’ll let you all know if something happens.”
“You have a new girl in your life son? Your Mother and I are so happy that you got rid of Lauren. She wasn’t right for you. You need the female version of you.”
“Thanks Dad. I’ll keep you all posted on my love life. What’s for lunch Mom? I can’t stay late as I have the presentation to finish up tonight.”
“Your Father kind of figured you would have to leave early so everything is ready now. Let’s go enjoy.”
So I got through the rest of the picnic, had a nice time with my niece and nephews and headed out to get started on my report. I found my Dad walking me out to the car and knew he wanted to speak to me about work.
“Son, I just want you to know how proud I am of what you have done with our company. I’ll be there tomorrow in the capacity of a Board Member and also with curiosity in meeting Dr. Harrison. I’m hoping she will be the answer to the latest problems we’ve been having on site. I know there is something we are missing here.”
“I’m sure she will Dad. So I’ll see you tomorrow at 10, ok? Have a great night.”
Pulling away from their house, I breathed a sigh of relief that I got thru the interrogation. I love my family dearly but like anyone else, they can be a pain in the ass. Smiling at the thought that my sister was the one to jump into the line of questioning with Mom just sitting looking so innocent, well, they definitely knew how to tag team me. Driving into the complex, I headed upstairs to my condo. I made a decision that I was going to text Selina. I knew that I shouldn’t but my over anxious self couldn’t help it. I needed to have some contact with her. Grabbing my personal cell phone so the number was different, I reached out to her.
Hi Selina. It’s me, Damien. How are you?
Her answer seemed to take forever as I just stared at the screen.
Hi Damien. Happy July 4 th to you. How are you?
I’m well. Hope you had a great
“There’s my son, Happy July 4 th Damien. You are looking well.”
“Thanks Mom. Happy 4 th everyone. How are you guys doing?”
My sister was the first to answer.
“Well, the kids are driving me insane with school being out. They are both crazy and on my last nerve. I can’t wait until they go to camp tomorrow. I’m glad they are going after Dad right now; we were all targeted before you got here. I threatened not to give them any ice cream if they pounded us with the balloons. It seemed to have worked for a little bit.”
My sister loved her kids desperately but didn’t have any tolerance for their antics. Having two boys within two years of each other would have tried my patience too. Now my brother Richard has a boy and a girl. His wife declared the “factory” closed as they have one of each.
“The firm is going well D. I’m happy with the clientele we have and the accountants on staff. The kids are great; they head to camp tomorrow with Dawn’s kids so we will all have some peace and quiet around the house. How about you?”
“Well, our new Geologist starts tomorrow with her presentation to the Board. It’s the start of a new era in this business that we are excited about. Other than that, it’s business as usual.”
My sister was never one to mince words and came right out with it.
“Aren’t you forgetting one thing D? Mom mentioned that you might have a new girl in your life now that you got rid of Lauren.”
“I hope to have her in my life. Too soon to tell Dawn. Can we give this a rest? And thanks Mom for telling them. I’ll let you all know if something happens.”
“You have a new girl in your life son? Your Mother and I are so happy that you got rid of Lauren. She wasn’t right for you. You need the female version of you.”
“Thanks Dad. I’ll keep you all posted on my love life. What’s for lunch Mom? I can’t stay late as I have the presentation to finish up tonight.”
“Your Father kind of figured you would have to leave early so everything is ready now. Let’s go enjoy.”
So I got through the rest of the picnic, had a nice time with my niece and nephews and headed out to get started on my report. I found my Dad walking me out to the car and knew he wanted to speak to me about work.
“Son, I just want you to know how proud I am of what you have done with our company. I’ll be there tomorrow in the capacity of a Board Member and also with curiosity in meeting Dr. Harrison. I’m hoping she will be the answer to the latest problems we’ve been having on site. I know there is something we are missing here.”
“I’m sure she will Dad. So I’ll see you tomorrow at 10, ok? Have a great night.”
Pulling away from their house, I breathed a sigh of relief that I got thru the interrogation. I love my family dearly but like anyone else, they can be a pain in the ass. Smiling at the thought that my sister was the one to jump into the line of questioning with Mom just sitting looking so innocent, well, they definitely knew how to tag team me. Driving into the complex, I headed upstairs to my condo. I made a decision that I was going to text Selina. I knew that I shouldn’t but my over anxious self couldn’t help it. I needed to have some contact with her. Grabbing my personal cell phone so the number was different, I reached out to her.
Hi Selina. It’s me, Damien. How are you?
Her answer seemed to take forever as I just stared at the screen.
Hi Damien. Happy July 4 th to you. How are you?
I’m well. Hope you had a great
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