my mood improves.
After
Bethany and her boyfriend the Dentist join us, we drive golf carts to the first
hole. Meredith rides with me while the Dentist drives.
"Meredith
isn't good at golf," Bethany assures me from the front seat. "Don't
worry about making a fool of yourself."
"Thanks,
Beth," Meredith deadpans. "You always have something sweet to
say."
Grinning
at her sister, Bethany leans over and whispers something to the Dentist. He
laughs in a way that makes me never want him to work on my teeth.
"Ignore
them," Meredith says, leaning her head against my arm. "It's not
about the game. Dad is awful and he knows it."
"I
might not suck at golf."
"I
didn't bring you here to wow us with your athleticism. I want you to spend time
with my family so they could get to know the man I love."
We
said the words for the first time last night. No big moment for the
declarations. I said the words while we fucked. She said them back. Later, she
smacked me on the ass while we made popcorn. When I turned to tickle her, she
said she loved me. I said she was the only woman I ever wanted. Then we ate
popcorn and returned to bed.
Now
I worry our easy relationship will hit the family sized speed bumps. "What
if they think I'm a piece of a shit?"
"If
I needed their approval, I would have brought you here before we got
together."
"You're
a rebel."
Meredith
holds my hand and her touch relaxes me. I know she will never ditch me with her
family. On the third hole, Meredith proves me wrong.
Somehow,
I end up stuck with Steve Gordon who watches me from behind his mirrored
glasses.
After
a few minutes of awkward silence, he asks, "Have you ever been to
jail?"
"No.
Have you?"
Steve
sizes me up then sighs. "Actually, I have. Back in college, I was arrested
for protesting animal exploitation."
I
cock an eyebrow. "I wouldn't figure you as the animal rights kind of
guy."
"Oh,
I'm not. I was looking to get in the pants of a redhead named Pam."
"Did
you?" I ask, struggling against a grin.
"Yeah,
but she was more trouble than I could handle. In college, I spent a lot of time
with those outraged social types. I wanted the passion they had, but I hated
the self-important crap they spewed. I also wanted a woman who wore
deodorant."
Smiling
now, I nod. "I know a few people who think deodorant is optional. It's
really not."
"No,
but people are odd."
"So
you decided to give up on the passionate activist women?"
"No.
I just found one whose activism I genuinely supported. Leslie is involved in
many charities. She used her law degree to help those less fortunate too. She
had all the things those other women had plus she's very hygienic."
Laughing,
I never expected to find any common ground with Meredith's dad. Steve proves to
be an ordinary guy and we end up talking baseball. Nearby, Meredith and Leslie
whisper about me.
"Meredith
cares about you. If you're looking for a fun, easy time, she might not be the
woman to have that with. She tends to get attached."
"I
love Meredith. It'd break my damn heart if she wasn't attached."
Steve
sighs like he's relieved, surprising me again. "Meredith wasted a lot of
time with Sandy. She tried being impulsive as a teenager. Once she went to
college though, she studied and worked hard. No goofing off. No letting loose.
She and Sandy were the dullest couple I'd ever spent time with and I have a
friend who falls asleep in the middle of conversations."
Studying
Steve, I can't keep myself from saying the words. "You're not what I
expected."
"I
know the feeling. Bethany made you sound like a thug. I don't know why I listen
to that child anymore. I don't think she's told the truth in twenty
years."
Grinning,
I look at Meredith peeking back at us. "Do you think she's really over Sandy?"
"I
honestly don't believe she was ever in love with him. He simply fit her image
of life. I doubt any of it was personal from her perspective."
I
smile at Meredith who grins back at me. Even falling in love with her, I
After
Bethany and her boyfriend the Dentist join us, we drive golf carts to the first
hole. Meredith rides with me while the Dentist drives.
"Meredith
isn't good at golf," Bethany assures me from the front seat. "Don't
worry about making a fool of yourself."
"Thanks,
Beth," Meredith deadpans. "You always have something sweet to
say."
Grinning
at her sister, Bethany leans over and whispers something to the Dentist. He
laughs in a way that makes me never want him to work on my teeth.
"Ignore
them," Meredith says, leaning her head against my arm. "It's not
about the game. Dad is awful and he knows it."
"I
might not suck at golf."
"I
didn't bring you here to wow us with your athleticism. I want you to spend time
with my family so they could get to know the man I love."
We
said the words for the first time last night. No big moment for the
declarations. I said the words while we fucked. She said them back. Later, she
smacked me on the ass while we made popcorn. When I turned to tickle her, she
said she loved me. I said she was the only woman I ever wanted. Then we ate
popcorn and returned to bed.
Now
I worry our easy relationship will hit the family sized speed bumps. "What
if they think I'm a piece of a shit?"
"If
I needed their approval, I would have brought you here before we got
together."
"You're
a rebel."
Meredith
holds my hand and her touch relaxes me. I know she will never ditch me with her
family. On the third hole, Meredith proves me wrong.
Somehow,
I end up stuck with Steve Gordon who watches me from behind his mirrored
glasses.
After
a few minutes of awkward silence, he asks, "Have you ever been to
jail?"
"No.
Have you?"
Steve
sizes me up then sighs. "Actually, I have. Back in college, I was arrested
for protesting animal exploitation."
I
cock an eyebrow. "I wouldn't figure you as the animal rights kind of
guy."
"Oh,
I'm not. I was looking to get in the pants of a redhead named Pam."
"Did
you?" I ask, struggling against a grin.
"Yeah,
but she was more trouble than I could handle. In college, I spent a lot of time
with those outraged social types. I wanted the passion they had, but I hated
the self-important crap they spewed. I also wanted a woman who wore
deodorant."
Smiling
now, I nod. "I know a few people who think deodorant is optional. It's
really not."
"No,
but people are odd."
"So
you decided to give up on the passionate activist women?"
"No.
I just found one whose activism I genuinely supported. Leslie is involved in
many charities. She used her law degree to help those less fortunate too. She
had all the things those other women had plus she's very hygienic."
Laughing,
I never expected to find any common ground with Meredith's dad. Steve proves to
be an ordinary guy and we end up talking baseball. Nearby, Meredith and Leslie
whisper about me.
"Meredith
cares about you. If you're looking for a fun, easy time, she might not be the
woman to have that with. She tends to get attached."
"I
love Meredith. It'd break my damn heart if she wasn't attached."
Steve
sighs like he's relieved, surprising me again. "Meredith wasted a lot of
time with Sandy. She tried being impulsive as a teenager. Once she went to
college though, she studied and worked hard. No goofing off. No letting loose.
She and Sandy were the dullest couple I'd ever spent time with and I have a
friend who falls asleep in the middle of conversations."
Studying
Steve, I can't keep myself from saying the words. "You're not what I
expected."
"I
know the feeling. Bethany made you sound like a thug. I don't know why I listen
to that child anymore. I don't think she's told the truth in twenty
years."
Grinning,
I look at Meredith peeking back at us. "Do you think she's really over Sandy?"
"I
honestly don't believe she was ever in love with him. He simply fit her image
of life. I doubt any of it was personal from her perspective."
I
smile at Meredith who grins back at me. Even falling in love with her, I
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