Chapter 13 - Uh-oh (December 15, 2007)
Azalea and Jacob were spending a nice winter afternoon in front of the TV when Azzie fell asleep. That was Jake's chance to make a very important phone call. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring.
"Jack, will you get that?" Janet asked.
"Yeah, sure, hon," he called back. "Hello?"
"Uh, hi, Dad."
"Hey Jakey, how are ya?"
"Good. Um, Dad. I have something to tell you and it's very important. Too important to even tell you over the phone."
"Is Azzie... uh..."
"Oh, no, no. Not yet, at least."
"Oh, good. Do you want to come over or something?"
"Can I?"
"Oh, yeah, sure. Is Azzie coming, too?"
"No, she's taking a nap."
"Oh, well, I'll see you soon."
"Bye, Dad."
"Who was that?" Janet asked.
"Jake. He wants to come over and tell us something." Jack shrugged.
"Is Azzie... uh..."
"Oh, no. It's something else."
::A Few Minutes Later::
Ding-Dong.
"Coming!" Janet called. She opened the door. "Hi, Jacob!" She hugged him. "It's like I haven't seen you in four years," Janet joked. Jake allowed himself in. "Where's Dad? I need to talk to both to you." "I think he's in the living room, you can go look." "Yeah, thanks." "No problem." Jake went to look for Jack. "Hi Dad," he said when he caught up to him. "Hey, son." Janet was behind Jake. "I need to talk to you both. Sit down." They did. "Ma. Dad. I was thinking. I love my country and I wanted to do more for it. I was wondering what I could do and I found myself thinking, 'I should join the Army'. And, I'm really thinking more seriously that I should. I can do it. I've been watching war movies since I was 10." "That's your fault," Janet whispered to Jack. "So, I wanted to know what you thought of me joining the Army." "Um... Wow... I don't know what to say. It's a great deal of work, you know," Jack told him. "I know. I can handle it."
"What about Azalea?" Janet asked.
"She knows and she thinks that I should do it."
Jack cleared his throat. "If you really, sincerely think that you should join, then I'm right behind you."
"I agree completely," said Janet.
"Ok! Then it's all settled. I'll join tomorrow." He gasped, "Look at the time! I have to go; Azzie's probably going to wake up soon. I'll see you soon. And, thank you for your support. Bye!"
"Bye, Jake!"
"See ya soon, Jacob!"
Jake left.
"Our little boy's growing up!" Janet said.
Azalea and Jacob were spending a nice winter afternoon in front of the TV when Azzie fell asleep. That was Jake's chance to make a very important phone call. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring.
"Jack, will you get that?" Janet asked.
"Yeah, sure, hon," he called back. "Hello?"
"Uh, hi, Dad."
"Hey Jakey, how are ya?"
"Good. Um, Dad. I have something to tell you and it's very important. Too important to even tell you over the phone."
"Is Azzie... uh..."
"Oh, no, no. Not yet, at least."
"Oh, good. Do you want to come over or something?"
"Can I?"
"Oh, yeah, sure. Is Azzie coming, too?"
"No, she's taking a nap."
"Oh, well, I'll see you soon."
"Bye, Dad."
"Who was that?" Janet asked.
"Jake. He wants to come over and tell us something." Jack shrugged.
"Is Azzie... uh..."
"Oh, no. It's something else."
::A Few Minutes Later::
Ding-Dong.
"Coming!" Janet called. She opened the door. "Hi, Jacob!" She hugged him. "It's like I haven't seen you in four years," Janet joked. Jake allowed himself in. "Where's Dad? I need to talk to both to you." "I think he's in the living room, you can go look." "Yeah, thanks." "No problem." Jake went to look for Jack. "Hi Dad," he said when he caught up to him. "Hey, son." Janet was behind Jake. "I need to talk to you both. Sit down." They did. "Ma. Dad. I was thinking. I love my country and I wanted to do more for it. I was wondering what I could do and I found myself thinking, 'I should join the Army'. And, I'm really thinking more seriously that I should. I can do it. I've been watching war movies since I was 10." "That's your fault," Janet whispered to Jack. "So, I wanted to know what you thought of me joining the Army." "Um... Wow... I don't know what to say. It's a great deal of work, you know," Jack told him. "I know. I can handle it."
"What about Azalea?" Janet asked.
"She knows and she thinks that I should do it."
Jack cleared his throat. "If you really, sincerely think that you should join, then I'm right behind you."
"I agree completely," said Janet.
"Ok! Then it's all settled. I'll join tomorrow." He gasped, "Look at the time! I have to go; Azzie's probably going to wake up soon. I'll see you soon. And, thank you for your support. Bye!"
"Bye, Jake!"
"See ya soon, Jacob!"
Jake left.
"Our little boy's growing up!" Janet said.