Picket Fences! Part 10.1



Monday morning after Larry and Arlene had left for work and school . . .

Joy received a telephone call from Rhys.

"Hello!"



"Hey Beautiful! You want to go on a picnic with me?", he asked.

"Sure, if it's somewhere nobody I know will see us", she said.

"It's private. I own it", he said.



This wooded lot in the country was part of Rhys' inheritance from his grandmother's estate.



"It's beautiful out here in the country", said Joy.

"Yeah, I'd like to have a house built but it would be a shame to cut down the trees", said Rhys.



"Mister Conservationlist", she teased, tickling him.


"Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it'. And I quote the great Theodore Roosevelt", he said.


"Well I guess I shouldn't have joked about that. He evidently knew what he was talking about", she said.


Then Rhys grabbed her and gave her a passionate kiss.


"Come on, let's eat. I didn't eat any breakfast this morning", he said.

"I had pancakes but I'm still hungry", she said.

"You better watch out or you're going to get fat", he laughed.



Rhys and Joy sit on a log and ate the picnic lunch he had fixed at home.


"Well how was it?", he asked.

"It was delicious. I enjoyed every mouthful", she said.


"Rhys why was Dr. Brian arguing at you after the church service", she asked.

"His wife wanted to get a little too friendly with me and he told me to get lost", Rhys explained.



"What did you tell him?", she asked.

"To tell his wife I said to get lost", he said.

"Nurse Jane is the biggest flirt in town and he knows it", she said..


Rhys gave Joy a passionate kiss and . . .


She returned it with an equal passion of her own.


"I think I better be getting home, don't you?"

"Yeah, whatever you say beautiful", he said.


Then he gave her one more kiss and . . .



They left to return to their seperate houses on Shadetree Lane.



Meanwhile over at Emily and Sam Martin's house . . .



Emily called Mary Lou on the telephone.

"Mary Lou, guess what? I had twins! A boy and a girl we named Nathan and Nancy. Can you come over?"



"Sure, I can't wait to see them. I'll call Joy and ak her to come with me. We'll be there in a few minutes."



Mary Lou soon arrived at Emily's house . . .

"Why didn't Joy come over?", asked Emily.

"I tried to call her but she's not home. I'll call her tonight after supper", said Mary Lou.


Sam came home from work. He got a promotion and a big bonus. He'll need the extra money now that he has two new mouths to feed.



"I guess I'll be going on home. I got a lot of housework to do before Peter and Julie get home", said Mary Lou.



"Goodbye Mary Lou, thank you for coming", said Emily.


To be continued . . .