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Happy to hear such words, knowing how much they reflected his personality and feeling like she was home again, Gail nodded against him. Her father in the future was probably going to flip but she didn’t care. He was too awesome to stay away from now that she had a chance to talk to him.
Pulling away from the hug to peer up at him, she chuckled and pounded her fist into her palm. “Don’t worry about us. This is what I’ve been training for – in case anyone messes with us. Uncle Mets trained me sometimes and I’m strong. Doofus tends to get in plenty of trouble but that’s why I followed him here. He’s a lot like mom was.”
Jack, who knew all too well the kind of trouble Katelynn could get into, tried not to shudder. “Then it’s good he has you here to look after him.” It didn’t reassure him much, though. Even if, from the sound of it, she had Metro Man training her (and she called him ‘uncle’? It sounded like a strange future!), Gail herself only had a normal person’s strength and ability. How would she fare against the threats that were around in this time?
He hugged her one last time. “Still, take care. And maybe introduce me to your brother sometime?”
Smiling with the warmth of the hug and trying to soak it up as much as possible, Gail closed her eyes as she allowed herself to enjoy it. To think she had a chance to meet him young like this; she just couldn’t stop being happy about it.
“I’ll let him know about you first. I know he’s going to tease me about breaking my own rule but…sure dad. I’ll give you his address and phone number and mine too and we can arrange something.”
It actually excited her because it almost felt like a reunion and it almost made her feel sheepish for the way she had treated the past version of her mother. She was going to have to apologize for that.
Jack nodded. “That sounds like a good idea. I-I can imagine this must be pretty weird for you two as well,” he said, with a weak chuckle.
He gave Gail one of his business cards (a very old-fashioned version compared to the ones he used in the future), and had her write hers and Ulric’s contact information on another. “I hope I’ll hear from you two soon?”
Jack Maple 