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Myhusband,Roy,hadalwayswantedtolaygolf。
IhadheardthehorridGolfWidowstoriesandneverencouragedthegame。Afterquiteafewyearsofmarriageandraisingthreechildren,wewereinformedbyourtwinsons,BradandChad,nowyoungadults,thattheyweretakinguthesortofgolf。Needlesstosay,theywantedtheirDadtolaywiththem。Theybeggedandleaded,buthehadlostinterestseveralyearsearlier。
OursonssurrisedRoywithasetofgolfclubsoneFathersDay。Duringourvacationthatyear,thethreeofthemlayedaroundofgolf。Sincehehadsomuchfun,hewantedtosharetheexeriencewithme。
“Letsgotothegolfcourse,”hebeggedoneSaturdayafternoon。
“WhyonearthwouldIwanttolaygolf?”Iasked。
“Youcandrivethecart,”herelied。“Please。”Isawaitifullookonhisface-justlikealittleboywithnomoneyinacandystore。
Myfirstthoughtwas,“SureIcan,butIcouldalsodrivemycartothemall。Itwouldbecoolerandalotmorefun。”Ilookedbackathissadfaceandfinallyagreedtogo。
“Nowhowlongwillthistake?”Iasked,withatwingeofresentmentsinmyvoice。
“Wewillonlylaynineholes,”hesaid。Hewhistledashegothisequimenttogether。Weheadedforthegreengrassofthegolfcourse。
ImoanedasIgotoutofthecarandsatdowninthedriversseatofalittlewhitegolfcart。Thiswasnotmyideaofagoodtime。BeforeIstartedutheengine,Roystartedtryingtoteachmetherulesoftheroad。
“Whatrules?”Ishouted,asItookoffdrivingfullseed。
“Slowdown,”hebegged。Ilaughedandketdriving。“Youcanonlydriveindesignatedsots,”hesternlyinformedme。
“Andwhoisgoingtostome?”Ijoked。Iwasalreadyfeelingrebellious。
Whenwereachedtheteeboxatholenumberone,hewasshakinghishead。Itwasclearthathewasrelievedtogetofftheseedinggolfcart。HesetuforhisfirstswingwhileIwatched,wonderingwhyeolethinkgolfissomuchfun。Itlookedmightyboringtome。
Hehittheball,buthadnoideawhereitwent。Forthenextfifteenminuteswesearchedforit。
Oh,thisisfun,Ichidedhim。
Welljustgetanotherball,helacatedme,asheoenedtheouchonhisgolfbagandulledoneout。
Backwewenttotheteebox。“Thiscouldtakeallafternoon,”Igrumbledtomyself。WhenRoyhittheballasecondtime,wefounditdownthefairwaysalittleway。Afterquiteafewstrokes,theballwentintothehole。IcantrememberthelasttimeIsawmyhusbandthathay。“Whatwasthebigdeal?”Iwondered。
Thedrivinggamewason。Wewereoffandseedingtothenexthole。Iwasdrivingthecartandhewaswalking。HesaidheneededtheexercisebutIknewhewasafraidofmydriving。Hesentagreatdealoftimehittingtheballandthenlookingforit,whileIwatchedthesquirrelsandrabbitslay。
Somethingentirelyunexectedhaenedbythetimewereachedthefifthhole。Wewerelaughing,harderthanwehadinmanyyears。Thefinancialstressassociatedwithuttingthreekidsthroughcollegewasgone。Thestrainof“toomuchworkandtoolittlelay”wasrelacedbyhayheartsandsmilingfaces。Tomyutteramazement,agolfcourseromancewasborn。
Bythetimewegottowholenumbersix,Ihadfalleninloveagain。Ifeltlikeayoungbrideaccomanyingherrincecharming。Suddenly,helookedsocutetryingtokeeuwiththatlittlewhiteball。
Whenwegottoholenumberseven,Isensedthathewaswatchingmemorethantheball。“Keeyoureyeontheball,”Irerimandedhim。
“ButIcant,”herelied。“Ilikelookingatyou。”
Atthatoint,hedecidedthathewouldridewithmeagain。Thistime,hedidn’tgetusetwhenIdrovetoofast。Bythetimewereachedholenumbereight,wewereholdinghands。Idon’tknowifhewasholdingonfordearlifeorifheenjoyedholdingmyhand,butnevertheless,Ilikedit。Ithadbeenalongwhilesincewelastheldhands。
Thelasthole,numbernine,wasthebestholeofall。Beforehesteedoffthecart,heleanedoverandkissedme。“Imgladyoucame,”hesaid。“Ihadsomuchfun。”
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