Randy wandered around the city for about the next three of four
hours, not knowing where he was, where he was going or what he was going to
do. When he'd finally decided he couldn't just run away from everything,
he went home. When he got there, there was a note taped to the door:
Randy, your parents invited us to dinner. Meet Julie and I there when you
get this.
XOXO ~Colleen His heart almost broke into pieces at the sight of the simple 'XOXO.' He quickly put on an unwrinkled pair of khakis and a nice shirt and hurried off to his parent's house. *****
Before walking in the front door, Randy sighed deeply and plastered a fake smile across his face. Upon entering, he could smell Colleen's famous vegetarian cooking and saw Julie and Mark watching a movie, his parents no where in sight. Julie turned on hearing someone enter and smiled brightly at him.
"Randy! Wanna watch the Lion King with us?" She asked.
"Nah, I can practically recite that movie word for word." He laughed a little then walked over to the kitchen and sure enough, his mother and Colleen were cooking up a storm. Just then, Tim walked in.
"Hey Randy, ya mind helping me out in the garage for a minute?" He asked. Randy looked at him puzzled then shrugged and followed his dad out the door. Tim sighed and turned to face his son once the door was shut. "We saw you today." He blurted out.
"What?" Randy asked, then a look of pure fear rushed over his face. "You did? You told Colleen didn't you?" Randy took a step forward and put his hands on his father's shoulders.
"No, it's not our place too, but you should."
"I know I should, but, I don't know how, and I don't know what I feel anymore. I was with Lauren so long, I cared for her like you wouldn't believe, but now, I feel the same way about Colleen." Randy let go and slumped backward, ashamed.
"You need to choose, there is no playing games here, you know you can't do that to them."
"I know."
"Have you thought about marriage?" Tim asked out of the blue. Randy's head jerked up at the question.
"Not really." He admitted. "Maybe a little."
"To who?"
"I don't know."
"Could you see yourself with Colleen for the rest of your life?" Tim continued the interrogation hoping to help his son figure out what he really wanted.
"Yea, but I can see myself with Lauren too." Randy sighed, he wasn't getting anywhere.
"Well think about it more closely." Tim patted him on the back and led him into the house. Jill was just setting the last of the food on the table where Mark and Julie already sat.
"What are we having? It smells great." Tim rubbed his hands together, also taking a seat.
"Hamburgers." Jill informed him.
"Veggie burgers for us though." Colleen told Randy as she kissed him lightly on the cheek. He smiled at her thankfully. Colleen had decided to become a vegetarian shortly after hearing many of his "it's wrong to eat meat" speeches.
Dinner was rather uneventful. Julie had eagerly insisted Randy sit next to and that she got a veggie burger too. It was during dinner that Randy realized what put Colleen at the top of the list instead of Lauren, Julie. He loved her like his own little sister, maybe even a daughter, but also, he loved Colleen's motherly instincts and all the love she had for her. He truly could see himself marrying her and having kids together. Then again, hadn't Lauren always wanted them to have kids?
XOXO ~Colleen His heart almost broke into pieces at the sight of the simple 'XOXO.' He quickly put on an unwrinkled pair of khakis and a nice shirt and hurried off to his parent's house. *****
Before walking in the front door, Randy sighed deeply and plastered a fake smile across his face. Upon entering, he could smell Colleen's famous vegetarian cooking and saw Julie and Mark watching a movie, his parents no where in sight. Julie turned on hearing someone enter and smiled brightly at him.
"Randy! Wanna watch the Lion King with us?" She asked.
"Nah, I can practically recite that movie word for word." He laughed a little then walked over to the kitchen and sure enough, his mother and Colleen were cooking up a storm. Just then, Tim walked in.
"Hey Randy, ya mind helping me out in the garage for a minute?" He asked. Randy looked at him puzzled then shrugged and followed his dad out the door. Tim sighed and turned to face his son once the door was shut. "We saw you today." He blurted out.
"What?" Randy asked, then a look of pure fear rushed over his face. "You did? You told Colleen didn't you?" Randy took a step forward and put his hands on his father's shoulders.
"No, it's not our place too, but you should."
"I know I should, but, I don't know how, and I don't know what I feel anymore. I was with Lauren so long, I cared for her like you wouldn't believe, but now, I feel the same way about Colleen." Randy let go and slumped backward, ashamed.
"You need to choose, there is no playing games here, you know you can't do that to them."
"I know."
"Have you thought about marriage?" Tim asked out of the blue. Randy's head jerked up at the question.
"Not really." He admitted. "Maybe a little."
"To who?"
"I don't know."
"Could you see yourself with Colleen for the rest of your life?" Tim continued the interrogation hoping to help his son figure out what he really wanted.
"Yea, but I can see myself with Lauren too." Randy sighed, he wasn't getting anywhere.
"Well think about it more closely." Tim patted him on the back and led him into the house. Jill was just setting the last of the food on the table where Mark and Julie already sat.
"What are we having? It smells great." Tim rubbed his hands together, also taking a seat.
"Hamburgers." Jill informed him.
"Veggie burgers for us though." Colleen told Randy as she kissed him lightly on the cheek. He smiled at her thankfully. Colleen had decided to become a vegetarian shortly after hearing many of his "it's wrong to eat meat" speeches.
Dinner was rather uneventful. Julie had eagerly insisted Randy sit next to and that she got a veggie burger too. It was during dinner that Randy realized what put Colleen at the top of the list instead of Lauren, Julie. He loved her like his own little sister, maybe even a daughter, but also, he loved Colleen's motherly instincts and all the love she had for her. He truly could see himself marrying her and having kids together. Then again, hadn't Lauren always wanted them to have kids?
