Jealous

They both sat at the table and made small talk. I made a real effort to look at Beth as little as possible. Lance was going on and on to my father in law about how he was supposed to be playing golf today. Apparently, two of the four members he normally played with could not make it this morning so it was called off. Soon my mother in law was finished and we were moving to the dining room to eat.

"Jeff, would you help me bring the food into the dining room ?", she asked me.

"Sure, Mom, no problem.", I replied.

When everyone had left the kitchen for the other room, she touched me on the arm and looked at me with a very troubled look on her face,

"Are you ok, Jeff ?", she asked, "You seem very quiet today. In fact you haven't said a word since Beth and Lance arrived."

"I'm ok Mom.", I answered, "He just gets under my skin sometimes."

"I know, but he is family." she said.

If you only knew I thought, as she handed me the large pot of gumbo. I carried the pot to the dining room table, retu