Grace Farrel always dreamed of having the perfect family, as all young
women have. She would imagine a house with a white pichet fence, her and
her husband would have an income of about thirty thousand a year, and she
would have three lovely children, two girls and one boy. Well life didn't
turn out exactly as she had imagined, it was better. Mrs. Grace Warbucks
had a husband who loved her, and who just happened to be a billionare. She
had a house the size of a trainstation. And she had the most beautiful
daughter in the entire world. However there was still something in her
life, and it made her sad because she did not know what it was.
"Grace, sweetheart are you ok?" The voice brought Grace back to reality. "What?" She asked not knowing who was even talking to her. "I asked you were you ok?" Her husband asked her reaching his hand across the dinner table. Grace looked into his eyes and saw how concerned he was. "I'm fine Oliver my mind just wandered away for a second," she tried to give him a reasuring smile to emphasize her point, but Oliver Warbucks was no fool. "Honey you've hardly touched your dinner, and you haven't heard a word I've said to you in the last half hour at least. Sweetheart are you sure your allright?" Grace didn't know what to say. She wasn't alright but how could she make him understand things that she herself didn't understand. She knew it would be easier to lie, but she could never lie to him. "I don't know,"she said finally. "I just keep thinking that something is missing only I don't know what. I have everything I could ever need or want right here." A tear began to fall down her face as she said this. Not knowing what else to do Oliver took her in his arms, and comforted her as she cried. Unbeknownst to them Annie had heard the entire conversation and had an idea of what might be wrong.
Annie peaked her head in the door of her fathers study and there he was sitting at his desk deep in thought. Her mother had gone to bed shortly after dinner, so Annie thought now would be the best time to approach her father. "Dad," Annie said as she sat in the chair opposite him. "Yes sweety what is it?" Oliver said as he rose from his chair and walked over to her. "I think I know why mom was so upset today?" She said looking at her feet. Without waiting for a reply she continued, "The other day mom and I were out and we bumped into one of her old friends. The woman was really nice and said how surprised she was that mom had a daughter my age when she didn't even know that mom had "a man" ten years ago. Mom explained to her how I was adopted and soon they got into talking about other aspects of their lives. After a while they started talking about the woman's children and she went on to say how great it was being pregnant and holding a child that you yourself had created. Since then mom has been acting all weird." Oliver was a little taken aback by this but he knew what Annie was getting at. He thanked her for coming to him about it and sent her off to get ready for bed with a promise that he would make Grace happy again.
Grace awoke the next morning to find her husband sitting infront of her with a tray. On the tray was her breakfast. "Oliver, you didn't have to go to all this trouble," She said smiling as she took a sip of her orange juice. "I was no trouble." Olvier said smiling back at her. "Grace," he paused how was he supposed to bring this up, 'Just say the truth, you know you could never lie to her.' "Oliver? What is it?" Grace started to worry, what could be wrong? "Grace, Annie came to see me last night in my study after you wen to bed. She told me that she knew what was wrong with you, and why you were so upset last night." "She does," Grace had gone from worried to curious. 'How would Annie know I don't even know.' "We all know you love Annie as much as anyone ever could, if not more. However she thinks and to be honest I do to that you.. well that you're unhappy about the fact that you did not give birth to Annie" "What do you mean? Oliver I don't understand," even as she said the words she started to realize what he meant. "You're right. I love any more than anything but I can't help feeling like even though I am legally a mother, I'm actually not. I didn't carry a child for nine months, or raise her from when she was a baby. I want that Oliver I want that so much." Grace burst into tears and nothing else was said. Oliver gathered her in his arms and silently assured her that she would have that.
"Grace, sweetheart are you ok?" The voice brought Grace back to reality. "What?" She asked not knowing who was even talking to her. "I asked you were you ok?" Her husband asked her reaching his hand across the dinner table. Grace looked into his eyes and saw how concerned he was. "I'm fine Oliver my mind just wandered away for a second," she tried to give him a reasuring smile to emphasize her point, but Oliver Warbucks was no fool. "Honey you've hardly touched your dinner, and you haven't heard a word I've said to you in the last half hour at least. Sweetheart are you sure your allright?" Grace didn't know what to say. She wasn't alright but how could she make him understand things that she herself didn't understand. She knew it would be easier to lie, but she could never lie to him. "I don't know,"she said finally. "I just keep thinking that something is missing only I don't know what. I have everything I could ever need or want right here." A tear began to fall down her face as she said this. Not knowing what else to do Oliver took her in his arms, and comforted her as she cried. Unbeknownst to them Annie had heard the entire conversation and had an idea of what might be wrong.
Annie peaked her head in the door of her fathers study and there he was sitting at his desk deep in thought. Her mother had gone to bed shortly after dinner, so Annie thought now would be the best time to approach her father. "Dad," Annie said as she sat in the chair opposite him. "Yes sweety what is it?" Oliver said as he rose from his chair and walked over to her. "I think I know why mom was so upset today?" She said looking at her feet. Without waiting for a reply she continued, "The other day mom and I were out and we bumped into one of her old friends. The woman was really nice and said how surprised she was that mom had a daughter my age when she didn't even know that mom had "a man" ten years ago. Mom explained to her how I was adopted and soon they got into talking about other aspects of their lives. After a while they started talking about the woman's children and she went on to say how great it was being pregnant and holding a child that you yourself had created. Since then mom has been acting all weird." Oliver was a little taken aback by this but he knew what Annie was getting at. He thanked her for coming to him about it and sent her off to get ready for bed with a promise that he would make Grace happy again.
Grace awoke the next morning to find her husband sitting infront of her with a tray. On the tray was her breakfast. "Oliver, you didn't have to go to all this trouble," She said smiling as she took a sip of her orange juice. "I was no trouble." Olvier said smiling back at her. "Grace," he paused how was he supposed to bring this up, 'Just say the truth, you know you could never lie to her.' "Oliver? What is it?" Grace started to worry, what could be wrong? "Grace, Annie came to see me last night in my study after you wen to bed. She told me that she knew what was wrong with you, and why you were so upset last night." "She does," Grace had gone from worried to curious. 'How would Annie know I don't even know.' "We all know you love Annie as much as anyone ever could, if not more. However she thinks and to be honest I do to that you.. well that you're unhappy about the fact that you did not give birth to Annie" "What do you mean? Oliver I don't understand," even as she said the words she started to realize what he meant. "You're right. I love any more than anything but I can't help feeling like even though I am legally a mother, I'm actually not. I didn't carry a child for nine months, or raise her from when she was a baby. I want that Oliver I want that so much." Grace burst into tears and nothing else was said. Oliver gathered her in his arms and silently assured her that she would have that.