A Loving Lockdown Christmas, A mother finds love, desire and passion on Christmas.

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Vivian slammed her palm against the sliding door, frustrated at the thoughts she was having. ‘I really need to see a psychiatrist and get my head checked.. She would do just that. But first, she had to prepare for a Zoom meeting she had to attend. She dried off and put on her baby pink silk robe, as she made her way to her room to get dressed.

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Overall, the meeting had gone smoothly. The directors of the American Writers museum were fascinated with what she had to say and were more than glad to give her an hour session to talk about Plath’s poetry particularly ‘Balloons’, a poem about Christmas which would be apt since Christmas Eve was just 3 weeks away. Normally, this wasn’t something she would have done, with Christmas just around the corner. The museum was located in Chicago and under normal circumstances, it would have been impossible for her to travel at this time of the year. But the impacts of Covid-19 saw an increase in the usage of video conference tools such as Zoom, and it would be perfect for her to give a talk to the limited audience that would be gathered at the museum.

She shut her laptop, and got up to make herself a cup of coffee when her phone rang. A picture of Jason hugging her popped up on the screen, and the caller id indicated that it was indeed him. Vivian hesitated for a moment, the guilt weighing her down. But she ended up answering the call anyways. Even though things had been awkward between them for the past year, she still talked regularly with him. After all, he was her son and she couldn’t ignore him.

“Hey Mom, how’s things there? Covid all under control?”

“Everything is fine here honey. You don’t worry about me, and how are your classes going? Still online?” It’s been so long since she’d seen him and even hearing his voice brought her joy.

“Mhmm, and it looks like it will be for the rest of the semester. So Jimmy and I, we decided to move back home so we can save on the rent. Everything’s been transitioned to online mode and there’s no point in us staying here.. I’ll be home for Christmas and probably stay till campus reopens…is that okay with you?”

She didn’t know how to respond. Obviously, it was good Jason could come home but with things the way they were she didn’t think it was a good idea. She had heard it was really infectious, and you could even contract Covid-19 through touching objects. Vivian let out a deep sigh before responding, “Jace, don’t get me wrong. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to come home right now.”

“Mom if this is about the ki-“

“No! Don’t finish that…and this isn’t about that. How will you be traveling here? I know interstate restrictions have been lifted but are you sure it’s safe?” Vivian could feel her heart hammering, and she hadn’t expected him to bring that up.

There was a brief moment of silence, before Jason replied, “I’ll be driving home with Jimmy. Don’t worry about it, Mom, we’ll make sure to have our masks on and everything.”

“I don’t know Jason, you sure you’ll manage? I don’t want you to take such a huge risk just to save on a few months of rent and be home for Christmas..”

“Trust me, Mom, it’ll be okay. We’re leaving early on Sunday, so I’ll be home for dinner.”

“Alright, just be extra careful, ok? I’ll see you on Sunday. Gramps and nana will be glad to hear you’ll be home.”

“Yeah, I miss them a lot too. And I’ll be careful, don’t worry. I’ll call you again when we leave.”

“Bye Jason, and remember to sanitize yourself regularly, put your mask on and stay safe.”

“Jeez, Mom, I know. You stay safe too.” And the line went dead.

Chapter 2: Lockdown Announced

The first few days since Jason’s arrival had been fairly uneventful. Now a sophomore, he had matured and changed a lot over the past year. He had always been handsome. His tousled, dark brown was hair thick and lustrous. His features strong and defined with chiseled cheekbones. Over his time in California, he had even developed a nice tan, which was in direct contrast to Vivian’s ivory, pale complexion. But they did have the same facial structure and thick brown hair. She had been about to hug him tight when he arrived, before realizing he’d have to self-quarantine in his room for 14 days, and their contact would have to be limited. They had quickly set out a routine for the next 2 weeks, and luckily on the last day of his quarantine he had come up with no symptoms.

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