Chapter 11 - The Date
"Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy..." said Jake, when Azalea came through the front door.
"Jake."
"Hi Azalea. You look beautiful."
"Thank you. Sorry I'm late, but my watch stopped. What time do you have?"
"Time stands still when I'm with you."
Jack watched from the kitchen. He was in his glory. "I taught him that," he said to himself.
The date went on and the dish was very exquisite. Jake was walking Azalea to the door, when, he kissed her. Jack smiled. "I taught him that, too." Jack then took Jake home.
"Jacob! You're home! How was it?"
Jake was shy, so, he went to his room to write in his journal.
"What was that about?" Janet asked Jack. Jack kissed Janet.
"That." Jack then went up to his room. Janet was confused. And, all alone.
"Why is everyone so secretive all of a sudden?" Then, Janet went back into reading her book.
::the next day::
"Good mornin' Ma!"
"Hey Jacob. Is it too early to start talking about what happened last night?"
"Yes"
"Well, tell me anyway."
"Well, I met Azalea --"
"Wait! Go back a step! Who is Azalea?"
"She's a girl in my social studies class. I sit behind her. She asked me out yesterday."
"And that's why you had that stupid grin on your face, right?"
"Yeah, that's why! So, anyway... I met Azalea at the Bistro and I was as polite as I could be. Dad made the dinner. He was watching, so, he was proud of what he taught me. Then... I kissed her."
"A real kiss? Or just a peck?"
"No, a real kiss. Ma, it was the best thing I have ever done!"
Janet smiled. "So, do you like her?"
"Yeah. Enough to kiss her."
"I sure hope so..."
Janet started patting Jake's knee. She was more than proud of her son. He was more than a son, now. He's now -- a gentleman! Janet felt something that she had never felt before. Relief overwhelmed her. Janet knew that Jake loved her, finally! Jake looked for the remote. He found it. It was in between the couch pillows. He pointed it to the TV and turned it on. He put on some Bugs Bunny cartoons. He put his back to the back of the couch and he put his feet on the coffee table. Janet was going to say something, but she didn't. She didn't want to lose this feeling by fighting. She actually felt a bond between Jake and herself. She put her back to the back of the couch and put her arm around Jake. Jake normally would squirm, but he didn't. There was finally a bond.
"Azaleas are beautiful flowers." Janet said. Jake turned his head, smiled, and nodded. He turned his head the other way so that he could see the TV.
"So, did you see Survivor?"
"Yeah, with you the other day."
"Who do you think is gonna be voted off first?"
Janet shrugged.
"Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy..." said Jake, when Azalea came through the front door.
"Jake."
"Hi Azalea. You look beautiful."
"Thank you. Sorry I'm late, but my watch stopped. What time do you have?"
"Time stands still when I'm with you."
Jack watched from the kitchen. He was in his glory. "I taught him that," he said to himself.
The date went on and the dish was very exquisite. Jake was walking Azalea to the door, when, he kissed her. Jack smiled. "I taught him that, too." Jack then took Jake home.
"Jacob! You're home! How was it?"
Jake was shy, so, he went to his room to write in his journal.
"What was that about?" Janet asked Jack. Jack kissed Janet.
"That." Jack then went up to his room. Janet was confused. And, all alone.
"Why is everyone so secretive all of a sudden?" Then, Janet went back into reading her book.
::the next day::
"Good mornin' Ma!"
"Hey Jacob. Is it too early to start talking about what happened last night?"
"Yes"
"Well, tell me anyway."
"Well, I met Azalea --"
"Wait! Go back a step! Who is Azalea?"
"She's a girl in my social studies class. I sit behind her. She asked me out yesterday."
"And that's why you had that stupid grin on your face, right?"
"Yeah, that's why! So, anyway... I met Azalea at the Bistro and I was as polite as I could be. Dad made the dinner. He was watching, so, he was proud of what he taught me. Then... I kissed her."
"A real kiss? Or just a peck?"
"No, a real kiss. Ma, it was the best thing I have ever done!"
Janet smiled. "So, do you like her?"
"Yeah. Enough to kiss her."
"I sure hope so..."
Janet started patting Jake's knee. She was more than proud of her son. He was more than a son, now. He's now -- a gentleman! Janet felt something that she had never felt before. Relief overwhelmed her. Janet knew that Jake loved her, finally! Jake looked for the remote. He found it. It was in between the couch pillows. He pointed it to the TV and turned it on. He put on some Bugs Bunny cartoons. He put his back to the back of the couch and he put his feet on the coffee table. Janet was going to say something, but she didn't. She didn't want to lose this feeling by fighting. She actually felt a bond between Jake and herself. She put her back to the back of the couch and put her arm around Jake. Jake normally would squirm, but he didn't. There was finally a bond.
"Azaleas are beautiful flowers." Janet said. Jake turned his head, smiled, and nodded. He turned his head the other way so that he could see the TV.
"So, did you see Survivor?"
"Yeah, with you the other day."
"Who do you think is gonna be voted off first?"
Janet shrugged.