Chapter 2: Love is Always Around
Hank was sitting on the sofa watching the news when Bobby came into the living room. "Hey, Dad, what do you think of my new shoes?" he asked.
"Let me see," Hank said, peering down at Bobby's shoes. He looked startled at first when he saw that Bobby was wearing Peggy's blue high-heels. "Bobby, why are you… never mind, maybe I don't want to know," Hank said, shaking his head.
"I think they look cool, Dad," Bobby said.
"Bobby, men don't wear women's shoes! Especially on purpose!" Hank said. "Where did you ever get the interest to like this stuff?"
"I dunno," Bobby said frankly.
"Hey, Bobby, can you go outside and see if Dale is still outside," Hank said. "If he is, ask him what Nancy is up to. I've got something I need to talk to her about in here."
"Sure, Dad," Bobby said. He went outside and looked in the alley. There stood Dale and Boomhauer. Bobby walked closer to Dale and Boomhauer. He heard them saying, "Yep" and, "Mm-hmm".
Bobby walked up to the guys. "Well hello, Bobby," Dale said.
"Yo, what-up, man?" Boomhauer said.
"Hi, Mr. Gribble. Hello, Mr. Boomhauer. I just came to ask Mr. Gribble what Mrs. Gribble is up to. My dad wants to know," Bobby said.
"Nancy's in the hot tub in the back," Dale said.
"My dad wants to talk to her about something inside," Bobby said.
Dale ran over to the fence where his house was. "NANCY! HANK WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING!" Dale called.
"Just a minute, sug," Nancy said from the back. A moment later, Nancy came out from the backyard. She was in a red bikini. Her long, blonde hair was a little bit wet from being in the hot tub. Then, she and Bobby went back to Hank's house. "Hi, sug, what's up?" Nancy said.
Hank turned his head from the news and looked stunned when he saw Nancy. She was the most gorgeous woman he'd ever seen. "Uh… uh… Bobby, go to your room until further notice," Hank said, looking for an excuse to be alone with Nancy.
"Why, Dad?" asked Bobby.
"Dang it, just do it!" Bobby ran off to his room and shut the door. Hank turned to Nancy. "I'm still mad about Peggy," Hank said.
"I know, sug. It must be hard for you that she dumped you for Bill," Nancy said.
"Say," Hank said, looking up and down at Nancy, "I noticed that you just came out of the hot tub. Why don't you dry off?"
"All right," Nancy said. "Where's the bathroom?"
"I'll show you," Hank said, leading her to the bathroom. Nancy went in and dried off.
"Well, it's getting late, sug. I'd better be going back home before Dale wonders what I'm doing here for so long," Nancy said.
"Uh, wait just a minute. I've got something to show you real quick," Hank said. Nancy shrugged and followed Hank. Hank led her into his bedroom. Hank got in bed and patted the side as a gesture for Nancy to get in.
"Sorry, sug. I already cheated on Dale for 14 years with John Redcorn. I'm not about to do it again," she said, leaving the house.
"Aw, dang it!" Hank said. He got out of bed and went back to the living room. "Okay, Bobby, you can come out of your room, now," he said.
Bobby came out and sat on the sofa with Hank. "Hey, Dad, what did you want to talk about with Mrs. Gribble?" he asked.
"Nothing, Bobby, don't worry about it," Hank sighed. He stared at the TV screen wondering how he would ever get Peggy back or even if he could get her back.