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Vicky before he showered.  He didn’t call her from the airport because it was too early and he didn’t want to wake her up.  Jason felt like a bucket of ice cold water had been poured all over him when he heard Bridget’s voice. “Bridget, I’ve been really busy with work.” There was a long pause before either of them spoke. Bridget was the first to break “I’ve missed you.  We need to talk”.  With a deep sigh and a hand swipe across his face Jason agreed “Bridget we do need to talk.  Right now I just walked in from the airport and I need a shower.  Maybe we can get together later on tonight for dinner at Charlie’s restaurant.  How does 7pm sound?” Bridget accepted and they disconnected. She wasn’t happy that it didn’t seem as though he’d missed her.  She had hoped that she could come over today, he would apologize and that they would have make-up sex.  Why hadn’t he proposed to her already?  She knew he had the ring.  What was he waiting on?
    Right after Jason got out of the shower and changed his clothes his phone rang again.  Seems like everyone wanted to call him all at the same time.  This time it was his dad “Son, just wanted to let you know that your mom and I got back last night.  We wanted to give you a call to let you know”. He could hear his mother in the background saying hello to him.  “Jason, I, uh also have a couple of things I need to talk to you about as well.  Think you can be here in about an hour or so?” Jason didn’t like his dad’s tone.  That tone always accompanied news he didn’t want to hear.  All Jason really wanted to do was crash.  He hadn’t really gotten much sleep in the last 24 hours.  That made him smile thinking about why he hadn’t had much sleep.  He wished he could have stayed for the weekend because he couldn’t get how good it was between him and Vicky out of his mind.  Just thinking about her was making him excited.  “Jason?” “Yeah, sorry dad I got a little distracted but I’m still here.  I’ll see you in about an hour.”

Chapter 8
    Jason made it to his parent’s home right on schedule.  They lived in a gated community.  As he drove up the winding driveway he noticed there was a lot of activity going on at the estate.  There seemed to be a whole army of people doing a lot of work on his mother’s gardens.  It was more than the usual.  His mother’s gardens had won many local awards and had even been featured once in “Better Homes & Gardens” magazine.  He was very proud of both his parents.  They had been married for almost 40 years.  If he ever got married he hoped it would be half as successful as his parents.  Jason parked his car and went into the house. 
    “Mom, Dad..I’m here”.  Jason’s mother was the first to come out of her sun room in khaki’s and a button up shirt.  She greeted Jason with a hug and a kiss.  Mrs. Miriam Rutherford was the picture perfect wife.  Even though she was in her late 50’s she was still very beautiful with only slightly graying hair.  Her beautiful blonde hair was pulled back into a graceful bun.  Jason had her eyes.  She was all about style, grace, & decorum.  If Jason’s father was known for his prowess in business then Miriam was without a doubt his equal on the home and social fronts. She was definitely a force to be reckoned with and not one to cross as anyone who had sat on the many boards, committees, and women’s groups would attest.  Whoever mistook her southern charm for weakness or even ignorance did so at their own peril.  Jason was her only son.  Making sure he was happy was her main priority.  Jason’s father appeared from the sun room shortly thereafter.  John was a towering man. He also had dirty blonde hair like Jason’s.  For a man in his early sixties he was very well built.  John and Miriam were still pretty physically active.  They both enjoyed the outdoors, swimming, tennis, bicycling, canoeing, and such.