Dinner with the Girls - Part 2
Posted on 15 Dec 2013 @ 3:19pm by Gunnery Sergeant Jason Frey
929 words; about a 5 minute read
Mission:
M11: Feet to the fire
Location: USS Achilles - en route to Earth
Returning the kiss he wrapped her up and as they parted their arms remain around each other.
"It don't matter, the two best people in my life are in this room. I can't help it if they wish to conspire against me." Teresa said with a grin. She had almost said love, but they had not used the "L" word, and she didn't want to ruin anything.
"I hope you are hungry. We made cheesy spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, salad, and red wine. The young lady will have sparkling grape juice and milk," Teresa quickly added at Vicki's sudden interest. "Vicki made the salad and garlic bread. Watch out, a little too much garlic went onto the bread. When Vicki got a little over excited."
"No I didn't. The garlic bottle slipped." Vicki protested, giggling.
"It's ok I like lots a garlic...", grabbing Vicky up as he roared, "...gives ya Dragon breath!"
Teresa laughed as she led Jason and Vicki to the table "We don't have to worry about our little beggar, tonight. She's locked up in Vicki's room.
"Ahhh come one she doesn't eat that much"
Vicki giggled. "Dragons don't exist Jase. Only in fairy tales, silly."
Teresa laughed. "You'll have a hard time telling her differently, Jase."
Teresa assisted Vicki into her seat, before sitting down herself. "I'll allow you to pour the drinks, Jase, while I serve our dinner."
From Vicki's room you could hear Angel scratching and crying at the door.
Looking from the door to Vicki who grinned and they both looked to Teresa.
"Ok, Jason, if you want to let her out, you may. No feeding her, though." Teresa said, giving Vicki a stern look.
"Aw... Mom. You're no fun." Vicki said pouting.
Teresa just shook her head. "Human food is not good for animals."
Teresa started dishing out the spaghetti and meatballs. The salad was set in front of the dinner plates. The choice of salad dressing sat in
the middle, along with the garlic bread.
"Barring no emergencies, we should be able to continue our conversation from earlier."
Taking his plate as he looked up into Teresa's eyes, he nodded and darted his eyes toward the littlest member in the room. He didn't know if she wanted to 'discuss' things in front of Vicki or not so he decided to let her take the lead as to timing. Smiling he poured the two of them some wine.
Teresa picked up her fork and took a bite of her salad. She wasn't certain how she was going to broach the subject matter with Vicki, let alone whether or not she and Jason should discuss it in front of Vicki.
"What conversation was that, mommy?" Vicki asked after taking a bite of bread.
"Finish your bite, before you speak, please." Teresa responded, before turning to Jason. 'I don't know about in your home, growing up, but in mine children were not included in decisions. In my opinion, in this day and age, children are exposed to a lot more, than what they were when that rule applied. Especially if it will affect them. What do you think?"
At that moment Angel decided to make her presence known, by hopping into Jason's lap.
Vicki looked from Teresa to Jason. "What are you two talking about?"
Using the time given him as he scooped Angel up and lowered her to the floor. "Not to worry squirt, your mom is asking me a parenting question. I think she wants to know if I think little munchkin, like you, wants to have a talk about grownup stuff or..." Picking up a spaghetti noodle and plate, "...letting you see if you can do this." Placing the noodle in his lips and sucking the entire noddle in with one slurp.
Vicki bust out laughing. "Of course. I love playing with the worms. That's why I like psgehtti." Picking up a spaghetti noodle and sticking one end in her mouth. She made a loud slurping noise as she started sucking it in.
Teresa took a quick sip of her wine to keep from choking on her bite as she laughed. Clearing her throat, first, "I thought I only had one child." She said before following suit. "We could wait until later." She said after finishing sucking in the noodle.
Angel choose to wrap herself around Teresa and Vicki's legs as they ate. You could hear loud purring interspersed with meows from under the table.
Jason stifled his own laugh as he looked at Teresa, her last slurp had left sauce on her cheek and Vicki was even messier. He looked to his left and then to his made a show of comparing the two of them. "Let me see something's off...". Jason then stabbed a meatball and used it to paint additional sauce on Teresa's cheek. "There. Now you match."
Teresa couldn't help it, she burst into a full belly laugh. She looked at Vicki and winked. "Oh, no you don't. You're in for it now." With a big grin, she picked up a meatball and gave him a mustache and beard.
Vicki joined in on the fun by adding "makeup" to his cheeks and lips. Making poor Jason look like a clown.
Laughing hard. "I need my holo-vid. You look hilarious. Go look in the mirror." She said with a grin.
Catching her wrist as she move to get her imager he pushed back from the table and pulled her back towards him. "Oh no you don't..."
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