Chapter 2

 

Matt had just finished his shift at the hospital and was checking out for the day. Much to his displeasure as he was checking out Chris was checking in.

"Just when my day was going so well I finish it off with this," Matt said dryly in Chris's general direction.

"Well Harmon you're not exactly the bright spot in my day either. Not that it's any of your business but my nephew has a date tonight and needed to borrow my car, so he dropped me off to work early. Had I known I'd be treated to your wonderful wit I think I would have just taken the bus or something."

"Mass transit doesn't allow snakes," Matt retorted. "I pray for the poor girl who would have such a severe lapse in judgment as to want to date something that's related to you. At least no woman was stupid enough to marry you and furnish this planet with conniving little weasels."

"It could still happen, you know take away from the perfection of the two seeds you have running around. A mobster father and a mother that could give Frosty the Snowman a real contest in the cold department are a perfect combination for assets to the human populous."

"Is that the best you can do Ramsey? Don't answer, I'm sure you got a brain cramp coming up with that one. I'm going home to my beautiful wife and daughter now, three minutes of Ramsey in one day is more than enough to last me a lifetime." With that said Matt headed to the elevator, his mind screaming the whole time, "Damn I hate that guy!"

The doorbell to the Harmon home rang at about 6:30.

"Mom that's him," Ally said excitedly. "How do I look?" Twirling around for her mother's approval in the knee length yellow and blue floral dress, with her curly dark brown hair piled atop her head, a few tendrils hanging freely against either side of her face.

"You look beautiful but then again you always do," Ellen told her with a smile.

"Don't be a mother Mom, really do I look okay?" Taking a look in the foyer mirror mindlessly pulling at the curly locks against her cheeks.

"Ally you look better than okay, and even if you didn't if this fellow feels for you the way you obviously feel about him you could be wearing a full length burlap bag with matching hat and he'd think you just stepped off the cover of Elle Magazine."

Ally agreed with a smile, "I guess you're right."

"I'm your mother, I'm always right. Go on let the young man in I want to meet him."

"Okay," Ally went for the door and now standing right before it she stopped for a moment to catch her breath.

On the other side of the door Jack was also taking deep breaths, his heart was racing in double quick time. He started talking to himself in an attempt to calm down, "Stay calm, so what she's the most beautiful girl in the world, she wants to go out with you so you did something good. Am I dressed right?" looking down at the black Docker's and white Polo shirt he was wearing. "It's gonna be okay Jack, take a breath, just take a breath," taking short quick breaths. As he exhaled the last breath Ally opened the door.

"Hi," Ally said.

"Hi," Jack returned. "Wow you look amazing."

Feeling her cheeks flush, "Thank you, so do you."

He now felt his face flush. ''This is for you,'' he said presenting her with a single red rose.

''This is beautiful Jack, thank you,'' taking the rose and enhaling it's wonderful scent.

''It can't touch you in the beauty department,'' he sincerely offered.

''Come in my mother wants to meet you," moving aside to allow him entry.

"Alright," making his way in, praying the whole time that she'd like him. Maybe he should have brought a rose for her too.

"Mom this is Jack. Jack this is my mother Dr. Ellen Harmon."

"Dr. Harmon it's very good to meet you," extending his hand to her in a firm handshake. "I see now where Allison gets her beautiful looks," he said with a smile.

"Hmm, you right Ally he is charming," Ellen said warmly slightly embarrassing both Ally and Jack. "Have a seat," she offered.

Ally and Jack take a seat on the couch as Ellen sits across from them on the love seat. She had to admit to herself they made quite a handsome couple and the glow in both their eyes was unmistakable.

"So Ally tells me you're a second year pre-med student at Columbia."

"Yes ma'am I'll be entering my second year in the fall. I guess my uncle's interest in medicine got me involved in it too."

"Your uncle's a doctor?"

"Yes he's a surgeon at General Hospital."

"Really, I'm sure my husband and I both know him. Allison's father is also a surgeon."

"Yes she told me. She mentioned his specialty is cardiology."

"That it is, so who is your uncle?"

Before Jack could answer Matt came in bellowing from the kitchen at the top of his lungs, "What the hell is Chris Ramsey's car doing outside my house?!!!"

"Oh my god," Ellen mouthed as the realization of who her daughter's dream man was came to her.