The parent trap-Chapter nine.（16

Sunny Nov.7th 2017

The parent trap-Chapter nine.（16/21）

They arrive at home.Annie is very excited to see the scene.Chessy gives her a big hug as soon as she gets off the car.

Annie：Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Dad：Now you're starting to sound like your old self.

Chessy：Hello, gorgeous!

Chessy：Oh, look at you! Oh, you grew. Oh, we missed you so much.

Chessy：Hey, don't you dare let your old man talk you out of going back to camp. Okay? You're a growing girl. You need adventure.

Annie：Okay.

Chessy：Oh, you hungry? l made corn bread and chili. Why are you so quiet? What's wrong?

Annie：Nothing, it's just...l'm so happy to be home.

Dad：Hey, did l hear something about corn bread and chili?

Chessy：Yeah, it's on the stove.

Chessy：So, something's changed about you, Hal. Umm, l can't put my finger on it, but something about you is definitely changed.

Annie：Really? Well, it's just the same old me. Honest.

Sammy （their dog）keeps shouting at Annie.

Annie：Hi, Sammy（their dog）.

Chessy：What is wrong with you, you goofball? It's Hallie.

Annie：Oh, l, l probably just smell like camp, that's all.

Chessy：The matter with you? It's like you didn't even recognize her.

Annie：Wow! It's even better than the pictures.

Chessy：Okay, kiddo. What do ya wanna do first, huh?

Chessy：You wanna eat and then unpack? Or, uh, we could unpack and then eat. Or we could eat while we unpack.

Annie：Do you mean l can eat in my room?

Chessy：Yeah, l'd say it's a definite possibility.

Dad：Hey, Hal, when you're done, come on down. There's someone l want you to meet.

Annie：Okay, Dad.

Dad：Okay, Hal.

Annie saw that her dad was sitting with a lady.

Meredith：Look at you. Always eating. Did you tell her?

Dad：No.

Meredith：Nicky.

Dad：l will. l will.

Annie Looks anxious When she saw that her father being very intimate with another woman.

Annie：Tell me what?

Chessy：Hal, it is none of my business how your father makes a fool out of himself. Okay? He's a big boy. He can do what he wants.

Annie：Okay. Okay. So, who is she?

Chessy：Her name's Meredith Blake. She's a publicist from San Francisco. Your father hired her at the beginning of the summer, to do some publicity for the vineyard.

Chessy：If you ask me, she's doing a better job of selling herself than the grapes.

Annie：What do you mean?

Chessy：Look, you and l both know your father's not some kind of suave, debonair bachelor-of-the-month type.

Chessy：So, l gotta ask myself, ''What does a hot, young thing like that, see in a guy who walks around with his shirttail hanging out and his cereal bowl full of chili?''

Chessy：Then, l realized there's about a million reasons why that girl's giggling.

Chessy：All of them are sitting at the Napa Valley Community Bank.

Annie：You mean, you don't think she even really likes him?

Chessy：Eh, what do l know? But l'll tell you one thing. This one's got your father eating out of the palm of her hand.

Chessy：They do everything together. They ride together. They swim together. They go out to eat dinner every night.

Chessy：But, you know what? Meet her. See for yourself. Don't let me influence you.