Jingle all the Mitchell Way: a holiday novella(22)
Since downtown New Orleans was hard to maneuver the motorhome in, we had a cab pick us up from the outskirts and drive us to the restaurant. I suppose for other reasons, Amber didn’t want to appear like a redneck, rolling up to a five-star establishment in a camper. It made me laugh, but she was too nervous to even consider it to be funny.
As much as I’d like to say I kept my cool when I walked into the room and laid eyes on America’s voted sexiest man alive of the current year, I’d be lying. I held out my shaking hands, my mouth dropping open, and only gibberish escaping my lips. Amber had to pick up the pieces for me. “Sorry about my husband. He’s been excited to meet everyone. This is Jax, and I’m Amber. It’s great to finally see you in person.”
“You too, Amber. I look forward to working with you on this project. I think it’s great we’re bringing in a fresh face. People get tired of the same actors being in every damn thing that comes out, don’t you agree, Jax?”
I nodded my head, still in disbelief that the man in front of me was someone I idolized. “Sure.”
“Amber, I’d like you to meet Katherine Milton.” She’d won several Golden Globe awards and been nominated for more Emmys than I could recall. This woman, probably the age of my parents, held out her hand to me. The first thing I noticed was the large rock on her finger. When she noticed she placed her other hand on top of mine. “I remember when my husband came along for my first meet and greet. Do you remember that, Don?” She turned to him and then back to me.
Her husband was a lifesaver. “Oh yeah. Don’t worry. It gets easier.”
Katherine continued. “We’re all just human beings, Jax. After tonight, it’ll be like drinks with friends.”
“I hope so. I just about shit my pants when I saw you walk in.”
It was quiet for second, and the look on my wife’s face told me I’d been inappropriate, but then something fantastic happened. The room filled with laughter. These famous people were entertained by me. I’d been accepted, and seeing Amber calm down was like a breath of fresh air. After that it was a lot more comfortable. Don and I sat next to each other so we could talk about life, while Amber, her agent, and the other two actors discussed the movie. The producer showed up later, passing out some paperwork for each of them. The meeting lasted for hours, and thankfully I never ran out of funny things to say. By the time it was over I felt like these people were pretty cool. They weren’t out to steal my wife. This was their job and they got where they were because they were professionals.
Once everyone went back to their hotels, I decided to take my wife out to listen to some jazz and experience the beautiful city. We walked around, entertained by the people and sounds, high on life.
The cab ride back to the RV was intense. Amber couldn’t keep her hands off of me. “I want you, Jax. Let’s make another pit stop. Please.” Two blocks from the place the family was parked, we found a hotel room and checked in. We knew neither of us were in any condition to keep our love making low-key. This called for some no-holds-barred romping in the sheets, and I was about to give her exactly what she’d asked of me.
Chapter 10
Jake
Reese and I weren’t surprised Jax and Amber never made it back to the RV after dinner and drinks. We bet each other what time they’d call to tell us they were staying somewhere in town. If I knew my brother like I thought I did, he was getting laid. Even the text he’d sent left little to the imagination.
Booty call. See you in the morning. - Jaxinator
With them gone, and the girls sleeping comfortably in the twin bunkroom next to the master, we took advantage of being alone ourselves. We turned on a cartoon in case the twins woke up, and closed the door that separated the two rooms. Reese was waiting in bed for me as I stripped down to my boxers. “Who says we can’t have fun too?”
“This is nice. I’m kind of looking forward to taking this thing out with just the two of us. Maybe after we’re married we could take a trip to the Grand Canyon.”
“Like for our honeymoon?”
“I don’t know about that, Jake. I mean, this motorhome is nice, but I was thinking sandy beaches and a hut looking out at the ocean.”
“All I’m thinking about is you being my wife, naked and in a bed. I couldn’t give two shits where we go.”
“After we’re married, let’s make plans. I think we can get good use out of this. Maybe it’s not such a bad purchase. I know Amber and Jax really appreciate what we’re doing. She keeps thanking me, like keeping the twins is going to be difficult. Don’t they know how much we love them? I can’t wait to fill our house with little feet.”
Reese and I hadn’t been trying to get pregnant, but we hadn’t been using birth control for some time, so if it happened we’d be thrilled. When Amber announced they were expecting again, I worried Reese would feel defeated. Maybe she’d think there was something wrong with us. “You haven’t said much about the baby on the way.”
“I’m thrilled for them. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have ten children. Jax always joked about it.”
“I’m just glad he didn’t end up having ten kids with you. That would have sucked for me. Ten little reminders of us never being together.”
“Good thing I came to my senses. I don’t think my uterus could handle ten children, Jake. I’ll settle for one or two though. Hopefully it will happen for us, and until it does, we’re going to spoil the hell out of our nieces and nephews.”