My Mother's Secret - A Sequel To The Summer of 1993

I Made The News

     "Johnny Out With a Younger, Plump Woman".   There was lots of speculations.  "I am sure he was just giving her guidance.  She's pretty.  She looks a lot like Lily Rose.... But he is seeing that lawyer. Maybe it's cousin back home, let's not panic ladies." I found the lawyer sort of weird.  That would soon be over. Johnny was kind tonher and maybe he would marry her.   I knew mom would be crushed. Even though she ever would admit it, she always died a little when Johnny fell in love with someone else. After a great dinner, I was flying home with lots of gifts for Bobby,   Johnny said he would see me soon and he wanted to meet mom "very soon".   I got home.   Sam picked me up and kissed me like he had never seen me before.   Lily Rose thought Bobby was GORGEOUS and reminded here of Jack.   She said, "There are some features like my mom with your mom."  I smiled.  "Your mother is very pretty," she said.   I smiled.  "She needs to hear that.  She does not think so. My adoptive dad did most of that."

    "I went out with the guys last night.  We went to some titty bar," he said.
"You know I don't care."
"You know, you are prettier than all of those girls.  I am so glad you are mine.  Now, let's get Bobby."   I held his hand.

    We drove to her house.  Dad was watching sports and mom and Bobby were in her room watching a movie.  My parents  were just roommates.   Sam sat and talked to Dad.   I looked at mom, who said, "Bobby was a hit at church."  She had a brunette wig on the counter,  her room was dedicated to her wigs, makeup, books, computer, and everything else near and dear to her.  Her husband didn't buy her diamonds and pearls so she helped herself. She had over 100 wigs. Bobby was happy to see me.   Johnny called him"a chunk" in a cute way.  I shut the door. 

    "He wants to meet you.  Mom, he said you were beautiful,". I told her.
"Jon DePew sent me another message today about how I he liked me in a sweater.  Johnny doesn't know me. He hasn't seen me since that summer, or has he? Showing pictures of your fat mom, eh?"
"Mom, quit being stubborn."
"I don't want him to see me."
"Why?"
"I want him to remember me thin, not the fat woman who fat fetishists like."
"Come on!"
"I love him! I never quit living him!  I loved him the day I was married and in a weird way I wished he liked have stopped the wedding.  I don't love your father, who now blames me for all of his  downturns in his life."   She was bawling. She went to her room, pulled open the drawer I never should have and moved something. She brought an envelope and there it was.

It was Johnny with long hair. He was holding her waist. He was smiling. They really were a cute couple and looked made for each other. There was one where they were kissing. She looked at me. "Mom, you are beautiful now, but back then, I would have gone gay for you." She took the pictures. "Dad must never see them. Here take them home for a few days," she said. "I always fear your dad rummaging through that drawer. You were in the pictures, too." She had the saddest look on her face, "I will see him, but not with him. He's getting bad." My dad kept rot gut vodka in business.

We stayed until five band then I went home, snuggled with Bobby and Sam and I showed Sam the pictures. "I am in them, too." He looked at her and said, "Jesus, your mom is hot." I said, "I wished she saw it." He said, "Well, her husband all he does is talk politics, I understand why she is so estranged from him." Yes, all he does is talk at her and not to her. She had a snack for us and all he did was run his mouth. Dad was going to be a problem.   I decided to take him to lunch and tell him in a kind way.  So, we set the date.  The Club Car on Saturday.  I would drive him.