One step closer to heaven

After such an eventful morning Jack headed out to the barn to help Ennis with some of the chores.

Ennis was already done all the feeding and watering and he was sitting with the horses, Jack looked at him a smiled.

"What?"

"Oh nothing, I can't look at you?"

"Well…."

"Well, what?"

"I was hoping you do more then look."

And that was all it took before long they came together in a mass of clothing and kisses, it never changed, they would always have a fierce passion for each other because there was no Ennis without Jack, there was no Jack without Ennis, it was perfect.

At around eleven they headed back up to the house to check up on things, Dorrin specifically she was in the living room watching television talking on the phone, when they came in she looked up and smiled, Jack couldn't help but smile back and they both noticed the house was as clean as ever. Dorrin hung up the phone.

"Who was that?" Jack asked

"Bobby."

"Oh yeah, what did he have to say."

"Oh nothing in particular, he said he is packing for the trip and all that fun stuff, he said he will call again tonight to talk to you, he had to go."

"I see, did you talk to your mama?" Jack said it with a cringe

"No, why?"

"Umm no reason, just wonderin."

"Daddy?"

"Yeah?"

"Why would there be a reason to talk to mama?"

Jack went and sat in the chair in front of his daughter, meanwhile Ennis sat at the table reading the newspaper.

"She called last night, and asked to… she asked to see yah."

"Did she now?"

"Yeah, she wants you to go spend some time over there after Christmas, you know get to know her and stuff, I mean she understands why you haven't been to see her but she thinks, umm I don't know what she thinks but I think she misses yah."

"Daddy she hasn't seen me since I was one year old."

"Well that don't change her wanting to meet you and see you."

"I guess." She said with a roll of her eyes

"Dorrin." Jack said with a firm tone

"What?"

"That was rude, even if she ain't here, she deserves more respect then that and I sure didn't teach you to be rude like that."

"Sorry."

"Just think about it, and if you don't want to go then don't, but I think she would appreciate it."

"I'll think about it."

"Dorrin."

"I said I will think about it, promise."

"Good."

Jack went to sit down with Ennis at the table, when he sat down he gave Ennis a smile and grabbed his hand.

"You gonna call your girls?"

"What? How did you know I was thinking about that?"

Jack tilted his head in the direction of Dorrin

"Well I guess that will explain it."

"So are yah?"

"I don't know Jack, what if they don't want to, what if there mad? What if they get mad at her?"

"You know that probably won't even happen, look at her, know one can get mad at her, what about the puppy eyes."

Jack tried his best to impersonate his daughter with those big blue eyes.

"Quit it Jack, I'm kind of worried."

"Just call them, don't even worry about it, girls will be girls but eventually they will come to like each other."

"When did you become the big girl expert?"

"When WE raised one."

"Well I guess that will do it."

Ennis kissed him and got up and went to the phone, like so many times before punched in the number to his girls and waited, until a small voice answered.

"Hello"

"Hey there Jenny."

"Daddy?"

Ennis stood in shock

"Junior?"