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his daughter. “I like this boy. Marry him and give him lots of babies.”
She smiled. “That’s my plan. Thanks Dad. Mom, I love you. Thank you for everything.”
“It was our pleasure. We’ll see you in a couple of months. Oh, here. Be careful,” Lil said, handing Jen a bag.
“What is it?”
“I made a couple of blackberry pies for your other family. Don’t let Mike eat them on the way home. That young man can pack it away.” She sounded pleased.
“His legs are hollow and he has all the room to fill,” Dennis grumbled, hugging Michael.
***
“Did you have a good visit, Jen?” Michael asked, leaning back in the plane seat.
Jen sighed loudly. “The best I’ve ever had and it’s because of you. Dad’s got us married with children in his mind.”
“We need to finish your school, then we will definitely explore that.”
“Really?”
“I told you I love you. I will marry you one day. You’re mine.”
“Oh my…”
“Can I have some pie?”
“No.”
“You already sound like a wife. Humprf.”
CHAPTER FIVE
It was late when they arrived home. The house was quiet and they snuck quietly into their separate rooms. Sam was, predictably, in her brother’s bed waiting for him.
“What are you doing here? Don't you think you are getting too old to keep doing this? Go to your own room.”
“Talk to me first. I missed you. Did you have fun?”
“I did. I missed you too. I’m tired and it’s time for you to leave.”
“Mike? You wouldn’t ever move away, would you?”
“No, I couldn’t go that long without my Sammi fix. Don’t worry. Let me tell you all that happened,” Michael said, tugging her braid before pulling her into a bear hug and sharing about his weekend. She giggled, enjoying his stories, including his adventures with the little boys, and how he had to call in reinforcements from the general to get them to bed.
“So, they’ll be here in October?”
“Yeah. You’ll like them.”
“I’m just thinking of how I can include those boys into pestering their new uncle.”
Michael groaned. “No, don’t get those kids in trouble. Is this what I will have to look forward to when I have my own?”
“Oh yes, big brother. And you better never blame them for what their aunt Sammi teaches them.”
“My poor kids.”
“I feel more sorry for you and Jen.” She snickered, kissing his cheek.
“Go to sleep, I’m tired.”
***
Wednesday morning, a call came in from the Coast Guard, reporting another ship going down twenty miles off shore. The weather was bad and the vessel was sinking fast with multiple rafts in the water.
Sam grabbed her brother’s hand, looking a little green. “I never thought I would see the day I wanted off a helo. Pilot! Drop to 100, please!” she yelled.
“Are you diving?”
“That or puke my guts out. I’ll meet you there with a pod,” Sam said, steadying herself on the open docking hatch and then diving off into the black water.
She immediately felt relief as the ocean engulfed her. She activated her boots on high to reach the rendezvous while summoning all local cetaceans. Multiple images of dark storms invaded her mind from a nearby pod. She still was not able to reach Ton.
“Shit. Mike, I think there’s a bomb on board. I don’t know when it will activate.”
“Okay, be careful. Let me know if you find out anything.”
“Michael, let me go in. I can handle an explosive if it drops me down. If your gear gets removed, you’re chopped liver.”
“You’re not doing this alone. See if you can get the pods to help move the lifeboats away. Stay out of that ship. That’s an order.”
“Fine. Come on, Ton, answer me, boy.” She focused. The pods were hesitant to assist; it was too dangerous. She finally convinced a pod of blues to push the wrecked ship into the deep canyon to give them more distance from the ten lifeboats. Michael joined the dive, interviewing the crews and scanning the water for floaters. Two
She smiled. “That’s my plan. Thanks Dad. Mom, I love you. Thank you for everything.”
“It was our pleasure. We’ll see you in a couple of months. Oh, here. Be careful,” Lil said, handing Jen a bag.
“What is it?”
“I made a couple of blackberry pies for your other family. Don’t let Mike eat them on the way home. That young man can pack it away.” She sounded pleased.
“His legs are hollow and he has all the room to fill,” Dennis grumbled, hugging Michael.
***
“Did you have a good visit, Jen?” Michael asked, leaning back in the plane seat.
Jen sighed loudly. “The best I’ve ever had and it’s because of you. Dad’s got us married with children in his mind.”
“We need to finish your school, then we will definitely explore that.”
“Really?”
“I told you I love you. I will marry you one day. You’re mine.”
“Oh my…”
“Can I have some pie?”
“No.”
“You already sound like a wife. Humprf.”
CHAPTER FIVE
It was late when they arrived home. The house was quiet and they snuck quietly into their separate rooms. Sam was, predictably, in her brother’s bed waiting for him.
“What are you doing here? Don't you think you are getting too old to keep doing this? Go to your own room.”
“Talk to me first. I missed you. Did you have fun?”
“I did. I missed you too. I’m tired and it’s time for you to leave.”
“Mike? You wouldn’t ever move away, would you?”
“No, I couldn’t go that long without my Sammi fix. Don’t worry. Let me tell you all that happened,” Michael said, tugging her braid before pulling her into a bear hug and sharing about his weekend. She giggled, enjoying his stories, including his adventures with the little boys, and how he had to call in reinforcements from the general to get them to bed.
“So, they’ll be here in October?”
“Yeah. You’ll like them.”
“I’m just thinking of how I can include those boys into pestering their new uncle.”
Michael groaned. “No, don’t get those kids in trouble. Is this what I will have to look forward to when I have my own?”
“Oh yes, big brother. And you better never blame them for what their aunt Sammi teaches them.”
“My poor kids.”
“I feel more sorry for you and Jen.” She snickered, kissing his cheek.
“Go to sleep, I’m tired.”
***
Wednesday morning, a call came in from the Coast Guard, reporting another ship going down twenty miles off shore. The weather was bad and the vessel was sinking fast with multiple rafts in the water.
Sam grabbed her brother’s hand, looking a little green. “I never thought I would see the day I wanted off a helo. Pilot! Drop to 100, please!” she yelled.
“Are you diving?”
“That or puke my guts out. I’ll meet you there with a pod,” Sam said, steadying herself on the open docking hatch and then diving off into the black water.
She immediately felt relief as the ocean engulfed her. She activated her boots on high to reach the rendezvous while summoning all local cetaceans. Multiple images of dark storms invaded her mind from a nearby pod. She still was not able to reach Ton.
“Shit. Mike, I think there’s a bomb on board. I don’t know when it will activate.”
“Okay, be careful. Let me know if you find out anything.”
“Michael, let me go in. I can handle an explosive if it drops me down. If your gear gets removed, you’re chopped liver.”
“You’re not doing this alone. See if you can get the pods to help move the lifeboats away. Stay out of that ship. That’s an order.”
“Fine. Come on, Ton, answer me, boy.” She focused. The pods were hesitant to assist; it was too dangerous. She finally convinced a pod of blues to push the wrecked ship into the deep canyon to give them more distance from the ten lifeboats. Michael joined the dive, interviewing the crews and scanning the water for floaters. Two
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