Chapter Six

Greg jumped at Cassie's scream as the phone rang. Greg looked at her, "Calm down!"

"How can I? I suggested scary not petrifying!" She said to him he smiled as she went and picked up the phone. Greg paused the movie.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Cassie?"

"Uh, yeah?"

"It's mum,"

"Oh mum, you sounded different," Cassie flicked on the kitchen light as she looked over at Greg.

"Your father said that this morning, weird anyway, how are you?"

"Oh I am fine,"

"That's good,"

"Yeah, how are you and dad?"

"Oh I am fine and your father is your father," Cassie laughed, "Anyway, how is Greg?"

"Uh," Cassie was a little surprised by the question, "He's fine,"

"Oh good. Look Cassandra, your father and I were wondering if you guys would like to fly out a couple of nights early?"

Cassie was a little surprised by the request, "We would but we already have the tickets for Friday,"

"Oh your father said he would get you both tickets for Wednesday's morning flight and reimburse for the missed tickets."

"You are kinda side swiping me here mum, I mean Greg wasn't exactly planning on meeting the family this week and now it has been sort of dumped on him and he is handling it really well, but…"

"Well, that is sort of why we want you both to come early, so we could have some time with the two of you with out l your siblings around, you know get to know Greg," Her mother's voice sounded a little worried.

"Well, look I will ask Greg, it is up to him,"

"That doesn't sound like the daughter I raised,"

"Well it is mum, just a sec," She stepped out of the kitchen and looked at Greg he looked at her raising his eyebrows. "My mum wants to know if you and I will come out tomorrow instead of Friday."

Greg looked very surprised by the question more so then she had been. "Uh…what time is the flight?"

"I dunno, just a sec," Cassie raised to the phone to her ear again, "What time would the flight be mum?"

"Oh…um, just a second," Cassie could here her mother yell in the background, "Richard!"

"Yes?" She could hear her father respond from another room no doubt.

"What time would Cassie and Greg's flight be again?"

"Oh uh, maybe around ten in the morning,"

She heard her mother raise the phone again, "Did you catch that?"

"Yes, I did mum, but the would be impossible, we have to pack…and…there just isn't time!"

"Of course there is!" Cassie sighed, "Unless you don't want to see your dear old parents,"

Cassie scoffed, "Just a minute I will ask Greg," She looked over at Greg who looked at her raising his eyebrows again, "Ten tomorrow morning," Greg chocked on the coke he was drinking.

He looked at her, his watch, and then back at her, "Sure, if it means that much to your parents, fine no problems here." Cassie smiled at Greg.

She lifted the phone to her ear. "Greg said it would be fine,"

"Oh brilliant, we will see you kids tomorrow then, oh it will be fabulous, then he can meet the rest of the family,"

"Right, look mum, I have to pack then Greg will need to go home and pack, so I gotta go,"

"Oh of course, I love you dear,"

"I love you too mum," Cassie hung up sighing.

She walked over to the back of the coach and wrapped her arms around Greg's shoulders. "You are too wonderful." She rested his chin on her shoulder

"Yeah I know," He replied kissing her cheek. She looked at him.

"I will pack, it won't take long then we can go to your place and you can pack and stay there tonight, it is closer to the airport anyway."

"Sounds like a plan."