good-looking, but that doesn’t even do him justice.” I laughed at her.
“He is very handsome,” my aunt added.
“Now, get an apron on and help us,” my mom said as she playfully swatted me with a dishtowel.
“How did you two meet?” my aunt asked.
“He came into the library and I helped him find a book one day.” My mom smiled at me and my aunt patted me on the back.
“He seems wonderful,” Mom said.
I just smiled at both of them as I helped cook. I looked out the back window to see Osric running something through my dad’s table saw as my dad stood under the carport and watched.
A little while later we set the table and brought out all of the food. The back door opened and my dad and Osric came through. Osric excused himself to the bathroom after my mom showed him where it was. My dad took a seat at the table and turned to me. “You have a good one Honor. I like him and he knows his stuff when it comes to construction.” My mom smiled over at me and winked after hearing what my dad had said.
Osric came and sat by me. Once everyone was seated my dad blessed the meal. We ate while my parents told embarrassing stories about me when I was younger. Osric was laughing harder than I had ever seen before. When everyone had finished, Osric and I cleared the table while my parents and aunt went into the living room.
“Your family is nice,” he told me as we loaded the dishwasher.
“Well, they think your pretty great.”
We cleaned up the rest of the kitchen and then joined everyone in the living room. I was mortified when my mom called Osric over to the couch to sit next to her while she showed him photo albums from my younger days. Dad had fallen asleep in the recliner again, and Sunny was reading in the other recliner.
“Osric, you don’t have to look at all of those awful things,” I told him.
He laughed. “I am enjoying this.” Mom laughed along with him as they passed the albums back and forth. I watched Muffin sit at Osric’s feet and stare up at him. She was acting so strange.
I went to the window and saw the snow was coming down harder than earlier. The TV was on in the background, but no one was paying much attention to it until the weatherman came on and said a severe winter storm was headed our way.
Sunny made a ticking sound with her mouth. “Glad I am staying here for a couple days. It would be awful to be out in that.”
I looked over at Osric as he looked up from the photo albums. “Maybe we should go if it’s going to get worse soon.”
Mom frowned at what I had said. “I haven’t seen you in months and now the weather is going to ruin it for me.”
Sunny giggled. “Goodness Carol, the girl just lives an hour away.”
Dad had woken and was watching the TV. “You kids better go before it gets bad.”
My mother stood and went to look out the window. “The snow is really coming down now. I guess you all are right.” She pouted.
Osric rose from the couch with Muffin at his feet still watching him in some sort of trance. My mother hurried to pack us a ton of leftovers to take with us.
A short while later, I hugged my parents and aunt goodbye. Osric shook my dad’s hand and thanked everyone once again. Before we could make it to the door, my mom hugged him. He was polite and hugged her back as she told him, “Osric, make this young lady come home more often please.” I shook my head and looked up at the ceiling trying to bite my tongue.
“I will do that,” he told her.
Sunny gave us the large bag of leftovers as we walked out the door waving and calling our goodbyes. We walked as quickly as the snow would allow back to the truck. He started the truck and it roared to life.
“I am sorry about my mother. She can be a bit much at times,” I said buckling my seat belt.
He stared at me for a moment, “She is your mother, she just loves you.”
I instantly thought back to when he had told
“He is very handsome,” my aunt added.
“Now, get an apron on and help us,” my mom said as she playfully swatted me with a dishtowel.
“How did you two meet?” my aunt asked.
“He came into the library and I helped him find a book one day.” My mom smiled at me and my aunt patted me on the back.
“He seems wonderful,” Mom said.
I just smiled at both of them as I helped cook. I looked out the back window to see Osric running something through my dad’s table saw as my dad stood under the carport and watched.
A little while later we set the table and brought out all of the food. The back door opened and my dad and Osric came through. Osric excused himself to the bathroom after my mom showed him where it was. My dad took a seat at the table and turned to me. “You have a good one Honor. I like him and he knows his stuff when it comes to construction.” My mom smiled over at me and winked after hearing what my dad had said.
Osric came and sat by me. Once everyone was seated my dad blessed the meal. We ate while my parents told embarrassing stories about me when I was younger. Osric was laughing harder than I had ever seen before. When everyone had finished, Osric and I cleared the table while my parents and aunt went into the living room.
“Your family is nice,” he told me as we loaded the dishwasher.
“Well, they think your pretty great.”
We cleaned up the rest of the kitchen and then joined everyone in the living room. I was mortified when my mom called Osric over to the couch to sit next to her while she showed him photo albums from my younger days. Dad had fallen asleep in the recliner again, and Sunny was reading in the other recliner.
“Osric, you don’t have to look at all of those awful things,” I told him.
He laughed. “I am enjoying this.” Mom laughed along with him as they passed the albums back and forth. I watched Muffin sit at Osric’s feet and stare up at him. She was acting so strange.
I went to the window and saw the snow was coming down harder than earlier. The TV was on in the background, but no one was paying much attention to it until the weatherman came on and said a severe winter storm was headed our way.
Sunny made a ticking sound with her mouth. “Glad I am staying here for a couple days. It would be awful to be out in that.”
I looked over at Osric as he looked up from the photo albums. “Maybe we should go if it’s going to get worse soon.”
Mom frowned at what I had said. “I haven’t seen you in months and now the weather is going to ruin it for me.”
Sunny giggled. “Goodness Carol, the girl just lives an hour away.”
Dad had woken and was watching the TV. “You kids better go before it gets bad.”
My mother stood and went to look out the window. “The snow is really coming down now. I guess you all are right.” She pouted.
Osric rose from the couch with Muffin at his feet still watching him in some sort of trance. My mother hurried to pack us a ton of leftovers to take with us.
A short while later, I hugged my parents and aunt goodbye. Osric shook my dad’s hand and thanked everyone once again. Before we could make it to the door, my mom hugged him. He was polite and hugged her back as she told him, “Osric, make this young lady come home more often please.” I shook my head and looked up at the ceiling trying to bite my tongue.
“I will do that,” he told her.
Sunny gave us the large bag of leftovers as we walked out the door waving and calling our goodbyes. We walked as quickly as the snow would allow back to the truck. He started the truck and it roared to life.
“I am sorry about my mother. She can be a bit much at times,” I said buckling my seat belt.
He stared at me for a moment, “She is your mother, she just loves you.”
I instantly thought back to when he had told
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