Wednesday Katherine sent over by E -Mail a revised contract . Walter and Paige checked it through .
" It looks more like the old Scorpion contract , but without any mention of the retention fee . I think i am prepared to accept this one . How about you ? " Asked Walter .
" If you are happy with it , so am i . " Replied Paige .
They both electronically signed all the necessary paperwork and E-Mailed it all back to Katherine .
" Well that is one problem solved . " Said a relaxed Paige .
" I just wish i could solve the problem with that program i have been working on . I wish Happy was as good at programming as she is at engineering . She would probably have had the problem solved by now . Replied a disappointed Walter .
" Well at least Ralph will be back in about ten days , maybe he will be able to see the problem . You told me once , fresh eyes can often see what tired eyes often miss . " Replied Paige in her soft calming voice .
" I certainly hope so i really want it to work , not for any money i can make out of it , but the good that can come from it and the many lives it could save . " Walter said as he reached out and pulled Paige into a tight hug .
Walter held Paige for a good ten minutes without saying a word . Paige was content to stay snug in his arms , she knew he was going over what had happened over the past week since they returned back from Ireland .
Turning his head he placed a kiss on Paige's lips then released her from the hug .
" When is that computer show you have booked us in for ? "
" It is about six weeks away , why do you ask ? "
" I think i will go over the other programs to see if i can maybe improve them . Also do you think we could maybe offer a coding service , similar to what Scorpion used to do , but on a much smaller scale . We could pick and choose what we would like to quote for . "
" That sounds like a good idea , what about i prepare some advertising material we can put on the stand at the show . A poster at the back of the stall and some business cards to hand out to potential customers . If you want it to work i think you will need a company name . " Explained Paige .
" But i do not want to go big time again . A company name indicates something much bigger ." Replied Walter .
" Not at all it is just more profesional . Besides if we make a success of it , maybe , just maybe , Ralph would like to join us , after all he always wanted to join Scorpion so he could work with you . " Said a smiling Paige .
" I am begining to enjoy that idea even more . " Replied an equally smiling Walter .
Walter went back to his programs , Paige went on the internet to check the prices for business cards and poster printing . Once she had got some quick prices , she decided to do a little bit of creative art . Inside a hour she had got an idea of a design for a logo and also a name for the company . She was actually feeling very pleased with herself and could not wait to tell Walter . But she knew not to disturb him when he was working .
A hour later Walter came back into the living area , to see Paige with a big smile on her face .
" Well you look happy , you must have had some luck with what you have been doing . " Said Walter all the time smiling at Paige .
" I suppose you could say that , prices are resonable . What i have done is come up with a logo and a name for the company . "
" Are you going to share your idea with me or do i have to guess . "
" What do you think of , WAIGE AND SON , the logo an intertwined capital W and P . " Explained Paige as she showed him her rough sketches .
" I like that idea , but what if Ralph does not want to be part of the company ? " Questioned Walter .
" It would still give the company a more family feeling , which a lot of people like and trust . " Explained Paige .
" Then i think we should go ahead with your idea , will you be able to get the printing done in time for the the computer show . "
"Most people now seem to use computer printing so the delivery times are really short . " Explained Paige .
" Do you fancy a walk along the beach and maybe get a hotdog " Asked Walter .
" That sounds like a good idea , lets go . "
Friday
As they were finishing breakfast , Paige's phone rang . The I.D. showing a private call , but with what had been going on she knew she had to answer it .
" Hello ."
" Hello Paige is Walter there ? This is Dr. Morgan . "
" Yes he is right by me , i am going to put my phone on speaker . " Paige told him .
Doctor " Morning Walter , morning Paige , i have got some really exciting news . Our Embassy in Sofia have been working miracles , they have got Aneli Ivanov an emergency passport and visa , she will be landing at LAX at 2.00pm. Sunday afternoon .
Paige " That is a lot better than anyone had expected . Have you made any arrangements for Aneli ? "
Doctor " Not yet , i thought i would let you know first . "
Paige " Can you hold on for a second , i just want to put an idea to Walter . "
Doctor " Yes that will be fine . "
Paige put the call on hold and turned to Walter . " Would you mind if we put Aneli up here and fetched her from the airport ? "
" If you think you can cope , i think that would be a great idea and we would not have to pay pay for a hotel . "
" That is not the reason , i am sure she would feel more at home here , than in an impersonnel hotel . "
" Of course . " Replied Walter . Paige took the phone of hold .
Paige " We will collect her from the airport and she can stay with us . We have plenty of room , i am sure she would prefer to wake up to the sound of the Pacific Ocean , than L.A. traffic .
Doctor " Are you sure ? I do not even know if she speaks English . "
Before answering she looked at Walter , he knew what she was thinking ,so he just nodded .
Paige " Don't worry about that Walter will download a tutorial on Bulgarian and in a couple of hours he will be able to carry on a conversation . "
Doctor "How is that possible ? "
Paige " A high I.Q. and a photographic memory he learnt Chinese just to listen to a lecture . Plus my son will be home from Harvard at the end of next week , when he rings Sunday i will tell him and he will probably do the same .
Doctor " You seem to be surrounded by geniuses . "
Paige " Well only two now , at one time i had to control five of them , but that is another story . "
Doctor "At least your son should be nearer to Aneli age . "
Paige " Well he is only fifteen , so he is not that close in age . "
Doctor " Fifteen and he his at Harvard ! "
Paige " Yes he as just completed his second year . "
Doctor " If you are sure you would be able to cope , it would be a problem off my mind ."
Walter " Hi , doctor it is Walter . We can cope , the house is a four bedroom property on Malibu beach , so Aneli will be safe . It also means we can transport her to and from the hospital . We will also be able to look after her when she has gone through the various procedures . Paige is a good nurse , she will make sure she is well looked after . "
Doctor " As you are certain , i will give the hospital this phone number as the number one contact . "
Walter " That will be fine , if there is any changes to the arrangements you will let us know .
Doctor " I certainly will , i will also ensure you get the invoice for her airfare once all the costs are sorted . I will phone you on Monday to see how Aneli is getting on , until then goodbye . "
Walter /Paige " Goodbye doctor , speak to you on Monday . "
Once Paige had ended the call , she immediatly went into mom mode .
" I will need to get the spare room ready for Aneli, see you later . " With that she left Walter sitting in the living area and went to the spare room . He sat there for about five minutes and then decided to go back to his computer . He put his headphones on and downloaded a tutorial on how to speak Bulgarian . He was soon concentrating on the lesson , nothing else now mattered .
Meanwhile , Paige had stripped the bed in the spare room , removing all the bedding and replaced it with clean fresh bedding . She washed down all the paintwork , it needed to be as clean as possible for Aneli , she would be going through a medical procedure , if the test results are good . She polished the small amount of furniture , then finally she gave the carpet a good vacumming . . Once she had finished and was satisfied with the result , she went to find Walter .
He was still engrossed on his computer , because of his headphones he did not hear her approach . She tapped him lightly on the shoulder . This caused him to jump , he quickly pulled his headphones off and turned with a stern look on his face , that was until he saw it was Paige , his face immediatly turned into a smile .
" Sorry Walter , i did not mean to make you jump . I just wondered what you were doing . "
Walter still with a smile on his face reached out to her and pulled her closer .
" Dobre Doshla Teo America . "
" You have been learning Bulgarian , do you know enough to speak to Aneli ? "
" I think i can hold simple conversations with her . But do not forget if she shakes her head she will mean yes , and if she nods her head she will be saying no " Said Walter with a smile on his face .
Saturday morning ,after a light breakfast Paige took a not to happy Walter on a shopping trip . Paige was determined to get a good supply of food , she thought Aneli would like , including chips , cookies , candy , and soda . It turned into a four hour shopping trip , to Walter it was more like a ten hour trip .
" Stop moaning Walter , she is flying over 6500 miles to try and help Ada . You can spare a few hours of your time to get her some comfort food for while she is here . If you are very good , who knows what comfort you may get tonight . " The last part of her speech , was said in a sultry smokey voice .
Walter's face changed from miserable to happy as soon as he heard the last sentance .
Paige smiled sweetly at him and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek .
Sunday morning Walter and Paige took another leisually breakfast . They spent a hour sitting on the porch , just watching the world go by .
At 12.00 noon Paige's phone rang , checking the I.D. she saw Ralph's name .
" Hello sweetheart , everything ok ? "
Ralph " Yes, thought i would catch upon the news and see if Walter as sorted the problem out on the program . "
Paige " Hold on I'll put my phone on speaker , Walter is right here ."
Walter " Hi Ralph , no i have put aside for a few days . I checked the other programs and made some adjustments which should improve the way they work . They are now ready for the computer show ."
Ralph " But that program has to be the most importent one of all . What appears to be the problem ? "
Walter " It seems to work , until i try and change from one type of donor to another , a lot of the time it will change but not to the one i am trying to get . "
Ralph " Let me think about that and maybe we can sort it out between us when i get back home next Sunday .
Paige " Next Sunday , have you booked your flight
Ralph " Yes i should be landing around noon on Sunday . "
Paige " That is great . I have some news to tell you . When you get back , we will have a house guest . "
Ralph " Not Happy and Toby . Please ! "
Paige " No . Walter's program to trace a donor came good . We are going to pick her up at LAX this afternoon . Her name is Aneli and is from Bulgaria . Walter as already learned basic Bulgarian in case she does not speak English . "
Ralph " I don't have much work on this week , it might be fun to learn Bulgarian . "
Walter " I will text you the web site i used it seems very good .
Ralph " Thanks dad . "
Paige " We will pick you up , so text us just before you board the plane . "
Ralph " I will do that . "
Paige " Alright sweetie we are going to have to keep this call short , we need to be at LAX by 1.30pm. , this afternoon .
Ralph " I understand , i am looking forward to seeing you both next Sunday , if anything changes i will ring you . Hope everything is going to go well foe Ada , she deserves some good luck . "
Paige " We both love you and cannot wait until next Sunday . Keep safe , love you , bye sweetheart . "
Walter " Goodbye son . "
Paige disconnected the call
Once the phone call was finished they decided to make their way to LAX. Due to the small amount of traffic they arrived at LAX and were parked by 1.10pm. As they were early they made their way to the coffee bar . Passing the arrivals board it showed the flight from Bulgaria was on schedule . After coffee they made their way to the arrival area , Walter pulled a piece of card from insidehis jacket , Paige looked a little surprised .
" Aneli Ivahov . " Paige read the the sign , Walter was holding .
" Well she will not know who we are and we do not know her . " Replied Walter .
Paige just smiled , and thought typical Walter , she knew it was pointless to say anything . Just after 2.0pm the arrival board showed that the flight from Bulgaria had just landed .
Thirty minutes later people from the flight began to come through the arrival lounge . Walter and Paige stood at the barrier , Walter holding his sign up , with a little smile of pride on his face . They saw a young lady being escorted by a member of the airport security staff as they came through the door . The security guard guided the young lady towards Walter and Paige . As he reached the barrier he gave a salute .
" Mr O'Brian ? " He queried , Walter just nodded his head .
" Sir , I have been tasked with delivering this young lady Miss Aneli Ivanov into your and Miss Dineen's safe keeping . " The guard said as he gave Paige , a little bit more than a casual look .
" Thank you officer , we will make sure she is well looked after . Hello Aneli . " Said Paige with a sweet smile on her face .
" Dobre Doshla Teo America . " Walter said .
Aneli looked at them both with a broad smile on her face . " Thank you, speak English please i am taught Eglish , but not much practise in conver . " At that point she stopped speaking looking a little confused .
Paige saw the look on her face and quickly spoke to her . " Conversation . "
" Yes , conver-sa-tion , thank you . "
" It was my pleasure , Walter as learnt to speak Bulgarian , but would be happy to speak only in English . If you have a problem use the Bulgarian word and Walter will try and translate . "
" Thank you . " Replied Aneli .
The security officer said goodbye to the three of them , after another long last look at Paige . Walter by now had got Aneli's suitcase , and the three of them made their way towards the exit .
Paige walked alongside Aneli " Have you been told you are staying with us for the length of your stay , so please call me Paige and that is Walter . "
Aneli Gave her a sweet smile and pointed . " Paige , Walter i happy to be staying you . "
Paige smiled at Aneli . " Your English is good but you miss words out of your sentances . I am sure after a couple of weeks it will be excellent . "
" I pleased you say that , English will be importent for what i do . "
Walter had been listening and could not help asking . " What do you want to do ? "
" I study politics at college , like to work as Political corr-es-pond-ent . " She replied
They were now outside and making their way to the car .
" Where do you come from in Bulgaria ? " Asked Paige .
" A small village in Gabrovo in the middle of Bulgaria . " Answered Aneli .
" Well we havea house that backs onto the beach and Pacific Ocean , i hope you enjoy your stay . "
" I sure i will . "
" Thank you for coming forward to be a donor , the person we hope you can help , is importent to us . About three years ago we met her when she was trapped in an insolation booth in her own home . Walter worked out a computer program to trace donors world wide , which is how we found you . "
" He must be very clever and rich if paying all the bills . "
Paige smiled . " He is most certainly clever , but at the moment the money is mine . I won the lottery , but i am sure in a few weeks he will be equal financelly to me . "
Aneli justed smiled .
The journey back to the house only took fourty minutes . Aneli face as they pulled up to the house , to her it was a large mansion and she was going to be staying here .
Paige gave her a quick tour of the house and then let her settle in her room . Aneli was more than happy with her room . Paige told the evening meal would be ready at 7.00pm. If she was not out of her room by 6.30pm. Paige would come and check on her .
As Aneli had not appeared at 6.30pm. Paige went and knocked on her door . After a couple of minutes the door opened , it seemed by the way she looked she had just woken up .
" The meal will be ready in about thirty minutes , the bathroom is just over there , so if you want to freshen up there are clean towels in there . " Paige told her .
" Thank you, i be there in few moments . " Aneli replied .
Once the meal was over they sat around talking , eventually Aneli said she was tired and said goodnight . Paige made some fresh coffee , then Walter and Paige went to spend a hour sitting on the porch watching the sunset .
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Grykon Thank you , no bombs , there is a little mention of Sly in a later chapter
Loube Pleased you are enjoying the story , hope your mind does not boggle to much , but i do not want to slip into M rateing , so i just suggest , it is then up to the reader to decide what is going on .
Pearligirl I like Toby as a character to mess and play within stories , but do not really like the character .
Margret Gautier I am pleased you are still able to keep reading the stories . With regard to the audio , i have asked Skunkeefunk for more details but still awaitng an answer .
