When they stepped off the elevator Jera spotted Sean pacing in front of the entrance and shook her head. In the six plus years that she had known him she had never seen him still for more than five seconds.
"Does he ever stand still?" she asked Paul as they made their way acorss the lobby. Paul laughed, "Actually, I don't think so."
They stopped at the front desk so Jera could check out. Paul had already checked out before he had went upstairs to talk to Jera. While she was checking out Paul joined Sean in front of the entrance and when she was done Jera joined them.
"Let's roll guys," she said. Paul and Sean picked up their bags and the three of them walked out into the bright Texas sun.
"Damn it's hot!" Sean said as they walked towards a Ford Explorer that was parked at the curb. The rental guy was standing next to it with the forms that Paul had to sign.
While Paul was signing the forms Sean and Jera walked around to the back of the car and tossed their bags in.
"I got shotgun!" Jera said, giving Sean a playful shove and running around the side of the car. She opened the door and jumped in, sticking her tongue out at Sean.
"That's fine," Sean said as he got into the back seat. "You can ride in the front while lead foot drives. I'm safer in the back anyway."
"Hey," Paul said as he opened the door and caught the tail end of the conversation. "I don't drive bad."
Sean snorted, "Paulo, believe me, you missed your calling. You should have been a NASCAR driver."
Paul glared at him in the rearview mirror, "Kiss my ass."
"Not in this life time," Sean said, reaching for his seatbelt.
"Okay boys, stop acting your shoe size and let's go," Jera said with a smile. Paul glanced over at her, giving her a smile that turned her insides to jelly, before starting the truck and pulling out of the parking lot. Jera leaned over and switched on the radio, finding her favorite radio station. Before a mile had passed they were all singing loudly and rather off-key.
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When they pulled up in front of Shawn's house twenty mintues later he was sitting on the front porch and before Paul had ever turned the engine off Jera was out of the car and running towards the front steps. Shawn met her and the bottom of the steps and swept her into a bear hug. "God, I've missed you so much," he said. "I've missed you too," Jera said, hugging him tightly.
When he released her he reached up and gently ran a fingertip over her smooth cheek. "Is it possible that you get more beautiful everytime I see you?"
Jera smiled, her eyes full of warmth and love. "I don't think so."
"I do," he said, pulling her into another hug. He held her for a long moment before releasing her and turning to Paul and Sean. They greeted each other with hugs and slaps on the back, laughing and talking loudly.
Jera stood off to the side and watched them with a smile. They were big goofs, but they were big goofs she loved with all her heart.
"Does he ever stand still?" she asked Paul as they made their way acorss the lobby. Paul laughed, "Actually, I don't think so."
They stopped at the front desk so Jera could check out. Paul had already checked out before he had went upstairs to talk to Jera. While she was checking out Paul joined Sean in front of the entrance and when she was done Jera joined them.
"Let's roll guys," she said. Paul and Sean picked up their bags and the three of them walked out into the bright Texas sun.
"Damn it's hot!" Sean said as they walked towards a Ford Explorer that was parked at the curb. The rental guy was standing next to it with the forms that Paul had to sign.
While Paul was signing the forms Sean and Jera walked around to the back of the car and tossed their bags in.
"I got shotgun!" Jera said, giving Sean a playful shove and running around the side of the car. She opened the door and jumped in, sticking her tongue out at Sean.
"That's fine," Sean said as he got into the back seat. "You can ride in the front while lead foot drives. I'm safer in the back anyway."
"Hey," Paul said as he opened the door and caught the tail end of the conversation. "I don't drive bad."
Sean snorted, "Paulo, believe me, you missed your calling. You should have been a NASCAR driver."
Paul glared at him in the rearview mirror, "Kiss my ass."
"Not in this life time," Sean said, reaching for his seatbelt.
"Okay boys, stop acting your shoe size and let's go," Jera said with a smile. Paul glanced over at her, giving her a smile that turned her insides to jelly, before starting the truck and pulling out of the parking lot. Jera leaned over and switched on the radio, finding her favorite radio station. Before a mile had passed they were all singing loudly and rather off-key.
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When they pulled up in front of Shawn's house twenty mintues later he was sitting on the front porch and before Paul had ever turned the engine off Jera was out of the car and running towards the front steps. Shawn met her and the bottom of the steps and swept her into a bear hug. "God, I've missed you so much," he said. "I've missed you too," Jera said, hugging him tightly.
When he released her he reached up and gently ran a fingertip over her smooth cheek. "Is it possible that you get more beautiful everytime I see you?"
Jera smiled, her eyes full of warmth and love. "I don't think so."
"I do," he said, pulling her into another hug. He held her for a long moment before releasing her and turning to Paul and Sean. They greeted each other with hugs and slaps on the back, laughing and talking loudly.
Jera stood off to the side and watched them with a smile. They were big goofs, but they were big goofs she loved with all her heart.
