Kate & Jim Chapter 2
Date: 4/23/2016,
Categories:
Fiction
Author: beagle9690
... looking like this." "Grandma can't make it. I'll do you better and buy a bottle of Jameson 12-year-old Special Reserve.” "You were always a showoff, but without your Grandma you don't stand a chance." "Maybe, but you don't stand a chance on the billiard table." "Nobody stands a chance against you in a game of pool." "Jim, I have to change first." "Tom, we will meet you there in ninety minutes, Katherine wants to make herself more beautiful, if that is even possible....” While pulling into their driveway, "Jim?" "Yes, Kate." "Is Tom a good pool player?" "He is very good and known locally.” "Then he is a better player than you." "Much better." "Do you mind if I play him?" "You play billiards, Kate?" "I can hold my own." "Well after your performance this evening, I have no doubt that you can. You prevented us from doing something stupid, my brave lady, and things couldn't have worked out better. We have a billiard table in the attic. Why haven't we played yet?" "That was part of the master plan, to do things together but we got caught up in other things. I planned on letting you win to keep you interested." "I wouldn't like that Kate. If you are a better player great, that moves you up a notch in my eyes. Did you think it would bother me losing to you?" "That was before and this is now. I know you better now." "What master plan?" "It doesn't matter and is not important. What matters is friends and family, Jim. I can't tell you how much I miss Grandma Mavis." "Give it time Kate. ...
... Eventually the neighbors will come around when we prove your innocence, assuming you want anything to do with them. Besides, in three days we will be on our way to sunny Florida.” As they were walking through the door Kate caught Jim off guard, tickling him and making him jump in surprise. "Kate!" Jim exclaimed twisting around to grab her but Kate was too quick and darted around him and ran upstairs. Jim shook his head, smiling, and slowly walked up the stairs to his bedroom to change.... Having exchanged his coveralls for faded blue jeans, a green flannel shirt and his well broken-in comfortable moccasins, Jim walked into the bathroom to find Kate putting the final touches on her makeup. Kate had pinned her hair up in a french twist exposing her long neck. The blouse Kate chose was rather exotic with an oriental flavor made of red silk brocade embroidered with plum blossoms in gold colored thread and golden piping. The blouse had a Mandarin collar, bracelet sleeves and the traditional frog button side fasteners. Kate was wearing this on top of snug fitting dark indigo jeans and she chose white running shoes to give her a solid platform to stand on while she shot pool. Jim put his arms around Kate's trim waist and nuzzled her neck before kissing her ears; "I love it when you put your hair up so I can get at your neck. I have not seen that blouse before, but you look exotic and lovely. Are you almost ready?" "Almost, sweetheart," Kate said squeezing his hands, "do you want me ...