Well ... They've both read it now.

I saw Mom and Dad last weekend for the nieces birthday party. Mom told me she had finished reading Unconditional, that it was very good, but that the ending was not at all what she expected. Then she shot me one of those looks where you know she was editing her vocabulary and trying to figure out how to ask or say something. Since the entire family was there, and most of them were in the room with us having their own conversations, I understood her careful word choice ... but the look threw me a bit. I'm not certain what her reaction to it really is.

Dad called last night and left a message on the answering machine. He told me that he finished reading it, he was impressed, and that I did a good job. He also told me he would like to talk to me about the book. For some reason I am not at all nervous about that conversation, yet talking to Mom about it still makes me nervous.

So now they know, they've read it, and I'm certain they have questions. I guess we wait to see what they have to say about it, if it changes anything, and if they have the courage to ask whatever questions they may have after reading it.

I have a few weeks reprieve, we won't see them again until the end of February ... but I suspect at least Dad won't wait that long. I won't be surprised to get another phone call over the weekend from him, Mom will more than likely wait until we go up next though.