Chapter Thirty Four
Elliot sighed as he sat on his bed. There had been silence for twenty minutes, neither of them wanting to say a word. Finally, he decided to say something because frankly, he was getting bored just sitting there. "Did Jack already tell you that I like you?" he asked, as Karen smirked. "As a matter of fact, he did," she answered. "Oh, well do you like me?" he asked, fidgeting nervously with his watch. "Nope," she answered. "Then I take back what I said. I don't like you," he said, as she laughed. "Honey, do you think I care?" she asked. "Yes, I do think you care and you know why I think so?" he asked, as she gave him an intrigued look. "Why do you think so?" she asked back. "Because I am Jack's son and you love Jack. I have his genes, so technically there is a little bit of Jack inside of me," he answered, as she sat down on the bed next to him. "A little bit of my Poodle, eh?" she asked, as he nodded. "Then you must be something special," she said smiling, as a smile approached his face as well. "I knew you liked me," he told her. "Yeah, but don't tell anyone," she said, standing up. She walked to the door and then looked back at him. "You know for a nine-year old, you're okay," she said, as he rolled his eyes. "I'm twelve," he replied, as she opened the door. "Oh honey, it's all the same," she said, walking out. She closed the door and Elliot couldn't help but smile.
"How did it go?" Jack asked, as she walked into the bedroom. "I like boy, boy likes me," she answered, as he grinned. "I knew it!" he exclaimed, pulling her in for a kiss. She moaned when she felt his tongue rub against hers. "Do you two always do that or what?" Elliot asked, causing them to break apart. "Hey kid, wait until you get a girlfriend," Karen said, as Rosario entered the room. "Jack, Mr. Will is here," she informed him. "Oh goodie," he said, as he clapped. "Why is Wilma here?" Karen asked. "He and I are going shopping. See you later," Jack answered, kissing her cheek. "Woah woah wait. Why are you going shopping with him?" she asked, as he shrugged. "Umm, just for fun, I guess. I'll see you later," he answered, leaving quickly. "Rosie, why was he acting nervous?" she asked. "What? Do I look like a psychic to you?" Rosario asked back, throwing her arms up. "No, but you look like a bartender. Make me a martini," Karen ordered, as Rosario looked at Elliot. "While I'm doing that for drunkula, do you want me to get you anything?" she asked. "Nah, I'm good. Thanks though," he answered. The both of them walked out, going their separate ways, leaving Karen sitting suspiciously.
:: Jewelry Shop ::
"Hey guys," Carter greeted when Jack and Will entered the store. "Hey, sorry we're late. Traffic was horrible," Will said, as Carter gave him a look. "Okay okay. We stopped to get a hot dog," he said, as she smiled. "I figured," she replied, as a female clerk walked over to them. "Would you like some help?" she asked happily. "I'm looking to buy an engagement ring," Jack answered, as she motioned them over to the left side of the store. "Here is our entire selection of engagement rings," she said, getting behind the counter. "How much is your budget?" she asked. Before Jack could respond, Carter spoke. "The price is not a problem," she said, as Jack gave her a surprised look. "You're going to pay?" he asked, as she nodded. "Well that's why I'm here," she answered, as if he already should have known.
An hour later, they were still looking at all the rings. Will had picked one out, as had Carter and Jack had picked out about four. "I think that's all the ones I like," Jack said, as Carter smiled. "Time to pick the actual one," she replied excitedly, as Will grabbed the one he had chosen. "This one!" he exclaimed, as Jack made a face. "Your taste in jewelry is just as bad as your taste in men," he said, then looked at the one Carter had chosen. "I like this one. It's big," he commented, as she nodded. "Well that's the point. You always want to have a huge engagement ring and a small wedding ring," she said, pointing to hers. "Holy cow, yours are enormous!" Will and Jack exclaimed in unison. She looked down at her rings and smiled. "Yeah, but it's sad to look at them. Before Kingston got shot, he would always hold my hand and twist them around my finger," she said, chuckling at the memory. "Don't worry, he'll wake up," Jack said, rubbing her back. "I hope so Jack. I really hope so," she replied, twisting the rings around her finger.
He arrived home at about seven just in time for dinner. He walked into the dining room and sat down, not noticing the suspicious looks that Elliot and Karen were giving him. "Where were you?" they both asked, as he drank his water quickly. He had cooked up a lie in the car but now he couldn't remember it. "I already told you, shopping with Will," he answered. "Well honey we know that, but where did you guys go?" she asked, as he shrugged. "I don't remember," he answered, as she narrowed her eyes. "Excuse me?" she asked, as Elliot got up. "I'm leaving before you two get in a fight," he said, grabbing his bowl of pasta and walking into another room. "I just went out, that's all," Jack told her. "What are you hiding, Heidi?" she asked, as he sighed. "Fine, do you really want to know?" he asked back, as she nodded quickly. "I'm not supposed to tell, but Will wanted me to accompany him so he could go to the adult stop around the corner and get some leather thongs for Todd," he answered, as she made a disgusted face. "I always knew Wilma had a dirty secret," she said, as she grabbed the bottle of wine and shoved it down her throat. Relief washed over him as he smiled. He was so happy she had bought his story.
Elliot sighed as he sat on his bed. There had been silence for twenty minutes, neither of them wanting to say a word. Finally, he decided to say something because frankly, he was getting bored just sitting there. "Did Jack already tell you that I like you?" he asked, as Karen smirked. "As a matter of fact, he did," she answered. "Oh, well do you like me?" he asked, fidgeting nervously with his watch. "Nope," she answered. "Then I take back what I said. I don't like you," he said, as she laughed. "Honey, do you think I care?" she asked. "Yes, I do think you care and you know why I think so?" he asked, as she gave him an intrigued look. "Why do you think so?" she asked back. "Because I am Jack's son and you love Jack. I have his genes, so technically there is a little bit of Jack inside of me," he answered, as she sat down on the bed next to him. "A little bit of my Poodle, eh?" she asked, as he nodded. "Then you must be something special," she said smiling, as a smile approached his face as well. "I knew you liked me," he told her. "Yeah, but don't tell anyone," she said, standing up. She walked to the door and then looked back at him. "You know for a nine-year old, you're okay," she said, as he rolled his eyes. "I'm twelve," he replied, as she opened the door. "Oh honey, it's all the same," she said, walking out. She closed the door and Elliot couldn't help but smile.
"How did it go?" Jack asked, as she walked into the bedroom. "I like boy, boy likes me," she answered, as he grinned. "I knew it!" he exclaimed, pulling her in for a kiss. She moaned when she felt his tongue rub against hers. "Do you two always do that or what?" Elliot asked, causing them to break apart. "Hey kid, wait until you get a girlfriend," Karen said, as Rosario entered the room. "Jack, Mr. Will is here," she informed him. "Oh goodie," he said, as he clapped. "Why is Wilma here?" Karen asked. "He and I are going shopping. See you later," Jack answered, kissing her cheek. "Woah woah wait. Why are you going shopping with him?" she asked, as he shrugged. "Umm, just for fun, I guess. I'll see you later," he answered, leaving quickly. "Rosie, why was he acting nervous?" she asked. "What? Do I look like a psychic to you?" Rosario asked back, throwing her arms up. "No, but you look like a bartender. Make me a martini," Karen ordered, as Rosario looked at Elliot. "While I'm doing that for drunkula, do you want me to get you anything?" she asked. "Nah, I'm good. Thanks though," he answered. The both of them walked out, going their separate ways, leaving Karen sitting suspiciously.
:: Jewelry Shop ::
"Hey guys," Carter greeted when Jack and Will entered the store. "Hey, sorry we're late. Traffic was horrible," Will said, as Carter gave him a look. "Okay okay. We stopped to get a hot dog," he said, as she smiled. "I figured," she replied, as a female clerk walked over to them. "Would you like some help?" she asked happily. "I'm looking to buy an engagement ring," Jack answered, as she motioned them over to the left side of the store. "Here is our entire selection of engagement rings," she said, getting behind the counter. "How much is your budget?" she asked. Before Jack could respond, Carter spoke. "The price is not a problem," she said, as Jack gave her a surprised look. "You're going to pay?" he asked, as she nodded. "Well that's why I'm here," she answered, as if he already should have known.
An hour later, they were still looking at all the rings. Will had picked one out, as had Carter and Jack had picked out about four. "I think that's all the ones I like," Jack said, as Carter smiled. "Time to pick the actual one," she replied excitedly, as Will grabbed the one he had chosen. "This one!" he exclaimed, as Jack made a face. "Your taste in jewelry is just as bad as your taste in men," he said, then looked at the one Carter had chosen. "I like this one. It's big," he commented, as she nodded. "Well that's the point. You always want to have a huge engagement ring and a small wedding ring," she said, pointing to hers. "Holy cow, yours are enormous!" Will and Jack exclaimed in unison. She looked down at her rings and smiled. "Yeah, but it's sad to look at them. Before Kingston got shot, he would always hold my hand and twist them around my finger," she said, chuckling at the memory. "Don't worry, he'll wake up," Jack said, rubbing her back. "I hope so Jack. I really hope so," she replied, twisting the rings around her finger.
He arrived home at about seven just in time for dinner. He walked into the dining room and sat down, not noticing the suspicious looks that Elliot and Karen were giving him. "Where were you?" they both asked, as he drank his water quickly. He had cooked up a lie in the car but now he couldn't remember it. "I already told you, shopping with Will," he answered. "Well honey we know that, but where did you guys go?" she asked, as he shrugged. "I don't remember," he answered, as she narrowed her eyes. "Excuse me?" she asked, as Elliot got up. "I'm leaving before you two get in a fight," he said, grabbing his bowl of pasta and walking into another room. "I just went out, that's all," Jack told her. "What are you hiding, Heidi?" she asked, as he sighed. "Fine, do you really want to know?" he asked back, as she nodded quickly. "I'm not supposed to tell, but Will wanted me to accompany him so he could go to the adult stop around the corner and get some leather thongs for Todd," he answered, as she made a disgusted face. "I always knew Wilma had a dirty secret," she said, as she grabbed the bottle of wine and shoved it down her throat. Relief washed over him as he smiled. He was so happy she had bought his story.