"Thanks Sam.  Appreciate it." he told her after catching the phone.  Not even out of the driveway yet, fortunately, and he hurried to hop into the car even as she gave him a moment to text to his mom's cell phone.  It wasn't that he was a momma's boy... right?  It was more like he knew he could talk to his mom, while when it came to dad it wasn't so easy.  The man just did things his way without so much as a reminder to his kids.  Still, Eric quickly pounded on the keys, tapping away the message to his mother.<br/><br/><This is Eric on Sam's cell.  Is everything ok?  I haven't left yet, still in parking lot.  Where's everyone else at?> he asked, and then hit send.  Who knew how long it'd take for mom to get hold of it, and he sat down in the seat before looking around to see where Sam was at.  He couldn't see her, which suggested she was still at the trunk getting something to wear.  He opened his mouth to yell back at her, but from the volume of the car radio he had no doubt that his parents and the people working on the new home security system could actually hear the radio itself from the driveway.