“And she fell for that switch?”
“Yep.”
Price laughed. “Of course. Kit would wear a gunny sack if old Dad asked her. Kath would wear it only if it were fashionably correct, and flattering to blond hair and a great tan. Hey, they called our row. We can board now.”
“Come on, Mama, our babies need us.”
“It feels good to be going home.”
They crowded down the jet way and into the plane. At Row 17, Tony pushed his briefcase into the overhead bin. “Do you need anything from yours?”
“No, I’ve got my copy of chapter five. How about you?”
“Yep.” He shoved her briefcase beside his.
“Have we got the aisle and the window?”
“Yeah, they said it wasn’t full, so we could probably have the seat between us. Do you want the window?”
“Sure.” Price slid in first.
Tony sat down and fastened his seatbelt, rolled up chapter five, and watched passengers of all shapes and sizes file by.
“I’m glad we had a chance to say goodbye to Melody earlier. She must have had trouble finding a parking place,” Price remarked. “I’m so glad Melody agreed to take the teaching job. It seems like the right thing for her.”
Tony leaned in to give Price a closer look. “You’re looking beautiful today, Mrs. Shadowbrook. Do you feel beautiful?”
“I feel better than when that thing in the slinky white leather told us her grandmother read your books.”
Tony snuggled and tried to steal a kiss on her ear.
“Hi, guys!”
Tony and Price looked up in unison. The impish smile, the flowing black hair, the jangle of earrings struck them as very familiar.
“Melody! You didn’t have to come on board to see us off,” Price said.
“Excuse me, Mr. S., don’t get up. I’ll scoot by.” Melody shoved in between Tony’s knees and the seat in front of him.
“Wh… what?” Tony stammered.
“I’m in seat B.”
“You’re going to Phoenix?”
“Yeah, to Scottsdale, actually. For the Labor Day weekend. That way I can keep my teaching job. Is this cool, or what? You always said I’ve got to do those things I’d regret not doing. So, I said to myself when I met Mom at the ticket counter, ‘Mel, why don’t you fly down to Arizona and take up the Shadowbrooks on their offer of hospitality?’ And here I am. Isn’t this wild?”
“Yes, but you don’t have a bag or suitcase or anything.”
“I’ll wear what I have on. Mom’s driving the car home. She flies out on Sunday and she’ll leave the car for me to pick up Monday. It’s working out so smooth. It must be the Lord’s will. Know what I mean?”
“I guess.” Price sounded tentative.
“Don’t worry. I called Josh, and he said…”
“You talked to our Josh?”
She nodded. “Did you know he’s picking us up at Sky Harbor?”
Price shook her head. It was beginning to sound like a conspiracy.
“Actually, Josh and I talked several times today. He’s so… so…”
“Cool?” Tony filled in.
“Just like you, Mr. S. Josh said clothes were no problem. I could borrow from Kit and Kathy when I get to your place.”
Price opened her mouth to speak and quickly closed it. Let the clothes war begin again.
“Boy, am I hyped,” Melody continued. “In the same day I find out I have a grandfather, my mother’s off to Maryland, and I hopped in a plane to spend the weekend in Arizona with my favorite people in the whole world.”
Price patted her arm. “Who just happen to have a single son with an awesome smile?”
“Yeah, it just doesn’t get any better than this.” Melody clutched both of their hands, head whirling from one to the other. “This might go down as Melody Davenport Mason’s finest hour.”
Tony sank into the seat and scrunched against the headrest.
Price took a deep breath and reached for the inflight magazine.
“Well, now,” Melody said, “what are we going to do about chapter five?”
~~~~The End~~~~
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