Chapter 35
When dinner was over AJ placed a call to his sister in Texas. Adel came on the line and he told her, "It's your favorite brother!"
"Mom and dad never told me they had another son!" she teased him.
"Well if you feel that way about it, I won't invite you to my wedding!"
"I am so glad that you finally found someone that will have you! Is she old and blind?"
AJ sputtered at the question and Sam had to put her hand over her mouth to keep from giggling out loud. "She is young and very beautiful!" he told her firmly.
"Well I'm guessing that she might have taken pity on you, but I'm glad that she did. When is the wedding so I can make arrangements?"
He gave her the details and added, "You will never know how glad I am that she did take me on."
"There was no pity involved!" Sam insisted, unable to not say something.
"Hello _?" Adel asked because AJ hadn't told her his fiancé's name.
"Samantha Blaze," she told Adel. "I'm an FBI Agent. AJ and I met when I was on a case."
"That's fascinating! Well I can't wait to meet you Samantha."
After the call ended AJ tried once again to get Samantha to do something she didn't want to do. "Samantha are you sure that you don't want to call your father and invite him to the wedding?"
"AJ if you want me to I will do it but I'm sure that he wouldn't come. On the other hand I'd invite Gibbs if you don't mind."
"Samantha I want you to have anyone that you'd like at the wedding. I know Gibbs he's a good guy. Would you want him to walk you down the aisle instead of your father?"
"Oh that's a good idea! Do you mind if I give him a call now?"
"Not at all, please do."
A few seconds later Gibbs came on the line. "Hey Gibbs, it's Sam, I had a request of you."
"Alright Sam what do you need?"
"I was wondering if you would walk me down the aisle when I marry AJ Chegwidden?"
"Sam I would be honored to do so, but what about your father?"
"Gibbs you know him! he wouldn't come even if I did invite him!"
"Oh Sam you should at least give him a chance. But I'll tell you what I will walk you down the aisle if he won't."
"Oh Gibbs!" she exclaimed almost in protest.
"Oh Sam," he countered, then added, "At lease ask him."
She reluctantly agreed and ended the call.
As soon as they hung up Gibbs placed another call. He was going to try and lay the ground work for Sam's call. "Sam, Gibbs here," he said when he reached General Blaze. "Your daughter should be calling you at any moment."
"Oh why is that?" he asked.
"Because I told her I wouldn't walk her down the aisle until she had at least asked you. Your daughter wasn't even going to ask you to her wedding because she was sure you wouldn't go!"
"Fell free to do so, I will send her and her fellow a gift."
"Good god man! Honestly? You will have alienated her forever if you do this. On top of that you will never know your grand children. Is that something you can live with?"
"Oh so she getting married because she's knocked up. That figures," replied Sam.
"I honestly doubt that Admiral Chegwidden got her pregnant before the wedding. He is a very honorable man. And I don't know how you could think that of Sammy! That girl is also honorable! You don't deserve that girl!"
"I wanted a son," Sam told him.
"Well we don't always get what we want. But I can guarantee that this is your last chance to have her in your life."
"My call waiting is beeping."
"It's probable her. I will go and hope to see you at the wedding Sam. Think hard and fast," Gibbs told him before hanging up.
To be continued…