Eleven Days: An Unexpected Love (46 page)

"Wait a minute big boy. I can't believe
you have time to think about my chest, especially
with
all
that
has happened.
Joe will be calling any minute."

"How can I not, you have a large chest. Any normal red blooded American male will notice
that
. And the nice thing about it is the girls are all mine."

"Mike you have a large chest,"
she
answered enjoying every touch.

"Yea, but mine is from working out, yours comes naturally," Mike said as he
peaked down
her
blouse.

"Honey, you are a mess and I promise you, when we get through t
his
you can play
with
my chest all you want."

"
That
is a promise I will make you keep," he said as he kissed
her
neck some more. "I can't help myself, we just don't get any alone time and I want to take advantage of
that
every chance we get. Baby I've been wanting you all day."

She
let him kiss
her
anywhere he wanted, and
she
let him touch
her
anywhere he wanted. "I know what you mean, I want to touch you every chance I can too."

She
could do t
his
all day. Mike touching
her
was
almost more than
she
could bear. Every touch sent electricity through
her
body. When he sat on the barstool next to
her
,
she
sat in
his
lap.
That
made them eye level, and what a beautiful eye level it
was
. "Mike, when t
his
is all over can we go someplace just the two of us
with
no phones or interruptions? Maybe work on a bucket list."

"Honey, I have already thought of
that
. I thought about
Hawaii, what do you think?"

"Anyplace
would
be paradise
with
you, and Hawaii sounds great,"
she
answered
with
a sweet kiss.

Their moment
was
interrupted by Joe. He
called Mike from
his
walkie talkie. "I'm in place. Are you both in place?"

"Yes we are and we see you as we speak, walk from the front to the back and walk all the way around the back."

Joe did as he
was
told.

Lana
watched intently. "Joe is way too tall the guy
was
almost a foot shorter and the guy is a lot smaller than Joe."

"Joe, go the same route and go down about ten inches."

"Will do boss."

"
That
is perfect," said
Lana
. Joe walking around did help
her
remember, maybe more than
she
wanted to remember.

Mike got back on the walkie talkie and told Joe. "Go to the spot."

"Yes sir."

She
looked at Mike
with
confusion. "What spot?"

"Just look."

She
looked toward the Borders and there
was
that
white gaze staring at
her
.
She
again jumped back. "
That
's the look I saw when he looked over here. How did you know?"

"We found where he stood." He got back on
his
walkie talkie and he called Joe. "Okay Joe we are finished, but before you come back please go to KFC and get five buckets of chicken?
Lana
plans on cooking
baked bean and coleslaw."

"Absolutely, I'll be back in about thirty minutes."

She
grabbed Mike's hand and asked. "How long do we have?"

He answered
with
a grin.
"Maybe thirty minutes."

They were com
pletely undressed by the time they
got to the bedroom. Nothing
was
wrong
with
passionate quickie.

Chapter 28

6:30 p.m.

She
quickly dressed after a quick bath. Then
she
put
her
hair up
with
a clasp when
her
cell phone rang. It
was
charging on the dresser and it startled
her
when it rang.
She
glanced down and saw
Sharon
's name
on the phone.
What a nice surprise. "Hi Sharon, how
's my favorite cousin
?"

"Hey baby girl, I miss you and
I happen to be
wondering when you will be heading back?"

"Well,
I might not be coming home any time soon. I planned on calling you when I made a decision.
"
She
couldn't help but to sound excited.

There
was
a paus
e for a minute. "So tell me
the scoop
.
"

She
couldn't contain
her
enthusiasm. "I have met someone."
She
could visualize Sharon dusting as
she
talked on the phone.
She
always did
that
.
She
did love to talk on the phone and
that
is why
her
house
was
always so clean,
she
cleaned while
she
chatted
.

"Are you kidding, who is he, and how did you meet him. I am so excited for you. You know James
would
give him the third degree."

"I know, but I am so serious about t
his
guy
I
'm
think
ing about moving
here
. Sharon, I have never cared for anyone like I care for him. He's the owner of the house I'm renting. I can't wait for you to meet him,"
Lana
sighed.

"
Lana
I'm so glad you have met someone. I know the last several weeks have been difficult for you, for all of us. You have
that
tone in your voice, and it has changed completely from a few weeks ago."
She
didn't want to change the subject, but reading the will
was
imperative. "I called to check on you and ask you when you're coming back."

"If it were up to Mike, I
would
never come back
.
Any particular reason you might need me to come sooner?"
She
didn't want to tell
her
about all
her
problems there,
she
knew
she
had enough on
her
plate
with
out
Lana
adding to it.

"Well it's just we got the will out of the safety deposit box, and the attorney
wanted t
o read it but I wanted to wait until you got here,"
she
answered a little nervous.

"Sharon I don't want a thing of James. So I don't know why I need to be there. I will sign everything over to you. You were the one married to James, and I know he loved me and wanted to leave me something, but I could care less,"
she
answered truthfully.
She
didn't care what he had, nor did
she
want anything.

Both of them were very quiet. "Are you serious? I don't know what James
would
think about
that
."

"He
'd
tell me to do
with
it what I want. I want to give it to you. Sharon you have two choices, keep the money or we can put it in trust for kids or grandkids.
That
is what James
would
say."
She
just now remembered how James call
ed
her
squirt and so does Mike. No wonder
she
loved the sound of Mike calling
her
that
.

Sharon
got
quiet for a few seconds before speaking. "How about we put half in trust and the other half I put toward paying off the house?"

Lana
could tell
she
seemed
nervous.
She
guessed
she
felt bad asking
her
about t
his
, and
she
didn't know why, because
she
was
sure
the stock didn't add up to much
money. But hey, if it helped pay off the house,
that
's less worry for Sharon. "
That
sounds great to me, and if you need for me to sign the papers you can overnight them to me and I'll get them signed and overnight them back. How does
that
sound?"

"Oh
Lana
that
sounds great and you don't know how much t
his
will help. James sick leave at work
was
only thirty days and after
that
I only have what's in checking. T
his
little will tide me over until I
can see what cash I have and will need."

"What about
his
life insurance?"

"Baby girl, he let
that
lapse. I didn't know he did, but when he turned fifty the premiums got so expensive he didn't pay them. So right now all I have is what is in checking and savings. And you know my brother Adam
was
so sick, James put all our money towards paying the hospital and helping
his
family. We were slowly building back up, but just haven't quite made it."

"Well, you get those papers sent to me and I'll make sure they get sent back. I'm sorry I didn't know you all were out so much for your brother's illness."

"
Lana
, God bless you, and where do I send the papers?"

"I don't know the address, but I'll get it and email it to you."

"
That
sounds great. Baby girl, you take care and I'll see you and Mike soon,"
she
said
with
a little giggle.

"Bye, and don't worry Sharon, everything will be okay. I'll make sure of
that
."

"Thanks, love you, and call when you can."

"I will, and I love you too. Kiss the kids for me."
Lana
hung up the phone and ran to the kitchen.
She
was
late getting dinner started.

*****

She
was
hed
her
hands and started mixing the beans. Mike already pulled items out of
the pantry and the fridge. "
I started on the beans by opening the cans. I hope these are the right beans."

She
glanced over and said. "You did good babe, I use pork-n-beans for the baked beans. How many cans did you open?"

Mike counted the open cans. "Five open and five unopened."

"How many will be here?"

"Um, I think there will be about seven."

"The five cans should be enough."
She
leaned over and grabbed the onions and chopped away.
She
added the brown sugar, BBQ sauce, onions, and bell pepper then popped dish in the oven. Quickly
she
made
her
sauce for the coleslaw. It
was
her
grandmother's recipe and it
was
simple, but delicious.
She
used t
his
same recipe in
her
carrot and raisin salad.
She
would
mix the sauce and cabbage the last minute. Finally
she
got to pour herself a glass of tea and joined Mike in the living room.