I drove us to the party, about a 45-minute drive away. The host had apparently rented out a local golf course clubhouse that was closed for the holiday. The whole ride to the party mom had been holding in her giggles at the fact that she was going commando. We arrived, parked the car, and walked inside arm in arm. Mom gave her name and indicated that I was her plus one. We were immediately approached by several female employees of mom's, who greeted us warmly and invited us outside into the back patio area. We walked with them and I smiled when mom introduced me as the man in her life. We separated from the other women and paid our respects to the host, who seemed like a nice guy in his late 50s who enjoyed throwing this party for his employees. We shook hands after mom introduced me in th
