Mutt Jones and the Mysterious Girl 6
When Mutt arrived home, he pulled his bike into the garage and walked into the house. He could already smell his mother's famous lasagna. He heard his parents talking in the kitchen so he decided to sneak upstairs to change into some more comfortable clothes. He pulled on his best jeans that had holes in the knees and a plain gray t-shirt that had definitely seen better days. When he came back down he heard what his parents were saying.
"Wait a minute, he came to you for advice about girls?" Marion could not believe it. Mutt and Indy had really come far in just a few months.
"Yeah, were suppose to go out tonight to play a few games of pool." Indy was actually looking forward to spending time with his son.
"So what did he want to know?" Marion was curious about her son's interest.
"Oh no I'm not telling you a thing." Indy was grinning at the thought that he knew something she didn't.
Then Marion gave him a dangerous look and he gave in.
"Okay all I can say was he asking questions on how to get to know a girl better. And I told him that I respected all the women I ever dated and I only fell for one or something along the lines of that."
Marion started grinning because she knew none of that was true. Shewas about to say something when Mutt decided to stop his parents by walking in.
"Hi honey how was your day?" Marion hoped Mutt hadn't been listening, he hated when people talk about him behind his back.
Mutt pretended he didn't just hear what his parents had been talking about. He didn't really care as long as nothing too personal was said. He sat down at the table next to his father.
"It was okay. Nothing spectacular happened. Did dad tell you that me and him are going out tonight?" Of course Mutt already knew this answer.
"I think he mentioned it. So what are you two suppose to be doing?" Marion was taking the dish out of the oven and walking toward the table.
Mutt looked at his father to see if he was going to answer first, then seeing that Indy was not went ahead and answered his mother. "We're going down to the pool hall to play a few. Loser buys the drinks."
"Of course, we will be back by 10:30, honey, and we won't leave until we help you clean up. So that while we're out you can relax and have time to yourself." Indy flashed his dashing smile, the one he used to win her heart. Marion smiled back then bent down and gave Indy a kiss, despite Mutt making grossed out sounds behind them.
Mutt served himself some lasagna and got himself a dinner roll. When he took a bite of his dinner he almost had to spit it out, it was still hot. His father looked at him strange then handed Mutt his glass of water. Mutt took a big gulp of water and had to force himself the swallow. "Thanks" he told his father who was silently laughing behind his son's back.
"Mom, this is still hot." Mutt complained after he could feel his throat again. Marion laughed as she was getting a jump start on the dishes. "Of course it's hot, Mutt. I just took it out of the oven." She walked over to him and rubbed his hair, ignoring the sounds of annoyance from him. Mutt quickly took out his comb and ran it through his hair several times before he was satisfied by how it looked in his fork.
Even though the food had been hot, Mutt wasted no time in eating his meal. He ate so fast that his mother had to tell him to slow down. "Mutt, slow down you're gonna make yourself sick." Marion was half-way finished with her meal and watching her son eat like he was raised by animals or something. She looked at Indiana who was also eating his meal fast and had not heard anything that Marion had said.
"Well since you two are in such a hurry I guess you won't be eating the apple pie I baked before you all came home." Marion got up and took the pie out a cupboard she'd been keeping it in. She cut a slice for her and only her. When she turned to face the men in her life she found them standing behind her with hungry looks on their face.
"Were sorry Mom, it's just that we want to get a good table." Mutt moved up to Marion and took the plate she had been holding for herself.
"I see. Well before you go, Henry, tell me how your day was." Marion was cutting a slice for Indiana and herself now. When she moved over to the table where her adolescent son was sitting she looked at him waiting for an answer. Mutt swallowed the pie he had in his mouth and then answered his mother.
"Well…I had lunch with that girl I told you about, Claire Thomas. We went to the Sweetheart Palace and just ate hamburgers. We got to talking and I found out she didn't know who Elvis was. Can you believe that?" Mutt had finished his pie and was getting up from the table and did not even hear his parents say, "Thank god for her parents."
Mutt and Indiana arrived at the pool hall, which was a shabby place that looked like it had been closed for years. The sign on the building read The Pool Hall and More.
Mutt looked at the sign then looked at the building that really looked like it was condemned to be torn down. He then looked at his father who had a proud smile on his face. "Dad, what is this?" Indy stopped smiling and looked at his son with a confused look on his face.
"Mutt, this is the pool hall. You can tell from the sign." Indy got out of the car and was heading in.
"But I thought we were going to go to the pool hall that just opened up. This place looks like it's been closed for years."
"I have been coming here for years, and believe me this is the place to be."
They found an empty table and quickly made the bets. While Mutt set the table up, Indy went over to the bar to order a few drinks for them. A man behind the bar, who was obviously in his mid 50s said, "Hey Indiana, what are you doing here? I haven't seen you in a few months. I thought you forgot about this place."
Indy smiled at the man and said, "Well, Dave, I've been busy these last few months. See that kid over there. That's my son. And now you are looking at a man who now has a wife and son."
"Wow, I never thought that Indiana Jones would settle down and have a family. Well congratulations on everything." The man handed Indy two cokes and watched him walk back to his son who was now looking annoyed that this father took so long.
They played a nice game full of wins and losses. A few times one of them would scratch and lose a point or two. They played a round of four games and it was tied on both sides.
To settle the bet that Mutt, had wanted so badly they decided to play a fifth game to determine who would be the ultimate championship, at least for tonight. They last game was competitive until Indy made the one mistake, he accidently made the 8 ball go in. That was it, the end of the game. Mutt was just grinning at his father with pure joy.
"Okay old man, pay up. You owe me." Usually Indy would have been arguing with him about the way Mutt was acting, but he thought the better of it. Indy sighed, and just reached into his pocket and bought two root beers for them. Mutt smiled when Indy came back and took his drink without hesitation. It had been a great night.
On the way back Mutt was looking out the window as Indy was driving home. It was a little past 10 and the town was quiet. The only people around were the people closing up their stores and leaving for the night. Employees were walking home or getting in their car, only to return in just a few hours. As they past Anne's diner, Mutt noticed that Claire was walking out of the closed building.
"Dad, that's Claire. She just walked out of the diner. Why would she be walking out of there at this time?"
"I don't know. Maybe she works there or maybe her parents told her to pick some food up because her mother didn't want to cook."
"But she wasn't carrying anything. Beside she told me that hates Anne's diner."
"Again, I don't know. Let's go home and you can talk about it to her when you see her."
"Yeah, maybe your right."
Okay thats the 6th chapter. Im sorry it took so long, but im busy. I have not given up or else i wouldn't of been able to update. Please review. and thanks to people who have been reading this story. Thank You-Josiep101.