Wanna be startin’ somethin’

 

Jared didn't see it coming. Were they really seeing this with their own eyes? Even Jody thought it suspicious too. Fan and Sal were actually talking.

"It's not supposed to be this way," Angel said afterward. Not that she'd made a big deal about it. After all, she was practically a beached whale these days and no way was she going to let anything get to her blood pressure.

"Probably, just catching up," Jared suspected. No way could it be anything more, but he was certain the laughter annoyed Angel. He knew her feelings toward his mother. She didn't like her one bit. 

After she got ready for bed, Jay called. "I saw them leave together."

"What?" Jared almost choked as he was taking a sip of cold water. It felt like the beginning of something bad. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, Amanda saw it too," Jay told him.

"You're just sounding crazy now." Jared winced thinking nothing would come of it. Sal probably had a late Christmas gift to give his mom. It couldn't be.

Jared sighed. No way could he ever see those two romantic. And yet Sal was always there to get her out of some hot water over the years. He scratched the back of his, and Angel asked, "Is something the matter?"

"I don't think so," he told her. Angel nodded back.

Yes, it was best to keep calm. They were counting down the days until the little one got here. Maybe by the end of the month or early August.

Jared took a deep breath, just enough time for his mother to start up something with Sal and then end it before anything simmered. Could Sal handle something like that? After all, they'd be grandparents soon. Then what? Would they have to do everything separate with them?

All Jared wanted was for the two to remain friends. Yes, it would be a bad thing if they were lovers.