Chapter 230

“Honestly? I had no idea. I guess I should have. He was polite to his mother and respected his father. I guess I saw the clues but was too young to think about them, or it was all subconscious or something. He did turn out to be a pretty good catch, didn’t he?” asked Paula rhetorically.

“Jason and Steve both think highly of Dad. That pretty much tells the whole story. Those guys see how Dad treats us girls and you. They respect him for being a good father and provider. Jason’s going to be so happy when Dad gives him ‘the talk’! I told him everything Dad said to Steve that night and how he even gave one to Kate’s prom date.”

The hotel had a game room with a couple of regulation pool tables. The entire group gravitated to that room after dinner. Jason was preparing to break when Ted began speaking to him. Jason immediately set the pool stick down and listened to Ted politely.

“I had this talk with Steve when he first came to date Gwen. Looking back, I think some of t