Chapter Two; The Phone Call
"Jeannie, Jeannie wake up." Mrs. Bellows whispered softly as Jeannie yawned, stretched, and started opening her eyes.
"Yes Mrs. Bellows?" she questioned.
"Lunch is ready, and we want to know what you would like to have." Mrs. Bellows told her."
"Oh some taco salad, some apple juice, and a bowl of chocolate ice cream sounds nice." She said.
"Well I'm sorry Mam, but the only thing that we have is apple juice." The cart lady said.
"That is not a problem. I can take care of it." Jeannie said before she folded her arms, bobbed her head, and blinked her eyes making her requested food appear on the tiny little table in front of her. That's when all of a sudden the woman fell over and onto the floor with a thud.
"Oh dear." Doctor Bellows said realizing exactly how the woman felt since Jeannie had made him faint several hundred times in the past before he knew that she was a genie.
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"Jeannie!" Mrs. Bellows snapped inside a whisper before she grabbed ahold of her arm and pulled her over to the side once they had gotten off the airplane. "How many times do Alfred and I have to remind you not to do magic in public!? Especially in front of strangers!"
"I'm sorry Mrs. Bellows, I didn't mean to. It's just that I really had a craving for tacos and ice cream and I forgot." Jeannie whispered back at her before Mrs. Bellows heaved a heavy sigh.
"That's alright dear. Just try to be more careful in the future that's all." She told her. "Now come on let's go down by the baggage claim and go collect our luggage before we miss our bus." She said before she started walking away. That's when Jeannie caught a glimpse of the window out of the corner of her eye and an excited grin stretched a crossed her face while gave a gasp of astonishment and bewilderment at the brightly lighted city in front of her.
While she and the Bellows went down to the baggage claim to collect their luggage she heard the song Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley being played inside the airport in the background. The tune was still stuck in her head while they walked down to the bus stop together. Then all three of them sat down on top of the bench and sat their bags down on the ground in front of them. About twenty to thirty minutes later the bus pulled up to the curb and picked them up before driving them to the hotel.
It was a very beautiful hotel and one of the most beautiful ones that Jeannie had ever seen. That's when suddenly Doctor Bellows walked up to the front desk and checked them in. They were going to be staying up in room eleven. "Wee!" Jeannie exclaimed excitedly before she fell back down on top of the bed.
"Uh Jeannie, I don't mean to be rude. But that's our bed." Doctor Bellows told her.
"Oh I know that Doctor Bellows." She began as she sat up again. "I just want to unpack first. Then I want to call Anthony and let him know that we made it." She explained before she folded her arms, bobbed her head, and blinked her eyes. The dresser drawers automatically opened and Jeannie's suitcase unzipped before her clothes started levitating out of her bag and folding themselves before lying themselves down inside the drawers.
"Honestly Jeannie, you really should learn to unpack and fold clothes like the rest of us. After all, pretty soon you're not going to have any of your powers left at all until the baby's born." Mrs. Bellows told her.
"Well you know what they say, old habits die hard." Her husband told her before Jeannie leaned back and reached for the telephone and then she started dialing Tony's number. She picked the phone up and held it to her ear and waited for it to ring a few times before Tony finally picked up.
"Hello?" he answered as Jeannie smiled brightly with excitement as soon as she heard his voice.
"Hello Master it's Jeannie!" she cried.
"Well hello there Jeannie." He replied.
"You'll never guess where I am right now!?" she exclaimed.
"I don't know, Las Vegas." Tony said as Jeannie nodded.
"Mhm!" she told him happily. "We just got here, our plane landed here about an hour ago." She said.
"Well that's great, I'm glad that everything went alright and according to plan. Do you want to say hello to Roger?" he wondered.
"Yes, I would love to speak to Roger Healey!" she exclaimed excitedly as Tony chuckled.
"Alright hold on a second I'll get him for you. He's just coming out of the bathroom." He told her. "Hey Rog! Jeannie's on the phone!" he called and Jeannie waited a few moments for Roger to pick up.
"Hello Roger Healey, it's Jeannie." She told him.
"I know. Tony just told me. So how have you been?" he asked her.
"Oh I've been alright, but I really miss you and Anthony." She told him.
"I know, and we miss you too sweetheart." He told her. "So, I hear you're in Vegas now?
he questioned her.
"Yes, we're going to see Elvis live in concert. Plus we're probably going to go visiting some malls, museums and some casinos." She told him.
"Yeah, you can't go to Vegas without checking some of them out." He said. "Well listen, I have to go but you have a great time alright? And if you happen to meet any single and beautiful women promise me that you'll give them my number." He told her as Jeannie giggled.
"Alright Roger Healey, I promise." She told him.
"Okay you take care of yourself sweetheart, love you and make sure that you send us a postcard." He said.
"Alright Roger Healey I will. I love you too in a sisterly friendship way, and make sure to give my love to Anthony." She said.
"Alright I will. Goodbye." He told her before they both hung up.