Page 19 of A Little Christmas! Johnny
Me:
Jess and Jamie don’t even like swimming
Mommy Dearest:
Jack, Simon, and Suzy love swimming
Me:
those aren’t even YOUR grandchildren. Those are Pete's kids who are only ever around when Pete is is cheating on their moms
Mommy Dearest:
well the pool is being put in next week
Me:
how did you even buy a pool?
Mommy Dearest:
the roof can wait another year
Every single fucking exchange between him and his family, with the exception of the two teenagers, seems to be them demanding more and more from him. Every time he tries to stand up for himself, they claim he’s not doing his job as the man of the family. Or worse, they tear him down for not being man enough, good enough, smart enough... One thing is certain as I finish going through his texts. He’s not fucking watching those damn dogs.
I spend the next hour scrolling back through all of the texts in his phone to make sure I’m not missing anything. Yes, I understand that I might be slightly overstepping and he likely didn’t think I would go through EVERYTHING when he gave me permission to look. But to be fair, I need to get the full picture of what I’ll be dealing with when it comes to my future in-laws. Even though it’s been less than a week since we met, I can’t imagine my life without Johnny going forward.
Another text comes through and my boy flinches in his sleep. I resume the circles on his back to soothe him and turn the sound off on his phone. He obviously needs the rest. Honestly, so do I, but I will absolutely take care of him first. I go back to the main screen of the text app and see that this new message is from one of the few people in his contacts that I can tell he cares about.
Jess:
i volunteered to stay home and watch the dogs but dad said no
they are such shit heads for doing this! It wont be christmas without u there
I take the opportunity to text back because I know Johnny would not want to leave them hanging like this. But there’s not a chance in hell I’m interrupting his sleep unless it is an actual emergency at this point.
I decide to send a response:Johnny is currently sleeping. This is his ...
What do I put in there? Neighbor doesn’t work. Friend doesn’t cover it. Can I claim him as his boyfriend without asking him? For damn sure, I can’t say that I’m trying to be his Daddy.
Me:
Johnny is currently sleeping.this is his boyfriend
I hit send and wait for the inevitable response. The teen doesn’t disappoint me, rapidly firing off one text after another.
Jess:
OMG Uncle J finally got a boyfriend!
y have i not heard of u before?
NVM our family sux
don’t u dare hurt him tho!
Uncle J is the sweetest funniest most loyal person on the planet and my sister and i will chop u up into tiny pieces to feed to the mutant fish in the Mon if u even THINK about hurting him
