Penny was just tidying things away when her phone buzzes. She looks at the number and panics a moment, then answers.
"Hello Mrs Cooper."
"Hello Penny. I trust you're well?"
"everything's good. I erm.. guess Sheldon told you?"
"That you and he are courting? oh yes, as soon as he had the paperwork in order. My boy does love his signed and notarised agreements."
"I hope you don't mind?"
"Oh honey. I've been praying he'd meet a nice girl and settle down to a normal life for years. He's still too smart for his own good and trying to tinker with the laws of God's creation but at least you've both feet on the ground. You just do him right and look after him, ok? he's been mooning over you for ages"
"He has? really?"
"Of course, whenever we've talked you're the only woman he regularly mentions by name who's not connected to him by blood. Normally it was because you touched his food or he's stolen your underwear, but he shows affection is strange ways"
Penny blushes and smiles a happy smile "He does indeed"
"Now, he called and asked me if he could try and learn to handle his drink, said you wanted to help him so you could take him out partying with you?
She flusters "oh no, not, well, not wild partying just being social, you know?"
"well, I made him promise not to drink or do drugs when he moved out west to the coast, but I know he trusts you, he put you on his "people who can be trusted" list in his weekly email."
"Wow, You read his weekly email blast?"
"Oh yes, he prints it out and mails it to me every week. He thinks it's like writing home. "
"Well, he's had a few drinks, mostly by accident and he really can't take it. Two shots and he's out of control."
"I've tried to raise him to be a good God fearing boy and keep him safe, but I'm just worried he'll start drinking and take after his Daddy, Lord have mercy on his soul. George had the Devil in him some days. "
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of him"
"You see you do young lady"
