Chapter 71=sorry for taking so long. My muse finally got focused. Grr for a short chapter it sure took a long time!
Megan certainly was in a better mood as we left the cabin after seeing dad. She was almost bouncing and we were having an actual conversation, which for us is unusual.
"You know what you should do?" But she didn't wait for me to answer. "We should get dad and your mom back together. It would only be fair for them to see each other again."
"I know but my mother is in Atlanta and dad's in Kentucky. It won't be easy. Mom hardly comes to Louisville." I was surprised she hadn't come back up.
"Dad said everyone's going to Atlanta for the trial. They are looking to find a secure hotel for all of them to stay at. If they stay at a hotel it would be easy to get your mother there without her suspecting a thing."
I hadn't realized everyone was going to stay in a hotel in Atlanta. But I guess it made sense since it was too far to go back and forth. But I a greed with Megan. It could work. We should bring Tatem and David to the hotel. It was only right for them to know. Levi would be a little hard to involve since he lives in Florida.
After dropping Megan off at the hotel I entered my apartment. We needed someone's help in this. I certainly couldn't ask Uncle Eddy. He not only would disapprove but he'd probably warn dad. I could ask Uncle Ric or Uncle Arn. I think they'd help. But I think I should try Uncle Ric first.
The phone rang a couple of times before Uncle Ric answered.
"Hello?"
"Uncle Ric? It's me Danny."
"Hey Danny what's up?"
"Megan saw dad today."
"How'd she take it?"
"Really well. She was all smiles and talked non stop after we left." I heard chuckling. "But she had an idea that I agree with." I wasn't totally sure what he'd think of this idea.
"You two agree on something? That's a first." This time I laughed. He knew us too well. "So what's the idea."?
"That we should bring mom to see dad." There was silence. Did he not think it was a good idea? "Yeah I know my dad would never agree to this but I think mom should know."
"I think it's a good idea. She should know. But I'm trying to think of how that would be possible since your mother is in Atlanta and your dad is in Louisville." He was talking really quit probably hoping Beth couldn't hear him.
"Actually dad told Megan that they were all moving to Atlanta for the trial. They'll be staying at a hotel."
"We can always trick her into coming to the hotel." Ric said after another pause. "Tell her you are taking her out to dinner or something then remember you forgot something at your hotel room. Danny you are going to bring Tatem and David right?"
"Yeah. We can't leave them in the dark. Getting Levi there won't be easy. So I guess we won't."
"I think this idea could actually work." Uncle Ric said. "Look I've got to pick up my grandkids. Call me when you know more and we can go from there."
I hung up with Uncle Ric with a sigh. Maybe this could work after all. I wonder how my family will react to seeing them again.
I thought about Jason. I would have to make sure he didn't come along. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. I don't think he would be happy to see dad and I'm sure the feeling would be mutual.
I called Uncle Eddy to find out when they were going to Atlanta and where they would be staying. I didn't let on what we were planning. I knew he would have ended the idea quickly. Eddy said they probably wouldn't leave for a week. Too much stuff to pack and they needed a little more time to make it discreet. I asked him to let me know so I could make reservations at the same hotel. He thought it was a good idea.
After I hung up with Uncle Eddy I called Athena. I hadn't gotten a chance to talk to her since the RAW in Atlanta. She luckily was home.
"Hello?"
"Hey it's me Danny."
"Hey Danny. Where have you been?"
"We had to check something." Well that wasn't a lie but I wasn't allowed to tell her the truth either.
"What was it?" I could tell she really wanted to know. But I couldn't tell her.
"I can't tell you. They made me promise I wouldn't tell anyone."
"You could have at least told us where you were going. You scared Megan and the rest of us. I hate all of these secrets everyone's keeping. And even you are keeping them!"
"I know and I'm sorry." I quickly changed the subject. "I took Megan to see my dad today."
"How'd she take seeing him again?" I was glad I changed the subject.
"Really well. She needed to see dad." I might as well tell her about what Megan, Uncle Ric, and I were planning. "The cabin is moving to a hotel in Atlanta for the trial. Megan, Ric, and I are planning to reunite my parents."
There was a pause. Maybe telling her wasn't a good idea. But she wouldn't tell the others would she? "I wonder if I can do that with my family though it would be hard, if not impossible, to get my family to come down to Atlanta."
She did have a point. Then a thought hit me. Didn't Bischoff tell me the other day that he had a pilot's license and that was how they moved dad and Steve? I wonder if he can send Owen up to see his family? Should I tell Athena that? I wondered. I was about to when I heard a doorbell ring or something.
"I have to go. That's probably Uncle Bret. Call me later."
Click
These could be some interesting family reunions.
Megan certainly was in a better mood as we left the cabin after seeing dad. She was almost bouncing and we were having an actual conversation, which for us is unusual.
"You know what you should do?" But she didn't wait for me to answer. "We should get dad and your mom back together. It would only be fair for them to see each other again."
"I know but my mother is in Atlanta and dad's in Kentucky. It won't be easy. Mom hardly comes to Louisville." I was surprised she hadn't come back up.
"Dad said everyone's going to Atlanta for the trial. They are looking to find a secure hotel for all of them to stay at. If they stay at a hotel it would be easy to get your mother there without her suspecting a thing."
I hadn't realized everyone was going to stay in a hotel in Atlanta. But I guess it made sense since it was too far to go back and forth. But I a greed with Megan. It could work. We should bring Tatem and David to the hotel. It was only right for them to know. Levi would be a little hard to involve since he lives in Florida.
After dropping Megan off at the hotel I entered my apartment. We needed someone's help in this. I certainly couldn't ask Uncle Eddy. He not only would disapprove but he'd probably warn dad. I could ask Uncle Ric or Uncle Arn. I think they'd help. But I think I should try Uncle Ric first.
The phone rang a couple of times before Uncle Ric answered.
"Hello?"
"Uncle Ric? It's me Danny."
"Hey Danny what's up?"
"Megan saw dad today."
"How'd she take it?"
"Really well. She was all smiles and talked non stop after we left." I heard chuckling. "But she had an idea that I agree with." I wasn't totally sure what he'd think of this idea.
"You two agree on something? That's a first." This time I laughed. He knew us too well. "So what's the idea."?
"That we should bring mom to see dad." There was silence. Did he not think it was a good idea? "Yeah I know my dad would never agree to this but I think mom should know."
"I think it's a good idea. She should know. But I'm trying to think of how that would be possible since your mother is in Atlanta and your dad is in Louisville." He was talking really quit probably hoping Beth couldn't hear him.
"Actually dad told Megan that they were all moving to Atlanta for the trial. They'll be staying at a hotel."
"We can always trick her into coming to the hotel." Ric said after another pause. "Tell her you are taking her out to dinner or something then remember you forgot something at your hotel room. Danny you are going to bring Tatem and David right?"
"Yeah. We can't leave them in the dark. Getting Levi there won't be easy. So I guess we won't."
"I think this idea could actually work." Uncle Ric said. "Look I've got to pick up my grandkids. Call me when you know more and we can go from there."
I hung up with Uncle Ric with a sigh. Maybe this could work after all. I wonder how my family will react to seeing them again.
I thought about Jason. I would have to make sure he didn't come along. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. I don't think he would be happy to see dad and I'm sure the feeling would be mutual.
I called Uncle Eddy to find out when they were going to Atlanta and where they would be staying. I didn't let on what we were planning. I knew he would have ended the idea quickly. Eddy said they probably wouldn't leave for a week. Too much stuff to pack and they needed a little more time to make it discreet. I asked him to let me know so I could make reservations at the same hotel. He thought it was a good idea.
After I hung up with Uncle Eddy I called Athena. I hadn't gotten a chance to talk to her since the RAW in Atlanta. She luckily was home.
"Hello?"
"Hey it's me Danny."
"Hey Danny. Where have you been?"
"We had to check something." Well that wasn't a lie but I wasn't allowed to tell her the truth either.
"What was it?" I could tell she really wanted to know. But I couldn't tell her.
"I can't tell you. They made me promise I wouldn't tell anyone."
"You could have at least told us where you were going. You scared Megan and the rest of us. I hate all of these secrets everyone's keeping. And even you are keeping them!"
"I know and I'm sorry." I quickly changed the subject. "I took Megan to see my dad today."
"How'd she take seeing him again?" I was glad I changed the subject.
"Really well. She needed to see dad." I might as well tell her about what Megan, Uncle Ric, and I were planning. "The cabin is moving to a hotel in Atlanta for the trial. Megan, Ric, and I are planning to reunite my parents."
There was a pause. Maybe telling her wasn't a good idea. But she wouldn't tell the others would she? "I wonder if I can do that with my family though it would be hard, if not impossible, to get my family to come down to Atlanta."
She did have a point. Then a thought hit me. Didn't Bischoff tell me the other day that he had a pilot's license and that was how they moved dad and Steve? I wonder if he can send Owen up to see his family? Should I tell Athena that? I wondered. I was about to when I heard a doorbell ring or something.
"I have to go. That's probably Uncle Bret. Call me later."
Click
These could be some interesting family reunions.