working.”
“Yes, that’s true,” Jasmine said. She giggled. “Funny, huh?”
“Well, that’s one advantage to being older. We’re both retired now, and our kids are grown. We could just amble around the country for the rest of our lives if we wanted to.”
“Do you want to?”
Jane thought for a minute.
“You know, I resisted taking off in the motor home when this all started. I loved using it, and we went out often….we took a trip every couple of months. But I wasn’t ready to become a full timer. I liked my sticks and bricks house.”
“You are changing your mind now?”
“This lifestyle and all of the danger and excitement has given our relationship a shot in the arm that I didn’t expect,” Jane said. “I feel like Frank’s woman in a way that I haven’t for a long time. I like the thought of being cozy with him in a smaller place, with less junk to distract us and more time to focus on each other. Strange how that works.”
“Yes it is. I’ve had the same kind of feelings.”
“So just get baby in you,” Rosie said, walking up. “You know you want to. I will help with baby. I had six.”
“I know, mom. You are probably right. Even if something happens to Jerry. At least I’d have a piece of him left.”
“So just forget birth control,” Rosie said. “He won’t know.”
“Mother, I couldn’t do that,” Jasmine said. “We would have to discuss that.”
“Would he be mad?” Rosie asked.
Jasmine got an embarrassed smile on her face.
“No,” she said. “He told me he wanted to last night, when…..you know.”
“Then settled,” Rosie said. “Throw away pills.”
Jasmine and Jane looked at each other, and they both giggled.
“Should I?” Jasmine asked, looking at Jane. “Really?”
“Don’t drag me into this,” Jane said, laughing. “You make your own decision, but remember that it’s always a good idea to listen to your mother.”
Chester walked in.
“Coffee. I love the smell of coffee,” he said. “You girls look like you’re scheming. What are you up to?”
“Never mind them,” Rosie said. “You come here, you sweet man.”
“Mom! Behave,” Jasmine said. She tried to sound stern, but she was laughing.
Meanwhile outside, Frank and Jerry were making good progress on their survey. They were almost to the back of the park now, checking out the last camera location.
“There’s a good tree there,” Jerry said, pointing. Frank walked up to it and made the mark.
“That’s it,” Frank said. “Let’s go back in and get us some coffee.”
“Maybe we should stop by the barn on the way and see what’s up,” Jerry said.
“Alright,” Frank said. They started walking in that direction.
“What a pretty morning,” Jerry said. “Wish we were just here on vacation.”
“I know. If we live through this, I’ll be back for some relaxation time.”
“What are you and Jane going to do after this calms down?”
“I would actually like to rent out the condo and stay on the road,” Frank said. “Not sure that Jane would go for that, though.”
“Sounds nice. Wish I could do that.”
“I’ll bet you’ve got some years to work, yet,” Frank said.
“Well, I’m forty five, so yes. We want to have kids, for one thing.”
“Ah yes, that will cost you,” Frank said, laughing. “But it’s the best thing in the world, trust me.”
“You have two, right?”
“Yes, we do. A boy and a girl.”
“Thought I heard you say that. They’re both okay?”
“My son is in our condo in Redondo Beach,” Frank said. “I need to have a chat with Jane, though. He told me last night that he enlisted in the army. He was about to tell Jane when the cell tower went dead.”
“How do you feel about that, Frank?”
“Proud but worried. And then there’s my daughter. She was living up in Portland.”
“That’s too close to the action right now.”
“I know,” Frank said. “She is probably in Boise right now, though. She was on her way
“Yes, that’s true,” Jasmine said. She giggled. “Funny, huh?”
“Well, that’s one advantage to being older. We’re both retired now, and our kids are grown. We could just amble around the country for the rest of our lives if we wanted to.”
“Do you want to?”
Jane thought for a minute.
“You know, I resisted taking off in the motor home when this all started. I loved using it, and we went out often….we took a trip every couple of months. But I wasn’t ready to become a full timer. I liked my sticks and bricks house.”
“You are changing your mind now?”
“This lifestyle and all of the danger and excitement has given our relationship a shot in the arm that I didn’t expect,” Jane said. “I feel like Frank’s woman in a way that I haven’t for a long time. I like the thought of being cozy with him in a smaller place, with less junk to distract us and more time to focus on each other. Strange how that works.”
“Yes it is. I’ve had the same kind of feelings.”
“So just get baby in you,” Rosie said, walking up. “You know you want to. I will help with baby. I had six.”
“I know, mom. You are probably right. Even if something happens to Jerry. At least I’d have a piece of him left.”
“So just forget birth control,” Rosie said. “He won’t know.”
“Mother, I couldn’t do that,” Jasmine said. “We would have to discuss that.”
“Would he be mad?” Rosie asked.
Jasmine got an embarrassed smile on her face.
“No,” she said. “He told me he wanted to last night, when…..you know.”
“Then settled,” Rosie said. “Throw away pills.”
Jasmine and Jane looked at each other, and they both giggled.
“Should I?” Jasmine asked, looking at Jane. “Really?”
“Don’t drag me into this,” Jane said, laughing. “You make your own decision, but remember that it’s always a good idea to listen to your mother.”
Chester walked in.
“Coffee. I love the smell of coffee,” he said. “You girls look like you’re scheming. What are you up to?”
“Never mind them,” Rosie said. “You come here, you sweet man.”
“Mom! Behave,” Jasmine said. She tried to sound stern, but she was laughing.
Meanwhile outside, Frank and Jerry were making good progress on their survey. They were almost to the back of the park now, checking out the last camera location.
“There’s a good tree there,” Jerry said, pointing. Frank walked up to it and made the mark.
“That’s it,” Frank said. “Let’s go back in and get us some coffee.”
“Maybe we should stop by the barn on the way and see what’s up,” Jerry said.
“Alright,” Frank said. They started walking in that direction.
“What a pretty morning,” Jerry said. “Wish we were just here on vacation.”
“I know. If we live through this, I’ll be back for some relaxation time.”
“What are you and Jane going to do after this calms down?”
“I would actually like to rent out the condo and stay on the road,” Frank said. “Not sure that Jane would go for that, though.”
“Sounds nice. Wish I could do that.”
“I’ll bet you’ve got some years to work, yet,” Frank said.
“Well, I’m forty five, so yes. We want to have kids, for one thing.”
“Ah yes, that will cost you,” Frank said, laughing. “But it’s the best thing in the world, trust me.”
“You have two, right?”
“Yes, we do. A boy and a girl.”
“Thought I heard you say that. They’re both okay?”
“My son is in our condo in Redondo Beach,” Frank said. “I need to have a chat with Jane, though. He told me last night that he enlisted in the army. He was about to tell Jane when the cell tower went dead.”
“How do you feel about that, Frank?”
“Proud but worried. And then there’s my daughter. She was living up in Portland.”
“That’s too close to the action right now.”
“I know,” Frank said. “She is probably in Boise right now, though. She was on her way
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