Summary- 11 years after AWE, Will has returned. With their 2nd child on the way, Will and Elizabeth find a young girl on their door step. When no one comes to claim her, the family adopts her. Meet Grace Turner.
It was a quiet July night, rain pouring outside. The hearth roaring with a crackling fire. Will Turner sitting at his desk quietly working on his paperwork. His wife, Elizabeth, was reading a book in a comfortable chair. Their young son, William, was in bed upstairs. With their second child on the way, the family was very busy during the day.
Will stacked his paperwork and put it into a drawer in the desk. "I am going to retire for the night. Elizabeth, are you coming?" He looked at her.
"Yes, yes." Elizabeth shut her book and set it onto the small table beside her. She stood up and smoothed out her dress which was getting tighter around her waist as time went on. Elizabeth walked to the base of the stairs and was just about to start up them when she heard a noise at the door. It was a light, small knocking, noise. Elizabeth quietly walked to the door and opened it slowly. She did not expect to see what she saw outside.
A small girl no older than 7, stood at her doorstep. Her long dark curls hid her face. She was dressed in rags and was shivering in the rain.
"Oh you poor girl. Please come in." Elizabeth grabbed the girl's arm and gently pulled her in. "Will! Come down here!" Elizabeth called up the stairs. Will raced down the stairs.
"What?! What is it? Is it the baby?" Will asked questions here and there. Then he noticed the girl standing in his living room. "Oh."
"I need some clothes. You'll find girl's clothing about her size in my closet, in our room. And after you bring me those, please ready the guest room. She'll be sleeping there for the night."
"Of course, my love." Will ran up the stairs and threw open the door to their bedroom. He opened Elizabeth's closet. A large box in the corner, marked 'Elizabeth's Old Clothes' had small clothes that looked to be about the girl's grabbed a silk night gown and a pair of undies. He ran down the stairs, and handed the gown to Elizabeth who had found some towels and had begun to dry the girl's hair.
As Elizabeth had been drying the girl's hair, she had briefly looked the girl in the eyes. The girl had deep, dark brown eyes that reminded Elizabeth a lot of...
"Darling,what shall we tell William in the morning?" Will watched as Elizabeth gently dried the girl off.
"Just tell him...a girl came during the night and she needed a place to sleep for the night." Elizabeth looked the girl in the eyes. "Do you have a name, sweetheart?"
"G-Grace."
"What's your last name?"
Grace stayed silent. Elizabeth cast a short glance at Will.
"Will I will put Grace to bed, and then I shall come with you to bed." Elizabeth motioned for Will to go to bed. Will yawned and went up the stairs.
Elizabeth stripped Grace down and helped her into her undies and the nightgown.
"There. All ready for bed." Elizabeth took the girl gently by the hand and led her up the stairs and into a large room with a king sized bed. "You shall sleep in her for the night. If you need me, I'm just down the hall in my room. The door will be opened slightly so you know who's room I am in."
Elizabeth tucked Grace in and blew out the candle on the bedside table. She placed a light kiss on Grace's head and slipped silently out the door.
Grace's Point of View
These people seem very nice. I especially like, Elizabeth, as the man called her. She seems like a very nice lady. Almost as nice as Mama. Lord, I miss her already. Mama, I hope that Father knows what he is doing. I know that he never helped you take care of me. He avoided me like a sickness. I never understood why. Lord, please help my Father to know that I am still his daughter. *Ser padre a buscarme.*
Okay! New story! I hope you guys like it! I came up with it while staring at a wall one day. lol
Anyways, let me know what you think.
Ser padre a buscarme, means, Make Father come for me. Thanks again for reading, and don't forget to review! :D
Big Hugs,
Gracie