"The power button is right here, Jack," Lisa explained again, growing slightly frustrated but trying to keep her cool. "One click of it and then just swipe up on the screen."
"This thing is defective. It won't swipe as you keep saying," Jack grumbled, not swiping at all, but putting his finger on the middle of the screen and leaving it there.
"Well, well, well, what is this?" Tim asked as he walked into the kitchen, glancing at the table where Jack and Lisa were sitting. "Do I spy technology in the hands of Jack?" He flashed a grin and then opened the refrigerator, pulling out the milk carton.
"Don't even think about drinking directly out of that milk carton," Jack pointed at him. "I saw you doing that the other day. Come on, Tim! You don't even live here, and you certainly don't buy the groceries. Have some basic manners."
Lisa's face showed her horrified expression, watching the banter between the two men. Tim sighed and rolled his eyes at Jack, putting the milk back and grabbing the orange juice instead, moving to the cupboard for a glass.
"Wait, where did you come from? I thought we were the only ones in the house?" Lisa asked, a very confused look now on her face.
"Yes, that is a very good question," Jack nodded.
"Oh, what?" Tim grinned as he gestured at them. "Did I interrupt some 'special time,' he used his fingers to highlight the words, " the newlyweds had planned?"
"Yes," Lisa quickly answered, locking her eyes on Tim, a serious look on her face. She gestured to the living room, "You know we enjoy playing cards. After we finished here," she nodded to the table, "we were going to move into the living room for strip poker."
Tim, who was in mid sip by the sink, spit his juice out, thankfully into the sink, and Jack busted out laughing, giving a nod and smirk to Lisa. Lisa sat back in her chair, crossing her arms, as she rolled her eyes at Tim. When he finally looked over at her, she gestured wildly, "Seriously, Tim? Why is your mind in the gutter with everything? It's like you're a teenager."
"Why did you have to go there, Lisa? It's like you've now ruined playing cards."
"Believe me," she huffed. "You've ruined plenty of things for me, for both of us, over the years. At least I'm supposed to be here in the house and am welcome here; oh, and I do buy groceries here and would never think of drinking directly out of the milk carton."
"Knock it off, Tim," Jack took off his glasses and looked at him. "Back to Lisa's question-where were you in the house? No, neither of us knew you were here."
"Taking a nap in Amy's room," Tim made a face and gave a gesture with his hands. "I wanted to take a nap. What are you two doing, and no," he smirked, "I know you're not playing cards."
"Setting up an iPad," Lisa answered, picking it up to put it away for now.
''Don't stop on my account," Tim told her. "I was thirsty, but the next stop for me is the bathroom."
"Come on, Tim!" Jack smacked his hand on the table. "The door is right there. You can easily head to your own house. We don't want to hear your antics."
"Well, I'll be out of the house soon. Still have to finish mending the fence over toward the dude ranch. Needed a nap first." He stepped behind Lisa looking over her shoulder with a nod to them, "What's up with the iPad?"
"Nothing," both Lisa and Jack said at the same time. Tim started to chuckle and pointed at the two of them.
"That means there's definitely something," he nodded with a grin.
"I'm just setting up an iPad for Jack," Lisa sighed, shaking her head. "It's not some huge mystery."
Tim covered his mouth and pointed at Jack, "You using an iPad, yeah right. I know you are aware, Lisa, that he still has a flip phone. I suppose," he shook his head from side to side, "you did get him texting on that dinosaur, even if he just texts you, which reminds me," he rolled his eyes, "speaking of a teenager. Jack, you look like one when you are out there riding with the herd and stop to text Lisa. Come on, that's ridiculous."
"At least you never have to worry about me texting you, Tim," Jack smirked. He nodded to the iPad, where Lisa had pulled it back out and was working on it again, "just setting this up so we can talk while she's in Florida and in the future, anywhere else."
Tim's phone rang, and he looked at it, gesturing down the hallway, "Perfect time for the bathroom with this call." He walked out, and Lisa, with a horrified expression, looked at Jack as she shook her head.
"I honestly don't see what Marion would have seen in him," she continued shaking her head.
Jack reached over and put his hand on hers. Lisa turned to him, and Jack rolled his eyes, "I asked myself that same question more times than I could count." Both burst out laughing, and Jack nodded to the iPad, "Now, as much as technology frustrated me, let's try this again. The alternative, if I cannot figure out how to use this iPad is to have to talk to Tim at night, and," Lisa chuckled while he closed his eyes and shook his head, "I really, really don't want to have to talk to Tim. There's no comparison, so I'm willing to learn and won't complain about using this."
"Alright," Lisa said, with a shake of the head, leaning over to kiss Jack's cheek, "Look at you embracing technology, even if it's to avoid talking to Tim and not because you want to talk to your wife."
"That's not what I meant-" but before Jack could finish, Lisa was already laughing and pulling him toward her to kiss him properly. She then winked at him, and he put his glasses back on, nodding to the device.
They paused in their technology lesson when Tim moved through the kitchen again and finally left. They were just getting back on track when Lou walked in with both girls. After greeting everyone, the girls went off to their rooms, and Lou made herself a cup of tea, talking to the two of them.
"So, what are you two up to with that iPad?"
"Lisa's helping me set it up so I can chat with her when she's in Florida."
"Oh," Lou's eyes widened, and she gestured to Lisa, "I didn't realize you had a trip. When are you going?"
"I leave the day after tomorrow, a work trip to make some stud deals. I will be gone three weeks," she explained.
"Ahh," Lou nodded, "that's a long time. I mean, it's not as long as you usually go to France, but wow, and Grandpa," Lou grinned, "an iPad, really?"
Jack chuckled softly, and Lisa grinned at him before turning back to Lou, "He's not ready to upgrade that flip phone, but we both like the idea of a video chat."
"Wow, video chats and all," Lou grinned. "Very progressive, Grandpa."
"Oh, all this technology," he rolled his eyes. "Lisa is a good technology teacher here," he smiled at Lisa and patted her hand before turning back to look at Lou, "but just so you know, if I have any problems with this video chat after she leaves, I'm coming to you."
"Sounds good, Grandpa." Lou grinned and looked to Lisa, and Lisa jumped in with a smirk at Jack, "He's having trouble just swiping up on the screen to unlock the iPad."
Lou burst out laughing and nodding, but Jack gestured wildly, "I can swipe up."
"Honey," Lisa reached over, putting her arm around the back of Jack's chair as she gestured to the device with the other, "It's been frustrating you since we started working on this."
Jack took the device and gave both women a look with a frown as he gestured to the device. Lou and Lisa shared a glance, and Lisa shook her head at Lou. Both watched Jack, and he quickly got frustrated. Lisa looked over at Lou again before speaking to Jack.
"Jack, start from the bottom. You keep just putting your finger on the middle of the device and leaving it there."
Jack grunted, but he did what she told him, even though she'd told him many times, and he finally unlocked the iPad with a triumphant grin, "There, not so hard."
"Wow, Lisa," Lou pursed her lips and nodded, now with her tea mug in her hand, "Good luck. I see why you started two days before your trip. Don't worry," she nodded at her, "I should be around in the evenings to help Grandpa when he needs it."
"Oh, you two," he sulked, glancing at them with a frown, "I'm fully capable of figuring out a video chat."
Lisa leaned over dropping her head closely to Jack's with a grin, "Really? Let's see if you can figure out how to call me on that thing? One try since you're so certain, and if you can't," she looked over at Lou, "how about a wager?"
"You're on," Jack gave a single nod, and Lou laughed at them.
"One try, and if you can't call me, how about you take me to that Italian place in town for dinner?"
He thought and nodded. Lou jumped in, "Oh, Lisa, good choice. I love that place."
"What do I get when I prove you wrong?" Jack glanced her way, and she thought a moment. Finally, she frowned, but nodded, "Well, I'd say I'd make dinner here, but there's already leftovers that we talked about. How about I ride along with you to the store. You wanted to get new fly fishing gear, and as much as I just love to go there," she made a face at Lou and then glanced to Jack, with a wave of her hand, "I'll buy you your fly fishing gear."
"You're on," he flashed a grin and put his glasses on again. "I'm already looking forward to my new flies."
Lou rested against the counter, and Lisa sat back, with her phone in hand, giving a nod to Lou as she spoke to Jack, "Okay, I'm here, with my phone, waiting for a video call from you. Let's see it." Both Lou and Lisa tried to hold back their laughter, and Jack just gestured between the two.
"You two ganging up on me never goes well."
"Come on, Grandpa, you should be able to do this. She's not asking you to use a lot of apps, just use the video chat to call her."
"App?" Jack looked at the two. "What's an app?" Both women burst out laughing, and Jack waved a hand at them.
A half hour later, Jack closed the truck door for Lisa and walked around to get in the driver's seat. Lisa just chuckled as he got situated. He glanced over, frowning at her.
"Laugh it up," he nodded.
"Oh, come on, Jack," she grinned. "It's not like this was a bad deal for you. You eventually figured it out, and hopefully now you know how to call. The worst thing you got out of this deal is taking your wife to dinner before I leave for three weeks. Come on," she said smacking at his shoulder. He finally chuckled too, nodding at her, as he started the truck.
"I suppose you're right. Just would have passed the time while you're gone with those new flies."
"Oh my goodness," Lisa looked to the ceiling of the truck and shook her head, glancing over at Jack, "After dinner, we'll stop by the store so you can get your flies. It's not like you can't go there anyway. Does that make you happy, Cowboy?"
He rolled his head, "Everything except for you leaving for three weeks."
Before he backed up, she leaned in, grinning at him, "Well, the only good thing about my trip is that when I come back, we can tell the family our good news." He leaned in too, kissing her quickly, "And, I'll have all those flies ready so maybe we can make a trip to the fishing cabin." Lisa smacked at him again, laughing as she shook her head.
"Just take me to dinner. I'm starving."