"I will. Yes, I promise. Okay, g'night."

"That sure seemed hot" I commented, as she closed the door and leaned against it.

In response, she strolled over to me with an exaggerated hip sway, reached her arms down, pulled me out of my seat, and kissed me so deeply I damn near pulled away from her in fear of being devoured whole.

"You beautiful man. You passed the test -- he's got it. My God, has he got it!"

"Tell me, Mom! Tell me everything!"

"There's not that much to tell. I mean, most of the date was very normal, even mundane. He seems to be a genuinely nice man,...