Here's a second part to the last chapter. After I posted the last chapter this came to me (my muse thinks it's funny or something). Hope ya like it and sorry for the shortness. :cowers:please don't kill me!

I got nothing.

Rand sat down on his bed and motioned for Jacob to sit down in the computer chair. "So kid, what did you want to know about your mother?"

"Just…what she was like. Was she mean, nice, a brainiac, stuff like that."

"She was a wonderful woman," Jacob began. "Loyal to her friends and never accepted defeat. If there was a slim possibility of a solution, she found it."

"So when did she meet my father?"

"Just after she was transferred to Cheyenne Mountain from the Pentagon."

"Where she worked on top secret stuff," Rand finished.

Jacob nodded. "Yeah. Ever wonder what they do in there?"

Rand shrugged. "Yeah. I think it has to do with deep space, but not radar telemetry. I'll find out one day though."

Jacob nodded. "All things come to those who wait."

Rand looked up as Kira poked her head in. "Uncle Jonas is here. Thought you'd like to know."

Rand nodded. "I'll be down in a few minutes." Kira nodded and left. "Can you tell me anything else about my mom? Like how she and my dad got together?"

Jacob smiled. "I can't go into all the details, mostly because I don't know them all, but your mother certainly put Jack in his place when they met…"

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Rand walked downstairs then turned and hugged his grandfather. "Thanks Grandpa," he said.

"No problem kiddo. Here's my number for when I'm in town. But if it's serious and you ever wanna talk when I'm not around, Daniel and Janet know how to get a hold of me," Jacob said.

Rand nodded and walked through the hallway into the TV room. "Uncle Jonas," he said, walking to a middle aged man with streaks of gray in his hair.

"Hey Rand," Jonas said, smiling. The two shook hands. "How've you been?"

"Pretty well. How about you? Staying out of trouble?"

Jonas laughed quietly. "Doing my best. Colonel Hailey can be a tough leader. She takes after your parents."

Rand grinned. "Well they were her COs for how long?"

"Good point. Any thoughts on what you wanted to do once you get to college?"

Rand shrugged. "Not sure. Probably won't be going into the military. It's not my thing. Might go into Asian or Native American studies. I love their cultures with the whole spiritual aspect." Jonas nodded and the two continued to talk for the rest of the afternoon until the wake was over.

I'll try to make the other chapters longer, but no promises.