Changed Plans 3

Christina was heading down to her house when a freight delivery truck showed up,  She asked Carl what he thought they might be bringing, when Bubba pulled up behind it she rolled her eyes.  She was about ready to walk back up to her mom's when Beth came down with Steve.  Steve walked by with a quirky grin on his face.  She watched as he and Bubba helped unload something that looked like furniture.  She looked at Beth who was at a loss as she was.  They both walked down as they had finished pulling out what definitely looked head boards that were a dead ringer for what Christopher had built.  As she approached the truck the driver pulled out a couple of envelopes and asked who the guilty party was.  Everyone looked at Christina who handed Carl to Steven as he more or less grabbed the boy from her and thanked the driver for doing this on short notice.  Smiling he told Steven it paid the bills.  As the straight truck drove off, with Christina looking at it and then at Steven and down to the furniture she definitely recognized the matching changing table dresser.  She took Carl back and asked Steven why were the twins furniture sets here.  Steven told her he just got a message to show up and give a hand; she looked at Bubba and Steven told her it was okay Christopher had asked to see if he had time to lend a hand in getting it set up.  Moments later Stevens children showed up with Bubba's  kids in tow.  Beth told Christina it appeared the twins were moving home so it was a good thing she still had all those clothes she had bought.  She told Beth she did not have a room ready for infants.  Julie walking down reading a text told her yes she did as both dad and Christopher confirmed that the old nursery would be used.  It took less than an hour for the furniture under Ms. Jennifer's direction was moved around and the old nursery had become a nursery again.

With their help gone, Christina asked if the mother of the children had come along where was she.  Julie said she was at school as she had been accepted to the governor's school.  She looked at Beth and then Ms. Jennifer who told her she was just here to help. Turning back to Julie she asked where exactly was her father.  Julie said she actually did not know and it seemed no one else did either but the good thing was he was back online and using his phone again or rather his new phone.  Christina had her write it down and told everyone for the night she could handle the twins.  She wondered after she finally got them settled into bed how Christopher could deal with both of them with his leg how it had been.  She opened the letter first, it she knew was the one he had been writing to her last week.  She could tell her was frustrated by her not telling him they would be having guests.  Christina was still not sure why she had invited everyone, but in spite of what had taken place the women had had fun and it was another one of her weekends to remember and be talked about.  Some of them had even asked what she had planned for next year.  She was tired but she finished that letter.  The man may not always be the best man when it came to talking to directly but reading what he was thinking and the passion he poured out onto the pages caused her to know she had done the right thing by marrying him again.  She could tell he was still struggling with her past during her previous letters but what came out in this one was he no longer cared.   She had planned on not opening the overnight deliveries, but seeing the handwriting she knew he had sent them.  Pulling out the huge stack of hand written pages on the first there was a post-it note which told her to look at this letter until she read the other letter.  Shaking her head she opened the second envelope and realized there was something wrapped in tissue paper.  she shredded the tissue and found two rings that matched her old wedding band, which she went looking for.  When she found it hanging on a chain off the corner of her mirror on her boudoir she wondered how it got there.

His first letter was brief as he explained to her that after thinking about the situation he had done some digging of his own which seeing her in his mind wrapped in a towel in front of him on a horse did not help in his digging and well with the doctor telling him to take it easy he was sending their little ones home and had arranged for a young mom to go finish school where she could do what she loved as her dad would soon be transferring to east coast in some training position. She went back and reread the letter and as scared, distraught and mad which she had taken out on him she had actually been grateful he had been there and even more so when he put her on that horse before riding down and finding a man in their bedroom; Christina told herself it was his bedroom in spite of the fact she had shared many a night that bed with him, and had watched him in spite of the desire she saw he had for her he had refrained like he told her he would.  At first it had made her mad that he could lay there with them both unclothed comforting her after her grilling which she knew now was just a matter of fact questioning save for one man who she now also knew her husband had gotten removed.  Christina also new they had looked into everyone she had slept with and anyone they had slept with so she had asked why and the Colonel had explained to her that because Mr. C had been not just privileged to know secrets he was the source of more than his fair share or at least a catalyst for those who had information to come forward.  She had asked early upon her return if Christopher had killed people.  The colonel had told her he had never seen him kill anyone, Christina also knew the colonel had not been a field man, as he had spent most of his adult life in the halls of power on the east coast.  She had taken that question to Ben for one and that woman during one of her girls sleep overs.  Ben had told her he had been half unconscious during their flight to a safe haven or rather their hike, but he had no doubt Mr. C had to fight his way out and she should remember he had not been the only one who had found a new lease on life thanks to him.  As a doctor that had bothered not to mention she had taken on the outlook as many of those in that tiny hamlet of wealth in the mountains.  That had begun to change after his first ordeal and hospital stay where he had been assaulted.  It had completely changed after the assault of the guard dogs on him at her house.

She like everyone else could still see those scars as he did not even try to hide them but as he had redeveloped muscle they were less noticeable to her.  Thinking back to this past two weeks she realized the numerous scars he had gave him character even the very noticeable scar on his shoulder.  She had after that night he would have killed whoever was responsible even though she had put some of the blame on him.  There was so much she still wanted to know but had accepted the fact she might never know why and since all her children were still safe and there had been no other attempts on their lives and the worst she got was a drunk Bubba showing up at her house.  The only reason she had even talked to him or had lunch with him was upon her move home no one else had attempted to greet her even at church.  The next letter she did not even get halfway through the first page as he was describing to her how he saw her and how he was trying to deal with the images of her and Miriam for example in his mind and the image he had of her in that ice cold shower with his most recent keeper as he had noted how nice her breasts were in that moment and figured she being the expert on breasts must have noticed them as well and was hoping that was not giving her any angst.  She told the letter she was sorry but at the moment though her mind did notice it had been preoccupied with the fact some not so nice men were outside trying to get the twins and their mom.  It was that thought that stopped her continued reading and as she struggled to understand why she called the number.  She did not get her husband but his current babysitter and she had to ask who was watching the girls as she could tell they were somewhere not so family oriented.  Judith was her real name but for some reason everyone called her Jay; Christina having had to play doctor a few times to some of the employees had seen her and that woman had caused her to take a pause and admire and wondered why she had ever joined the marines.  Christina asked where she was and was told she was with Mr. C and this tall long legged looker; Christina asked where and she told her not to worry about and she would get Mr. C for her. When Christopher got on the phone she asked where he was and he asked if seductively if she was already longing for more because if she was she could lose these two and be right over.  She told him she would play his game and told him as long as he told her what he was doing she might let him in the front door.  He told her to hold on as he could not hear.  With the phone still one he asked someone what her name was and when the woman told him he could call her Candy in a seductive voice, he told her he was really sorry but tonight was another lovely ladies lucky night.

Christina could hear an announcer in the background telling someone to give it up for Jasmine.  When he was back on the phone she asked if he was in a strip club, he told her not anymore as he and his escorts which she would; he had stopped and said anyway they had gotten the information he was needing and were headed to the house.  She asked again where he was and he told her he had gone to do some hunting as he wanted to know why someone wanted the twins and their mom, which is also why they had legally adopted the twins and he had enrolled mom under their name so she might want to go in and play the doting mother a couple times a week.  Christina told him she had a career and he told her he knew that and when Mom got back she would be taking care of the day to day babysitting and she should be back as soon as the house was packed up and his livestock was moved and then she and the girls were going to help grandpa pack up and get his children moved so as soon as Miriam arrived she would take over from Jennifer and then well he would send her a list of her socialite gals who had signed up to come take their turn visiting.  She told him that was his home and he told her actually it had just been another rest stop on the way but yeah he had grown accustomed to the lifestyle so he was selling the other desert house, and had leased the mountain house for way more than the cost of its upkeep.  She told him their children had been raised there.  She could almost see his smile when he told her she could always go visit as he was leasing it to Miriam and Jennifer and this gal with the longest legs he had ever seen who at the moment was teasing him and he had won the bet.  When she asked what he was talking about she could hear a distinct laughter and that same normally very professional voice tell him to stop like a school girl.  Then she heard two distinct female voices ask her what had she been feeding him lately.  Christina asked where he was and was told he was still there just he had retreated to his corner of the limo so he could massage his wounded pride for losing the bet as she had started out wearing panties until this one legged man spilled wine all over her jeans forcing to go to the shortest mini skirt ever.  Christina told her when she left he had two legs, the woman told her he still did and then when she burped she begged her pardon but she had had a few too many.  When she heard someone kissing she told someone to please tell her what was going on.  Christopher was back on the phone in seconds and asked if all women got like this when they were drunk.  She asked what did he mean and he told her Santa's helpers were stuck together at the lips at the moment.

She asked really and he told her really but he was doing his best to look elsewhere but if she wanted a picture he could send it to her.  She lost him,  and moments later she received several pictures and when she called back she asked if he was okay.  He told her now that he had his brace back on and he was not having to put bills into the slot to get information he was doing much better.  She told him she was guessing that he was not a casino.  He told her he had been earlier which is where he spilled the wine all over Sammie.  Christina asked who Sammie was and he told her his lawyer and the one currently on the bottom of the wrestling match.  He told her he would call her back on her house phone and stream a video of the match to her phone.  She asked if he could do that and he told her yes he could.  When he was back on and she was getting a video of the two grown women rolling around in a limo, they were laughing as clothes were getting ripped off.  Sammie had ended up on top and she bit Jay on the thigh so Christopher told them that was enough and they both turned toward him and she saw his cane point and told them not now but if they felt they needed a spanking when they got home he would oblige.  As they both went to sitting on the far bench seat he kept talking to her and she told him it was okay as they began teasing as they both looked a bit sloshed.  He told her they were sloshed and he supposed having them to pretend they were intimate with him and each other probably had not helped.  Christina realized before he did they were not just teasing him as they were straight out masturbating in front of him.  She had realized he realized what they were doing when he asked God to save him.

He told her he was changing his plans and would stop in after he moved the cattle to Colorado as well as most of the horses.  She asked what he was doing with the ranch and he told her he had contacted a few other people who like her were interested in helping wounded families reconnect so they would be starting construction on the lodge and rec center probably within the next week and they should have already started on the golf course.as well as the remodel on the barn and equipment shed but the boys scouts would also get equal use.  Before he hung up Christina watched both women pass out in rather embarrassing positions.  He did the best he could to cover them up before crawling back to his corner.  He shut off the video stream and she asked if he was okay.  He told her at the moment he was feeling a little bit on the lonely side and to be honest if they had not rushed it he would probably have been the one to put Sammie to sleep.  She asked if he liked her and he asked if she did not; she told him yes she did and if she could have a year or so back she would have gladly climbed into bed with her.  He asked if she had read his last letter and she told him she had gotten through the front page and had been thinking about sitting in front of him on a horse with only a towel on so she called and found her husband at the titty bar with two hotties, he told her that would be the last one for awhile.  She asked if this obsession of his had been going on for some time. He told her if she was asking did he frequent those establishments on a regular basis he told her no but if he needed information about certain types of individuals knowing who to talk to and when and where to find them which since they danced for other peoples money he had been in more than his fair share and no he did not tell anyone during the inquisitions as they did not need to know his sources for their own safety meaning the resources. he told her and she might want to know he had met at least three of her past client in the last thirty six hours who were very proud of her art work and liked showing them off.  Christina told him to name one and he told her that pretty little blond thing who pretended to be a lawyer.  Christina rolled her eyes and asked how that happened; he told her that woman had wanted to show him they were not enemies and to prove it invited him to see she was not just a friend but a client, then there was a server at one of the casinos who just wanted to show him everything and a stripper who apparently had gotten into that line of work after she received a make over.

She told him she still did not get why strip clubs; he told her that men of all ilks frequented such establishments and when they were under the influence of either the alcohol or the hormones they loosened their tongues and said stuff and many of those women whether they wanted to have it or not had privileged information and with the right persuading they passed said information on, but he usually avoided such avenues as it could put the woman or man passing on the information in danger; but as he wanted to get the information now he could not avoid it.  She asked if he was going to clue her in or let her think her first thoughts and be jealous.  He told her not to be as if she really wanted to go to see other women take off their clothes he would take her.  She asked if he was serious and he told her yes he was though he preferred other forms of entertainment more in line with what she had entertained herself with over their honeymoon which he also put in his letter though he was not so sure where she got all of her energy.  She giggled and told him that since that was their impromptu make up, catch up and honeymoon she had kind of went overboard.  He told her enough about his week what about hers.  She told him she had cornered the colonel with a little help on her first day back and then saw her Monday patient today and that accident had done its damage.  He asked if she was going to be able to help her.  She told him yes she could give back her self esteem and fix much of the damage over time but she was never going to be what she was and if she had to guess the woman's marriage was already over and he had moved on.  He told her just so she knew that if anything happened to her he would not care; she tried to bait him even though she knew what he meant but he sidestepped her.  When he finally told her he had to figure out how to move two naked women from the limo to their hotel room she told him good luck.  He told her he would call when he could and she should know he had always loved her.

Sleep had not come easy after that but reading his letter was out as her eyes were tired so as she was thinking about him and her while looking at the images he had sent she pretty much put herself to sleep in the same manner.  She had several follow up appointments that morning so she was up early only to find the twins beat her in getting up as they were both awake.  She still was asking how he did it as she got them changed, fed and dressed before taking them up to mom's house where she found Beth with her daughter who would actually be babysitting per something she worked out very early this morning with Christopher.  So back to her house they went.  Christina realized she did not want to leave them and was told by her now babysitter she could watch them and do her homework anywhere like at the office as they did have the boardroom and they had the park where she could walk over and see her third oldest daughter, when she winked; Christina remembered and told her that she actually liked that idea and would not mind going with her but she had to go to the surgical center today.  The teen girl nodded and told her that was even closer than the office to the school.  Christina felt like a mad woman trying to decide what to bring.  In the end it was her babysitter that showed her and told her Uncle C had clued her in that she may be a bit out of practice.  Christina asked if he really said that and was told no he actually told her his wife having missed the earlier opportunity to learn to change diapers would probably spend an hour deciding which was the front and the back.  Christina asked her since when did diapers have a front and back. The deal was struck if Christina bought lunch she would not only keep that tidbit of information secret she would show her how to change a diaper.

She had seen three patients that morning and then got a call to do a consult at the hospital but was able to take the lot down to the school where a teen girl she had barely met hugged her and called her mom.  It took Christina a moment to remember what she had been told.  Christina asked when she would be able to come home for a visit, and was asked when dad got back.  Her babysitter kept her from making the blunder, and said Uncle C was still packing and moving the horses and cattle but she should know that little filly would be waiting for her when she did come home as she was on her way even now.  When several of the girls new classmates asked if she really had horses the girl smiled and said her mom and dad were part owners of a ranch in the west.  Christina watched as the girls status just rose as most of the teens had not even made it out of the state. Playing the mom she was shown the dorm rooms and then met the office staff and asked since her office was just up at the far end of the park could she take her daughter out for lunch at times.  She ended up with the whole schedule and found out on weekends the girl would be staying with them.  She took her to dinner that night and asked if she was in the loop as what was going on.  Walking in the park Christina was told dad had told her about what had happened at the ranch and she told him the boy who she had slept with, his family was involved with a motorcycle group and he called Mr. C and then she found out her children had a god mother and when she dropped her off you can only imagine the stir that came of that since it was a school dedicated to live performance.  Christina told her she found her dad was transferring from San Diego out here somewhere.   She nodded and looking at the children told Christina she liked the fact she and Mr. C had stepped up to help but also knew there was no way she could be a mom while she was still in school which is why she decided to ask him to adopt the twins outright.  Christina asked if her dad was okay with this and she nodded telling her it did not actually make him happy but since Mr. C wanted to include him in their lives he was dealing with it and would still get to be grandpa which might be a weird as Mr/ C was older than dad as dad was only thirty seven.  Christina gave her her card and told her if ever she needed someone to help her escape hers and Mr. C's offices were a hop, skip and a jump away.

The girl gave both the twins hugs before hugging Christina and then the babysitter who told her to call when she just needed to sneak out.  Christina told her she did not hear that, but the two girls made arrangements to call each other on the weekend.  Christina was that night alone again, but did find another letter had been dropped off with her mail.  Apparently it had come by courier as there was no stamp.  She could see in the writing her husband had hurriedly written it and he told her that he was willing to take up wrestling if she wanted him to.  He then texted her and told her he had just saw off the last of the cattle and would be driving by their new ranch on the way home.  Miriam came in as she was feeding the twins and when it was time to change them they both took the time to figure out that the side with the tape went in the back.  She texted Chris back and told him he could stop telling people she did not know how to change a diaper as she just figured it out.  He sent one back and asked if that was an invitation to make another one.  When she reminded him she was past fifty her reminded her so was he technically and his still worked.  Christina texted him back and told him so did hers and then looked up and at Miriam who asked if she was okay.  Christina asked if she might have a test kit as someone just made her realize that they were not past baby making years.  Miriam told her that was what Condoms were for and she told Miriam that being married to a certain man kind of precluded the use of those even if she did use them in her last short lived marriage Miriam asked if she was late and was told she would have to check but the fact still remained she had spent the better part of two weeks testing every bed, the dining room table and the kitchen counter not to mention that big old bear rug in front of the fire place. Miriam just looked at her and she told her when you were the only ones out their you could skip a lot of stuff like getting dressed except she would put on a nice blouse and a lab coat when she needed to make a video call.  Miriam asked her if when she called her to tell her the news if; Christina nodded and showed her her tan lines which were now gone.  Miriam changed the subject and told her they may as well get a room ready for her third daughter.  Julie on cloud nine came down and helped.  Miriam asked if she was okay and Julie told her now she was as she had been able to put life into perspective.

She then asked if the nice marine asked her out yet.  She looked at her mom who had raised an eyebrow.