THREE MEN AND A LADY
Chapter Ten
"Jack! I told you to stay
quiet!"
"Sorry."
"That’s all right."
"What are you doing in
there?" Cal asked.
"You’re still out
there?" Jack was incredulous.
"Yes, I’m still here."
"Wow!"
"What?"
"I don’t know. I just like
the word." Rose giggled. "Go away."
"Why should I?"
"Because we want you
to."
Cal’s voice was blank. "All
right, I’m going to do what you want me to do?"
Jack replied, "Yes."
"Uh…no."
Rose groaned. "Go away for a
minute, and we’ll be right out." Cal was hesitant. "We promise."
"All right."
Jack turned to Rose. "We
really have to?"
Rose sighed. "I don’t want
to, either, but it’s best if we do." She kissed his cheek lightly.
"We’ll find some time later."
Jack grinned slightly. "All
right."
Two Days Later
"Come on!" Cal skipped
ahead eagerly. They were finally moving into the house he had found, and he was
bursting with excitement.
"Is he mad?" Jack
whispered.
Rose laughed. "No, just
childlike."
Jack nodded. "I see."
He softly kissed Rose.
"Rose--"
"Where are you people?"
Cal screamed.
Jack groaned. He was beginning to
have fantasies about killing Cal. The man had to ruin every moment he had with
Rose.
"We’re coming!" Rose
called. She smiled radiantly. "Come on, Jack."
He laughed, holding onto her
hand. "I’m coming."
The house was a two story, with
two bedrooms. There was a tree in the backyard and a shed off to the side. Jack
couldn’t find fault with it, and had to admit Cal had done a good job.
"Jack!" Fabrizio’s
voice was furious. "Where am I supposed to sleep?"
Jack was confused. "What do
you mean?"
"There’s only two
bedrooms!"
"Uh…I guess you could…"
"I’m not sleeping in the
same room with him!"
"You have to!" Rose
said pleadingly. "There’s nowhere else."
"I will not!"
"Hold on a minute,
Fabri."
Jack walked into the kitchen.
Rose was sitting on a chair, looking very stressed. A very furious Cal paced
the room. "What is wrong now?"
"He won’t share a
room."
"Ah."
"It is not just ah, it’s not
right!"
"Cal, if you don’t calm
down, I will hurt you!" Jack leaned against the wall. He was exhausted
with the effort it took to scream louder than Cal.
Cal was looking frightened.
"Where can I sleep, then?"
Rose intervened. "You and
Fabrizio can share a room." She paused, studying Cal’s reaction. "But
not a bed."
Cal thought for a moment.
"All right."
Rose sighed, relieved.
An Hour Later
"Jack?" Rose stood in
the kitchen doorway.
Jack looked up from his book,
Anna Karenina. "Rose--"
She kissed him before he could
finish. "Come on." Rose led him upstairs.