Chapter 8
"Hello." Gary heard the sound of his father's voice. "Dad." He said.
"Gar, how you doing son? Hold on a second, let me get your Mom." Gary could hear his father yell, "Hey Lo, pick up the phone it's Gary."
Within seconds he heard his mother pick up the extension.
"Hi, honey. How are you?" Lois said.
"Hi Mom. I'm doing great." Gary said as he winked at Kaitlyn.
"Well you sound happy. Please tell me that has something to do with Kaitlyn." Lois said.
"Mom maybe you better sit down." Gary said with a smile on his face.
"What's wrong Gar?" Bernie asked.
"Don't get worried. There is nothing wrong, in fact everything couldn't be more right." Gary said. "Mom, are you sitting down?"
"Yes, Gary, please just tell us." Lois said. Gary could hear the insistence in her voice.
"Mom, Dad, Kaitlyn and I, well, we're back together, and well, we're getting married." Gary stuttered.
"Gar, that's great!" Bernie screamed. Gary could hear his mother crying.
"Thanks Dad. Mom, Mom don't cry." Gary pleaded.
"Oh, Gary I am so happy for you. Your father and I are coming to Chicago." Lois said.
"Yeah, Gar, we'll pack up the Grey Ghost and hit the road. If we don't hit a lot of traffic, we can be there in a few hours. Gar, we'll see you later." Bernie said as he hung up the telephone.
"Mom, you and Dad don't have to come to Chicago. Kaitlyn and I, well, we haven't even talked about setting a date yet." Gary looked at Kaitlyn with a look of "I told you so."
"Oh, Gary there is so much to do to plan a wedding." Lois said
"Mo…" Gary tried to cut her off, but his mother continued to talk.
"She is going to need all the help she can get. We'll just talk about it when we get there. Bye, honey." All Gary heard was the click of the telephone.
"Oh, boy." He said as he hung up the telephone.
"What's wrong?" Kaitlyn asked.
"They're on their way. My mother said it takes a long time to plan a wedding and you are going to need all the help you can get. They're never going to leave." Gary groaned as he sat down at the table.
"Oh come on. I bet it's not going to be as bad as you think." Kaitlyn said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek.
"That's what you think. You see I have known my parents for 35 years. I know what their like. I know my mother loves me, but she is smothering. She is going to want to take control of everything." He said.
"Honey, I love your parents." Kaitlyn said as she ran her fingers through his hair. "Gary, she is your mother and our children are going to be very lucky to have her as a Grandmother."
Gary looked at her out of the corner of his eye and sighed. "Don't say I didn't warn you." He said as he pointed his finger at her. "I have to go and take care of the paper. Is it alright if I take your car?"
"Sure." She said taking the keys off the peg and handing them to him. "Be careful, okay." Kaitlyn gave him a quick kiss.