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Timothy - 14. Chapter 14
Thirty minutes later, we pulled into his driveway. His home looked like it came from an architect drawing in a magazine. I felt a little afraid. Stephen’s family was very well off. My parents, in contrast, were okay, but this house exuded wealth.
We took our suitcases and headed to the front door. “We’ll surprise them. I normally use the back door.”
Stephen tried the door, and it was locked. “I guess we will have to use the back door.”
Just as we were ready to leave, the door opened. There was an older gentleman, and when he saw Stephen, he smiled and pulled him into a hug. I thought this must be his grandfather. Then he saw me. I was wrapped in two arms, “You must be Timothy.”
“Yes, sir, you must be the infamous grandfather I heard so much about.” He laughed.
I followed Stephen and his grandfather into the house. The door no more than closed when an older woman approached Stephen. “Hello, Mother. This is Timothy.”
She welcomed me to her home, “Stephen, your father is still at work. Why don’t you show Timothy to the guest room? I’ll have some refreshments for you when you come back down.”
Smiling, she left us alone with Stephen’s grandfather. “Tim, follow me.”
“Do you mind if I come with you? I like to get to know this young man a little better.”
I looked at Stephen’s grandfather, and he had a twinkle in his eyes. I wonder if this was going to be the third degree.
I picked up my suitcase and followed Stephen and his grandfather up the stairs.
“This is your room. My room is on the other side of the library. Follow me, and I’ll give you a short tour.”
And it was a short tour. We stopped at the room he called a library, and it was a library that would rival the college’s library. The walls were covered with shelves loaded with books. In the center was a table. On both sides were comfortable-looking armchairs in leather. Each chair had a reading light. The room looked comfortable.
Stephen’s room was something I would have expected after seeing the Library. He had a queen-size bed, but what got my attention was the small living room suite. Beside a sofa and two chairs, there was a desk with a computer I didn’t recognize.
“You know what my major was at the University? This is what started it. I had a commercial computer, and I still have that one here somewhere. I started to read up on computers, and in my senior year in high school, I built this one. The printer I bought.”
As I looked at his computer, I noticed the keyboard wasn’t standard. He saw me looking and laughed.
“It is a standard keyboard, but only you and I know that. I designed the keyboard to be sure only someone with typing skills could use it. Think of it as a little insurance no one else can use it.”
“Stephen plays this computer as one plays a fine instrument. He will be an asset in my computer department.”
This is the grandfather he talked about working with during the summer break from college. I must have an expression of understanding on my face. “He didn’t tell you he worked for me?”
“He told me he worked for his grandfather, but I just made the connection.”
“Stephen said you are studying law.”
“Yes, corporate law, I’m looking toward graduation and passing my boards. I didn’t think I would need it as a corporate lawyer, but Stephen changed my mind.”
I saw Stephen’s grandfather look at Stephen and nod. The smile on Stephen’s face conveyed everything was okay. But I felt there was something else that was shared which I didn’t understand.
Stephen’s mother called Stephen on his cell phone. I thought that was strange.
“Mother said she has refreshments for us.”
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