into the kitchen and met us,” Jeb said. “Nice guy.”
“Smells good,” Jasmine said.
“Rosie and Hilda make a good team,” Jeb said, cracking a smile. “They know what they’re doing. Same with Mary.”
“Good, I’m really hungry,” Jasmine said.
“I had a thought,” Jeb said. “I’ve got an extra big screen TV in my rig. I took it out to put in a cabinet in the bedroom. How about if I bring it in here? We could put it over by the surveillance system.”
“That’s a great idea,” Frank said. “How big is it?”
“It’s a 40 inch. They overkilled with TVs in my pusher.”
“How old?” Jerry asked.
“Last year,” Jeb said. “Came new with the rig. One of you want to give me a hand? We can go get it now.”
“Sure, I’ll go,” Jerry said.
“I’ll go too,” Frank said.
The men walked out the door.
“There they go again,” Jasmine said. “Off to get another toy.”
“Tell me about it,” Jane said.
“I’m hoping that Jeb takes Rosie to his coach tonight,” Jasmine whispered. She giggled.
“Uh oh, what’s up? You going to be naughty?”
“Jerry got it into his head that having a baby is a good idea. I’m ovulating.”
“Oh, really,” Jane said, grinning. “You going to pass a hint to her?”
“No, I couldn’t do that,” Jasmine said.
“You probably won’t have to. I saw the way those two were looking at each other. It amazes me that your mom is able to…you know.”
“Her knees are screwed up, but other than that, she’s a lot stronger than she appears,” Jasmine said. “If I could get her to use a walker, she’d be all over this place. She’s too vain. Doesn’t want to look like an old lady.”
Both women cracked up. Hilda walked over, smiling.
“What’s going on here?” she asked.
“Oh, just talking about my mom and Jeb,” Jasmine said.
“I haven’t seen Jeb interested in a woman for years,” Hilda said. “Kudos to Rosie. I was watching them together in the kitchen. They can’t leave each other alone.”
“Good,” Jasmine said, giggling.
“Oh, you want some alone time, don’t you?” Hilda asked, grinning.
“Jerry and I are trying to make a baby,” she replied. “It’s a good time.”
“Ah, I get it,” Hilda said. “You sure you want to do that, with the way things are?”
“I know, seems stupid, right?” Jasmine said.
“I think there’s something in us that ramps up that instinct during times like this,” Jane said. “I’ve even had thoughts about it myself. Thank God I’m not able anymore.”
“Well, now that you mention it, those kind of thoughts have crept into my mind too,” Hilda said. “I just chalked it up to being a newlywed, but maybe it’s more than that.”
“Here they come,” Jane said. “Mum’s the word.” The three of them were giggling as the men carried in the TV.
“Uh oh, what are you three up to?” Frank asked, looking at them.
“Oh, nothing to concern yourself about,” Jane said.
“How about that short table over there?” Jerry said, pointing to a table down the wall that held a vase. “Hey, Gabe!”
Gabe walked over with Dobie.
“What’d you need, Jerry?” he asked.
“Mind if we slide that table down here so we can put the monitor on it?”
“No problem,” Gabe said, looking at the TV. “You guys going to hook the surveillance system up to that?”
“Yeah, Jeb had it in his rig, in storage,” Frank said. “It’ll make it easy to keep an eye on things.”
“So it will,” Gabe said. “Thanks, Jeb.”
“No problem,” Jeb said, smiling. “It was just taking up room in my storage compartment. I took it out of the bedroom. I never watch TV in there, and needed the space for a cabinet.”
Frank got the cable routed to the back of the camera system’s DVR module. He plugged the other end into the TV, while Jerry plugged the power cord in. Jeb fished the remote out of his pocket and turned on it on.
“There we go,” Frank said, as the TV showed the
“Smells good,” Jasmine said.
“Rosie and Hilda make a good team,” Jeb said, cracking a smile. “They know what they’re doing. Same with Mary.”
“Good, I’m really hungry,” Jasmine said.
“I had a thought,” Jeb said. “I’ve got an extra big screen TV in my rig. I took it out to put in a cabinet in the bedroom. How about if I bring it in here? We could put it over by the surveillance system.”
“That’s a great idea,” Frank said. “How big is it?”
“It’s a 40 inch. They overkilled with TVs in my pusher.”
“How old?” Jerry asked.
“Last year,” Jeb said. “Came new with the rig. One of you want to give me a hand? We can go get it now.”
“Sure, I’ll go,” Jerry said.
“I’ll go too,” Frank said.
The men walked out the door.
“There they go again,” Jasmine said. “Off to get another toy.”
“Tell me about it,” Jane said.
“I’m hoping that Jeb takes Rosie to his coach tonight,” Jasmine whispered. She giggled.
“Uh oh, what’s up? You going to be naughty?”
“Jerry got it into his head that having a baby is a good idea. I’m ovulating.”
“Oh, really,” Jane said, grinning. “You going to pass a hint to her?”
“No, I couldn’t do that,” Jasmine said.
“You probably won’t have to. I saw the way those two were looking at each other. It amazes me that your mom is able to…you know.”
“Her knees are screwed up, but other than that, she’s a lot stronger than she appears,” Jasmine said. “If I could get her to use a walker, she’d be all over this place. She’s too vain. Doesn’t want to look like an old lady.”
Both women cracked up. Hilda walked over, smiling.
“What’s going on here?” she asked.
“Oh, just talking about my mom and Jeb,” Jasmine said.
“I haven’t seen Jeb interested in a woman for years,” Hilda said. “Kudos to Rosie. I was watching them together in the kitchen. They can’t leave each other alone.”
“Good,” Jasmine said, giggling.
“Oh, you want some alone time, don’t you?” Hilda asked, grinning.
“Jerry and I are trying to make a baby,” she replied. “It’s a good time.”
“Ah, I get it,” Hilda said. “You sure you want to do that, with the way things are?”
“I know, seems stupid, right?” Jasmine said.
“I think there’s something in us that ramps up that instinct during times like this,” Jane said. “I’ve even had thoughts about it myself. Thank God I’m not able anymore.”
“Well, now that you mention it, those kind of thoughts have crept into my mind too,” Hilda said. “I just chalked it up to being a newlywed, but maybe it’s more than that.”
“Here they come,” Jane said. “Mum’s the word.” The three of them were giggling as the men carried in the TV.
“Uh oh, what are you three up to?” Frank asked, looking at them.
“Oh, nothing to concern yourself about,” Jane said.
“How about that short table over there?” Jerry said, pointing to a table down the wall that held a vase. “Hey, Gabe!”
Gabe walked over with Dobie.
“What’d you need, Jerry?” he asked.
“Mind if we slide that table down here so we can put the monitor on it?”
“No problem,” Gabe said, looking at the TV. “You guys going to hook the surveillance system up to that?”
“Yeah, Jeb had it in his rig, in storage,” Frank said. “It’ll make it easy to keep an eye on things.”
“So it will,” Gabe said. “Thanks, Jeb.”
“No problem,” Jeb said, smiling. “It was just taking up room in my storage compartment. I took it out of the bedroom. I never watch TV in there, and needed the space for a cabinet.”
Frank got the cable routed to the back of the camera system’s DVR module. He plugged the other end into the TV, while Jerry plugged the power cord in. Jeb fished the remote out of his pocket and turned on it on.
“There we go,” Frank said, as the TV showed the
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