"Morning," Meg said as she walked into the spacious kitchen.
"Good morning to you too," Luke replied looking up from the newspaper.
"Are you ready for work? I don't want to be late on my first day," Meg explained.
"I am the boss, I'll be as late as I want," Luke told her.
"Hurry up," Meg said ignoring his comments.
"I'll hurry up," Luke said playfully smacking Meg with the newspaper.
Meg ignored him, and she poured herself a glass of juice. It wasn't long before Luke decided he was ready.
The drive wasn't anything that Meg had ever seen before. She was used to the rush-hour traffic in Philadelphia, but LA traffic was something else. However, they soon reached a large building, and Meg was prepared for the first day at her new job.
*** Back East ***
"Good morning," JJ said to his wife.
"Aren't you just Mr. Chipper this morning," she replied.
"Yes, well I have a great idea for the column, so I might have a few days off at the end of the week. I thought we might get away for a few days.," JJ informed her.
"Not going to happen, I'm still working on the Anderson case. Maybe, you should take the kids somewhere," Beth offered.
"Where would I take them?" JJ asked.
"What about the new amusement park?" she questioned.
"I'll think about it," JJ said.
They both stopped and listening to a creaking on the stairs. JJ walked out to the hallway and spotted Sarah sneaking up the steps.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I just came home," Sarah said too quickly.
"Tiffany's parents dropped you off at," he paused to check his watch, "5:30 in the morning."
"They're morning people," Sarah told him.
"Try again," JJ replied.
"I'm not lying," she answered.
"So when I call Tiffany's parents, they'll give me the same story?" he questioned.
"Umm, no," Sarah mumbled.
"You're grounded," JJ told her.
"You can't ground me," Sarah said.
"I most certainly can," he responded.
"You're not being fair," she complained.
"Let me see, you weren't where you were supposed to be staying, you smell like smoke, and you look like you've been up all night. My being fair should be the least of your concerns at this moment," JJ explained. "Go upstairs now."
JJ walked back into the kitchen. "Did you hear all that?" he asked.
Beth nodded.
"Why didn't you back me up?" he questioned.
"You were handling it," she said.
"Yes, I handled it," JJ stated.
"Don't get a big head yet. You still have to enforce the punishment," Beth told him.
*** Meg at work ***
Meg sorted though the various demos she was supposed to listen to.
A younger man approached her.
"I don't believe we've met, I'm Drick Parker," he said.
"Meg Pryor," she said introducing herself.
"Well, Meg, I hope we can get to know each other better," Drick told her.
"I'm sure you do," Meg replied.
Luke was watching impatiently on the other side of the room. As soon as Drick left, Luke walked other to Meg.
"Who was that?" he asked.
"I believe he said his name was Drick Parker. What were you waiting to pounce the moment he left," Meg responded.
"No, I don't like him," Luke told her.
"You know him?" she questioned.
"No, but I know I don't like him," he stated.
"You are jealous," Meg teased.
"Do you blame me? It took me long enough to finally catch you," Luke said.
"I'm a fish now," Meg questioned.
"You know what I mean," he told her. "Anyway, I wanted to ask you out to dinner tonight."
"I'll go out with you, if you promise to stop being jealous of every man who talks to me," she explained.
"I'll try, but it's so hard," Luke said leaving Meg to her work.
Meg couldn't not stop smiling, Luke made her feel a rush all over, something she hadn't felt in years.
*** Outside of Philadelphia ***
"How did you manage getting yourself grounded?" Michael asked his cousin.
"I have a talent," Sarah responded.
"Did you go to the big party at Joe's?" he asked.
"Yeah, I stopped by, it was kind of lame," she commented.
"How did you get there?" he asked. "None of your friends can drive."
"The friends that you know. Do you think I'm bringing these other people over to the house?" She replied.
"Yeah, well, now I have to stay home all day a baby-sit you," Michael complained.
"Like you had plans," she retorted.
"You only screwed yourself, Sarah. Mom and Dad are going to be watching everything you do, so don't try and pull something else like that again," he advised.
"Thank you for the tip, wise one," she said as she walked towards the door.
"Where do you think you're going?" he demanded.
"Out."
"With who?" he questioned.
"Friends," Sarah replied.
"I'm not covering for you," Michael told her.
"I didn't ask you too," she stated.
"Sarah, my dad comes home whenever," he pleaded. "You're going to be in so much trouble."
"Trouble is my middle name," Sarah said before leaving.
*~* Note from Banana Belle *~*
I would like to first give my apologies and thanks. Sorry, it has been so long, but I had exams and Wind Ensemble auditions in the same short period of time. The latter went very well; the former, so-so. Thank you to all who reviewed, the reviews help more than you know. I'll try to get another chapter up as soon as possible, but until then, this is Banana Belle signing off.
"Good morning to you too," Luke replied looking up from the newspaper.
"Are you ready for work? I don't want to be late on my first day," Meg explained.
"I am the boss, I'll be as late as I want," Luke told her.
"Hurry up," Meg said ignoring his comments.
"I'll hurry up," Luke said playfully smacking Meg with the newspaper.
Meg ignored him, and she poured herself a glass of juice. It wasn't long before Luke decided he was ready.
The drive wasn't anything that Meg had ever seen before. She was used to the rush-hour traffic in Philadelphia, but LA traffic was something else. However, they soon reached a large building, and Meg was prepared for the first day at her new job.
*** Back East ***
"Good morning," JJ said to his wife.
"Aren't you just Mr. Chipper this morning," she replied.
"Yes, well I have a great idea for the column, so I might have a few days off at the end of the week. I thought we might get away for a few days.," JJ informed her.
"Not going to happen, I'm still working on the Anderson case. Maybe, you should take the kids somewhere," Beth offered.
"Where would I take them?" JJ asked.
"What about the new amusement park?" she questioned.
"I'll think about it," JJ said.
They both stopped and listening to a creaking on the stairs. JJ walked out to the hallway and spotted Sarah sneaking up the steps.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I just came home," Sarah said too quickly.
"Tiffany's parents dropped you off at," he paused to check his watch, "5:30 in the morning."
"They're morning people," Sarah told him.
"Try again," JJ replied.
"I'm not lying," she answered.
"So when I call Tiffany's parents, they'll give me the same story?" he questioned.
"Umm, no," Sarah mumbled.
"You're grounded," JJ told her.
"You can't ground me," Sarah said.
"I most certainly can," he responded.
"You're not being fair," she complained.
"Let me see, you weren't where you were supposed to be staying, you smell like smoke, and you look like you've been up all night. My being fair should be the least of your concerns at this moment," JJ explained. "Go upstairs now."
JJ walked back into the kitchen. "Did you hear all that?" he asked.
Beth nodded.
"Why didn't you back me up?" he questioned.
"You were handling it," she said.
"Yes, I handled it," JJ stated.
"Don't get a big head yet. You still have to enforce the punishment," Beth told him.
*** Meg at work ***
Meg sorted though the various demos she was supposed to listen to.
A younger man approached her.
"I don't believe we've met, I'm Drick Parker," he said.
"Meg Pryor," she said introducing herself.
"Well, Meg, I hope we can get to know each other better," Drick told her.
"I'm sure you do," Meg replied.
Luke was watching impatiently on the other side of the room. As soon as Drick left, Luke walked other to Meg.
"Who was that?" he asked.
"I believe he said his name was Drick Parker. What were you waiting to pounce the moment he left," Meg responded.
"No, I don't like him," Luke told her.
"You know him?" she questioned.
"No, but I know I don't like him," he stated.
"You are jealous," Meg teased.
"Do you blame me? It took me long enough to finally catch you," Luke said.
"I'm a fish now," Meg questioned.
"You know what I mean," he told her. "Anyway, I wanted to ask you out to dinner tonight."
"I'll go out with you, if you promise to stop being jealous of every man who talks to me," she explained.
"I'll try, but it's so hard," Luke said leaving Meg to her work.
Meg couldn't not stop smiling, Luke made her feel a rush all over, something she hadn't felt in years.
*** Outside of Philadelphia ***
"How did you manage getting yourself grounded?" Michael asked his cousin.
"I have a talent," Sarah responded.
"Did you go to the big party at Joe's?" he asked.
"Yeah, I stopped by, it was kind of lame," she commented.
"How did you get there?" he asked. "None of your friends can drive."
"The friends that you know. Do you think I'm bringing these other people over to the house?" She replied.
"Yeah, well, now I have to stay home all day a baby-sit you," Michael complained.
"Like you had plans," she retorted.
"You only screwed yourself, Sarah. Mom and Dad are going to be watching everything you do, so don't try and pull something else like that again," he advised.
"Thank you for the tip, wise one," she said as she walked towards the door.
"Where do you think you're going?" he demanded.
"Out."
"With who?" he questioned.
"Friends," Sarah replied.
"I'm not covering for you," Michael told her.
"I didn't ask you too," she stated.
"Sarah, my dad comes home whenever," he pleaded. "You're going to be in so much trouble."
"Trouble is my middle name," Sarah said before leaving.
*~* Note from Banana Belle *~*
I would like to first give my apologies and thanks. Sorry, it has been so long, but I had exams and Wind Ensemble auditions in the same short period of time. The latter went very well; the former, so-so. Thank you to all who reviewed, the reviews help more than you know. I'll try to get another chapter up as soon as possible, but until then, this is Banana Belle signing off.