Chapter Thirty-Two
The Snitch
Mary stared at her husband confused, he was rushing around the room grabbing clothes off the hangers and throwing them into the suitcases. He was rushing around like a chicken with its head cut off and Mary thought he looked in insane so she found herself standing back a distance watching and laughing at her nut of a husband. Finally unable to take it any longer she asked, "What are you doing?"
"We have to leave NOW?!" Carlos said flinging the suitcases on the floor with a loud thump, "Like now!?"
"What are you talking about?" Mary said shaking her head and forcing back laughter, she loved her husband, he was so entertaining.
"Just come on!" Carlos said handing Mary Charlie he heaved the suitcases on his back.
"You're going to give yourself a hernia." Mary said concerned.
"Right now that doesn't matter. We just have to leave and NOW?!" Carlos said heading down the stairs.
"Ok I guess we have to leave NOW, Charlie." Mary said causing Charlie giggle.
"Daddy's nuts!" Charlie declared.
"Yep, like a fruitcake." Mary said agreeing.
"I'm worried." Annie said pacing in front of her husband, "They've been up there for a long time. Maybe we should have gone up and saved her."
"The colonel's bark is worse than his bite, she should be ok." Eric said just as Carlos flew down the stairs and out the back door.
"What the??" Annie asked confused she turned to look at Eric as Mary came down with Charlie.
"What's going on?" Eric asked his eldest daughter.
"I'm not exactly sure." Mary said, "But I now know how Kevin feels being married to Lucy."
"Mary we've got to go NOW?!" Carlos said coming back in and then back out again.
"Are you leaving?" Annie asked, "I thought you were staying through tomorrow."
"So did I," Mary said rolling her eyes, "but Carlos has lost it."
"Mary we've got to go now!" Charlie said repeating what his father had said minutes before.
"I guess so." Mary said kissing his head.
"I wonder what's gotten into him." Eric said giving Mary and Charlie a hug goodbye.
"Tell us what's going on when Carlos is sane enough to tell you." Annie said kissing both Charlie and Mary.
"I will." Mary said with a smile, "Bye."
"See ya water awwagator." Charlie said waving like a movie star.
"After while crocodile." Eric said smiling at his grandson.
"Bye." Mary said heading out to find her husband pacing in front of taxi he'd called.
"I've done something very stupid." Carlos said.
"What?"
"Get in the taxi and I'll tell you." he said opening the car door.
"I wonder what's with Carlos." Annie said to her husband as Martin charged down the stairs and out the door.
"I wonder what's with him." Eric said.
"What do you think?" Annie asked tilting her head and eyeing him.
"The Colonel." Eric said putting on a fake grin.
"Colonel." Annie said shaking her head, "I pray this doesn't cause anymore problems. Speaking of problems we need to get back to talking about the boys education."
"I wonder what Carlos is hiding." Eric said quickly changing the subject, "Maybe I should follow them to the airport."
Annie gave her husband a look all husband's dreaded the look that as a husband you were suppose to avoid and pray you never got, "Or not!"
"What's with the giraffe in Simon's car?" Colonel asked breaking the silence after Martin's departure.
"It was a baby shower gift from Simon." Ruthie said gathering all her strength watching Martin walk away again had torn her to pieces but she'd sworn to herself that she was never going to cry over him again.
"And it's in his car because?" Ruth asked.
"Because no one can seem to get it out." Ruthie said, "Simon seems to have gotten it stuck."
"Simon and the situations he gets himself into." Colonel said causing Ruthie to look down at her abdomen and then back up.
"So you'll think about it?" Ruth asked.
"I know it's a big decision but it might be for the best." Colonel said smiling he did something that wasn't really colonel like. He stood up and wrapped his arms around his Ruthie.
"I wasn't expecting this." Ruthie said wrapping her arms around Colonel.
"We know you weren't." Ruth said rubbing the back of Ruthie's head.
"We love you." Colonel said bringing tears to her eyes.
"I love you too." Ruthie said.
"So you'll think about?" Colonel said, "Really think about it?"
"Yeah I will." Ruthie said taking a seat once again.
"Alright were about five minutes from the airport will you tell me why we had to rush out like that?" Mary asked Carlos still confused.
"I've done something really stupid." he said as he pushed the hair out of his son's sleeping face.
"We've already established that." Mary said, "Now please tell me what you've done?"
"You know that book club Colonel and I started?"
"Yeah I still don't get why you guys started one. Isn't a book club like a girl's thing?" Mary asked him.
"We read war books." Carlos said.
"Yeah while snacking on cucumber sandwiches." Mary said rolling her eyes.
"What their good?!" Carlos said licking his lips, "Speaking of cucumber sandwiches, I'm starving."
"Carlos?!"
"What?"
"Will you just tell me what you've done already?" Mary begged getting annoyed.
"Well Colonel called to fill me in on what I missed at the meeting and he kinda tricked me."
"Tricked you?" Mary questioned.
"He tricked me into talking." Carlos answered, "He is a colonel after all."
"Talking? Oh no?! You didn't? Carlos, how could you?" Mary said annoyed, "You told him about Ruthie didn't you?"
"Yeah but he tricked me." Carlos complained.
"What are you three?" Mary asked.
"I'm three!" Charlie declared popping awake.
"Yeah you are, Sport." Mary said still eyeing Carlos.
"What?" Carlos asked throwing up his hands.
"Ruthie's going to kill us!? No, I take that back she's going to kill you." Mary said rolling her eyes, "You couldn't just keep your mouth closed could you?"