Chapter 4: More Planning
Jackson finished setting up the make shift table in the clearing. Nathan walked over carrying fruit in one of the baskets that Lex had made. That kid was pretty handy even at ten. The only problem when they started making stuff like baskets it made it believe they were going to be here a lot longer than they already had been there.
The day was going great already. Everyone was helping out. Daley and Nathan weren't fighting. Eric was doing his fair share and Taylor hadn't complained once all day. After getting the all clear from Lex, Eric was helping to get the fire started.
Jackson looked around at everybody. It was amazing how they had kept this all a secret from Melissa. She was so intuitive. It was one of the qualities that made her so wonderful. He couldn't help but smile.
He was beginning to wonder about her though. She hadn't come out of the tent all day. He hoped that he wouldn't have to try to keep her out of the way but this was too easy. Maybe something was wrong. He walked over to Daley.
" Hey have you talked to Mel today?"
"Nope. I did go to the tent earlier for something but she was still sleeping.
Jackson found this really weird. Maybe she was sick or something. Maybe tonight wasn't going to be as great as he had planned. Nathan came over and brought him back to reality.
"You doing okay, Jackson?"
"Yeah, you know I think I'm going to go check on Mel. You don't think anything's wrong do you?"
Nathan put his head down. He knew he would ask eventually. "Well I don't know about physically but yeah something's wrong. I know I'm not the one to tell you, but don't ask her about it. She'll tell you when she's ready."
Just great. Thought Jackson now I know tonight's not going to go so great. I wonder what's wrong.