Chapter 50
Lori thought the day with her family would never end. She'd hardly spent two seconds with Eric since they'd arrived, and it was now nearly seven o'clock. Eric was off demonstrating his computer game - his computer game - to Joe and the boys, while the women chatted, and Gary played a game of pool with their dad.
"I like this one," Kelly observed. "He's kind of geeky, but he's way nicer than Warren." Lori snorted. Kelly's husband was an electrical engineer, for goodness sake. Who was she to talk about geeky?
"The kids love him," Vanessa commented in her usual quiet manner. "And even your dad seems to approve."
Ellen nodded in judicious agreement. "Eric could be the one, Lori. You should try to hold onto this one."
"Jeez, you guys." Lori sighed. "It's not like I'm seventeen. I can handle my own relationships."
Kelly shook her head. "Not hardly. The last time we let you alone, you ended up with Warren the Weasel."