(Note: Again 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 continued support without it I don't think I would have continued. I don't own the song, the men insults, or the characters from the movie. R&R please. PS: I am leaving for 7 weeks on the 15th so I don't know sow many chapters I will be able to do while I'm gone, but I will try to do 3 a week, but if I can't it will pick up when I get back.)

Part 4: Lara & Ms. Knox

By: HMbC

----Scene one----

Simon spent his first two classes researching Sam's record then he did a day's work. School was now over and he went to meet Jaylynne. He opened the library door and saw her.

"Jaylynne, I found her!"

"What?"

"I looked into Uncle Sam's record and found out that his girl in 1999 was Lara Patton. I even found her office phone number."

"Alright!"

"Do you want to know what the weird thing is though?"

"Sure"

"During the 1998-1999 school year Uncle Sam is only listed as having Lara as a girlfriend, which means they broke up in or after may of 1999 to not be in the books."

"Ok, So?"

"Your parents were married on August 14, 1999, which means some time between May and August of that year your parents met, dated, got engaged; not to mention planned a weeding!"

"That is weird!"

"Then I have another question."

"What?"

"Why didn't your parents have any more kids?"

"That's a good question!"

"Well anyway, let's call Lara!"

"Ok!"

They got up and went outside as Simon dialed Lara's office number into Jaylynne's cell phone. As it began to ring he handed the phone to Jaylynne.

"Hello, Lara Patton speaking!"

"Hi Lara, my name is Jaylynne and I am trying to do a little research to find out how my parents met. I managed to find out that you knew my dad about the right time."

"Oh, that is sweet of you, where do you live Jaylynne?"

"Chicago, why?"

"Perfect, I have a business trip to Chicago on Thursday and am leaving on Friday, so maybe we can meat and discuss it Thursday?"

"Ok, how about 3:00pm at Nana's, you know the one by South Glen South High School?"

"It's a deal, see you 3:00 Thursday, Jaylynne."

----Scene Two----

Thursday came, Simon and Jaylynne walked into Nana's. It wasn't heard to spot Lara, she was dressed in a fancy office type skirt suite.

Lara sat waiting for the mysterious girl, having no child of her own Lara secretly hoped she could mentor the young girl to be just like her; of course that depended on her looks. 'Now all I have to do is act really sweet.' She seemed like a sweet girl and an easy target.

Lara noticed two people approaching her one very pretty young woman in her lat teens she about five foot ten; she had long wavy sandy-blond hair and bright blue eyes. The other was hansom young man in his early twenties he was about six foot maybe six foot two; he had short wavy blond hair with a hint of red in it and emerald green eyes.

"Lara?" The young women asked.

"Yes, you must be Jaylynne!"

"Yes, and this is my friend Simon."

Lara motioned for them to sit down and they did. "So, who is your father anyway?" She asked the curiosity getting to her.

"Samuel James Colson!" She answered

Lara had been drinking a soda and nearly choked at her answer "Sam has a kid!!!"

"Yep!"

"Never got married though did he, he's too immature for that."

Simon started to giggle and answered "yes, he did get married!"

"What did he get married because you were coming along?"

"No, I was born two years later. And I have no brothers or sister so you can't pin this on them!"

"How old are you?"

"17 going to be 18 in April; why?"

"Then that would mean he got married only months after we broke up?"

Simon supplied the answer this time "August 14, 1999"

"Are they still together?" She asked shocked.

"Yes" Jaylynne answered getting annoyed with the women's attitude "Anyway I have to be home by four, so let's get to it."

"Ok"

Jaylynne pulled out the yearbook she had swiped from her parent's library. She opened it to the page with the unusual picture. "What can you tell me about this picture?"

"My God!!! I knew that Ass had feelings for the little no good hussy!" Lara squealed at the picture.

"Hey that's my dad their, and I think that may even be my mom; so watch it!" Jaylynne yelled.

"Sorry" Lara responded, shocked at how much stronger emotionally Jaylynne was than ether of her parents. She also realized that she had screwed up 'No getting her now'. "Ok, I only met her once!"

Lara began to recap her meeting with the girl in the photo. The radio began to play an old song that summed up Simon's growing feelings for Jaylynne. He listened to it intently instead of listening to Lara. He also sat starring at Jaylynne with a dreamy look on his face.

CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING

REO SPEEDWAGON


I can't fight this feeling any longer.
And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow.
What started out as friendship,
Has grown stronger. I only wish I had the strength to let it show.

I tell myself that I can't hold out forever.
I said there is no reason for my fear.
Cause I feel so secure when we're together.
You give my life direction,
You make everything so clear.

And even as I wander, I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the window,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you.
I've been running around in circles in my mind.
And it always seems that I'm following you, girl,
Cause you take me to the places,
That alone I'd never find.

And even as I wander,
I'm keeping you in sight.
You're a candle in the window,
On a cold, dark winter's night.
And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might.

And I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.

Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

As the song finished Simon began to listen to Lara again.

"So, anyway when we got back he ran in the door and called her, even though she was his student. All he cared about was that those guys had slipped her something and that some strange couple dragged her of. I guess it turned out Ok though, because he relaxed a bit. This caused a huge fight the next morning though and we broke up."

Just as she finished Kerry and Sammie jumped up on the table behind them, dressed as guys in football uniforms. They started to insult men while mockingly pretending to be them.

"Men are like parking spaces, all the good ones are taken and the rest are handicapped." Sammie started.

"Men are like lottery tickets; you have to rub lots of losers to get a good one." Kerry continued.

"Men are like nursery rhymes, simple, but entertaining around bedtime."

Most of the room was laughing now and the girls were alternating their phrases. As for Lara she pretended to be annoyed but it was obvious she agreed with their comments.

"Men are like pretzels, they are harder to resist after a few beers"

"Men are like cheesecake; it's hard to keep them off of your things."

"Men are like little boys, they need to be fed, dressed, and occasionally spanked."

"Men are like bellhops; they are usually loaded with baggage."

"Men are like outhouses; you can usually assume their full of shit."

"Men are like squires; most of what comes out of their mouths is nuts."

"Men are like SUV's, awkward, but handy for carrying stuff."

"Men are like TV commercials; they usually last about 30 seconds."

"Men are like foreign films, confusing, but at leased there's nudity involved."

"Men are like shag carpet, too fussy, but fun to walk on."

At that Lara decided it was time to leave.

----Scene Three----

It was now Monday and school was out, Simon and Jaylynne were walking to Ms. Knox's classroom.

After their conversation with Lara, they were now even more confessed. It was Josie in the photo. The weird thing is that during the year in question, Sam was 26 and Josie 25; so why was she being crowned prom queen?

Simon opened the door for Jaylynne and gently guided her through the door with a hand on the small of her back. Jaylynne pulled out the yearbook opened it and handed it to Marilyn Nox. "Do you know anything about this picture?" Jaylynne asked sweetly.

"Why do you ask?"

"We are trying to figure out how my parents met, for a surprise anniversary party."

"Oh, that's sweet!" She looked at Jaylynne and gave her a warm smile "it's nice to see you two together again. I remember when Scot and Sam put you two in dance classes together; you were good too!"

"The picture Ms. Nox?"

"Jaylynne I've known you scene you were borne, call me Marilyn when we're not in class."

"Ok"

"The picture, That's your mom when she was undercover here."

"Undercover?" Simon and Jaylynne asked in unison.

"Yea, Josie was sent undercover to do an article on kids today, or back then." She gave them a weird smirk "She made a big mistake though."

"What?" Jaylynne asked.

"She fell in love with her English teacher, who made a worse mistake and fell in love with her, who he thought was his 17 year old student."

"Wow, what do you know about the baseball field?" Jaylynne asked.

"The entire country watched live as they shared their first kiss there!"

"What happened next?"

"Ok, I've given away enough; you have to figure out the rest on your own!" With that she ushered them out the door.

----Scene Four----

Simon and Jaylynne went back to the library.

"Why didn't we think of undercover?"

"Because she hasn't gone undercover scene!"

"Yea, why is that?"

"Just another question for us to answer."

"Yea, like why kiss on the field?"

"And why was it on national TV?"

"And what happened after the kiss?"

"Ok, and why didn't my parents have any more kids?"

"We will worry about these questions tomorrow; come on I'll drive you home." With that they left.

To be continued...