Chapter 9
"Shut up, Al!" Sam left the bathroom and after grabbing a robe headed to the kitchen for breakfast.
"Mornin', Mommy," AJ said from his high chair when Sam entered the room. He smiled at the child and poured himself a cup of coffee. "Mommy, why no kiss me?" AJ demanded.
Sam smiled and leaned over to kiss AJ on the forehead, as he did so the baby kicked and AJ felt it. "The baby kicked me!" he declared.
"Your sister was just saying 'hello'. She can hardly wait to meet you," Sam told him.
"And I can hold her when she gets here?"
"Yes, AJ, as long as you have help," Bud replied.
"We'd better get ready for work," Sam said, gulping down the rest of his coffee.
"Go ahead, honey, I'll help AJ get dressed."
"Okay, Bud, thanks." Sam entered the bedroom to find Al lying on the bed smoking his cigar.
"You know, Sam, you really hurt my feelings when you told me to 'shut up'."
"Yeah, right!" Sam replied, going to the closet and dresser, getting the pieces of Harriett's uniform. He was heading into the bathroom to dress when AJ ran into the room.
Spotting Al on the bed he hopped up beside him, and noticing that Al was wearing the same kind of uniform that his third favorite adult wore, AJ asked, "Are you an Admiral Angel?"
Al sat up, "Yes, I am, AJ. Rear Admiral Albert Calavicci!"
"Wow! Admiral AJ will be an Angel one day too, huh?"
"I am sure he will be, AJ. SEALS make great Angels."
"He hepped me be born!"
"He's very special then!" Al told him.
"AJ, where did you go?" came Bud's voice from the hall.
"Go and get dressed, AJ," Sam said, shooing him down the hall. He then went into the bathroom to get dressed out of Al's view. But just as Sam was buttoning the blouse of Harriett's uniform, Al stuck his head through the door.
"Hurry up Sam, we need to talk."
Sam jumped nearly a foot he was so startled. "Al! Stop doing that!" He quickly finished dressing and came out of the bathroom. "Okay, now what've you got for me?"
Bud came into the room carrying AJ, "Who are you talking to, sweetie? The baby?"
"Nope," AJ told his father, "She's talking to the Angel. Right, Mommy?"
"Just praying that everything goes well tomorrow," Sam said.
"Tomorrow? At work?" Bud asked.
"Oh I just have a feeling that tomorrow is the day."
"Oh, way to cover, Sam!" Al exclaimed.
"You think you'll have the baby tomorrow, honey?"
"Angel, why are you calling Mommy, Sam?"
"What, AJ?" Bud looked confused.
"Good one, AL!"
"Ooops," grinned Al. Thinking fast he said to AJ, "That is just secret Angel-code, AJ"
"OH!" AJ said as if he understood completely.
"AJ, what Angel?"
"The Angel Mommy is talking to!"
"You see an Angel?"
"Uh huh! He is wearing an Admiral's uniform and smoking a cigar. Angel, you know that that's bad for your health, don't you?"
Bud laughed at the mental image that brought. "Okay, you two, we need to get moving or we will be late."
Sam moved to the door, glad that Bud didn't ask any more about the Angel. He would have to find a time alone with Al to see what he'd found out.
To be continued…..