Ficlets

Bonding

“Son, I think this vacation is the best thing we’ve ever done,” Mr. Gates said.

“Well, I suppose the fishing is sorta fun. And I will be tan when we get back to school,” he said hesitantly, not liking the idea of agreeing with his dad.

“See, I told you we would have fun, just the two of us.”

“Hey dad, you know what would be really fun?” He said coyly, like he’s trying to reach out.

“What, Ted?” the father replied.

“If we went swimming!”

And with that he pushed his dad in the water.

View this story's 1 comments.