Chapter 38

"But I'd do anything for her. How can I make her understand that?" sobbed Krystal.

"I don't know, Krystal, maybe if all three of us went to talk to her about this?" Tom offered.

"I've got to do something! Should we go now, or wait until tomorrow and go?" Krystal asked looking from one man to the other.

"I would think it might be better to give her some time, but I'm betting AJ doesn't feel the same way about that. Am I right, old buddy?" Tom asked.

"She doesn't have a lot of time to wait, Tom. Also, I'm afraid she could runaway again. I could be wrong, but I'd say the sooner the procedure was done the safer and better Krista's chances were."

"I agree with AJ, Kris could run even if she loves where she is. I've lost her once, and after being pushed so hard today, she could take off tonight," Krystal answered, worried and gripping Tom's hand.

"Well, then should we all go at once or just let Krystal try and talk to her alone?" Tom asked looking from one to the other, even though he knew what AJ's desire would be.

"She might feel like we were ganging up on her if we all went," Krystal said looking to the men.

"I think a power talk is what's needed here Krystal. You didn't convince her and neither did I when I went to talk to her. Maybe if we all go then we can show her how much we care for her health. Tom, do you have anything you want to say?" AJ looked to his friend to back him up.

"No, I'll leave this up to the two of you."

"Look, she's been hit by both of us. Why not wait until tomorrow and try again? Give her time to rest and rethink all she's heard today?" Krystal suggested.

"Why don't we just take dinner with us and go and try and have a pleasant evening. No talk of delicate subjects, just show her that we all care and we want what's best for her?"

"That sounds like a good idea. Just let her know we love her and want to be there. That might help her make up her mind if she sees we are all truly care for her," smiled Krystal reaching for Tom's hand.

"Do you have any idea what kind of food she likes? We could pick up take out on the way over there," Tom suggested.

"We've been separated for so long, but I love Chinese food so maybe she'll eat it too." Krystal suggested. "We used to loved the same foods, so it's worth a shot."

"That sounds like a good idea, we could get a large variety and then there would be more of a chance there would be something she would like."

"Sounds good to me. Are we all going together in one vehicle or two? It's a long drive back out here for Tom since he has to drop me off in town," Krystal reminded him. "Unless we want tea someone will need to get something to drink."

"Her tea was very good. I don't usually drink tea, but I liked what she served me when I was there today," AJ said.

"Well, I wouldn't take anything alcoholic with her being pregnant," Tom offered. "Maybe we should just stick with letting her give us tea?"

"Well coffee would have been nice, but I guess tea it is, gentlemen," smiled Krystal. "Lets go and get the most delicious Chinese food we can find."

"There is a great place near here that I know of, and they have a wonderful selection," Tom told them.

"Great, darling, then we'll lead the way and AJ can follow," suggested Krystal. "Lets hurry just in case she gets itchy feet again."

"Make sure you get some vegetarian dishes too. She seems to really be into healthy things. One of my staff is a vegetarian, that's why I thought of it," AJ added as they headed out the door.

"Alright, are we going to meet you there?" Krystal asked suspiciously.

"Yes," he answered with a smile.

"Don't scare her off, Admiral. She's vulnerable right now so don't do anything to hurt her," warned Krystal.

"Actually I was thinking that Tom might want to change out of his uniform before we go. Do you want to borrow something to change into?"

"How about just a sports shirt? The pants are fine."

To be continued…