Donna had just gotten home from the grocery store because everyone was supposed to meet tonight at her house to discuss a plan to trap the intruder and arrest him before he does some real harm to Donna or one of the men.
These days she would be very careful to have her gun hidden on her person, if needed.
Donna started her meal. A beef roast, smothered in a light gravy, celery, carrots , onions, potatoes and mushrooms with a little red wine for that extra flavor. She cooked some fresh green beans. Then she prepared a salad with homemade thousand island and ranch dressings, made a pan of cornbread, and finally, homemade coconut and chocolate pies.
Donna 's aunt had taught her how to cook and sew and various other things to keep a household going.
She had just finished cooking, so she grabbed a shower, and had started dressing, when she got a funny feeling in her stomach. It was as if someone was watching her. She got her gun and went on the her bedroom to finish dressing. When she heard shots fired, three of them, she looked out to see Don getting in his car to chase down the intruder.
In a few minutes, Don came back but there was no intruder with him. Don then went to the window where he figured the man had a good view of the bathroom area. Apparently, he had tried to break in the small window at the far end of the master bathroom but he couldn't get in because the window was too small for a grown man to crawl through but not small enough to keep a grown man from looking.
Donna got goose bumps when she thought about that weirdo starring at her while she took her clothes off to get a shower. Don wanted to strangle him before he hurt Donna or anyone else.
Donna brought Don a large glass of sweetened tea and poured herself one as they went outside and sat on the back porchporch swing to just chill for a few minutes before everyone else came over.
Don smiled and motioned for Donna to scoot closer to him. She laughed at him and said "our guests are due any minute". Don smiled and with that deep Texas drawl similar to how John Wayne always talked to his women in Westerns said,"Woman scoot now!" She quickly did just that but not before she flashed him a big smile and not before he planted a John Wayne type kiss. When Donna came up for air, she was wishing that just she and Don were having dinner but she knew this current problem might mean her life and needed to be handled as soon as they could figure out the perfect trap to catch this guy.
She might could understand wanting revenge 20 years ago but now? Still, he had lost his son. A grown son in bed with another man's wife and in the very bed that she and her husband slept in. She knew both had been guilty at the time but her Dad reacted in the worst way and before he even had time to think it out. Still, that life is all but gone except for the man's father wanting to kill her. Which is no small thing!
"Hey woman, I give you my best kiss and your mind trails off to another place."
"I'm sorry but I guess I'm worrying about that man wanting to shoot me."
"Aww.. Honey, I guess your mind couldn't help but think about it. It's apparent that he really wants to make a show for your Dad but it's good he does or else you might not be here today, right?"
Just then, Donna's dad came around the corner and told them everyone was parked out front and were ready to come in and eat. The aroma coming from the kitchen window had made everyone hungry so they sent me to find you two.
Don just smiled nand said, "Let's go in hon, I'm anxious to see what you fixed for all of we guys. "0h you are, Donna smiled. Well it was between beans and wieners or peanut butter and Jelly (PB&J)."The guys, in unison, said "no way!"
"Okay, okay, you guys set the table, and Don could you help me a minute, please?"
Don was looking rather disappointed in the meal choices Donna named but he tried to keep a poker face, not too well, though!
Donna said "Would you get that big dutch oven out of the stove for me?"
So it is beans and wieners cause I know PB&J doesn't come from the oven!
Donna just laughed as she opened the dutch oven to reveal a beautiful pot roast just chunked full of veggies.
Now you're cooking woman! Then he opened up the other dishes and every dish looked so good!
Check out the window, Donna told Don and he couldn't help himself, he had to go tell the guys the menu!
The other guys helped get the food to the table, along with Don, then grace was said, then everyone dug in. There was the clanking of forks and not much talk until all the men finished. Donna told the men that pie would be served with coffee a little later.
Don led the guys out into the den to start the meeting with nothing but praise for Donna!
"I'll be out in a minute guys. Just need to freshen up some," Donna replied.
You could tell that Don was proud of his woman, as he called her these days.
The meeting started out with some really good ideas for catching the intruder and settled on one, then they closed the meeting.
Don would tell Donna all the details later but first there were two delicious pies being cut and coffee ready to consume!