Jack was in a better mood than when they left the base when they finally
got home.
"Mom?" He called as they entered. "Mom?" He looked around and couldn't find her.
"Maybe she's gone out?" Sam suggested.
"Maybe. But she knew we'd be back today, I doubt she'd have gone too far."
"I'm going to take a bath I think I have mud in places I don't want too think about."
"Need someone to scrub your back?" He offered.
"Not if Annabelle could be back any minute."
"You know I can be stealthy quiet. I've had lots of training."
"You can also be overly sarcastic and drive me nuts at times, but that doesn't mean your getting any while your Mom is still in the house."
"So do you think we can schedule a trip to your house anytime soon?"
"We just got back from there." Sam pointed out.
"Always pays to be security conscious of an empty house."
"You're insatiable you know that."
"It's great isn't it?" He winked.
"I'll be in the bath." She left watching as she headed up the stairs.
~
"Mom?" Jack questioned as the door opened.
"You're back." Annabelle smiled. "Have a good time?"
"Mom, it was a military mission not a trip to the cinema."
"Still, you're all in one piece? Samantha too?"
"We're all in one piece. Sam's in the bath. So where did you go?"
"Shopping, I used up all your cleaning products."
"Mom, what exactly have you been cleaning?"
"Everything, do you ever dust this place?" Annabelle asked.
"We're not here enough to dust on regular basis."
"You should make time. Dust is not good it can cause Asthma."
"Yes Mom. We've got a few days downtime so we can have a proper visit."
"Unfortunately I have to leave tomorrow. I was talking to Betsy, you remember Betsy don't you. Anyway the woman who does the church flowers is sick and Reverend Pollock would like me to do the flowers for Sunday's service."
"Mom, we've only just got back can't you stay. I thought you said you wanted to get to know Sam." Despite all his protests to the contrary he didn't want his mother to leave.
"I do, but as you said this is a bad time, and I can't let Reverend Pollock down." She set her bags down.
"Mom when things finally settle down and we have some time we're going to organise a proper wedding. You know with the whole big dress and the sappy music."
"Then maybe you'll send me an invitation this time."
"Mom, we were engaged for all of three hours. It was spur of the moment. Daniel and Murray were there because they were there. We didn't invite anyone, if we had waited Jacob would have probably have been a lot happier with me."
"Who is Jacob?" Annabelle questioned.
"Sam's Dad. He's an Air Force General; he spends most of his time out of the country."
"It sounds like you know him well."
"We've worked together every now and again for the past two years."
"And does he approve?" Annabelle asked.
"Well he didn't try to kill me when he found." Jack said with a shrug.
"Dad's happy if I'm happy. Besides he's the one who suggested you marry me." Sam said as she came down the stairs. "Hey Annabelle."
"Samantha."
"Has Jack decided what he's making for dinner?"
"You don't cook?" Annabelle questioned.
"She makes great breakfast. The rest we're working on. Mom has to leave tomorrow so how about I take you both out to dinner?"
"Where?" Sam inquired.
"I don't know O'Malley's?"
"We're still all banned." Sam reminded him.
"Banned?"
"There was an incident. Best not to ask." Jack replied. "Any suggestions?"
"There's the new Italian place about three blocks from Daniel's."
"That could work."
"I'll go and change."
TBC
"Mom?" He called as they entered. "Mom?" He looked around and couldn't find her.
"Maybe she's gone out?" Sam suggested.
"Maybe. But she knew we'd be back today, I doubt she'd have gone too far."
"I'm going to take a bath I think I have mud in places I don't want too think about."
"Need someone to scrub your back?" He offered.
"Not if Annabelle could be back any minute."
"You know I can be stealthy quiet. I've had lots of training."
"You can also be overly sarcastic and drive me nuts at times, but that doesn't mean your getting any while your Mom is still in the house."
"So do you think we can schedule a trip to your house anytime soon?"
"We just got back from there." Sam pointed out.
"Always pays to be security conscious of an empty house."
"You're insatiable you know that."
"It's great isn't it?" He winked.
"I'll be in the bath." She left watching as she headed up the stairs.
~
"Mom?" Jack questioned as the door opened.
"You're back." Annabelle smiled. "Have a good time?"
"Mom, it was a military mission not a trip to the cinema."
"Still, you're all in one piece? Samantha too?"
"We're all in one piece. Sam's in the bath. So where did you go?"
"Shopping, I used up all your cleaning products."
"Mom, what exactly have you been cleaning?"
"Everything, do you ever dust this place?" Annabelle asked.
"We're not here enough to dust on regular basis."
"You should make time. Dust is not good it can cause Asthma."
"Yes Mom. We've got a few days downtime so we can have a proper visit."
"Unfortunately I have to leave tomorrow. I was talking to Betsy, you remember Betsy don't you. Anyway the woman who does the church flowers is sick and Reverend Pollock would like me to do the flowers for Sunday's service."
"Mom, we've only just got back can't you stay. I thought you said you wanted to get to know Sam." Despite all his protests to the contrary he didn't want his mother to leave.
"I do, but as you said this is a bad time, and I can't let Reverend Pollock down." She set her bags down.
"Mom when things finally settle down and we have some time we're going to organise a proper wedding. You know with the whole big dress and the sappy music."
"Then maybe you'll send me an invitation this time."
"Mom, we were engaged for all of three hours. It was spur of the moment. Daniel and Murray were there because they were there. We didn't invite anyone, if we had waited Jacob would have probably have been a lot happier with me."
"Who is Jacob?" Annabelle questioned.
"Sam's Dad. He's an Air Force General; he spends most of his time out of the country."
"It sounds like you know him well."
"We've worked together every now and again for the past two years."
"And does he approve?" Annabelle asked.
"Well he didn't try to kill me when he found." Jack said with a shrug.
"Dad's happy if I'm happy. Besides he's the one who suggested you marry me." Sam said as she came down the stairs. "Hey Annabelle."
"Samantha."
"Has Jack decided what he's making for dinner?"
"You don't cook?" Annabelle questioned.
"She makes great breakfast. The rest we're working on. Mom has to leave tomorrow so how about I take you both out to dinner?"
"Where?" Sam inquired.
"I don't know O'Malley's?"
"We're still all banned." Sam reminded him.
"Banned?"
"There was an incident. Best not to ask." Jack replied. "Any suggestions?"
"There's the new Italian place about three blocks from Daniel's."
"That could work."
"I'll go and change."
TBC