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Mrs. Van Inkley's Acceptance
It had been a year since Mrs. Van Inkley had been going out with Detective Charlie Chan but it had also been three years since her divorce with her husband.
Mr. Van Inkley didn't want children like his wife did because he just didn't like children.
When the divorce was final, Mrs. Van Inkley moved from Boston Massachusetts to Sacramento California.
One fine autumn Sunday afternoon, Charlie came home to find Henry, Stanley, Suzie, Alan, Tom, Flip, Nancy, & Scooter all watching a baseball game on television.
Scooter had the flu & was wrapped in a blanket.
Anne & Mimi were in the kitchen preparing a special get well lunch for their sick younger brother when their father walked right into the house.
"Hello my children!" Charlie exclaimed.
"Welcome home Pop!" all ten Chan children called back.
"I have some good news to share with all of you!" Charlie exclaimed.
"Well tell us over lunch," Anne told her father. "because we are having my famous chilli con carne with soft breadsticks, and everyone gets milk with theirs except for Scooter... he gets orange juice."
The other Chan children went into the dining room but Mimi stopped Scooter right in his tracks.
"Hold it you're sick Scooter," Mimi said. "since you have the flu, I am going to be bringing your lunch to you, you lucky little boy you! You get to eat in the living room at the coffee table sitting in front of the television!"
"Why is everyone being so nice to me because I have the flu," Scooter protested. "it is not my birthday today... my birthday is next month!"
"We know when your birthday is Scooter," Anne laughed. "we're doing this because you're our favorite baby brother and we love you!"
Mimi set Scooter's tray on the coffee table as he sat down.
Scooter's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Wow! Three breadsticks, a deep bowl of Anne's famous chilli con carne, & a tall glass of orange juice," Scooter exclaimed in amazement. "I cannot eat all of this!"
Charlie had come into the living room from putting Chu Chu in the bathroom so that the mischievous little dog would not eat Scooter's food.
"We all would like to see you better by next Saturday." Charlie told Scooter gently.
"Why is that Pop?" Scooter asked pulling his breadsticks apart then dropping the breadstick pieces into his bowl of chilli con carne.
"Because my friend Mrs. Van Inkley has accepted my proposal," Charlie told his youngest son. "and I have selected you to be the ring bearer at our wedding that very day!"
"You mean to say," Scooter asked excitedly. "that I will have a mom soon?"