Terry
11
Jill had only been in the kitchen for a minute when I heard Dwight laugh. I was beginning to get worried; what does this girl have in mind? And what girl doesn't want to go shopping? I held my breath as Jill headed out of the kitchen, the smile she had on her face was a bit too devious…what is this girl up to?
Dwight was right behind Jill and his smile was even bigger than hers. "You have yourself a great girl here, Terry" Dwight said with a raised eyebrow as he laughed. Then he turned you Jill, "Don't you worry darlin', I will take care of everything for you and I'll call you once everything is done…I know a couple of people!" He smiled.
Jill's smile grew "You're the best!" she beamed.
"Okay, okay, what is going on here?" I asked.
"It's a surprise!" Jill responded.
"I don't like surprises!"
Jill put on a mockingly sad face "Well, if you really want me to tell you, I will but I would like to surprise you!" She looked at me questioningly.
I couldn't help but to laugh; I'm such a sucker. I couldn't help but think about my mom, she made the same kind of face when she wanted something from my dad. "I couldn't say no to that face even if I wanted to; now could I?"
"Well, you coooould…" Jill poked her lip out a little bit more. We all laughed.
"Okay, well, I'll call you when everything is done; shouldn't b more than about half hour." Dwight repeated.
"Great!"
I had never seen Jill look so happy which made me wonder even more what she was up to. We thanked Dwight, said our good byes and headed out.
"So, where are we headed?" I asked.
"Well, I want to go back to the hotel to change if you don't mind."
"It's your day so, if that's what you want to do, then that's what we'll do. It'll also give me a chance to check on Eva."
In the elevator Jill seemed as though she couldn't contain herself. She had such a beautiful smile; I was glad to see that she was so happy…although I wasn't sure why yet.
Once in the room, Jill headed straight for her room, "I won't be long; I promise!"
"Take your time."
I knocked on Eva's room door but didn't get a response. She's probably still in the tub. I went over to Jill's room and knocked on the door, "hey, do you think I should change or is what I'm wearing okay for what we're doing?"
"No, you're fine!" She responded. "If you're not going to be long, I'll wait for you in the car, okay?" Before she responded, she opened the door, "I'm ready!" she said with a smile.
"You're still wearing the same thing; I thought you were going to change." I said, confused.
She smiled, "I am going to change buuut…not now" she began to giggle.
"Okay, I'm confused now."
"I know, I'm sorry but you'll understand later; I promise!" she beamed. "Now, let's go!" she grabbed my hand and headed to the door.
Once in the elevator I asked "So, are you going to tell me where we're going?"
"No, silly…it's a surprise! If I told you, it wouldn't be surprise now, would it?"
"I guess not" I laughed. "You know, you're lucky I like you…I don't like surprises."
"I can see why; if I was your age, I might have had a heart attack this morning." She laughed.
"Oh, you got old jokes now?!"
"Oh man, I crack myself up!" she managed to say in between laughs.
Once we got in the car I asked, "So, where are we going?"
"I told you, it's a surprise!"
I laughed "How am I supposed to get there if I don't know where we're going?"
"I'm going to put the address in the GPS for you then, all you have to do is follow the directions. See? Simple!"
"You have this all figured out, don't you?"
"Of course."
"And you obviously didn't have any of this planned beforehand…I like that!"
"That's good because I like you!"
As she put the address into the GPS, I couldn't help but to notice how beautiful her smile was. The first time I saw this girl, she was crying and while I have seen her smile before, it was never this kind of smile. Her smile lit up her entire face, she was beaming! I can't believe I hadn't noticed how beautiful she is until now. Was I just faking jacks or hadn't I noticed?
"Earth to Terry…hello?"
She jolted m out of my thoughts. "Sorry baby girl, are we all set?"
"We sure are. Are you okay? You seemed like you were really deep in thought a second ago!"
I smiled "I am fine, just started thinking about some stuff; nothing for you to worry about."
She looked worried "Do you want do just stay here? We don't have to go if you don't want to."
"Why would you think that? You looked all excited a minute ago; what happened?"
"Well, the look on your face"
I cut her off before she could finish. I grabbed her chin "Look at me. It honestly was nothing…I was just in thought. I am actually intrigued right now!"
We ended up at the Pirate's Cove miniature Golf course. I hadn't played miniature golf in years.
"Are you surprised?" She asked.
"I actually am, I haven't played in years."
"My dad and I used to play miniature golf all the time. It was near our house…" her voice began to trail off.
While I understood she missed her dad, I didn't want her to be sad. "Well then, I hope you don't beat me too bad…please be gentle." I said in a mocking tone that made her laugh. We had an hour and a half to play before the place opened so, Jill and I had the place all to ourselves. Of course I have been to clubs and vacations but, I hadn't had this much fun doing something so simple in a long time and I let her know.
"Good, I'm glad! I wasn't sure if you were just going to think it was silly but, you are always working or in a meeting so, I wanted to find something fun for us to do."
"But this weekend isn't supposed to be about me; it's supposed to be about you and making you happy, making you smile."
"Have I stopped smiling yet?" She asked.
"No, actually you haven't!"
"So, then?"
"So then what?"
"So then, that means I am happy!"
"Then my job is done!"
Later on that evening, Jill told me that we were going to dinner at a surprise location; of course! I have never had so many surprises in a day before. I headed to my room to shower and get ready for dinner. Once I was dressed, I headed to the living room where Eva was laying on the couch. "Hey, how are you feeling?"
"Ugh, I'm sure I'll live even though I don't feel like it!"
I touched her forehead, "You're burning up!"
"Tell me about it! I just took something; I think I have the flu!"
"Well, get back in bed, we'll head back home tomorrow. Jill and I are going to dinner; do you want me to bring you something?"
"No, I'll be okay. I don't really feel like eating, my throat hurts something awful."
I picked her up from the couch and laid her on her bed. "Do you want me to stay in tonight?"
"No, no, you go ahead, Jill has something planned for you. Let me know how it goes."
"How it goes? What do you mean? We're just having dinner."
She gave a groggy laugh "You'll see!"
Just then, I heard a knock on the door; it was Dwight. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to pick you up to take you to dinner."
"Jill and I are having dinner…"
"I know" he said "I am taking you to the restaurant."
"You're having dinner with us?" I was completely confused.
"Just trust me. Are you ready?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm just waiting for Jill to finish getting ready."
"You really are lost, huh? Jill is already there."
"You know I don't like all of this secret shit, what is going on?"
Dwight just laughed, "This girl has really got you bugging out doesn't she? And she's only what?"
"She'll be 19 tomorrow."
"Oh, she's younger than my daughter but damn is she fine. I'd tear that little 19 year old pussy up if she ever played with me!"
We both laughed "Nah, I don't look at her like that. She's a kid man!"
"And when has that stopped you before?"
"Shut up…let's go."