Sometime Soon by Doxer Debra

Author:Doxer, Debra [Doxer, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-04-30T22:00:00+00:00

If I were to look for an example of a long, happy marriage, I wouldn’t have to look any further than my parents. They have their issues, and they certainly do their fair share of fighting, but they love each other and they are able to weather all issues that arise--not necessary easily or even gracefully--but eventually. Their caring is evidenced in everything they say and do. They are an entity unto themselves and have been for over thirty years, Jack and Karen. When you say one name, you automatically say the other.

We leave the barbecue just after the dessert, homemade strawberry shortcake, was served. It’s the earliest we could make our exit without seeming rude. Laura and I finished the main meal cleanup, leaving my parents with only the dessert dishes to handle.

“So you think I should call him back?” I ask. I told them about the message from Ryan once we were back in the car.

“He could have forgotten about your date,” Jonathan suggests. “It happens.”

“Compared to not walking you to your car, this isn’t quite as bad,” Laura adds from the front seat.

I shake my head. “Why are we always measuring how bad, on a general scale of badness, something a guy did was? Why can’t anyone just be nice and normal? Act courteous and kind? I don’t get it.”

This is a rhetorical question as we all know, but Laura scowls in commiseration with me. “Because guys are idiots!” she proclaims.

“Hey.” Jonathan protests on behalf of his gender.

“You know what I mean,” she chides, reaching out to turn on the radio. Suddenly Van Halen’s “Ain’t Talkin’ bout Love” is blasting at us. She smiles ruefully at me as she turns down the volume.

But I’m not sure Jonathan does know what she means. He looks a little put out.

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