Jason laughed as he ran around the Wisconsin yard chasing the golden
retriever more than twice his weight. He ran in circles around Bink waving
the tennis ball. With a shriek the sun tanned brunette climbed up the 5
feet to his tree house tossed the ball down to the dog.
Just one week after his 30th birthday, Gilbert watched from the deck with a smile on his face. He walked over to the tree and Jason leapt onto his shoulders.
"Daddy you didn't see me sneak up on you did you Daddy?" The five year old giggled and Gilbert's strong arms swung him upside down a few twirls then rested him against his chest tightly.
"No Daddy didn't see you Jason. How did you get me again?" Jason's laughter never died down as he smothered his face in his father's shoulder.
It had been 8 years since Becky's truck broke down, 8 years since Momma died, and 8 years since they left Endora.
Gilbert carried the boy back into the house where Becky was in the kitchen pulling beater blades out of a cake batter. She kissed each of her guys and handed them the blades for them to lick. As father and son sat side by side on the counter licking the blades Gilbert just had to throw his head back and laugh. He squeezed his arm tightly around Jason and pulled Becky in between his legs to kiss her forehead.
"Why are you laughing Gilbert?" She asked. 8 years later and she was still beautiful and full of all the insightful innocence that had made him fall for her.
"It's just so perfect. I've never been happier."
Just one week after his 30th birthday, Gilbert watched from the deck with a smile on his face. He walked over to the tree and Jason leapt onto his shoulders.
"Daddy you didn't see me sneak up on you did you Daddy?" The five year old giggled and Gilbert's strong arms swung him upside down a few twirls then rested him against his chest tightly.
"No Daddy didn't see you Jason. How did you get me again?" Jason's laughter never died down as he smothered his face in his father's shoulder.
It had been 8 years since Becky's truck broke down, 8 years since Momma died, and 8 years since they left Endora.
Gilbert carried the boy back into the house where Becky was in the kitchen pulling beater blades out of a cake batter. She kissed each of her guys and handed them the blades for them to lick. As father and son sat side by side on the counter licking the blades Gilbert just had to throw his head back and laugh. He squeezed his arm tightly around Jason and pulled Becky in between his legs to kiss her forehead.
"Why are you laughing Gilbert?" She asked. 8 years later and she was still beautiful and full of all the insightful innocence that had made him fall for her.
"It's just so perfect. I've never been happier."