"Thanks mom. We couldn"t have done it without you getting all the supplies. You know we pretty much have everything under control. Tell you what, why don"t you ladies put your bathing suits on and meet us in the hot tub. It"ll be nice to relax after all the excitement."
"OK sounds good. We"ll meet you outside."
Jason had never referred to the mothers and "you ladies" before. It was the first of what was to be many subtle changes in the dynamics of their relationship.
Robbie and Jason joined their mothers in the hot tub with fresh glasses of wine. Everyone relax in a comfortable silence till Robbie started small sparks of conversation asking about their mothers plans for the weekend. It didn"t take much to get them talking. The boys listen attentively asking questions that kept the conve
