His Secret Love Affair

nearly nine months earlier. He answered the phone that day to hear sobb

e gasped in be

trying to figure out what was

im about how his dad had left her that morning saying that he wasn't in love with her anymore and he needed

l, when he hung up the phone Mike couldn't quite believe what his mom had said. He had always assu

the holidays for the past three years. Straight out of high school he had received a full scholarship to play baseball at a college down south, so he hadn't seen them as often as some of his friends saw their parents during college. Over the summers when his friends would go home to visit he st

ve him the slightest indication that there were any troubles between them. He talked to his mom often during the weeks right after the initial pho

en having an affair with his secretary for the past few months and those two had left town together the same afternoon he broke the news to Mike's mom. H

apparently had been transferred to a new office within the same company with a big raise. For whatever reason he agreed to a settleme

elp to her. They talked often and slowly Mike noticed his mom's sense of humor and happy disposition returning. He felt like he knew he

de a reservation for two on a cruise in about a month. "I called the cruise lines and the travel agent to try and see about getting the money bac

iends that you coul

have a girlfriend and a busy job and all that, but I just feel like we have really been able to reconnect over the past few months. You hav

cond and then said, "

y won't mind?" his mom

e has been giving me a hard time for not

his mom answer

as told that it would be no problem. He didn't often take days off so he had lots of vacation time to use. Cindy was absolutely fine with him

relatively short cruise at five days and four nights, but it would be stopping at some nice loca

p his mom called and said, "I think the

up?" Mik

packet in the mail yesterday and it turns out that this is a special cru

one of those Disney cruises or trips where ther

" she said, "it's

e? What does that

e mail. The cruise was designed for couples only, so no single tickets and no one under the age of 21 was allowed. Each day there were going to be lots of activ

ind of trip and didn't say a

or," she paused for a moment before continuing