(Note: This chapter is more serious than I normally write but I had to introduce the facts. I would like to thank my best friend Rachael because if it weren't for all her help I never would have started this. And thank you to PenguinCarol for her support without it I don't think I would have continued. I don't own the characters from the movie. R&R please.)
Part 3: Dinner
By: HMbC
----Scene one----
It was ten until six when Simon arrived at Jaylynne's house. He was very nervous because he was attracted to her. Simon nervously checked his hair in the rear view merrier of his car, then he stepped out. He walked up and rang the doorbell.
The door opened and Sam gestured him in saying "Sie my boy; we have arranged a little welcome back dinner for you."
"Oh?"
They went into the living room and he saw Jonathan, Johanna, Joshua and his girlfriend. There was Gus, Anita, Kerry, her boyfriend, Keryna and her boyfriend Spike.
He greeted everyone and pretended to be happy. He was actually quite nervous because the others had brought their girlfriend or boyfriend.
This wouldn't bother him except he didn't see Jaylynne and if she was bringing a boyfriend, well he didn't think his heart could take that.
"Where's Jay?" He asked nervously.
"I sent her to the bedroom to get the video camera!"
"Oh" he said only a little consoled 'At least he didn't mention a boyfriend' he thought.
Suddenly he looked down the hallway and there she was wearing a clingy lavender summer dress. Her hair was now curly and she was wearing makeup. She was gorgeous. Simon gulped as she approached.
"Hi there" she said sweetly then gave him a crooked grin "Want some chocolate milk?"
They both burst into laughter and everyone else was puzzled.
After diner they all crowded into the living room and watched Sam's home video collection with a Simon theme. They got to a film of Jaylynne's fifth birthday.
(Scene in movie)
Sam was walking around asking the kids what they wanted to do when they grew up. He comes to Simon, Jaylynne, and Kerry.
"Jaylynne, what do you want to do when you grow up?"
"I anna be a porter like mommy!"
"What about you Kerry?"
"I anna be pincess Jasmine from Aladdin!"
Sam slightly giggled "And you Simon?"
"I want to be a teacher like you and daddy, N I want to merry Jaylynne!"
"Why don't you give her a birthday kiss?"
"Oh Tay" he turned to her and gently kissed her on the forehead.
(Back to living room)
"Why don't you give her a kiss Simon?" Jonathan asked wickedly.
"Leaving now!" Jaylynne said "If these videos embarrass anyone else, you're welcome to join me in the family room."
"Wait for me, I don't think I can take much more of this!" Simon ran after her.
They entered the family room, but it wasn't a family room it was bigger than the living room with built in floor to ceiling bookshelves, all full. The bookshelves were on every wall. The room had two Victorian arm-chares and a matching loveseat on an old Victorian rug in the center of the room. There was an old Victorian coffee table, in front of the loveseat, that matched exactly to two Victorian desks tucked into the corners of the wall directly ahead of them. The two arm-chares and the loveseat faced a lit fireplace. "This, is the family room?"
"Ok, It's a library, my parents are book nuts, ok so am I, anyway we call it the family room because if we say were going to the library people think the public library."
"Oh, want to get started on your parents?"
"Sure, I thought we'd get started with the photo albums!"
"I have a better idea, let's hit the yearbooks."
"Why?"
"Well I figure sense it's the schools field they would have a picture of it."
----Scene Two----
He started with the earliest edition of South Glen's year books he could find; there were twenty-four books. He started with 1995, he learned Sam was a student teacher that year, but he basically found nothing.
Jaylynne however hit the photo albums. She found an album of her dad as a kid; one of the photos showed him with three other boys. The back of the picture said:
"Sammie Colson age 6, Mathew Reily age 4, Scotty Romano age 6, and Johnny Harper age 6."
"Hey Simon our dads!"
"Where?" Simon walked over and looked at the photo "they knew each other back then!"
"Find anything?"
"No" he answered " I was about to start on 1999"
"I'll help you!"
Neither was prepared for what they were about to find. A photo of Sam was staring intently and intimately into the eyes of a young girl he was crowning prom queen. It was obvious by the photo they two had feelings for each other, this was disturbing enough. But the worst part was she looked like she could be Jaylynne's mom.
As they sat starring at the photograph the door swung open and two kids came in. They ran up and threw their arms around Jaylynne.
"Jaylynne" they screamed.
Simon looked at the kids, one was a girl about 9 years old who had long wavy sandy-blond hair and bright blue eyes and Simon thought she could be a young version of Jaylynne. The other was a boy about 7 years old who had brown hair and brown eyes.
"Simon these are my little cozens Adele Geller and Robbie Geller Jr."
"You're related to Coach Rob Geller?"
"Yea, Rob is my Uncle, My moms little brother!"
"Oh, is that how Sam and Josie met?"
"I don't know that's what we have to figure out. Oh, and I better worn you I pick up these two after school on Wednesdays."
"Why only Wednesdays?"
"Well there mom like mine goes to work on Wednesdays to turn in her story, get her new assignment, and attend the staff meetings."
"Story?"
"Yea, Mommy and Aunt Josie are reporters. They do their stories at home and take them in on Wednesdays!" Adele said.
"Oh, do they work together?"
"Yea, Mom and Aunt Aldys work at the Sun Times." Jaylynne answered.
"Look it's Daddy, Aunt Josie, and Uncle Sam!" Adele said.
They looked down at the forgotten open yearbook and saw that not only were Sam and Josie, or her look-alike, in the photo but Rob was a prom prince. Simon and Josie also noticed Ms. Knox was announcing with Sam.
"Ok, go out and join the others we'll be out in a minute." Simon said to the two kids and they did as he said.
Simon stood up then put out a hand to help Jaylynne up, she took it.
"This looks like it will be more complicated than I expected!" She said.
"Yea, but now we have an idea of where to start!"
"Oh yea, 1999"
"I'll check into his record and see if it tells who his girlfriend was that year and then we can see if we can contact her."
"Ok, and I'll talk to Ms. Knox on Monday, when she gets back from vacation, see what she knows about this photo."
"It's a plan!"
With that they left the room to rejoin the crowd in the living room and to finish the evening.
To be continued...
