A guy discovers his mother’s will, and what he discovers in it drives him to order her to collect her belongings and leave his home immediately. Jerry Osborne’s head was a jumbled mess. He’d just gotten an email on his laptop, and the contents were incredible. He returned his gaze to his computer for a few minutes more before reaching for the phone on his antique mahogany table!
“Ellie,” he stated crisply as his aide answered the phone. “Phone my lawyer, then link me with Eddie Hill, and then get me my mother – in that sequence!” Ellie had worked with Jerry for over a decade and knew he was not the guy you were looking for. She called his attorney as soon as she received his instructions and connected the connection.
Meanwhile, Jerry was shaking his head in bewilderment in his office, his gaze fixed on the screen of his laptop. “Oh, I’m going to pay her back for this,” he muttered, then heard his attorney, Esther Johnson, on the phone. “Hello?” she inquired. “I don’t have much to say, Esther; I simply wanted to point up your gaffe!”
“What do you mean, Jerry?” Esther inquired, perplexed. “I’m glad you inquired. Did it occur to you that you submitted my mother’s will for approval to my email account rather than hers?” Jerry heard scuffling and a couple taps as she yelled, “Oh no!” Esther was looking at her laptop. She did, in fact, send him the will. The lawyer coughed out her apologies, but Jerry had already completed his job, so he disregarded her and ended the phone conversation.
He then stood up to face his office’s big floor-to-ceiling window. It opened to a magnificent view of the huge metropolis of Washington, D.C., but he couldn’t enjoy it just now. His phone rang while he looked unseeingly. Eddie Hill was the one. Jerry yelled a few explicit directions before scheduling everything to be completed on the same day.
“I want it today, Eddie, as soon as you can get it ready,” he responded, then heard him on the other end of the telephone ramble on and on about how that could be difficult. “Eddie,” he answered flatly, cutting the fellow off. “Today,” he said before hanging up the phone. He’d hardly finished when the next call came in. Ellie was not going to slack off with Jerry in such a terrible temper, so as soon as he got off the telephone with Eddie, she patched him through to his mother, Mrs. Joan Osborne.
“Good morning, Mom!” Jerry remarked before hurrying on. “I’d want to say two things to you right now. The first is that Esther accidentally emailed me your updated will… The second is that I want you to pack your belongings.” Joan, who had been sitting comfortably in the lounge of Jerry’s home, where she shared a room with him, became silent. “Are you unhappy about the will, my precious boy?” “Please allow me to explain…” she began, but he stopped her off.
“I don’t want you to, Mom; all I need right now is for you to pack your things.” “Be ready to go by 16:00,” he stated before hanging up. Joan sat there listening to her own pulse thumping when the connection went dead. She had expected her son to acquire it! She had moved in with him because, although being just 62, she had almost been paralyzed by arthritis in the previous year.
“I’m not going to lose you like that,” her son had promised. Jerry was the youngest of her three children, and he was always there for her as she faced life’s challenges. Joan eventually left the lounge and walked upstairs to her room, as directed by her son. She understood why he wanted her to go. It was because she had requested that her money be left to his two elder brothers.
She had honestly expected him to comprehend everything, and it grieved her that he did not. It disturbed her so deeply that as she glanced at her bag, her eyes blurred with tears. Joan felt bad for causing her sweetest kid anguish, so she wanted to explain. “Rob!” she yelled out to Jerry’s housekeeper, who assisted her with her bag before she walked downstairs to wait for her son.
His automobile arrived into the driveway at precisely 16:00; he was usually timely. When he went in, he kissed her on the cheek, but Joan was beyond all the formalities. “Please, Jerry,” she begged. “Please allow me to explain.” “I’m sorry, mum, but I don’t have time for that right now.” “Come on,” he urged. “Everything has been planned.” He carried her luggage to his vehicle and deposited them in the trunk, and his mother got into the car without saying anything.
Jerry said nothing throughout the journey, and Joan was ultimately obliged to inquire where they were heading. Rather of answering, Jerry switched on the radio and cranked up the volume. “You’ve truly done it now, Joan,” she reflected as she gazed out her window. They were in an unknown neighborhood. Joan prodded, “Listen, Jerry, regarding the will…” “Yes, the will!” Jerry said, looking across at Joan and wrinkling his lips.
“The one where you bequeathed your home and $120,000 in savings to Jessica and Steven in exchange for the ancient cottage on the lake, grandfather’s war photographs, and dad’s watch?” “Yes,” Joan said quietly. “Permit me to explain…” But soon as she finished her sentence, Jerry came to a complete halt. They were parked at what seemed to be a tiny private airfield, where a stylish private plane awaited. Jerry turned to face his mother, who was taken aback to find tears in his eyes.
“It’s not about the home or the money, Mom. Those two don’t have much, while I have much more than I could possibly need.” Mom, what you wished for me demonstrates how well you know me. You understand precisely what is vital to me. I have everything I need, but the memories you want to give me are priceless!” “Jerry…” Joan exclaimed. “I was worried you were going to throw me out!”
That made him smile. “Not going to happen!” he said. “I’m going to take you to Hawaii for two weeks.” I believe the warm weather will be beneficial to your arthritis, and I will be able to spend more quality time with you!” Joan hugged her youngest – the kid was her favorite son, though she would never acknowledge it. He’d realized! Joan was relieved that Jerry would appreciate and pass on her father’s and husband’s mementos. They had a great time in Hawaii, and Jerry even met a gorgeous lady, so Joan didn’t have to wait too long to have grandkids after all!