Break and Enter by Etienne

Author:Etienne [Etienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf

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TO MY surprise, he jumped into my arms, gave me a hug and a kiss, and proceeded to do the same thing with Mike. We relaxed for the rest of the morning, visiting with our new friends and enjoying ourselves. Steve and Roger had gone out to the suburbs to install another sprinkler system, taking Mr. Goodman with them. They were back in time for lunch, and we were joined by Mason and Angela Cartwright, Roger’s parents. They were an interesting couple, and, looking at Angela, it was obvious from whom Roger had gotten his blond good looks—at forty or thereabouts, she was stunning. After lunch, we all spent some time in the sunroom.

I could tell that the number of new people added to the mix was getting to be a bit much for Robbie, so I took him up to the playroom for a while. Mark and Steven were there, and the three of them spent some time together. Granted, two three-year-olds didn’t have that much in common with an almost-six-year-old, but they seemed to enjoy each other’s company. When Robbie began to yawn, I took him to his room and got him settled down with Andy.

“Are you having a good time, big guy?” I said.

“Yes, Sir,” he said. “I’ve had fun.”

“Good,” I said, and I kissed him on the forehead and told him to get some sleep.

I went downstairs and headed toward the sunroom just as Roger was walking his parents to the door. We exchanged goodbyes in the foyer, and I continued on to where the others were sitting. Charles asked us what our plans were for the rest of the weekend.

“We don’t really have a schedule,” Mike said. “Why?”

“I was thinking about Robbie,” Charles said. “Why don’t you take him out to Six Flags in the morning?”

“Won’t it be crowded on a holiday weekend?” I said.

“If you’re waiting in line at the entrance when they open,” he said, “you can usually sample the most popular rides without too much of a wait.”

“Yeah,” Steve said. “The later in the day it gets, the longer the lines are.”

“The longer what lines are?” Roger asked, walking into the room and the middle of the conversation.

“Where do we go that has long lines in the afternoon?” Steve said.

“Six Flags?”

“Bingo,” Steve said.

“Why?” Roger said. “Are we going?”

“George and Mike are thinking about taking Robbie in the morning,” Steve said.

“Can we go along?” Roger said. “We haven’t been out there this year.”

“Sure,” I said, “the more the merrier.”

“If you won’t think us poor hosts,” Charles said, “Philip and I will beg off. He’s had a steady stream of visiting siblings, nieces, and nephews through here this year, and I’ve lost count of the number of times we’ve gone there.”

“Charles,” Mrs. Barnett said rather sharply, “that’s not polite.”

“What good are friends,” I said, “if they can’t be honest with each other?”

“Right,” Mike said. “Besides, we didn’t come here expecting to be relentlessly entertained twenty-four/seven.”

“Steve and I will show you how to get to the best stuff the quickest,” Roger said.

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