When we returned, I noticed that my father-in-law had changed; it looked like something was bothering him. He suddenly called me to talk in another room so that none of the family could hear. I was surprised and went with him.
– Are you cheating on my son? – my father-in-law asked.
– No, – I was surprised. – Why do you think so?
He said that a neighbor came to him and asked my son about kindergarten, mom and dad. And then she asked how often the boy walks outside. He answered:
– Often. I am playing in the sandbox with the children, and my mother is walking with a gentleman near me.
The father-in-law blushed and decided to change the subject, because he did not know how to explain his grandson’s words to the neighbor. I laughed; it seems to me that no one has made me laugh like that for a long time.
– Let’s go to my grandson and ask who the gentleman is. – I told my father-in-law.
He followed me into the room. My son was just playing with Jack, the dog we recently bought for him.
– Son, please show your grandfather your mother’s gentleman! – I asked.
– Here he is! – the boy said, pointing to the dog.
– My son always says that about Jack when I walk him in the evening. My son calls the dog “gentleman”, – I smiled.
