A/N: Season two of both Who's The Boss? and The Upper Hand, even though TUH started six years after WTB? started.
The phone was ringing as Angela walked through the door. She walked in and hung up her coat. Jonathan was sitting on the couch.
"Hi sweetheart." She walked towards him.
"Telephone Angela!" Tony hollered from the kitchen. She walked over to the phone behind the couch and picked it up.
"Hello? Yes Donald." Angela put her left hand in the crook of her right elbow while she was on the phone with Donald Stewart, chairman of the board at Wallace and McQuade. "Right away. I'll be on the next flight to London." She hung up.
"You're going to London? But you just got home." Jonathan said. Angela walked over and sat on the couch. She pulled Jonathan into her lap and wrapped her arms around him.
"I have to go Jonathan. My boss says I have to."
"But you're the president. You tell people what to do." Angela sighed.
"Sweetheart. I have to go. I don't have a choice. The board tells me where I have to go." Tony and Samantha walked out of the kitchen and into the living room.
"Then we'll all go." Tony said. Angela looked at him.
"What?"
"You, me, Jonathan and Sam. We'll take the next flight to London."
"It's crazy. We can't all go."
"Why not? I'd love for the kids to see London. We have our passports from Mexico." Angela sighed.
"Alright, we can go. But we have to find a place to stay."
"We'll arrange that in London." Angela laughed with excitement.
"I haven't been to England since-" She paused.
"Since when?" Tony asked.
"Oh, it's nothing." Angela smiled.
"What, what what what, what?" Samantha asked. Angela laughed.
"Michael and I went to Europe when we were first married. I haven't been since although we've made calls to the London and Hong Kong offices."
"Then it's settled. Sam, Jonathan, go pack your suitcases. We're taking a vacation."
"It's not exactly a vacation Tony. I have to work."
"You work. I'll show the kids around London." Angela nodded.
"What do you know about London?" Tony smiled.
"Enough. Now, go get a suitcase packed." Tony put his hand on Angela's arm.
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At the same time,
"Charlie?" Caroline asked. He looked up at her from the scrambled eggs he was cooking on the stove.
"Yes?"
"I can't believe the president of the company will be here! I want to meet with him. I'm looking for a promotion."
"Where is the president coming from?" Caroline took a drink of her coffee.
"New York City, I think. That's the largest branch of Wallace and McQuade." Charlie nodded.
"When will he be here?" He asked. Tom and Joanna walked in.
"Tomorrow. I'm going to talk to the board of directors and see if he can stay with us."
"What? Who?" Joanna asked.
"The president of my company. He's coming in from New York."
"City?! I've always wanted to go to New York."
"Maybe we'll go sometime when we have some money Jo. Passports and airline tickets are expensive."
"How can the president do it?"
"He makes a lot of money like Caroline. Not everybody scrubs toilets for a living." Charlie grumbled.
"Dad." Joanna said.
"Charlie," Caroline crossed her arms. "you do your job very well. We appreciate you being here." Charlie nodded.
'Thank you Caroline." Laura walked in.
"Hey Laura." Jo said.
"Hi Grandma." Tom stated.
"Hello everybody." Laura replied.
"Hey Laura, guess what?" Charlie asked.
"Caroline has finally decided to get married?" She looked between Charlie and Caroline with hopeful stars in her eyes.
"No mother." Caroline rolled her eyes and sighed. "The president of Wallace and McQuade is coming to London. He's staying here in Henley with us." Laura's eyes lit up.
"Is he single?"
"I don't know mother. Maybe."
"So you could be getting married."
"Laura." Charlie warned. "Come sit down. Eat some breakfast." Jo and Tom sat down and started to eat the scrambled eggs.
"This is really good dad, but I have to leave for school." Jo said.
"What's this excitement for school?" Charlie asked. She shrugged and stood up. He grabbed her before she could run off. "Joanna Burrows." She sighed. She'd never win this.
'I'm meeting this boy before school."
"That sounds reasonable. Come on Joanna." Laura took her. "I'll drop you off." They walked out the door.
"Come on Tom. I have to go too. I'll take you to school before I leave for the train." Caroline said and they walked out of the kitchen.
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When they got off the plane, Jonathan's face was red in embarrassment. Angela put her arm around his shoulders.
"It's alright sweetheart. I get airsick too." She said sweetly.
"Airsick, carsick, motion sick, seasick-" Sam went down the line. Tony glared at her.
"Samantha." She shrugged. They walked through the airport after getting their suitcases. A tall light brown haired man stood there with a sigh that said,
"Mr. Bowers."
Angela looked at Tony.
"Is that for me?"
"I don't know. How popular is your last name in Europe?" Angela shrugged. "Can't hurt to ask him." Tony walked over to him.
"You're looking for Mr. Bowers?" Angela asked. He looked at her.
"Yes. He's from New York City." He paused and looked at Tony. "Is that you?" Before Tony could respond the man was shaking his hand. "So nice to meet you. Caroline will be so happy." Angela looked at Tony but he shrugged. "I'm Charlie. We'll be going to the house." He looked at Angela, Jonathan and Samantha. "Is this your family?" Tony took Angela's hand and she glared at him.
"Yes." Tony said. Tony nodded and Charlie looked at Sam.
"My daughter Joanna is about your age."
"Who are you?" Tony asked.
"I work for Ms. Wheatley. She's the person you're staying with." Then they turned and walked out of the airport out to the car.
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When Charlie got back to the house, Laura was there with Tom and Joanna.
"Well, hello there." Laura said with a smile. She stood up and walked over. "I'm Laura West. This is my grandson Tom Wheatley and this is Charlie's daughter Joanna Burrows." She couldn't take her eyes off Tony.
"Hi." Tom said.
"Hi." Joanna said quietly and gave a slight wave.
"I'm Tony, this is Angela, Sam and Jonathan." Tony stated. Joanna stood up and walked over to Sam.
"Want to go listen to some music?"
"Sure!" Sam exclaimed and they rushed up the stairs.
"Be careful Sam!" Tony exclaimed. Jonathan stood next to Angela. She laughed.
"Come here Jonathan." Tom walked over.
"Hey Jonathan. Let's go outside and look for snakes."
"You like snakes?" Jonathan asked.
"Of course!" Tom exclaimed.
"You be careful and don't get hurt Jonathan." Angela said. He looked at her.
"I will mom." Tom and Jonathan ran outside. Tony looked around.
"This house looks familiar." Tony said. Angela laughed.
"You just miss home and mother." Tony shrugged.
"That could be it." He replied.
"Sit down." Laura said smiling at Tony. Angela and Tony sat on the couch. Charlie sat in the chair with his back to the door. The door opened and Caroline entered.
"Hello Caroline." Laura said and Charlie jumped up.
"Caroline, you're early." Caroline nodded and took off her gloves.
"I wanted to be here to meet Mr. Bowers." Angela and Tony stood up.
"This is Tony and this is Angela." Charlie said and Caroline nodded.
"Hello Mr. Bowers." Caroline walked over to Tony. "It's wonderful to meet the president of Wallace and McQuade. All the way from New York City." Tony smiled.
"I appreciate that, but I'm Tony Micelli. I'm just a housekeeper." Tony said.
"Then why are you here?" Caroline asked.
"I'm on vacation with the children. Angela is the advertising president."
"Angela?" Caroline asked.
"It's an honest mistake." She smiled.
"They said Mr. Bowers was coming." Caroline said. Angela spoke quietly to herself.
"I hate overseas calls. They never work like they are supposed to." Then she looked up at Caroline. "I'm the president of Wallace and McQuade. I appreciate you allowing us to come into your home. I know that you weren't expecting all four of us; the truth is, I wasn't expecting it to be the four of us here either." Caroline listened but stood back in awe. Could she possibly have a woman for her boss? Wasn't the president supposed to be a man's job?
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