Chapter 41: Susan and Jack Talk

On Friday, a few hours before the street BBQ, Susan had a good talk to Jack. Jack had recovered really well from their ordeal and had even had his head bandage removed. There were still a few stitches visible around a shaved bit of Jack’s head but a cap would hide that very nicely. With Jack feeling a lot better Susan thought it was a good opportunity to discuss with him her own discussions she’d had with her mother.

She told Jack that mom knew all about their ‘developing relationship’ and mom said that while it was unusual it was not totally rare. The one majorly good point of the whole thing, according to Susan’s mom, was the fact that they were not related in blood in any shape or form. That removed all the stress and complications of wondering whether any children born into the relationship would have some major congenital deformity. However, Susan’s mom did not like the way a close relationship like this would affect their education. She said it was not right or fair on anyone to start a family before they had completed their education which would ensure the much better prospects for stable employment later on. To that end Beverly Flynn was going to insist that Susan go and live with her Aunt Julie in Glendale to allow the two a chance to cool off. They would both continue their education together at the same school and Beverly was going to have Susan’s surname revert back to Beverly’s old maiden name. She would become Susan Matthews. The idea of this would be to psychologically separate the two in people’s minds as brother and sister. Close family members already knew this but for those not so close it just might save lots of explaining if it came to a formal wedding ceremony. Susan’s mom had suggested that they could choose a Registry Office ceremony if they liked. Susan balked at this immediately. She wanted to marry her Jack in style.