bed.
“What’s the matter, girl?” he asked her. He looked out the window, towards the front of the park. There were two Humvees moving from the barn to the front gate, with tow bars and chains attached. The army was going to clear the road.
“You two ready for breakfast?” he asked, looking down at Lucy and Mr. Wonderful. “Okay, I guess I can feed you.”
He got the food out of the fridge and filled their bowls again. Then he went back into the bedroom. Jane was stretching, her eyes opened. She smiled at him.
“That was nice last night,” she said, with an embarrassed grin. “What’s the commotion about?”
“They’re getting ready to tow the trucks out of the road up there,” Frank said.
“They won’t need you for a while, will they?” she asked. She pulled the sheet back, showing herself to him.
“Again?” he asked.
She just smiled back at him as he climbed back into bed.
Chapter 5 – Civilization in Peril
Jane and Frank walked to the Clubhouse after breakfast. Charlie was already there with Earl and Jackson. They were getting ready to head back out to finish their survey for the security cameras.
“Morning, guys,” Frank said. “Seen Jerry yet?”
“Naw, he’s a late sleeper like you,” Jackson said, grinning.
“Want me to make some coffee in the big pot?” Jane asked.
“Might as well,” Charlie said. “Thanks. Hilda would, but she’s not quite ready to be up and around yet.”
“She’s doing better though, I hope,” Jane said.
“Yes, she is,” Charlie said. “She’ll be up and around in a couple of days.”
Jane got the coffee pot filled with water and put in the coffee. Then she plugged it in, and soon the big percolator started to sputter. Jane watched the water spurt into the glass cover, getting more color as it progressed.
“Mmmmm, is that coffee I smell?” asked Jasmine, as she walked in with Jerry and Rosie.
“Rather have Mimosa,” Rosie said sternly. Then she laughed. “Just kid. Good morning, Jane.”
“Good morning to you,” Jane said. “Hope you slept well.”
“Jerry and Jasmine kept me up at night, with their carrying on,” Rosie said. Then she got a big grin on her face and used her thumb to point to Jasmine. She faked a big laugh.
“Mom!” Jasmine said. Jerry cracked up, looking quite pleased with himself.
“You ready to go scope out the rest of those camera locations, Frank?” asked Jerry.
“Sure. Let’s go get that done, and then we can come back and have some of this coffee.”
Jerry nodded. They grabbed their tablet and the marker and headed out.
Jasmine walked over to Jane, smiling.
“Jerry really had his blood up last night,” Jasmine whispered.
“So did Frank, but I was the instigator,” Jane said, with an embarrassed smile. “I’m glad.”
“Me too,” Jasmine said. “I’m so afraid that I’m going to lose him. I feel like I want to hold on tight and not let him go.”
“Yes,” Jane said. “It’s funny, really. We’ve always had a pretty good marriage, but it was getting a little stale, and we were picking at each other. All of this excitement has us acting like we did when we were newlyweds.”
Jasmine nodded in agreement.
“I’ve got this strong urge to have babies with Jerry,” Jasmine said. “How stupid is that?”
“Not stupid at all,” Jane said. “Do you two have any kids? I don’t remember you talking about them.”
“No, not yet, but we were going to start trying. Then everything went nuts.”
“Well, you probably don’t want to wait too long. Age will catch up to you.”
“I’m only thirty five, so I still have a little bit of time. It would be smarter to wait until things settle down, but the urge is strong. With me and with him.”
“How come you didn’t try earlier?”
“Our careers…..or rather my career,” Jasmine said. “I had the better paying job. We would have had to scale some things back. We were saving for it, though.”
“And now neither of you are
“What’s the matter, girl?” he asked her. He looked out the window, towards the front of the park. There were two Humvees moving from the barn to the front gate, with tow bars and chains attached. The army was going to clear the road.
“You two ready for breakfast?” he asked, looking down at Lucy and Mr. Wonderful. “Okay, I guess I can feed you.”
He got the food out of the fridge and filled their bowls again. Then he went back into the bedroom. Jane was stretching, her eyes opened. She smiled at him.
“That was nice last night,” she said, with an embarrassed grin. “What’s the commotion about?”
“They’re getting ready to tow the trucks out of the road up there,” Frank said.
“They won’t need you for a while, will they?” she asked. She pulled the sheet back, showing herself to him.
“Again?” he asked.
She just smiled back at him as he climbed back into bed.
Chapter 5 – Civilization in Peril
Jane and Frank walked to the Clubhouse after breakfast. Charlie was already there with Earl and Jackson. They were getting ready to head back out to finish their survey for the security cameras.
“Morning, guys,” Frank said. “Seen Jerry yet?”
“Naw, he’s a late sleeper like you,” Jackson said, grinning.
“Want me to make some coffee in the big pot?” Jane asked.
“Might as well,” Charlie said. “Thanks. Hilda would, but she’s not quite ready to be up and around yet.”
“She’s doing better though, I hope,” Jane said.
“Yes, she is,” Charlie said. “She’ll be up and around in a couple of days.”
Jane got the coffee pot filled with water and put in the coffee. Then she plugged it in, and soon the big percolator started to sputter. Jane watched the water spurt into the glass cover, getting more color as it progressed.
“Mmmmm, is that coffee I smell?” asked Jasmine, as she walked in with Jerry and Rosie.
“Rather have Mimosa,” Rosie said sternly. Then she laughed. “Just kid. Good morning, Jane.”
“Good morning to you,” Jane said. “Hope you slept well.”
“Jerry and Jasmine kept me up at night, with their carrying on,” Rosie said. Then she got a big grin on her face and used her thumb to point to Jasmine. She faked a big laugh.
“Mom!” Jasmine said. Jerry cracked up, looking quite pleased with himself.
“You ready to go scope out the rest of those camera locations, Frank?” asked Jerry.
“Sure. Let’s go get that done, and then we can come back and have some of this coffee.”
Jerry nodded. They grabbed their tablet and the marker and headed out.
Jasmine walked over to Jane, smiling.
“Jerry really had his blood up last night,” Jasmine whispered.
“So did Frank, but I was the instigator,” Jane said, with an embarrassed smile. “I’m glad.”
“Me too,” Jasmine said. “I’m so afraid that I’m going to lose him. I feel like I want to hold on tight and not let him go.”
“Yes,” Jane said. “It’s funny, really. We’ve always had a pretty good marriage, but it was getting a little stale, and we were picking at each other. All of this excitement has us acting like we did when we were newlyweds.”
Jasmine nodded in agreement.
“I’ve got this strong urge to have babies with Jerry,” Jasmine said. “How stupid is that?”
“Not stupid at all,” Jane said. “Do you two have any kids? I don’t remember you talking about them.”
“No, not yet, but we were going to start trying. Then everything went nuts.”
“Well, you probably don’t want to wait too long. Age will catch up to you.”
“I’m only thirty five, so I still have a little bit of time. It would be smarter to wait until things settle down, but the urge is strong. With me and with him.”
“How come you didn’t try earlier?”
“Our careers…..or rather my career,” Jasmine said. “I had the better paying job. We would have had to scale some things back. We were saving for it, though.”
“And now neither of you are
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