"Have you got any plans for this weekend, Mom?" It was the Friday before Mother's day weekend and I had already planned something special for Mom.
"No plans, honey. Why do you ask?" Mom texted back, innocently playing along pretending it wasn't Mother's day weekend.
"Well, I'd like to take you out for Mother's day.. Like a real date." I responded.
"Oh, in that case. I'm all yours baby." Mom texted back, instantly.
"Good. I bought you a little something special, it'll arrive tomorrow. I'm taking you to dinner tomorrow night, be sure to wear it for me." I instructed her.
And that was that, I hope to give Mom the best Mother's day of her life; one that she will never forget.
The next day I drove up to Palmdale and picked Mom up around 5 PM on Saturday; I stood outside her house anxiously waiting to see how she looked in the dress I'd bought her. Mom stepped out of the front door and onto the porch, locking the door behind her; the bright white dress I'd bought for her fit magically, hugging every inch of her curvaceous body tightly. The dress was long and classy but had a slit running up each side of her thighs, all the way up to her hips; exposing just the right amount of leg. The neckline of the dressed plunged deep and ended right below her huge 34E sized breasts; you could already tell Mom wasn't wearing a bra beneath the dress.
Mom made her way down the driveway to my car; I could have sworn she was actually glowing for a change. The sun was setting but she was still vibrant, illuminating with every step. I grabbed her by the hand and pulled her in for a hug; she held me tightly before kissing me on the cheek.
"Thank you so much for the dress. I absolutely love it." Mom said.
"Aw, you deserve it Mom." I replied. I kept a hold of her hand and led her to the other side of my car and opened the door for her as any gentleman would on a first date.
"Did you tell Dad you wouldn't be home tonight?" I asked, before leaving her house.
"Oh, I must have forgotten to tell him this morning. Don't worry, I'll text him now." Mom explained.
"Honey, Matthew is taking me out for Mother's day in LA. I'm going to stay the night as his place tonight but I'll be home tomorrow. Love, Ari."
Thus begun the greatest Mother's day celebration of our lives.
"So, where are we headed?" Mom asked.
"We have reservations at LA Prime; it's the steakhouse at the top of Westin Bonaventura Hotel." I told her.
"Fancy.."
"There's a bar on the floor above that slowly revolves around giving a great view of the city, I figured we could end our night there." I added.
"That sounds wonderful." Mom replied.
"There's just one thing.." I began.
"What's that?" Mom asked.
"Tonight, you're not "Mom." Since it's not Mother's day, no one will expect you to be on a date with your son.. Tonight, I'm your date and I'm going to call you Ari, alright?" I asked.
"I wouldn't have it any other way baby." Mom answered.
We arrived at the restaurant right on time.
"Hi, I've got a reservation for two. Yeah, the last name is Butler." I told the hostess.
"Right this way, Mr. and Mrs. Butler." The hostess instructed us to follow her to our table.
The restaurant was dimly lit and there were candles on each table; the waitress filled our cups with water and we requested a bottle of wine.
Mom and I sat quietly in the candle lit restaurant gazing into each other's eyes surrounded by countless strangers who had no idea we were mother and son, not husband and wife. Mom sipped away at her glass of wine and I could tell she was already getting tipsy; I couldn't help myself, she just looked so god damn perfect.
"Ari.." I said aloud, Mom glanced up at me and smiled. "You look so fucking beautiful. There is no one else I'd want sitting across from me."
Mom blushed and glanced down at the table, she slowly slid her hand on top of mine and said, "Thank you, Matthew. I love you; this night means so much to me."
We finished our bottle of wine before our server could even make her way back to the table to take our order.
"Actually, could we get the check please?" Mom asked, as the server returned.
"Are.. Are you sure?" I asked.