Big Surprise

Christopher

I was in my closet when I heard Olin come into the room. “Dad?” he called out.

“In here.”

He appeared in the doorway of my closet, leaning against the jamb. “What are you doing?” he asked with obvious confusion.

I looked down at the pants I had on that were unbuttoned. I had four shirts in a variety of colors laid out on the small table in the center of the closet and no socks on. “I’m getting dressed,” I answered.

He smirked. “That would generally mean you were putting clothes on. You look like you’re taking them off.”

“I’m trying to figure out what to wear for my date tonight.”

He walked in and pulled a black shirt from the rack and held it against my bare chest. “That one. With that blue tie.”

I studied the black shirt and the bright blue tie before looking at the black slacks I was wearing. “I’ll need different pants.”

He shook his head. “No. Stick with the black.”

“That’s very dark.”

“Women like a man with mystery.”

I smirked. “I think she knows a little too much abou