Hello! I just got back from the movies. I saw 2 movies instead, haha. Right now, I'm feeling pretty bad. I'm full of wayyy too much spaghetti, and I'm about to watch the Mummy again, so I can get some ideas. Though this story doesn't really take place in China. Haha. But, anyways, I'd like reviews...hope you like this chapter. This contains some first interactions of mutt and the girls. ;)
"This is your room." Bates said, as he lead Indy and Marion through a door. They noticed their luggage down beside the drawer. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Oh, no. You've done enough..Thank you.''Marion said, looking around the room. It was completely beautiful, and as big as their own master bedroom. But, this was only a guest room. They could only imagine what Gerald and Pepper's rooms were like.
Meanwhile, Alex was showing Mutt to his room. Yes, he had his own room, and it made him very happy. Alex lead the way as Mutt tagged behind slowly. After Gerald had suggested she show him where he was staying, they hadn't said a word. It was a bit awkward, because he didn't know her yet. Though she seemed like a nice girl, although a bit more...tomboyish and nature-y than her sister. She wore a plain t-shirt, and some shorts, much to her parent's dissapointment.
'Be dressed up nicely for your guests' they had told her. She could care less what they about her, from the way she was dressed. Besides, this was how she was. Dressing like this everyday. Her sister was more into how she looked, rather than comfort. As Alex stopped in front of a door, she opened it. "Well..."
Mutt peeked inside, smiling at the sight. It was big. As big as his parent's room back at home, if not bigger.
"This is it.." Alex said, as she kept a firm grip on the knob of the door. "You like it?"
Mutt nodded dumbly, looking like he was hardly listening. Whatever she was referring to, he liked. He loved it actually. Loved everything about this place. And having two girls, one of his age, a few doors down wasn't so bad of a thing either.
"Well. Uh, I'm just going to leave you here to unpack and get comfortable." She said, after a few more moments of awkward silent glares.
Mutt nodded again, walking more into the room and sitting on the bed. It was mighty comfortable. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it." She said, as she disappeared behind the door. Right before she shut the door completely, she opened it back up, peeping her head in quickly. "Uh, if you need anything, you can come tell me."
Mutt smiled. "I'm down the hall, first door on the right."Mutt nodded, as she finally shut the door completely.
Mutt fell back on his bed, taking a deep breath of country air that came in through the window. God, he loved it here.
Mutt placed the last shirt he had from his luggage and into his drawer, shutting it. It had only taken him about 15 minutes to get settled in, and already he felt at home. This place had an amazing atmosphere he couldn't get enough of. He wished he had gone to the country more often. His liked the fact that this place was huge, and this guy was rich and..extremely generous. He liked that he wouldn't have to lift another finger with Bates around, or sit in a small car again. No, now he had a driver. Somebody to take him wherever he wanted without another word. And two gorgeous girls, one of whom already seemed to have an interest in him, and he back.
A knock startled Mutt out of his thoughts. "Mutt, can I come in?" Called the voice from behind.
"Uh, yeah, Ma. " Mutt said, hurring over to sit on the bed. As the door opened, he smiled at his mother's smile. She came in, followed by Indy.
"Wow, I see you're all unpacked, huh?" Marion said, inspecting his room. "How do you like your room?"
"Are you kidding! This room is awesome. I could really get used to having all this space..."
She nodded. "Well, come on. Gerald wants us downstairs for dinner. "
Mutt stood up quickly. God, he was hungry. Finally some food and not some cheap snack his parents gave him on the plane. As they arrived downstairs, Bates lead them through a door into the dining room. It was more like a hall really, big with a table that seemed like could fit a billion and one people. Although there was only 10 chairs lined up.
Gerald greeted them with a grin, as he called them over from his end of the table. "Please, sit down. Sit down."
Marion and Indy smiled back, as the three of them took their seats. Indy next to Gerald, and Pepper to Gerald's other side. Marion sat next to Indy, while Mutt said next her, near Alex, and Sara beside her.
"Are you guys all settled in?" Gerald asked, as Bates came over.
"Oh, yes, thank you." Marion smiled. "The rooms are very lovely."
As Bates served them all drinks of their likings, Gerald eyed Mutt. "And you, boy. How did you like your room?"
Mutt looked over to Gerald from behind his cup, and set it back down. "Uh, I love it...big."
Gerald laughed. "Yes, well. Now you have lots of space to relax." As a chef came and began to serve their plates, Gerald continued conversating with Mutt. "So, what'd you say you called yourself again?"
Mutt smiled shyly, noticing all eyes were on him. "Uh...Mutt...sir."
"Call me Gerald, Mutt. More personal that way." He said, smiling. Mutt happened to see Alex through the corner of his eyes, trying to hold in her giggles. He felt stupid for once, to say his name. He figured he had already made this girl think he was ridiculous.
"I hope you all like spaghetti." Gerald said, as soon as they were all served. Though spaghetti isn't the most fanciest food, it sure looked delicious!
"Oh, we do. We go out for spaghetti quite often." Indy said, as he silently thanked the chef for the wonderful food.
"My parents can't cook." Mutt said, receiving embarassed glares from his parents, and grins from everyone else.
Behind his laughter, Gerald spoke to Mutt. "Well, then you don't have to worry about that here. You can thank Edmund for the lovely meals he provides for us. " Motioning over to the chef, who was thanking Gerald.
"Thank you, Mr. Edmund." Mutt said quietly, after his parents thanked him.
"Yes, so..let's eat!" He said, lifting up his cup. "To my friends, The Joneses. Indy, Marion and Mutt."
Indy and Marion raised their glasses along , but Mutt, Sara, and Alex just looked on. Taking a bite of his spaghetti, Mutt smiled to himself. This surely beats the spaghetti they ordered from the Italian restaurant a few blocks down from their house.
Gerald laughed, taking a sip from his cup. This man some how had a habit of laughing at Indy's terrible jokes. Marion laughed as well, although she didn't quite understand the humor in it. Mutt just rolled his eyes, and took a sip of his own cup.
"So, Mutt.." Gerald said, as Mutt turned his attention to him. "You like horses?"
"Um..yes." He answered, sounding as though he made it up quickly. Sure, he liked horses, though he had never ridden one, or hardly ever been around one for too long. It sounded so fake,as though he didn't even know what they were. Something about Gerald had made Mutt feel nervous. Although he took an extreme liking of this guy, whenever the questions were shot at him, he didn't know what to say. He really wanted to impress him, and his family of course. Especially Alex...he wished Alex would like him.
"Do you...ride them?"
"Oh, definately. All the time." Mutt lied, taking a sip from his cup to ignore his parent's glances.
"No way!" Alex said excitedly. Horses were her life. This ranch was huge, and had lots of horses and stables and such. "How long have you been riding?"
Finally, the first contact she made at Mutt since she left him alone in his room. This made him happy, and nervous. He just hoped his parent's wouldn't blow his cover. "Uh, just a..a few years."
"Alex and Sara have ridden horses since they were little. " Pepper added , " We have about 6 horses back in the stables. "
"Yes, the girls ride a few hours a day. They absolutely love it." Gerald said, motioning over to Alex and Sara.
"Maybe after dinner, Alex could take you and show you around." Pepper said, meaning it to go to Mutt.
Mutt nodded, after Alex nodded eagerly. " I can show you the horses, and stuff!" She said, looking over at him with a grin.
He grinned back. He wasn't sure if this was going to be a good idea. But heck, if he got to spend some alone time with her, it was worth it. He looked at Marion, who was busy finishing up, then Indy who was giving him a look. He knew what it meant. That he was going to regret what he had said to her. Indy and Marion both knew Mutt had only said it because he wanted them to like him. Mission accomplished.
As soon as they had about half an hour to talk and digest, Alex shot out from her seat. "Come on, let's go." She said, as she grabbed a hold of Mutt's arm and pulled him out of his seat, leading him to the back door.
Pepper smiled, " Be back before it gets too dark, okay?"
"Sure thing, Mum!" Alex yelled as they both vanished behind the door.
"Your daughter sure seems excited." Marion noted.
"Well, she's just excited to show him the horses I imagine. He own a pretty decent amount of the area, so the girls go out riding everywhere."
Sara excused herself up to her room. As soon as she left, Marion turned her attention to Pepper. "You have such lovely daughters. "
"Thank you. Your boy as well. He's so well behaved." Pepper said, smiling softly at them.
Indy almost had to spit out his wine, but thankfully stopped himself.
"Thank you. We don't get that quite often." He said finally.
"Anyhow, I imagine you'd like some time to relax amongst yourselves. It's already a bit late, and I'm sure you're exhausted from the plane ride."
"Oh, well thank you. " Marion said, as they all stood up. "This meal was wonderful. Everything..is wonderful."
"Oh, don't mention it. Just feel free to wash up.." Pepper said, shaking their hands, followed by Gerald. " Please join us tonight, in the living room. We can talk and serve drinks..without the children. " Pepper laughed softly. "I'm sure they're having an interesting time by themselves."
Indy laughed along, thinking about Mutt. "Oh, I'm sure of it."
Hope you liked this chapter! Please review. Until next time...pokerfacejones :)