confused

I was anxious to leave work Friday evening, looking forward to possibly seeing Jennifer. She had been working late most of the week in an attempt to ease her schedule. I was hoping she would be free tonight, although we had made no definite plans. I called her cell on the way home, but only got voice mail. I left a message for her to call me when she could. Almost as soon as I put the phone down, it rang.

I looked at the number, hoping it was Beth. It was my mother-in-law calling from her house.

"Hi Honey, how are you ?", she asked.

"I am fine Mom, how are you and Dad doing ?", I replied.

"We are fine, thanks. I just called to see how things were getting along between you and Jennifer. I was talking to Jennifer's mother today, she seemed as much in the dark as I am about you two.", she continued.

"Apparently Jennifer has not told her mother much about you two.", she added.

I went on to tell my mother-in-law that we had been seeing each other regularly for a while now, but things were s