Chapter 263

“I understand that the fund raiser was a huge success last night,” began Ted. “Your mother tells me that you managed to raise everything you’d hoped. You had a very fulfilling night. You benefited…”

“Okay! We had a good night!” interrupted a very red faced Gwen. “Is it in the paper, and on the internet, too? I never thought you’d be teasing me like this, Dad.”

“It’s pretty obvious that a lot of things have changed in the past year, but not my love for my daughters. That was a great show last night, and I mean the concert. You girls have teased and played jokes on me for the last twenty years, so when I get a chance to tease you, I’m going to take it,” grinned Ted as he hugged Gwen and shook Steve’s hand. “I’m very proud of you both and certainly don’t blame you for finding a little stress relief. Your mother even woke me up…”

“That’s enough!” cautioned Paula as she gave her husband a long, hard look. “I’m proud of you both, as well as Jordan and Charlie. Let’s eat