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John was ready to go. He had taken care of the dishes. It was almost 6pm. Joss entered the kitchen. She gazed at John who was very handsome in his tux. She could float in his clear sky blue eyes framed by long black lashes with thick salt and pepper hair smoothed perfectly above his brow. She thought, he is as beautiful as he looks.
He looked at her and could not speak. Her glossy black hair swept high off her neck, hung in soft tendrils around her big brown eyes. Her lips and nails glistening dark red. The sheen of her bronze skin elegantly exposed by the simplicity of the the black satin strapless side wrapped gown. Gold sandals exposed her pretty feet. The only jewelry she wore were her rings with gold and diamond drop earrings that swayed when she moved. Jasmin scent swirled through his nose. The laughter in her eyes revealed she knew the effect she had on him. "We have to go." She pulled him after her as she moved through the door to the car. It was 6:01 pm. He pointed to his watch and laughed.
He drove this time. She looked forward to being alone with him. She was going to work on him to forgive himself and put bad memories to rest, so he could move on with her and Taylor. She was surprised how the two of them looked forward to being together to play basketball, video games, eat lots of sweets and tease her. Tay had changed in the past 2 years with John's influence, for the better. He recently told her about his new girl friend, John said he must. He told her he did not want to tell anyone else, including his father.
She leaned nearer to him. "My day has gotten progressively better since I first got in this car. Before the ride out here, my ex and my mom called. My ex, Paul, called to complain that he was not told about Tay's computer camp which took too much time. He had plans to take Tay away with his rapper friends so he can get started as a performer. Then he said, once famous, high school could be a private tutor. College would be unnecessary. He would manage his son's career. He thought he spent too much time playing computer games. He demanded to meet you, since Tay keeps talking about you. I said I'd get back to him and hung up. He was so angry. His PTSD and anger management will need a lot more time and counseling than I ever realized."
John held her hand "This kind of problem can take years to help, you have seen this before. Taylor has you. You will protect him when things are not as they seem. And of course, you are not alone." Joss smiled while her left thumb rubbed her rings.
"Sometimes a stable mother makes the difference in a teen's emotional life. You have seen some teen boys who have lost their moms, leaving them adrift with troubled fathers and the wrong environment. Too often, they go down the wrong path. His 16th birthday was only last week. It's a long two years until Tay leaves home for college. There is your mother. Paul does not have to be the only option."
She placed her other hand on John's revealing "My mom, called and she wants to meet you, since Tay said the same thing to her as he had to Paul. She wanted to know if he would become addicted to computers, sitting in front of them 7 days a week at a camp. She said he needed to be outdoors with sports and closely chaperoned to stay out of trouble. She asked if I ran a background check on Paul's friends that would be with Tay. She is right about that, I will. "
John trying to be agreeable, said, "I will set up a meeting with them both. Joss, you will do what is best for Taylor". She nodded her head as she thought being a mom was an in person job, she would make some changes about her, Paul, Tay and John. She smiled at her rings and stroked them. He quietly noticed.