Chapter 26
“I called the pilot he’s getting the plane ready now. Everyone pack your stuff.” Silas announced as he hung up the phone.
“How long are we going to stay?” Martha called out from her room.
Silas looked at Sally, “How long are we going to stay?”
She shrugged her shoulders, “I don’t know, but we have a lot to get done, so maybe not too long.”
“We are taking the work along with us.” Silas reminded her. “So how long do you want to stay, if we are still working?” He asked again.
“Well the place isn’t that big, so we’ll have to rent a room in the hotel. But, damn Silas I don’t know, if it was up to me I’d stay a month because I know my parents miss me a lot. However, I don’t think we can spend that long away.” Sally muttered.
“We can stay as long as you want Sally. I don’t mind, as long as we are doing some work and I’m with you, I’m good. The business won’t fail while we are gone.” He kissed her, calling out to his mom he said, “We will stay for a month mom!”
“Should I call my parent’s and let them know we are coming?” Sally asked.
“No, why not surprise them? Or do you think they’ll be upset if we all show up together?” He asked.
“No, they’ll be thrilled to see me and I’m sure my parents will hit it off great with your parents. Heck my mom will try and convince us to stay there, she’ll even offer to give up their bed!”
Silas laughed, “Sounds like something my mom would do too!”
He kissed her and pulled her to him. “Hey you look awfully tired, are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah I think so, maybe I just have a bug that is coming on, and I’ve been tired and feeling kind of queasy the last few days.” She responded.
“Okay, but if you aren’t better soon, I’m going to make you visit a doctor, I’m sure you know plenty of them out there.” Silas stated.
“I won’t take prescription medicines. If I don’t feel better my mother will look me over and give me something natural to help out. Don’t worry Silas I’m fine, really.” Sally hugged him.
“You fit perfectly in my arms, you’re the right height for me as well. I can rest my chin on the top of your head.” He murmured as he rubbed her back.
“Don’t start! We still have to pack, and I don’t want to have your parents come looking for us and find us otherwise engaged!” Sally laughed.
Silas laughed, “Yes ma’am. Have you been taking lessons from my mom?”
“Nah, mine was the same way, so I learned it long ago!”
He laughed and swatted her butt. “I can’t promise I’ll be good once we get to Nebraska.” Silas laughed.
“Fair enough my love.” Sally smiled at him, “I don’t expect you to be good once we get there either!”
***
Silas drove the four of them to the small airport on the edge of town. “Why didn’t we just fly up here the first time?” Sally asked.
“I don’t know, I really enjoy driving, but Nebraska is a bit too far of a trip.” Silas answered. “We can fly from now on if you like.”
“No I was just asking, I liked the drive. I get to look at you the whole time, and the scenery is nice when I look out the window.” She smiled at him.
Martha sat down on the plane and asked, “How long will the flight be dear?”
“The pilot said almost three hours; then a short drive, I’ve already reserved the vehicle. So you should have plenty of time mom to do your crocheting.” Silas responded.
“So are we flying into your hometown Sally?” Thomas asked.
Sally laughed, “Gibbon is far too small, but we’ll most likely go to Kearney and drive from there.”
“Yep that’s what we are doing.” Silas commented. “You didn’t sneak a message to your parents did you?” Silas whispered to her.
“Not a word.”
“Good. I can’t wait to see their faces when they see you.” Silas smiled at her, and then pulled her closer, “So have you ever wanted to join the mile high club?” He laughed as she punched him in the chest.
“Silas, behave your parents are with us.”
“I have a private office on the plane!” He raised his eyebrows as if tempting her.
She thought about it a second and then questioned him, “Is it sound proofed?”
“No, not yet, but once we get back it will be!”
She laughed, “Than next time it is, but not this one. I really don’t want your parents to hear us making love.”
“Spoil sport!” He laughed and she joined in.
“Keep it up you manther!”
He held his chest as if she had injured him deeply, but she knew better. He couldn’t hold the fake sad lost look long and cracked up laughing. “I swear my little gerbil I’ll eat you up!”
“Gerbil?”
“Yeah I looked up the word for a younger woman who dates an older man, so you are my gerbil, if I’m your manther!” He chuckled.
“Oh my goodness, I’ll stop calling you a manther, I promise!”
***
They joked around almost the whole flight, Silas also made a few more calls and set up a hotel room for his parents and him,
“I know you said your mom would invite us to stay, but really I don’t want them giving up their beds for us. So I got us two rooms. You heard that right two rooms, meaning we’ll have our own!” He said, making his point clear that he would take her tonight in the room and make love to her.
“Yes I did dear! Good thing, but if the walls are too thin, they may hear us anyway!” Sally commented.
“Give me a second.” He picked up his phone and made another quick call. “Okay we have a room that isn’t right beside them, so you won’t have to worry.” He told Sally.
She laughed, “Wow, for a guy who abstained for four years you sure do want to make love a lot!”
“I’ve found a renewed reason for my life, and I have to be honest Sally you are one sexy woman that I can’t get enough of.”
She turned red at the compliment, and looked down.
“What I can’t believe is that you never had sex before me. Surely you dated someone?” Silas asked in a curious tone.
“Honestly I was always busy studying, and I didn’t want to just give away myself to anyone. I had to know that person was special, and I had to be in love with him.” Sally explained.
“I’m one lucky man!”
“Yes you are!” She laughed.
Every once in a while Martha and Thomas would interject into the conversation. But for the most part they were very quiet. Martha was working on something, but Sally wasn’t quite sure what it was yet. While Thomas had decided to take a nap after reading a book that was on the plane.
“Martha what are you making?” Sally asked.
“I’m crocheting a blanket for you wedding. I should have enough time to finish it before everything is done.” She commented, referring to the divorce hearings that would be coming up one day. Silas was still waiting to hear back from Jackie’s lawyer.
“I love the colors. It’s lovely.” Sally commented.
“Well blue is Silas favorite color, so I figured the various colors of blue with a bit of pink in it would be perfect. It will be a nice blanket for when you have babies.” Martha said, “But most likely I would make another one for them. This one is to be for the two of you, something special for a wonderful occasion.”
“That’s so sweet of you Martha!”
“You are the sweet one child, you make my son unbelievably happy; I can see it in his eyes. He was never like this with Jackie, even when they first got together. You know how most couples have that honeymoon phase? Well not those two, but I think that’s because Jackie was too selfish to ever give much of herself to another person. I don’t know why her parents raised her like that, but I would love to talk to them about her one day.” Martha said in disgust.
Sally couldn’t help but laugh and she turned to Silas, “The more I learn about Jackie the less I like her, and I never really liked her to begin with!”
Thomas had awoken at some point in the conversation and added in his two scents, “That woman was a spoiled little brat - nothing more!”
“I’m learning a lot I didn’t know before either!” Silas commented. “Seriously I always thought my father liked Jackie, but I think I was wrong, what about you?” He turned to Sally and asked seriously.
She couldn’t help but bust out laughing at his question, “Yeah just a bit I would say!”