MMMMM, glad you guys like this little vignette so far, got lots more ideas cookin' in my brain pan. It's expanding nicely, and I'm 'hunting and pecking' as fast as I can.
Chapter II was completed, as far as I was concerned, but before I posted it I wanted to try to fill some gaps. Wound up splitting the chappie. You know how THAT goes…
Sit back and enjoy. Reviews are greatly appreciated.
Standard disclaimer: Nope, I don't own…
Wish I did.
RD
"Rockin' Down the House" by Ranchero D
Chapter II
Kim crept over to the phone in the hall, trying not to wake up the twins. The song she had heard on the local oldies station was still rolling around in her head, lending a little bounce and sway to her steps. "Monique is just going to go nuts for this" Kim whispered to herself. She got to the phone, picked up the receiver on the cordless, and pushed two numbers, then the pound sign.
The receiver buzzed twice, clicked, and a cheery voice announced "Hi, you've reached the domicile of Monique and Felix. We can't take your call at the moment…" a giggle erupted from the phone, and the recording continued "Felix, stop that, you know I'm ticklish there… sorry, but we especially can't take your call right now… leave a… FELIX… message, and we'll…" Monique let out a huge squeal, and Kim heard Felix laughing in the background. And then they both chorused...
"We'll get back to you."
Kim waited half a second, and then heard the familiar beep. "Mon, this is Kim. I need your help with something, and would appreciate a call if you two can tear yourselves away from each other for a moment or two. I think you're going to 'me like' this idea. I'll be at home waiting for your call."
Kim clicked the phone off, and went over to pick up the baby monitor receiver. She checked on both of the twins, and went silently into the spare bedroom that Ron was using for his office at home. She sat down at the cluttered desk, and moved some drafts for the new menus Ron was working on for his restaurants.
'The Ron' was emblazoned across the front of a prototype that seemed to be finished. She absently thumbed through the few pages of copy inside. 'Sushi and Nacos' was prominently printed on one corner of the menu. She still couldn't understand how he got away with combining those two types of foods, but it was a hit all over the country for some strange reason.
The other corner was boldly printed: 'For the Ninja on a Health Kick.' It listed much more sensible fare, and was much more to Kim's liking. She silently wished Ron would partake of this side of the menu much more often. She secretly needled him about his diet, and tried to prepare the healthiest food she could for him at home.
She had to admit there were more than a few disasters in their kitchen when she did her best to cook for Ron, but, in the end, he would always come to her rescue.
She still, to this day, was wary of her blender…
She closed the menu, and pushed aside an unfinished grande slurpster. She just had to get Ron to clean up in here. But every time she mentions it, Ron just laughs and says "Kim, a clean desk is a sign of a sick mind" and he shrugs it off.
Kim had to admit, Ron was excessively busy. Splitting his time between overseeing the restaurants and taping the show was MAJORLY time consuming. Ron was doing a great job of it. He especially made sure to save time for the family.
Ron always said "Kimmie, my family is number one to me, and always will be."
Once, she had actually done a major cleaning, arranging, and filing of all of his work. The result of that was he had spent over a week hollering out of his office at her;
"Honey, where did you put this?" and "Kimmie, where did you put that?"
Uttering a low growl, she thought back… Kim had sworn to herself; 'Never again will I touch his stuff', and hadn't moved anything that remotely looked important again.
Kim fired up the computer, and waited for it to boot. The monitor crackled to life under what seemed to her to be an inch of dust with a couple of spots of soda thrown in. She sighed, and started to type, her attention split between the keyboard and the monitor in her lap.
She typed in the URL for her favorite search engine, and it popped up on screen. She typed in the info she wanted to search for, and several links flashed onto the screen.
Kim double clicked on the first link she came to, a major old school R&B and Girl group recording studio that began in the 1950's, but didn't find what she was looking for. It was a huge temptation to dig deeper into this site, but she didn't believe in miracles just then.
Hmmm. No reference there? I wonder why? she thought to herself. She took the laser optical mouse, and clicked on 'back', returning her to the search page. She then clicked on a link referencing the group she was looking for, and said "Bingo."
Kim opened a personal folder, made sure to check that was security coded, and clicked on the link she needed to begin her plan.
She began humming to herself as lyrics were downloaded and stored in the secured folder.
Ohhh, Monique is going to just love this, she thought to herself again.
"Wade's right… Research Rocks!" she said out loud.
Just then, the phone rang. Kim saw it was Moniques' number on the display, and picked up the phone. Kim pushed the talk button, and said "Hi, Mon. Girl, do I ever need your assistance with a mission.
There was a slight pause, and Monique replied "Kim, is everything ok? The kids…are they alright? What's happening over there?"
Kim started to tell her best GF about the plan, when she heard the front door slam loudly, and Ron bellow...
"Kim, where are ya, honey?" just about at the top of his lungs.
The instant result of that was the baby monitor let out a screeching wail…
WAAAAAAAH!
In stereo, no less.
Kim hurriedly told Monique "Gad, the monster that is the father of my children just burst into the house like a bull in a china shop. Can you meet me for lunch at the mall tomorrow? I know it's kind of far from Corporate, but can you get away for long enough?"
"Girl, no big… There are a few perks from being head of the design and distribution departments. I'll be there just about 12:20 or so, and we can go over this delicious little tidbit in detail.
End of Chapter II
Stay tuned, gang. III's coming soon.
RD