"Grandpa." Jack turned as he heard to children scream and start running
towards them.
"Matthew and Hannah?" Jack questioned.
"Yeah." Jacob crouched down as they ran into his arms. "Hey you've both have gotten bigger since I've saw you last time."
"Who's he?" Hannah whispered to him.
"That's your Auntie Sam's husband. Your Uncle Jack I guess." Jacob stood. "Kids meet Jack, Jack the terrible twosome my grandchildren, Matthew and Hannah Carter."
"It's nice to meet you both. Your Auntie Sam's told me all about you."
"Where is Auntie Sam?" Matthew asked.
"She had to finish something at work. But she should be there by the time we get back to the house and if she isn't I'll call and order her to come." Jack explained.
"You can do that?" Matthew questioned.
"Yeah, it's the benefit of out ranking her."
"What rank are you? Cos Auntie Sam is a Major and Grandpa is a General." Matthew asked.
"I'm a Colonel; it's some kind of in the middle." Jack replied.
"Cool." Hannah was hiding behind Jacob's legs.
"Hey Hannah." Jack said crouching down. "Do you want to see my yo-yo?" He took it out of his pocket and held it out to her.
"Aren't you too old to have a yo-yo?" She asked hesitantly.
"You're never too old to have a yo-yo despite what your Auntie Sam says."
"Can you do any tricks?" Matthew asked.
"Sure. You want me to show you?" He nodded.
"Matthew Andrew Carter, what did I ask you to do?" A voice from behind them asked.
"Look after Hannah while you and Mommy got the bags." He replied.
"I also told you to stay where you were."
"But we saw Grandpa, so we thought it would be okay."
"When you're told to stay somewhere you have to do it. There are some strange people about and I don't want anything to happen to you." Mark continued.
"Sorry Dad." Matthew muttered.
"Sorry Daddy." Hannah added.
"Since everyone is okay let's for get it." Jacob suggested. "It's good to see you Mark."
"You too Dad. Where's Sam I thought she'd be here?" He asked.
"She had to finish something at the base." Jack supplied. "But she should be at the house by the time we get there."
"If she's not there Uncle Jack is going to call her and order her to come." Hannah informed him.
"He's a Colonel so he can do that." Matthew added.
"So I heard."
"Jack, I'd like you to meet my son Mark."
"Nice to meet you Mark." Jack shook his hand.
"Yeah you too." He said.
"And this is my daughter-in-law Jenny." Jacob said.
"It's nice to meet you Jack; Sam's told me all about you."
"That can't be good." Jack said.
"You'd be surprised. Hey Jacob." She gave her father-in-law a hug. "It's good to see you again."
"You too Jen."
"Uncle Jack you were going to show me a trick." Hannah said tugging on his pants.
"Sorry Hannah one trick coming up." Jack proceeded to show her a trick with the yo-yo.
"We brought two cars so decided amongst yourselves who you want to go with." Jacob told Mark and Jenny.
"I want to go with Uncle Jack." Hannah said.
"Me too." Matthew agreed.
"It's okay with me, if it's okay with your parents."
"Can we Mom?" Matthew asked.
"As long as you behave yourselves and don't distract Jack while he's driving." Jenny replied.
"Let's go Uncle Jack." Hannah said taking his hand.
TBC
"Matthew and Hannah?" Jack questioned.
"Yeah." Jacob crouched down as they ran into his arms. "Hey you've both have gotten bigger since I've saw you last time."
"Who's he?" Hannah whispered to him.
"That's your Auntie Sam's husband. Your Uncle Jack I guess." Jacob stood. "Kids meet Jack, Jack the terrible twosome my grandchildren, Matthew and Hannah Carter."
"It's nice to meet you both. Your Auntie Sam's told me all about you."
"Where is Auntie Sam?" Matthew asked.
"She had to finish something at work. But she should be there by the time we get back to the house and if she isn't I'll call and order her to come." Jack explained.
"You can do that?" Matthew questioned.
"Yeah, it's the benefit of out ranking her."
"What rank are you? Cos Auntie Sam is a Major and Grandpa is a General." Matthew asked.
"I'm a Colonel; it's some kind of in the middle." Jack replied.
"Cool." Hannah was hiding behind Jacob's legs.
"Hey Hannah." Jack said crouching down. "Do you want to see my yo-yo?" He took it out of his pocket and held it out to her.
"Aren't you too old to have a yo-yo?" She asked hesitantly.
"You're never too old to have a yo-yo despite what your Auntie Sam says."
"Can you do any tricks?" Matthew asked.
"Sure. You want me to show you?" He nodded.
"Matthew Andrew Carter, what did I ask you to do?" A voice from behind them asked.
"Look after Hannah while you and Mommy got the bags." He replied.
"I also told you to stay where you were."
"But we saw Grandpa, so we thought it would be okay."
"When you're told to stay somewhere you have to do it. There are some strange people about and I don't want anything to happen to you." Mark continued.
"Sorry Dad." Matthew muttered.
"Sorry Daddy." Hannah added.
"Since everyone is okay let's for get it." Jacob suggested. "It's good to see you Mark."
"You too Dad. Where's Sam I thought she'd be here?" He asked.
"She had to finish something at the base." Jack supplied. "But she should be at the house by the time we get there."
"If she's not there Uncle Jack is going to call her and order her to come." Hannah informed him.
"He's a Colonel so he can do that." Matthew added.
"So I heard."
"Jack, I'd like you to meet my son Mark."
"Nice to meet you Mark." Jack shook his hand.
"Yeah you too." He said.
"And this is my daughter-in-law Jenny." Jacob said.
"It's nice to meet you Jack; Sam's told me all about you."
"That can't be good." Jack said.
"You'd be surprised. Hey Jacob." She gave her father-in-law a hug. "It's good to see you again."
"You too Jen."
"Uncle Jack you were going to show me a trick." Hannah said tugging on his pants.
"Sorry Hannah one trick coming up." Jack proceeded to show her a trick with the yo-yo.
"We brought two cars so decided amongst yourselves who you want to go with." Jacob told Mark and Jenny.
"I want to go with Uncle Jack." Hannah said.
"Me too." Matthew agreed.
"It's okay with me, if it's okay with your parents."
"Can we Mom?" Matthew asked.
"As long as you behave yourselves and don't distract Jack while he's driving." Jenny replied.
"Let's go Uncle Jack." Hannah said taking his hand.
TBC