Tim Taylor strolled into his favorite store, Harry's Hardware, and
was greeted by all the guys.
"Hey Tim." Al, his best friend and assistant on their cable show Tool Time, greeted him.
"Hey Al, Benny. Hey Harry." He said to everyone.
"Hey Tim. Oh! I've got a surprise for you!" Harry smiled at his best customer.
"Oh I love surprises!" Tim grunted in his usual way.
"We know." Harry joked. "Do you remember by niece Kamaria?"
"Yea, she was Mark's best friend 'til she moved away like three years ago."
"Surprise!" Harry explained.
"Huh?" Tim asked when nothing happened.
"Hem, hem." Harry cleared his throat loudly. "I said 'Surprise!'" He called again. This time a girl about 15, embarrassed that she'd missed her cue, tumbled out of the back room and smiled.
"Mr. Taylor!" She greeted him, her smile widening.
"Kami?" He smiled as he realized who it was. He hugged her then stood back to see how she'd changed. Her hair was a much darker blonde then it had been, she no longer had braces, and she'd grown almost a half of a foot. "Wow, you really grew!" He said stating the obvious. "When did you get back?"
"Last week, my dad quit and decided to move back." She explained.
"This is great! Mark will be so happy to see you! I'll go get him." Tim spun on his heel and headed for the door but Kami grabbed a hold of his arm and stopped him.
"Wait Mr. Taylor. I was going to surprise him at school tomorrow. Do you think we can keep this a secret till them?" She asked hopefully looking up at him.
"Sure." He smiled back at her. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Tim Taylor excitedly entered his home to find his wife, Jill, was just beginning to fix dinner. He kissed her on the cheek and hung up his coat just like he did everyday.
"Is Mark here?" He asked happily.
"No he's at karate, why?" Jill asked a little taken aback.
"You'll never believe who I just saw at Harry's."
"Who?" Jill asked, her interest peeked.
"Kamaria." Tim said after a few seconds to keep her in suspense.
"You're kidding!" Jill explained. "But she moved to New York, they haven't spoken in over a year."
"Yea I know, her father quit and they moved back."
"I don't believe this, I'll go get Mark early." Jill said dropped her hot pot mitt down on the counter and headed for the door.
"Hold you're horses honey." Tim stopped her. "Kami doesn't want him to know yet, she's going to see him tomorrow at school."
"You mean I don't get to tell him?" Jill asked outing her lip.
"Nope." Tim smiled at his wife then kissed her.
"Hey Tim." Al, his best friend and assistant on their cable show Tool Time, greeted him.
"Hey Al, Benny. Hey Harry." He said to everyone.
"Hey Tim. Oh! I've got a surprise for you!" Harry smiled at his best customer.
"Oh I love surprises!" Tim grunted in his usual way.
"We know." Harry joked. "Do you remember by niece Kamaria?"
"Yea, she was Mark's best friend 'til she moved away like three years ago."
"Surprise!" Harry explained.
"Huh?" Tim asked when nothing happened.
"Hem, hem." Harry cleared his throat loudly. "I said 'Surprise!'" He called again. This time a girl about 15, embarrassed that she'd missed her cue, tumbled out of the back room and smiled.
"Mr. Taylor!" She greeted him, her smile widening.
"Kami?" He smiled as he realized who it was. He hugged her then stood back to see how she'd changed. Her hair was a much darker blonde then it had been, she no longer had braces, and she'd grown almost a half of a foot. "Wow, you really grew!" He said stating the obvious. "When did you get back?"
"Last week, my dad quit and decided to move back." She explained.
"This is great! Mark will be so happy to see you! I'll go get him." Tim spun on his heel and headed for the door but Kami grabbed a hold of his arm and stopped him.
"Wait Mr. Taylor. I was going to surprise him at school tomorrow. Do you think we can keep this a secret till them?" She asked hopefully looking up at him.
"Sure." He smiled back at her. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Tim Taylor excitedly entered his home to find his wife, Jill, was just beginning to fix dinner. He kissed her on the cheek and hung up his coat just like he did everyday.
"Is Mark here?" He asked happily.
"No he's at karate, why?" Jill asked a little taken aback.
"You'll never believe who I just saw at Harry's."
"Who?" Jill asked, her interest peeked.
"Kamaria." Tim said after a few seconds to keep her in suspense.
"You're kidding!" Jill explained. "But she moved to New York, they haven't spoken in over a year."
"Yea I know, her father quit and they moved back."
"I don't believe this, I'll go get Mark early." Jill said dropped her hot pot mitt down on the counter and headed for the door.
"Hold you're horses honey." Tim stopped her. "Kami doesn't want him to know yet, she's going to see him tomorrow at school."
"You mean I don't get to tell him?" Jill asked outing her lip.
"Nope." Tim smiled at his wife then kissed her.