About 1pm Catherine and Mark go into the kitchen to make sandwiches.

Catherine says, "You didn't have to come in here and help me I could have gotten this myself."

Mark comes up behind her and kisses her neck and says, "I know I just wanted to help."

Catherine turns around to face him and starts kissing him.

Nancy comes in and says; "Oh I see why Mark was so eager to help you make sandwiches now. "Making sandwiches" is the new code name for making out."

Mark and Catherine separate and look at Nancy with blushed faces.

Nancy laughs and says, "I'll join you guys in a second." She walks through the kitchen and disappears.

Mark and Catherine grab two sandwiches apiece and take them out on the patio and set them on the table.

Catherine yells, "Linds come eat lunch."

Lindsey gets out of the pool, dries off, and joins Mark and Catherine at the table.

Lindsey asks, "Where's Aunt Nancy?"

Nancy coming out of the kitchen door at that time says, "Right here."

As Nancy sits down to join them and Lindsey says, "So Mark and I got stuff to make s'mores last night and Mom forgot that she got rid of the sticks we used to have so Mark made us marshmallow roasting sticks out of a wire hanger. He untwisted it and broke it into 3 pieces it was so cool!"

Nancy says, "That does sound really cool. What do you think you and your dad will do this weekend?"

Lindsey says, "I'm not sure, but I hope something fun since this is my last few days of summer."

Mark speaks up about something that has been bothering him, "Why is there one wall over there on the edge patio? Is it supposed to be covered or it is just how it was designed?"

Catherine chuckles and says, "Well it's been that way since Eddie and I bought the house. The owners wanted a covered patio with screens. Eddie always wanted to finish it as did I, but it's one of those things that you say you're going to do but it never happens."

Mark gets up and looks at the structure of the roof over the patio. He asks, "Would you want a ceiling fan in here to circulate the air?"

Catherine says, "That was the initial hope. Why? You are not going to finish this project are you?"

Mark says, "Why not? It wouldn't take that long."

Catherine says, "Well with the hectic hours we work you're exhausted just from that and you want to take on a side project?"

Mark laughs and responds, "Well I do get a few days a week off and you realize I'm still on mandatory leave."

Catherine says, "You know most people use leave to relax and you want to build an extra room on my house."

Mark says, "I have rested the majority of it. Besides this is something I want to do. I'm just thinking schematics at this point because I want to remove this aluminum roof here and build a roof that can handle electric for the ceiling fan."

Nancy says, "Cath I think you found a keeper, and Mark when you're done here I have plenty of projects you can work on at my house."

Mark laughs and says, "Ok I work for beer and food."

Nancy says, "Done!"

Catherine looks at Lindsey and says, "Honey you should probably go shower and start getting ready to go to your dad's."

Lindsey says, "Ok." Lindsey takes her empty plate and disappears into the house.

As Mark is sitting in a lawn chair Nancy asks about a tattoo he has on his right arm, "Tell me about the tattoo there on your arm."

Mark says, "I got this right after my Grandma died. The top is her name, then her favorite song that was sang at the funeral was Wind Beneath My Wings, so that is why that is placed underneath the angel wings."

Nancy smiles and says, "That's a really sweet and unique idea."

Mark smiles and responds, "She was a really sweet and unique woman. But my other tattoo is not nearly that sentimental. It's right here." Mark points to his other arm. "Love Bites is my favorite Def Leppard song and my friend Jamie drew it out. The O in Love is a broken heart and the E in Bites is an open mouth getting ready to take a bite. "

Nancy looks at Catherine and asks, "Did you ask about these already?"

Catherine shakes her head and says, "Actually no usually when his shirt is off I'm not paying attention to his arms!"

Mark blushes slightly.

Nancy throws her hand up and says, "Fine brag about your sex life."

Mark quickly changes the subject, "It will be really cool once we complete this screened in patio and we get the first big rain storm and we can sit out here an enjoy it. I remember when I was a kid my grandparents have just the aluminum roof like you do and we would sit up close to the house so we didn't get wet, and my grandpa would tell me stories about the storms they had when he was a kid."

Catherine says, "You speak of your grandparents a lot, I take it you are very close to them?"

Mark answers, "Yeah the first probably 6 or 7 years of my life my mom and I lived with them. Then when I went to school pretty much up until high school either my grandma or my grandpa picked me up from school each day. I would go to their house have dinner and then my mom would pick me up when she got off work."

Nancy says, "Her death must have been incredibly hard on you I'm sorry."

Mark says, "Sometimes it still is. I mean obviously the last few years of her life I didn't see her as much as I had in the past, a lot of that I still regret because I could have made the time and just didn't. But for a large portion of my life she was my sidekick. I mean I love my grandpa and we have a great relationship. We worked on cars together and he taught me how to build and fix a lot of things, but I had a very special relationship with my grandma we just understood each other. Don't get me wrong we didn't always get along or see things eye to eye but her and I did a lot of communicating without even speaking to each other."

About 4pm Lindsey comes downstairs ready and with her bags in hand for her dad's house.

Catherine's cell rings after that and its Eddie. Cath says, "Hey Ed, we're in the back come on around."

A few moments later a tall dark headed man comes through the back gate and around to the table where everyone is seated. Eddie says, "Hey everyone."

Everyone says, "Hello."

Eddie asks, "Nance is this your friend?"

Lindsey says, "No that's Mark. He works with Mom and they are going out. He's really awesome."

Mark stands up and offers his hand to Eddie. After a few moments of hesitation Eddie takes it not saying anything.

Eddie laughs and says, "Dipping your pen in the company ink Cath?"

Catherine says, "Well I have to have some form of entertainment."

Eddie looks at Lindsey and asks, "Are you ready to go?"

Lindsey replies, "Yeah just let me give everyone a hug bye." Lindsey hugs her mom, Nancy, and Mark.

Eddie says, "I'll have her home Sunday."

Eddie and Lindsey walk out of the back gate and disappear.

Mark sarcastically says, "That wasn't awkward at all."

Nancy laughs and says, "But I can tell Linds is related to us Cath the way she hugged Mark and told him he was awesome in front of Ed … maybe he'll leave it."

Catherine says, "One can only hope."