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Nick sighed heavily. "Now how can you know what kinda mind she has, Mama? You don't understand. She's very rich. She's society. She lives in one world, we live in another. They don't mix."
His mother shook her head, throwing her hands into the air. "I never thought I'd see the day when a son of mine classed people."
"That's just it, she is class."
"And you're not?"
"Not her kind."
Still, Mama shook her head again, "We're all just flesh and blood, Nicky. God made us all the same. We all need air to breathe, food to eat."
Nick was quickly losing ground. "I don't understand why you took such a liking to her. Why this girl?"
"I don't know," his mother gestured helplessly. "Like I said, she's very pretty, Nicky." Her voice
softened.
"Did you see something, I didn't?" He saw, only he wasn't about to admit that behind those Coke bottle glasses, and starched linens suits was a woman to be desired. He'd only gotten a peek of high pouting breasts beneath a cotton pantsuit, and small rounded curves he'd like to tempt and tease. Control seemed to be slipping with Mama declaring her virtues too.
"Perhaps. Perhaps you saw it too, Nicky."
"Trust me, Mama, it would never work." Even though I can't keep her off my mind, even though I'm losing sleep, I know deep down it wouldn't work. Still, it was more than just Mama's words that had Nick thinking.
"What wouldn't?"
"Me and Miss Goody-Two-Shoes."
"Is that how you see her?"
Nick didn't want to discuss this with his mother. How could he expect her to understand? Besides, he'd done quite enough thinking about Kelsey. The less said the better.
"Yeah, Mama, that's how I see her."
"A pity. She's a diamond in the rough. My poor Nicky doesn't see that. When are you going to grow up and realize that those one night stands will never make you happy, Nicky?"
Where had his mother gotten such ideas? He hadn't been with a woman in a long, long time. Too long, in fact. Oh sure, he dated a few, here and there. But it never amounted to anything. If the truth be known, he could have had any number of one night stands, if he was so inclined. Only, he wasn't. Somewhere, over the course of the past few years Nick had stopped being interested in dating for a night.
"Look Mama, when I find a woman like you, I'll settle down and get married, okay?" He chuckled as he got up from his chair and kissed his mother lightly on top of her head, then strolled past her to his small bedroom.
He was about to close the door when Tina pranced through announcing proudly, "I have a date tonight, Mama."
"What?" Nick stormed towards her. "With whom?"
Tina didn't grovel! "Joe Giovanni. And I don't want to hear a word about him, Nick. He's a very nice guy."
Nick's blood pressure sky-rocketed. "Guy is right. He's not a kid. And you are not getting mixed up with that creep."
"Creep? Look, you said the other day I was old enough to date. And he is coming here to pick me up, just like you said. What more do you want?"
Nick's face screwed up like a war-cloud.
"You're not dating Joe, no matter what, young lady. He's a hoodlum. Find someone your own age."
"Everyone's a hoodlum, according to Nick Leonetti," Tina pouted.
"Why can't you date someone like Haskell Freeman, or Dino? Them I might be able to tolerate."
"You! You! Who made you the law around here, anyway? Why can't I date who I want, Mama?"
