Once it was dark, they found an area that they thought would be a prime location to watch the fireworks. Jon sat on a low wall and pulled Tayler against his chest. Sitting beside Jon, Joe made sure Galina was leaning against him. Colby held JoJo. Devin and Colton were sitting on the wall and munching on ice cream cones. When the first explosion of color burst through the sky, everyone looked up spellbound and silent. The show continued for twenty minutes. Seven people stared at the sky. The youngest laid her head on Colby's shoulder and blinked heavily until she succumbed to sleep. Seeing that she had tapped-out, the group silently agreed that it was time to make their way to the cars. They moved as one unit towards the parking lot.
Joe opened the SUV door and Colby carefully placed JoJo into her seat. Galina hugged Colton and Devin before saying goodnight to Tayler. "Don't be a stranger. We need to hang out again." Tayler smiled and promised they would. "Maybe JoJo and I can come down when the guys are on the road for a while. It will be nice to have something to do…" Galina sounded so wistful Tayler immediately agreed.
Jon shut Galina's door to prevent any more conversation and put his arm around Tayler, walking her to her car several steps behind her children. He immediately began to talk quietly. "Look, I don't bullshit. I'm interested and want to see you again. I don't know if you… whatever. I do know your boys are havin' trouble thinking about you and me together. We talked and they've agreed to give me a chance as long as we take it slowly and I don't lose my temper."
Tayler murmured, "You guys did a lot of talking."
Jon chuckled without humor. "That we did." He gave her a little squeeze. "So, anyway, I want to know if I can have your number and call you. I want to see you again, try this thing out."
Tayler turned to look up into his face. "Am I interested? Yes. You knew that in Jamestown. Am I nervous? Yes. And the boys had to say something for you to mention tempers. We're still trying to recover and rebuild." Her fingers nervously tapped on his chest. "But I feel like… There's something that makes me want…" His hands flexed on her hips. She closed her eyes and took a steadying breath. Opening her eyes slowly she exhaled and said, "You are headed back out on the road and our vacation is ending. I don't know how this will possibly… But we can try."
A smile blossomed on Jon's face. "Ya won't be sorry. I'ma show you what you've been missing."
"It's too short!"
Yeah, Yeah. It was part of another chapter but I thought about it and decided that it didn't fit in with that chapter or the next chapter. Since it doesn't fit with either chapter, it is it's own chapter. That's my opinion and I'm the author, so that's how it is. :)