Rabb Residence
Virginia
"So how are things at the academy?" Harm asked both the kids as they sat on the couch in front of the fire. Brit and Kade had gone to bed after dinner; though they both protested when Harm had told them it was time for bed. Jase and Jay had put them to bed so the parents could clean the kitchen. Now it was time for "catch-up" in the living room.
"Hectic." They both answered at the same time.
Harm and Mac smiled before Mac asked, "Jay, how is the basketball team?"
"Its good. We lost some really good players when they graduated this year, but the incoming plebes look good. We all went and saw some of the locals play in the high school playoffs. They look promising. But, they need discipline. I think that we can whip them into shape pretty quickly."
Mac smiled, knowing exactly how they would whip them into shape. "I seem to remember when you had to go through that. I specifically remember getting a call say that you were so sore that you could barely lift the phone to you ear."
"I still get that way when we condition for the season. I mean, when we do striders, sprints, and have two hour practices what would you expect."
"Now, what is a strider again?" Harm asked.
"We sprint 80 yards forward, back pedal the same distance, then sprint forward 80 yards again, back pedal, and sprint the last 80 yards. That's only one; we get up to 15 a day. So that would equal 6000 yards in ONE day."
"Yeah, I'd say you're in shape. Do you that all year around?" Harm asked.
"No, we only do it for three months in the beginning of the year. Jase would say that it's nothing compared to his training for the SEALS."
"It's not. I, personally, don't think that the team could handle going through one day of SEALS training." Jase commented smugly.
"I can't believe you're saying that I can't handle it!"
"I never said that I thought you can't handle it, I said that I thought the team couldn't handle it."
"I am part of the team, so you are implying that I can' handle it."
"You couldn't."
"Could to!"
"Could not!"
"Could to!"
"Could not!"
Harm and Mac watched silently as the two bickered back and forth, each silently think that they would both make excellent lawyers. Harm looked at Mac and shook his head, smiling.
"Alright!" They both said at the same time.
Jase and Jay both stopped and looked at their parents before all four broke into laughter.
It was just another day in the Rabb household.