Picket Fences! Part 75.2


"Come over here. I won't bite", he said.
"Well . . . alright", she said.

"Did you enjoy meeting your grandfather and your siblings yesterday at the birthday party?", she asked.
"Yeah, they accepted me as one of them without no problem", said Max, "They're a real friendly bunch."
"I would imagine they're use to welcoming new siblings by now", she said.
"Yeah, you're right", he agreed.

"My dad must have been quite a lover before he got married. Did you know that two of my brothers mama's and mine are NPC's?", said Max.
"Yes, I'd heard gossip", she said.

"I'm quite the lover myself or so I've been told", he bragged.
"Oh really?", she asked.

"Yeah, really", he said.

Then as if to prove it, he gave her a passionate kiss.

And Jessica kissed him back with a passion of her own.

"Wow! The apple doesn't fall far from the tree", she said.
"Huh?", he asked puzzled.
"It's just an old saying", she said, "It's not important."

"Let's go to my place and order a pizza for lunch. Maybe you'll get to meet my mama", he laughed.

"Well . . . alright I guess", she said.


"Max, how did you find this beautiful lot?", she asked.
"My dad owns it. He inherited it from his grandma", he answered.
"It would be a wonderful place to build a house. Don't you think?", she said.
"Yeah, it would, but my dad don't want to have the trees cut down. He keeps it as a sort of memorial to grandma Grace", he said.

They left the wooded lot to go to Max's place.

After a long walk . . .

They arrived at Max's place.

"Come over here. I won't bite", he said.
"Well . . . alright", she said.

"Did you enjoy meeting your grandfather and your siblings yesterday at the birthday party?", she asked.
"Yeah, they accepted me as one of them without no problem", said Max, "They're a real friendly bunch."
"I would imagine they're use to welcoming new siblings by now", she said.
"Yeah, you're right", he agreed.

"My dad must have been quite a lover before he got married. Did you know that two of my brothers mama's and mine are NPC's?", said Max.
"Yes, I'd heard gossip", she said.

"I'm quite the lover myself or so I've been told", he bragged.
"Oh really?", she asked.

"Yeah, really", he said.

Then as if to prove it, he gave her a passionate kiss.

And Jessica kissed him back with a passion of her own.

"Wow! The apple doesn't fall far from the tree", she said.
"Huh?", he asked puzzled.
"It's just an old saying", she said, "It's not important."

"Let's go to my place and order a pizza for lunch. Maybe you'll get to meet my mama", he laughed.

"Well . . . alright I guess", she said.


"Max, how did you find this beautiful lot?", she asked.
"My dad owns it. He inherited it from his grandma", he answered.
"It would be a wonderful place to build a house. Don't you think?", she said.
"Yeah, it would, but my dad don't want to have the trees cut down. He keeps it as a sort of memorial to grandma Grace", he said.

They left the wooded lot to go to Max's place.

After a long walk . . .

They arrived at Max's place.

Over at Max's place . . .

"I enjoyed our little walk today", said Jennifer.
"I thought you would. I'm going to order a pizza. I'm starving", said Max.

He called Service and ordered a pizza.
"That will be $40", said the voice on the phone.
"Okay", he said.

A few minutes later the pizza delivery van stopped in front of Max's place and his mother Lauren Reeves got out.


She took the pizza from the back of the van and walked toward Max's place.




She handed the box to Max. He accepted the delivery and took it into the kitchen.

Max asked Lauren to join them for lunch.

"What did Rhys say when you told him you were his son?". asked Lauren.

"When I went to his place and told him I was his son, the first thing he asked was "Who is your mama? When I said NPC Lauren Reeves the pizza delivery girl, he said that by the looks of me, he believed I was", said Max.

"Yeah, you do favor him", she said.

"He also said that if he had known about me he would have raised me with my brother Ryan", said Max.


"Your dad sounds like a wonderful person to me", said Jessica.

"Yeah, he has his faults just like all of us, but he does take care of his own", said Max.
"If I had it to do over, I would have told him", she said.

Lauren said she had to go back to work and gave Max a friendly hug goodbye . . .


And left.

"Your mom's a nice person. I think she regrets not telling your dad about you", said Jessica.

"Yeah, my life probably would have been much better", he said.

To be continued . . .