The Doctor Gets a Visitor
by: E Walk

(Copyright 2007 by the Author)
Editor: Radio Rancher
 

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Chapter 18

Meeting Spencer and More

When the guys arrived at the Dodge County Court House, they followed the signs to the driver’s license area. Jeff led the guys to the customer service desk. There was no one else there, so they didn’t need to take a number. They went to the lady at the desk and she asked, “How may I help you gentlemen?” She looked up and smiled, “Hi Jeff. I am Yvonne Carter. You filled in for me last Sunday. You were wonderful. Now, what can I do for you?”

“Hi Mrs. Carter, I am glad that you are feeling better. The reasons that we are here is that Kenny and Drew need to get learner’s driving permits, and I need to get a Nebraska driver’s license, since I am going to be living here.” Jeff answered.

She handed Kenny and Drew an application and asked them to fill them out. Then she said, “Jeff, I need to see your current driver’s license please.”

Jeff took out his license and handed it to her. She went to a computer terminal, did a quick check and came back and said, “Jeff, put your head in the blinders for the eye test.” When that was finished, she said, “Go to the computer and take the written test.” When Jeff finished, Mrs. Carter graded it and said, “100%.”

“Jeff, stand against that back drop and smile.” He did, and she took his picture. When it was developed, she put the picture on a preprinted card, laminated it and handed it to him, then she processed the other two guys.

When everyone was finished, Jeff asked, “Can I pay for these with a bankcard or do you need cash?”

“We can do either, but the best way is to write a check, if you have one with you?” Mrs. Carter answered.

Jeff took out his check book and wrote a check for all three of the guys. As they were getting ready to go, Mrs. Carter handed Drew and Kenny a driver’s manual and said, “You will need to study these, so you are ready to take your tests.”
The guys thanked her for her help and left.

Then they went directly to Mrs. Tillison’s house. When they went in, Jeff started talking to the two ladies as Drew and Kenny went up the stairs, “Sorry to be so much in a rush. Drew is going to get a change of clothes, and then we have to stop by Kenny’s house for his clothes. Dad will be stopping to bring you ladies to the house for dinner on his way home from work. He should be here by 5:15. I think I will have some people waiting there that I would like you to meet.”

Drew and Kenny came back and Jeff said, “Sorry we can’t talk any longer, but we have a lot to do in a very short time. See you at the house, and it is very casual.” The two ladies were just sitting there shaking their heads in disbelief.

The guys went to Kenny’s and he led them in; he and Drew took off to get a change of clothes to take with them, while Jeff talked to Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix. Jeff explained, “We are having a small group over for dinner tonight, so Kenny won’t be here. He is getting a change of clothes now, and taking them back to our house. Mr. Hendrix, I think that Tyler has some major problems. I don’t know what they are yet, but I am going to find out tonight. Kenny can tell you about them when he gets home.”

The two guys came down the stairs with their clothes and some more of Jeff’s things to be returned. Jeff said, “Sorry, but we need to go. I hadn’t planned on fixing dinner, but all of a sudden I find that I am, so I am way behind the power curve.”

They stopped at a small store for two loaves of French bread. When they walked into the kitchen, Tyler was sitting there with a young boy who was eating a cookie and drinking milk. They looked up and Tyler said, “This is Spencer.”

Jeff stopped, leaned over and hugged Spencer then he said, “Hi Spencer, I’m Jeff, that is Kenny and that is Drew. I am so glad that you could come visit me.”

“Jeff, this house is beautiful. I wish I lived here and then I wouldn’t have to stay in one room all day. You surely do have lots of good things to eat.” Spencer answered.

Jeff remained composed and said, gently, “You finish your cookies and milk, and then I want you to go take a nice bath and shampoo your hair really well in the neat big tub upstairs in my dad’s room. Drew and Kenny will get you my robe to wrap up in until I get back with some clean clothes for you. Kenny and Drew will be there to help you if you need any help.”

Jeff turned to the two guys and said, “Okay, guys, take young Master Spencer to Dad’s room and help him with what ever he asks. Get my robe out of the closet for him to wear, until I get back.”

They left and Jeff turned to Tyler and pointed his finger, “You are going to go and get all of your and Spencer’s things out of that fleabag place, and get back here, and don’t ask any questions. You have thirty minutes.

Tyler left and Jeff called my office and left a message with Jane that I was to pick up Mrs. Tillison and Aunt Cora and bring them to the house for dinner. I was to use one of Mrs. Tillison’s cars to bring them to the house and then we could pick up his car when we took them home.

Jeff called the Thompson house. “Hi, Mrs. Thompson, this is Jeff. … I need to borrow Toby for dinner tonight, if he will come. …Great, I’ll pick him up in five minutes and would you ask him to bring a complete change of clothes, including underwear and socks, please? I will see you in five minutes. … I’ll explain later, but we will have Toby home by 10:00. … Good bye.”

Jeff called upstairs and said, “I’ll be back in ten minutes.”

Jeff went to get Toby. Toby was standing there with the clothes in a bag. He was almost bouncing, he was so excited. Jeff looked at Mrs. Thompson and said, “I promise, I’ll explain later, but we need to go.”

They went directly to the house and when they walked in, Spencer was sitting there at the counter in Jeff’s robe. When Toby saw him, he yelled, “Spencer, what are you doing here? Do you know my brother and his Dad?”

“I don’t know. Who is your brother?” Spencer asked.

“Jeff is my brother.” Toby responded.

“Jeff is your brother? Are Drew and Kenny your brothers too?” Spencer asked.

Toby was stumped and said, “I don’t think so.”

Jeff intervened and said, “Toby, since you two guys already know each other, take Spencer into the bathroom in the extra bedroom down here and help him get dressed in the extra clothes you brought with you.”

The two took off and Jeff turned to Drew and Kenny and said, “Okay guys, you know the drill. Go to Dad’s room and take a shower, put your clean clothes on, bring your work clothes down and wash them. Okay, move, you have ten minutes.”

Tyler came in with two small canvas bags while Jeff had been telling everyone what to do. Jeff turned to him and said, “Take those two bags into the laundry room and meet me in the kitchen.”

“Now, Mr. Tyler, by the way, what is your last name?” Jeff asked.

“Knight.” Tyler answered.

“Okay Tyler Knight, start getting vegetables out of the refrigerator and start making a big tossed salad. Make sure you wash your hands good first though, before you start. If you have any questions just ask.” Jeff said as he started at the stove. He had pans on all four burners.

Jeff started making a sauce in one of the pans, started to boil water in another, put sugar, chocolate in the third with some milk and he was boiling some shrimp in the last pan. Drew and Kenny came back looking freshly scrubbed and they were followed by two giggling 10 year olds. Toby announced, “My jeans are too big for Spence. He needs a belt.”

“Nah.” Jeff said. “Come here Mr. Spencer and I’ll fix the problem.” Jeff grabbed a safety pin tightened the jeans so they wouldn’t fall down. “There you go sir, just let your shirt out and no one will ever know.” Now Toby, since Spence hasn’t seen the beginning of Spiderman, why not take the DVD out and put it back in and it will start at the beginning again. Show him how it works.”

“Okay Jeff.” Toby answered as the two young guys took off.

“Drew, you take Tyler up to Dad’s bedroom to take a shower help him find some clean clothes. I think he will need to wear Dad’s. Show him where everything is and come down and set the table. Jeff said, as he continued working.

“Kenny, get down nine dinner plates and nine bread and butter plates.” Kenny did and Jeff said, “Now, make four pieces of toast pretty well cooked and cut them into inch squares and then grate some mozzarella cheese to fill this dish.”

Jeff was busy slicing the shrimp and some vegetables and putting it in one sauce. He had sliced some onions and put them in the broth that he was preparing on another burner. The third burner had the chocolate sauce had become the consistency he wanted set it off to the side to cool.

Tyler came back looking really great and said, “Toby and Spencer said I should tell you that something smelled really good, and they were getting really hungry.”

“Okay then, you get the cheese spread, out and of the refrigerator, and make a big plate of cheese and crackers for them, and one for the rest of us.” Jeff said without missing a beat.

Drew came and asked, “There will be nine of us, right?” Jeff nodded and Drew asked, “Do you want water goblets and wine goblets?”

“Yep, and make sure everyone has a soup spoon and a salad fork and a napkin.”

“Got it covered, Boss.” Drew answered grinning broadly.

Tyler was standing there, and all of a sudden asked, “Jeff, are you always telling people what to do like this?”

Before Jeff could answer, Kenny said, “Yep. He does it for our own good. He just wants to make us look good and feel good about ourselves.”

Jeff looked at Kenny and hugged him. Tyler was just standing there looking like he was ready to fall apart. Jeff noticed and asked, “Mr. Knight, why are you just standing there? Get busy slicing those loaves of bread. Then spread the slices on one side with butter and sprinkle one loaf with garlic powder, and the other with this salad supreme. Wrap the garlic loaf in aluminum foil with the shiny side out and the other loaf with the dull side out.”

I entered with the two ladies and Jeff met us immediately. He helped the ladies into the living room, while Drew and Kenny hung their coats. Tyler looked at me and said, “I hope you aren’t as bossy as your brother.”

I laughed and said, “I don’t have a brother, sir. You must be talking about the dynamo; my son, Jeff.”

“I’m sorry sir.” he said.

“No problem, but don’t let him hear you say that I might be his brother, or he’ll make me show you my stomach so you can see how much fatter I am than him. I can’t even begin to compete with him, physically.” I assured him.

When Jeff had the ladies seated, he called up the stairs, “Toby and Spence, front and center. Shut down the DVD and TV, so you can watch it later. Get your bodies down here, now.”

They came bounding down the stairs until they realized there were some new people and they slowed down. When they entered the living room, Toby went over and hugged his Grams and then did the same to Aunt Cora and he finally came and shook my hand and said, “Thanks for asking me to dinner, tonight. I’m having a fun time.”

Spencer came over to me and asked, “Are you Jeff’s brother?”

Jeff jumped in and said, “Spence, this is my father, Doctor Jack Wilson. Just feel his tummy. He has a lot of extra fat there that I don’t have.”

Spencer rubbed my stomach area and then went to Jeff and did the same thing. “I see a little difference but not much.”

Toby came over and felt my stomach and said, “It is much better than the first time I felt it. Keep up the good work, Doctor, and you will be even more ship shaped than Jeff.”

Everyone started to laugh, but Jeff took over the situation, “Ladies and Dad, I would like to introduce you to my newest two friends. In this corner, weighing 65 pounds, is Mr. Spencer Knight, and in this corner, weighing 175 pounds, is Mr. Tyler Knight.”

“Gentlemen, in this corner, are Grams T., Toby’s great grandmother, and sitting next to her, is the lovely Aunt Cora, Drew’s great aunt. Sitting here, all by himself, is the Dr. Jack Wilson who is my father. Gentlemen, greet them and then get your bodies into the kitchen to help with dinner.”

When Jeff had everyone mobilized, he handed Spencer a tray of cheese and crackers and he gave Toby a tray of celery and carrot sticks with a dip. He picked up a tray with some drinks and said, “Follow me please, guys.”

They came in and Jeff handed each of us a Brandy Alexander and the young men put the snacks on the coffee table in front of the two ladies. Spence looked at Jeff and asked, “Do we get one of those chocolate shake things too?”

“How old are you?” Jeff asked.

“Ten.” Spencer announced.

“Nope.” Jeff said, “You aren’t old enough.”

“How about Tyler?” Spencer asked.

“Well, how old is Tyler?” Jeff asked.

“He’s 20. Well, not really, but his birthday is tomorrow and then he will be 20.”

Toby asked, “When is you birthday, Spence?”

“I was 11 on February 2nd.”

“Cool.” said Toby, “My birthday is February 3rd.”

What’s going to happen next?

To be continued...


Editor's Note:

Hmmmmm, well, let me guess. If I had to guess what is going to happen next, I would have to guess that Tyler and Spence will move in with Jeff and the doctor, but first there is a matter of having dinner. Well you asked, now didn't you?

Darryl
AKA The Radio Rancher