CHASE HOME
Jason does feel strangely like a
teenager on a first date as waits for the door to be answered. This isn't
the type of date to which he's accustomed, especially with Courtney ...
but that's the point. Tonight is supposed to be special.
The door flies open and he can practically
feel the excitement leaping out at him from the house. Judging by the beaming
faces of Helen
and Don,
Courtney has been hyping this night ever since
Jason sprung the idea on her.
Of course, she doesn't really know
what's coming ...
He grins to himself as he greets
Don and Helen. "Hello there."
"Hi, Jason," Helen says happily,
motioning for him to come inside. "Courtney is upstairs. She'll have herself
together in a few minutes."
"Wonderful," Jason says. "So how
are you two doing tonight?"
"Are you trying to suck up?" Don
laughs, tossing an arm over Jason's shoulder.
"Me? Never."
Helen marches over to the foot of
the stairs. "Courtney!" There is no answer. "Courtney, Jason's here!"
When there is still no indication
that Courtney has any idea that Jason has arrived, Helen begins to ascend
the stairs. "I'll go get her," she announces as she disappears upstairs.
"So Jason," Don says, clasping his
hands together, "what kind of mischief will the two of you be getting up
to tonight?"
"I dunno," Jason shrugs. "I was thinking
we'd start out by toilet-papering some houses, then maybe steal some dinner
from a McDonald's ... I was hoping maybe we could fit in a drag race or
two, y'know."
Don pats him roughly on the back.
"You do that. Go right ahead ... I'll even try to fake a couple of tears
at your funeral so no one gets suspicious."
"Gee, thanks."
The two men share a laugh and then
Don asks, "Really, what do you have planned for tonight?"
"I'm afraid that's top-secret information."
"I can keep a secret, I promise you."
"No can do," Jason says with a shake
of the head. "But I promise that the whole point of this is to make Courtney
happy."
"Good. You know that's all I care
about."
Jason nods. Just then Courtney appears
on the landing of the staircase, with Helen behind her.
"Wow," Jason says as Courtney descends
the stairs. Her dark hair is pulled up, with soft curls held up on the
back of her head and two thin, wavy pieces hanging on the sides of her
face. An ankle-length, baby blue dress, delicately beaded on the top with
tiny silver crystals, compliments her tanned skin perfectly, as far as
Jason can tell.
He finds that he has been holding
his breath and releases it as she reaches the bottom of the stairs. "You
look wonderful," he says as he takes her hand in his.
"You don't clean up so bad yourself,"
she grins.
"What a charmer I've got here," he
says to Don and Helen, pointing at Courtney. "Anyway, we'd better get going.
We've got--we have someplace to be."
Courtney pauses, flashing him a curious
look. "And that someplace would be?"
"You'll find out soon enough. C'mon,
let's go."
Don and Helen usher to the door and
outside, amidst a flurry of goodbyes and excitement. The young couple slips
into Jason's car and heads off as the pink summer sunset hangs overhead.
"She's so lucky," Helen says with
a contented sigh.
Don nods. "They both are."
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