me to be attracted to him since we are such opposites. But actually, I think that might be why I like him so much. We compliment each other very well."
I was shocked, but definitely still happy for her. How could I not be? She had a smile on her face that I hadn't seen in years and her eyes were suddenly shining with youth.
"Well, I think that's really great, Mom," I said. "So, when do I get to meet this lucky guy?"
My mom kept her eyes locked with mine. She opened her mouth to speak, then hesitated for a moment.
"Well..." she said, slowly. "That's one of the other things about him..."
I cocked my head to the side, as a confused look crossed my face.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, you know, there aren't exactly a lot of farms around here," she said.
I stayed silent as I waited for her to finish.
"He lived in Iowa, honey."
My jaw dropped and I looked at her like she was crazy.
"Mom, that's so far!" I said. "Iowa? Really? People live there?"
She rolled her eyes at my sarcasm.
"Honey, it's not that far," she said. "He lives near the Eastern border, so it's less than eight hours away."
I stood up from the floor, shaking my head.
"I love you, Mom, but you're crazy!" I said, with a playful smile on my face. "You really want to date a guy that lives that far? How will you find time to see him?"
My mom shrugged her shoulders and said, "You know, I'm really not that worried about that. We'll see each other when we can and try to make it work long distance when we are apart. Besides, both he and I will be retiring fairly soon anyway. So it won't be long before we'll be able to really spend time together."
I couldn't help but to smile. She sounded like an excited young girl with a crush on a boy. And it was very nice to see her so happy. So I decided to support her no matter what. If it made her happy then I was all for it. I didn't care about anything else. So after a moment of me standing there silently, I said, "You know what, I think it's great, Mom. Who cares about a little distance? That's what technology is for, right? We have phones and we have email. What's a couple hundred miles?"
Mom's eyes lit up as I spoke. My encouraging words seemed to make her even happier.
"That's exactly what I was thinking!" she said. "I mean Richard and I met each other because of technology, so why not stay in touch that way?"
I nodded my head and patted her on the shoulder.
"Well, you'll have to let me know when you two meet," I said, as I turned to leave the office and go back upstairs. "I can't wait to hear all about him."
I only made it to the entryway when my mom said, "Well, honey, that brings up something else that I need to talk to you about."
I stopped in my tracks and turned around.
"What's that, Mom?" I asked.
I braced myself. She had been full of a lot of surprises that afternoon and I wasn't sure what to expect.
"Well, Richard has actually invited both you and I to come out to his farm this weekend," she said. "He wants to meet me really badly and I told him that I should stay here with you, since you just got divorced and haven't been in a good place. That was when he said that I should just invite you to come along."
I stood there in the entryway and leaned against the door. I thought about it for a moment.
A farm in Iowa? It's not exactly my idea of a vacation. But I suppose I don't really have anything else going on and I did just decide that I'd support my mom no matter what.
So I breathed in deep and then slowly shrugged my shoulders.
"Okay," I said. "I guess that sounds fun."
Maybe a simple little road trip with my mom will be great way for her and I to bond.
However, I didn’t realize at the time just how much was going to be in store for me because of that “simple little road trip”.
Chapter 4
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“I t’s been a long day,” I said, after over seven hours of driving. “I hope we get there before sunset. I don’t really want to have to pull over on this
I was shocked, but definitely still happy for her. How could I not be? She had a smile on her face that I hadn't seen in years and her eyes were suddenly shining with youth.
"Well, I think that's really great, Mom," I said. "So, when do I get to meet this lucky guy?"
My mom kept her eyes locked with mine. She opened her mouth to speak, then hesitated for a moment.
"Well..." she said, slowly. "That's one of the other things about him..."
I cocked my head to the side, as a confused look crossed my face.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Well, you know, there aren't exactly a lot of farms around here," she said.
I stayed silent as I waited for her to finish.
"He lived in Iowa, honey."
My jaw dropped and I looked at her like she was crazy.
"Mom, that's so far!" I said. "Iowa? Really? People live there?"
She rolled her eyes at my sarcasm.
"Honey, it's not that far," she said. "He lives near the Eastern border, so it's less than eight hours away."
I stood up from the floor, shaking my head.
"I love you, Mom, but you're crazy!" I said, with a playful smile on my face. "You really want to date a guy that lives that far? How will you find time to see him?"
My mom shrugged her shoulders and said, "You know, I'm really not that worried about that. We'll see each other when we can and try to make it work long distance when we are apart. Besides, both he and I will be retiring fairly soon anyway. So it won't be long before we'll be able to really spend time together."
I couldn't help but to smile. She sounded like an excited young girl with a crush on a boy. And it was very nice to see her so happy. So I decided to support her no matter what. If it made her happy then I was all for it. I didn't care about anything else. So after a moment of me standing there silently, I said, "You know what, I think it's great, Mom. Who cares about a little distance? That's what technology is for, right? We have phones and we have email. What's a couple hundred miles?"
Mom's eyes lit up as I spoke. My encouraging words seemed to make her even happier.
"That's exactly what I was thinking!" she said. "I mean Richard and I met each other because of technology, so why not stay in touch that way?"
I nodded my head and patted her on the shoulder.
"Well, you'll have to let me know when you two meet," I said, as I turned to leave the office and go back upstairs. "I can't wait to hear all about him."
I only made it to the entryway when my mom said, "Well, honey, that brings up something else that I need to talk to you about."
I stopped in my tracks and turned around.
"What's that, Mom?" I asked.
I braced myself. She had been full of a lot of surprises that afternoon and I wasn't sure what to expect.
"Well, Richard has actually invited both you and I to come out to his farm this weekend," she said. "He wants to meet me really badly and I told him that I should stay here with you, since you just got divorced and haven't been in a good place. That was when he said that I should just invite you to come along."
I stood there in the entryway and leaned against the door. I thought about it for a moment.
A farm in Iowa? It's not exactly my idea of a vacation. But I suppose I don't really have anything else going on and I did just decide that I'd support my mom no matter what.
So I breathed in deep and then slowly shrugged my shoulders.
"Okay," I said. "I guess that sounds fun."
Maybe a simple little road trip with my mom will be great way for her and I to bond.
However, I didn’t realize at the time just how much was going to be in store for me because of that “simple little road trip”.
Chapter 4
––––––––
“I t’s been a long day,” I said, after over seven hours of driving. “I hope we get there before sunset. I don’t really want to have to pull over on this
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