SECOND CHANCES: Be Careful What You Ask For.
Laurie's new book brings equal parts joy and heartache
will the Simons lives ever be the same?
A Simon and Simon/Six Million Dollar Man Crossover This is a work of fiction. No money is being made on it, and the characters are owned by Universal
and are only being borrowed for a little while.
Prologue
"Rick, I'll be right back, I 'm going to feed the chickens."
"All right, honey, I'll start breakfast." Rick replied, as Laurie went outside. He looked at the clock and groaned; 5:30 am was a miserable hour to get up at, he never got used to it. Grabbing a cup and pouring some coffee, he took a sip and looked out at the patio, only to see his wife frozen in one spot, staring at the figure of someone in their yard.
He raced out of the kitchen, and rushing up next to her, put an arm around her as he peered at what looked like a woman, standing about ten yards from them, barely visible in the early morning light.
"Laurie, are you all right? Who is that?" he asked, feeling her trembling against his arm. She blinked, then turned to him and managed to say, "It's my great- grandmother, it's Casey."
"You're kidding me, a ghost?" He met her eyes, seeing a dazed expression in them. She nodded, then turning back to the figure, asked, "You are grandmother Casey, aren't you?"
The woman nodded, then they heard her voice, warm, with a funny accent. "I need to warn you, my child. There is danger. You are so much like me, but you need to remember what you have learned, or you'll lose what you most love." She paused, then Laurie said, "Grandmother, what's going to happen?" Her grandmother shook her head, and then seemed to smile. "Just remember to use your head as well as your heart. It will be all right."
Suddenly she was gone, and Rick grabbed his wife as she started to sway. "Sweetheart, I've got you, I'll take you inside." He helped her make it into the house and had her take a seat at the kitchen table. Bringing her a glass of water, he saw the color come back into her face as he sat next to her, asking her "are you dizzy, do you want me to call Rudy or Doc?' She shook her head, taking a deep breath. "I'm fine, just took my breath away to see her. I wonder why she came at this time?'
Rick glanced back out the window, seeing nothing but the chickens looking for worms. "I don't know, darlin', but she seemed real enough. Maybe you shouldn't go on your book tour alone next month?" Laurie gazed at him, then nodded. "I don't want to go, Rick, maybe I can get the publisher to cut back on the number of cities I need to travel to." She shivered, and her husband wrapped his arms around her. "Darlin', I won't let you go alone at all, I want one of us to be with you, what if you get sick or something?"
She cuddled up to Rick, saying, "I'll be all right, I just don't want to be without you. It's been so long we've been apart, that's one of the reasons I didn't want a book tour. I don't like traveling by myself, but you know," she touched his cheek, "all the fun time you ever get is your weekends with the guys once a month or so. I don't want to smother you,"
He interrupted her by kissing her, then told her "The day a man doesn't want to be loved by you, is the day that man is crazy! Besides," he grinned, "I have plenty of fun with you!" Laurie blushed as he grabbed her hand and said, " Come on, I'll even help you with the chickens!"
Laughing, the two held hands and went back out into the cold morning, not noticing a pair of eyes watching them from an adjoining road.
Using binoculars, the man watched Laurie's every move, timing how long it took her to feed the chickens. He saw Rick go into the barn with her, then timed them coming out. As they went back into the house, he smiled, Phase 1 of his plan was now beginning.
Laurie's new book brings equal parts joy and heartache
will the Simons lives ever be the same?
A Simon and Simon/Six Million Dollar Man Crossover This is a work of fiction. No money is being made on it, and the characters are owned by Universal
and are only being borrowed for a little while.
Prologue
"Rick, I'll be right back, I 'm going to feed the chickens."
"All right, honey, I'll start breakfast." Rick replied, as Laurie went outside. He looked at the clock and groaned; 5:30 am was a miserable hour to get up at, he never got used to it. Grabbing a cup and pouring some coffee, he took a sip and looked out at the patio, only to see his wife frozen in one spot, staring at the figure of someone in their yard.
He raced out of the kitchen, and rushing up next to her, put an arm around her as he peered at what looked like a woman, standing about ten yards from them, barely visible in the early morning light.
"Laurie, are you all right? Who is that?" he asked, feeling her trembling against his arm. She blinked, then turned to him and managed to say, "It's my great- grandmother, it's Casey."
"You're kidding me, a ghost?" He met her eyes, seeing a dazed expression in them. She nodded, then turning back to the figure, asked, "You are grandmother Casey, aren't you?"
The woman nodded, then they heard her voice, warm, with a funny accent. "I need to warn you, my child. There is danger. You are so much like me, but you need to remember what you have learned, or you'll lose what you most love." She paused, then Laurie said, "Grandmother, what's going to happen?" Her grandmother shook her head, and then seemed to smile. "Just remember to use your head as well as your heart. It will be all right."
Suddenly she was gone, and Rick grabbed his wife as she started to sway. "Sweetheart, I've got you, I'll take you inside." He helped her make it into the house and had her take a seat at the kitchen table. Bringing her a glass of water, he saw the color come back into her face as he sat next to her, asking her "are you dizzy, do you want me to call Rudy or Doc?' She shook her head, taking a deep breath. "I'm fine, just took my breath away to see her. I wonder why she came at this time?'
Rick glanced back out the window, seeing nothing but the chickens looking for worms. "I don't know, darlin', but she seemed real enough. Maybe you shouldn't go on your book tour alone next month?" Laurie gazed at him, then nodded. "I don't want to go, Rick, maybe I can get the publisher to cut back on the number of cities I need to travel to." She shivered, and her husband wrapped his arms around her. "Darlin', I won't let you go alone at all, I want one of us to be with you, what if you get sick or something?"
She cuddled up to Rick, saying, "I'll be all right, I just don't want to be without you. It's been so long we've been apart, that's one of the reasons I didn't want a book tour. I don't like traveling by myself, but you know," she touched his cheek, "all the fun time you ever get is your weekends with the guys once a month or so. I don't want to smother you,"
He interrupted her by kissing her, then told her "The day a man doesn't want to be loved by you, is the day that man is crazy! Besides," he grinned, "I have plenty of fun with you!" Laurie blushed as he grabbed her hand and said, " Come on, I'll even help you with the chickens!"
Laughing, the two held hands and went back out into the cold morning, not noticing a pair of eyes watching them from an adjoining road.
Using binoculars, the man watched Laurie's every move, timing how long it took her to feed the chickens. He saw Rick go into the barn with her, then timed them coming out. As they went back into the house, he smiled, Phase 1 of his plan was now beginning.