Chapter 5

"So Mrs. Jefferson…" Maureen said with a sly smile, as she entered the kitchen hopping up on one of the counters.

Mrs. Jefferson smiled towards Maureen, as she walked over to the fridge to put some food away. "Call my Kathy sweetie, no need for last names."

Maureen raised her eyebrows. "Okay…so um Kathy…what's the deal with that bathtub in your room?"

Joanne walked into the kitchen just in time to see Maureen chatting it up with her mom.

"It's nice isn't it?" Mrs. Jefferson said, as she stood up to grab more things to put in the fridge, but she didn't have to walk far because Maureen started handing her the stuff. "Harold put it in for me."

"That was nice of him." Maureen smirked, as she began to talk again. "Do you ever…let guests use that tub?"

Joanne stifled a laugh as she watched from a distance.

"Honey…" Mrs. Jefferson began with a smile on her face. "Are you trying to see if I'll let you use the tub?"

"You caught me." Maureen simply confessed.

"The answer is…" Mrs. Jefferson began, but she held onto her answer to tease Maureen. Maureen's face lit up a little with hope, her lips turning upwards in an encouraging smile, until finally Mrs. Jefferson answered. "Yes, you can use it with my permission. Just let me know when you want it."

"Yes!" Maureen celebrated as she jumped off of the counter, Joanne now taking this as a cue to walk into the kitchen.

"Hey mom." Joanne said as she wrapped an arm around Maureen. "Dad wants supper ready before he gets back with the boat."

"He would." Mrs. Jefferson laughed. "Joanne could you do me a favor, I still have to put some stuff away. Could you and Maureen maybe start up the barbecue I was just going to make a small salad, and some hamburgers for tonight."

Joanne nodded. "Sure mom, we'll go start that right now."

"We will?" Maureen asked while eyeing Joanne who gave her an 'don't question the task look' Maureen nodded, and then smiled towards Mrs. Jefferson. "We will. Kathy you can't count on us!"

"Thank you." Mrs. Jefferson said, as she left the kitchen. "I'll be around if you need anything."

"Kathy?" Joanne asked her eyes staring towards Maureen.

Maureen shrugged. "She told me I could call her by her first name."

Joanne just nodded as she walked around the kitchen, grabbing everything she needed for the barbecue.

"What do I do?" Maureen asked as she stood in the kitchen, looking around at how clean it was.

"Grab a plate out of that cupboard and follow me." Joanne answered.

Maureen did what she was told, and followed Joanne out the back. A few minutes later they were both in the backyard sitting on the patio chairs, while the burgers cooked on the grill.

"So this is it?" Maureen asked as she moved from her chair, and onto Joanne's lap. "We just sit here and wait?"

Joanne nodded as she wrapped her arms around Maureen. "Pretty much…and we make sure they don't catch on fire."

"That's fun." Maureen said with a hint of boredom in her voice. "Why don't we do something to pass the time?"

"Like what?" Joanne asked with a smirk, even though she already knew what Maureen was talking about.

"We'll your mom is somewhere hidden in your huge cabin, and your dad is gone, and I know my mouth is really missing yours right now." Maureen answered as she leaned her head down, so her lips were only inches away from Joanne's.

Joanne went to lean up to close the gap, but at that moment there was loud honking, and the sound of a car pulling up beside the cabin. Maureen jumped in surprise, while Joanne laughed at her reaction.

"What the hell!" Maureen said as she looked up, to see Mr. Jefferson waving through the car window.

"He's back." Joanne said as she took in the view of the front half of the car, the back end covered by the cabin. "Let's go see if he has the boat with him."

Maureen sighed and climbed off of Joanne, and then the two climbed down the stairs of the deck and headed over to the car, where Mr. Jefferson was just climbing out.

"Hello girls." Mr. Jefferson said. "The fun is here."

"The fun arrived when I got here." Maureen answered with a twinkle in her eye, causing Mr. Jefferson to chuckle.

"Good one." Mr. Jefferson said as he nudged Maureen in the ribs. "Come take a look at the boat. It's nothing big but its good to go fishing on, and pull the big inner tub."

Maureen walked to the back of the car, her eyes growing big at the sight of the big medium sized boat. "What do you mean it's nothing big?"

Mr. Jefferson shrugged. "It only holds nine people."

"Only?" Maureen asked in disbelief. "That is plenty!"

"I guess you're right." Mr. Jefferson said as he stood back and gazed at his toy. "I might get a bigger one next year."

"You say that every year." Joanne laughed.

Mr. Jefferson laughed as he put an arm around Joanne's shoulders, the two of them just gazing at the boat.

Finally Mr. Jefferson broke the silence, which was starting to make Maureen uncomfortable. "I'm going to put it in the water tomorrow.

"Sounds good." Joanne said as she began walking back to the back of the house. "Maureen want to come check on those burgers with me?"

Maureen nodded as she followed Joanne.

"Burgers?" Mr. Jefferson asked with enjoyment.

Maureen winked at him. "I'm making them just for you."

"You're going to fit in perfectly here Maureen." Mr. Jefferson said as he hopped back in the SUV so he could move the boat into a different location for the night.

Maureen giggled as she walked next to Joanne.

"You suck up." Joanne teased, as she slapped Maureen's ass, causing a giggle to escape Maureen's mouth.

"I have to make good with your parents somehow, and I don't think me sleeping with their daughter is the way to go." Maureen said winking towards Joanne.

"It makes me happy." Joanne said as she pulled Maureen close. "That's all that matters."

Just as they were about to kiss again, Joanne's eyes caught smoke coming up from the grill, so she ran past Maureen and up the stairs. "The burgers!"

Maureen sighed when her lips got turned down for the second time that day. "Can't I get any action around here?"