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Jack waited for a minute with the limo showing up. Once in he was on his way to the hospital seeing his father again. When he got to the hospital Jack thanked the driver before walking inside with his bag in hand. He walked down to his father room and look in to see his father alone so he walk in

"Morning dad"

"Morning Jack" Jack put his bag on the floor next to the bed before he sat down.

"Dad we need to talk"

"About what?"

"Joanne"

"What about her?" Jack clap his hands together while looking at his father

"Joanne been cheating on you"

"I know" Jack look at him in shock

How long?" He father smile

"Before we got married"

"Why did you marry her?" his father raise his hand and Jack stop talking

"Well she wanted to get married so we went to Las vegas since she wanted a quick wedding, but what she doesn't know is" he lean ford with a smile on his face

"The guy who married us is an old friend who lives in Las Vegas and he owns me a favour" then he lean back against the bed with a grin on his face.

"Ah so she doesn't know?"

"Nope"

"How do you know that she has been sleeping around?"

"I got a private detective in before and afterwards. The marriage, and found out she still got a boyfriend whom she slept with at least twice a week and this is her first marriage. She did want to marry three other single older millionaires but when they ask her to sign a prenup, she was out of there, they knew."

"How did you know?"

"One of them is an old friend of mine, when he saw us together, he warn me about her, but I already knew"

"Ok"

"How did you know?"

"I overheard her talking on the phone yesterday and I put two and two together and the way she treated me and the staff yesterday morning, well let just say her true colours showed even if it was brief"

"I know, what she is like, I overheard her yelling at couple of the staff just before I had the stroke, I could see that she was angry with them for doing something wrong then when I walk in the room, she was a total different person"

"I bet"

"Jack if I die before you get married, can you make sure Sam sign a prenup"

"Dad, Sam isn't Joanne, she is nothing like her. Sam loves me for me, she doesn't care about the money"

"For now"

"Dad, when I say she doesn't care, I meant it, she got her own money"

"What are you saying an inheritance?"

"Sort of, her auntie and uncle from Texas are billionaire and Sam is their only niece"

"Wow so they are leaving some money for her?"

"Yes but she doesn't get it till she eighteen, the thing is there was this Texas millionaire con tycoon, he con people out of their land, making risky bets and wins every time"

"Sounds like someone should teach him a lesson"

"Someone did, Sam did when she found out she was part of the bet"

"What bet?"

"The guy Jeff made a bet with Phillip that Sam uncle at the New Year party. The bet was that Jeff grandson who is seventeen would kiss Sam by the end of the evening. If Jeff wins he gets the ranch and one hundred million dollars"

"Wow what if Phillip wins?"

"He get the land which is across the road from his ranch and the one hundred million dollars"

"AH so Phillip won then?"

"Yep, I don't know what happened all I know is that Robert that Jeff grandson had till the end of the party to kiss Sam where they both could see them kiss… Well Robert was found asleep in one of the lounge chairs outside at the end of the evening"

"Ah, so Sam put sleeping pills into his drink?"

"There no sleeping pills in the house"

"Oh was he drunk?"

"Nope, just tired"

"Ok, so how much is he leaving her?"

"Millions of dollars, and she already knows about is and had already told her uncle what she wanted done with the money so he doing it"

"Ok, is she getting any of it?"

"Yes she asked to have so much put on to her credit card each month. Since now we are engage we open up a joint account where we both put so much in each week for out big wedding"

"Ok sounds like a good plan"

"It is"

They talk till lunch time, when Jack got up he pick up his duffle bag and put it on the end of the bed and open it, he pull a brown paper parcel and pass it to his father

"What this"

"Open it, it a belated Christmas present from Sam and me"

Then he zip up his bag while his father took the paper off and then the bubble wrap and then he opened the box and pulled out a ten by six photo frame. He turned it over to see Jack wearing his dress blue and Sam wearing her cap and gown, then he saw what was in the background and relied onSam's university graduation. He could see how happy they both are in the photo. Then he looked up at Jack.

"Thank you, sorry I couldn't be there"

"Well we hope you can make it next year when she get her doctor degree" he smile

"I'll try but I can't keep any promises"

"I understand"

"You must be proud of her?"

"Yes and I'm not the only one" he nodded then the door open, they turn and saw it was a nurse with the lunch, Jack turn to his father

"I better go dad, look after yourself and soon as you get the all clear come and visit us"

"I would like that son, has a safe flight"

"Will do" they shook hands then Jack picked up his bag and walked out leaving the nurse tend to his father.

Jack walked down to the hospital café and got himself some lunch and ate it outside. When he finished he got his bag and walked over to where the taxis are and got in to one and headed to the airport. When he got there and he got his bag and ticket sorted out, he had five minute before boarding time so he went to the men's room to relieve himself and wash his hands.

When he finished there, he walked out and he walked over to where the gate is and waited, Few minutes later he heard over the PA system that the plane to Colorado springs is ready for boarding and which gate it is at. Luckily he was already at the gate.

Since there was no one else that step forward, he did and show the worker his ticket then walk through the doors that lead down a long corridor and onto the plane. Once he found out which seat he was in he sat down and waited. Ten minutes later the doors shut, Jack relies he was the only passenger on the plane. Few minutes later they were airborne. One of the stewiest walk down to where Jack is

"Sir care for a drink?"

"No thank, I'm fine"

"May I ask why are you going to Colorado Springs?" Jack notice she was looking down at his left hand

"I'm station there with the air force and my fiance lives in Denver"

"Wow an air force officer, I thought all officers were supposed to wear their uniforms?"

"Yes but I'm was in LA visits sick family member"

"Ok, enjoy your flight sir"

"Thanks" then she walk back up the front, Jack smile when he heard

"Well what did he say?"

"He an air force officer and he engage"

"Dam it seems all the good blokes are taken these days"

"Yeah"

When the plane landed, Jack got off and collected his bag. He almost forgot it was winter going into spring in Colorado. After he got his bag he called for a taxi and he left to go home to Sam whom he misses.

When he got home, he noticed the smoke coming out from the chimney. He opens the door after he unlocks it with his mind and walksinside and closes the door. He could hear music coming from the living room so he took his jacket and shoes off.

Then he put on his house slipper then he picked up his bag and walked into the living room and stopped to see Sam singing along to a song while she was sewing a patchwork quilt.

Jack stops the tape with his mind which made Sam stop and look at the stereos then she made it play. Jack smiled and he made it stop and put classical music on. When Sam looked at the stereo.

She put her sewing down and stood up and walked over to the stereo then she saw Jack reflection and smiles then she turned around and ran over to him. He drop his bag on the ground so he could give her a hug

"Jack your home"

"Yes Sam I'm home" then they both kiss

"I miss you," she said

"I miss you to"

"How's your dad?"

"Good"

"Want a drink"

"Hot one, yes thanks" they walk into the kitchen where Sam put the jug on.

"So care to tell me how is he and the results from the tests?"

Jack talk Sam every thing that had happen, while she made them both a drink, then she pass him his drink and got the cookie tin out and open it. He stop talking when he saw it was double chocolate chip cookies

"When did you bake these?" when he pick one up and bit into it

"This morning, while they were cooking, I was reading, I thought you would like to have some when you got home"

"Thanks, this is good" he said smiling

"So what happens next?" she asked

Jack told Sam everything including what Joanne was up to and what her plans were, everything. They walk into the living room where they sat down as he finish telling Sam what happen, when he did he look at her

"Wow, sound like she a gold digger"

"That is what she is alright, so now you know about what happen to me, what about you, how did your weekend go"

"Jack you miss out on all the fun here"

"Oh, what happened?" as he sip his coffee as he looked at Sam who was smiling.

She told him what happened the day before at the mall, then what happened at Peterson and Mark did go with her when she went flying, everything, when she finished. There she told him about how her target practice went and what happened when they returned and what she did that morning right up till he walked into the house.

While talking she made two log pieces and got onto the fire. They even return back into the kitchen so Sam could turn the oven off for their dinner and wash the mugs out. When she finished telling him he got a grin on his face.

"So how is Mark this morning?"

"Good, he said next time he going flying with me, he not going to have lunch till afterwards" Jack laugh

Then walk over to Sam and pulled her into a hug

"Sounds like you had a lot of fun"

"Yep I sure did and the shooting was on last night news"

"Ok, so what are we having for dinner?"

"Fish pie"

"Mmm sounds good"

"So what do you want to do now?"

"Take care of my bag and then sit down in the living room and hold you in my arms"

"Sounds good to me"

He gives her a kiss before walking out of the kitchen to get his bag and take it up stairs and unpack it. When he return Sam was in the living room sitting on the couch, so he walk over and sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulder as she lean against him and he kiss the top of her head

"Sam I was thinking, the second week of spring break how would you like to go to LA?" Sam turned and looked at him

"I would like that Jack"

"Good" they talk about other things till dinner is ready.

After dinner and the dishes were done, they returned back to the living room and sat down to watch a movie that was just starting. When it was over, they both went to bed since they got to be up early in the morning. Jack gave Sam a hug and kiss before they went to their own rooms for the night.

The next morning they do what they always do on a Monday morning before Sam left to go to university for the week and Jack return back to work.

Three weeks later Jack was called away for a mission, so Sam had the house for the weekend. On Monday morning, it was valentines day, she left Jack his present on the dining room table, it was a vase with small hearts engraved over it and roses in it and it was on the dining room table with a note attached to it.

Since she brought the vase on Saturday while shopping and she walked into a florist shop on a Friday and ordered and paid for dozen red roses for Jack and had them delivered at his home on Monday morning. The van showed up ten minutes before Mr Thomas showed up, so she put the roses in the vase that got water in it and put them on the dining room table before she left.