Blessings
Chapter: 1
Pairing: Rob & Laura
Rating: G
The drive from her ballet studio back to New Rochelle had been a long one. Longer than usual. She gave a late class to housewives on Tuesday evenings and it never seemed to bother her before. Maybe it was all the extra hours she was putting in getting ready for the recital her youngest group was about to put on.
Laura Petrie's Dance School had been open for almost five years now. She had opened it when Richard, as he now liked to be called, started high school. And she had done very well even bringing in a few other instructors under her.
She parked her little black sports car in the garage and entered the house through the kitchen. Richard was busy at the stove, making what appeared to be dinner.
"Hi, mom." he looked up from the pot. "Hungry?"
"Starved." she walked over to where he was. "Smells good."
"It's beef stew." he smiled. "Fresh from the can."
Laura laughed. "Your father taught you well."
"Well it was either this or peanut butter and jelly."
"I think you made the right choice." she replied. "Where's your dad?"
"In the den." he told her. "He's trying to get a head start on next week's script."
The Alan Brady Show had went off the air a few years ago and now Rob was working on a scripted sitcom where Alan Brady played the character out of Rob's book. The show was going well and the ratings were steady.
Laura knocked softly on the door and then entered. "How's it going?"
"Uh, it's going." he replied, his eyes glued to the typewriter. "Three more scripts and then it's summer hiatus."
"Already?"
"Yep." Rob smiled. "I have to pen two specials for the network but I should be done by the time Rich graduates. I thought that we could do a little traveling this summer. Maybe see Europe again. It would be a great learning experience for Rich before he goes off the college. A nice break for him."
"You haven't told him yet, have you?"
"No, why?"
"Oh, I don't know." she sighed. "I think it would be a nice graduation gift. A surprise."
Rob pushed the chair back and pulled her into his lap. "You can take some time off from the studio, can't you?"
"I don't see why not." she replied. "I'm sure Millie would take my place for a while and besides Jane and Sarah are there. I'm sure they could handle things."
"You know after Rich goes off to college we'll still have a few weeks before I have to be back at work." his smile was dashing. "Maybe we could spend some time away, just the two of us."
Laura smiled. "Like another honeymoon?" she asked. "What does this make? Six? Seven?"
"I've lost count." he leaned in and kissed her. "Why don't you start putting together a little travel plan and we'll go over it this weekend."
"Okay."
"You think we're too young to retire?" he pondered.
"It's a nice thought but you would get bored. And quickly too."
"Yeah, but with Rich off to college and our careers successful maybe we should just spend the rest of our lives relaxing on some beautiful, secluded, island."
"And then you would get bored of me." she laughed. "I'm perfectly content just the way things are."
tbc...?