Terry & Candy
The missing chapters
Chapter I
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It was fall and Candy was at the Pony Home for a few months. She was taking care of the children and she was helping the doctor of the village. She was trying to keep her mind busy since her break up with Terry. Having Daniel Leagan hitting on her and the great uncle William saving her life, one more time. But she had given him shelter, she took care of him when he had lost his memory… The Leagan Family had made lots of problems for her… She had lost her job at the hospital and she was working at, she had found a job with Dr. Martin at the Happy Clinic. In the end, she was back at the Pony Home, since it was the place she felt good with the children and the father tree, she never got tired of climbing. She also wrote in her diary to relief herself, her pain, at least she was sharing her pain in her diary.
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Terrence Grandchester had done his duty, he had married the woman who had saved his life… Sometimes he wished he had died… Why did Susanna saved his life? HE was dead anyway. He had done what was expected of him… It was his wedding night, while his wife was in the bathroom getting ready, he was writing a letter to his beloved… which he was never going to mail…
"My dear Candy,
I did it. I did what was expected of me; I married the woman who saved my life, I married Susanna Marlowe and as soon as it was done, I regretted it. But now, I suppose that it's too late, I'm going to try to make her happy… She seemed happy to be married to me, but all I could see was your face instead of her hers and it allowed me to continue…
Ever since the moment I met you on that boat, I had fallen in love with you… and I never stopped loving you… you're my dream, my biggest dream and I was incapable to make come true because of this circumstances… Susanna is nice, always smiling and taking my bad mood, she took me back after my ride to hell… I came back because of you, because I saw you cry on me and my misery. I don't ever want to make you cry like that. I want you to be happy in your life without me… I will always pray for your happiness… I don't know how I'm going to continue living without you, but I have to try… I have to fulfill my conjugal duty and I'm telling you that I'm sick to my stomach just thinking about it…"
He finished his letter and put it away to wait for his wife… feeling miserable…
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Albert was on a trip and when he came back, he went to the Pony Home to see Candy.
- Albert! She said smiling, how nice of you to come and see me!
Albert looked at her. She was still sad, she was still not over her break up with Terry. She was still too good for her own good. She loved Terry and she she had left him to another woman. The feelings he had for her were even stronger than before. She was a remarkable young woman.
- I came to see how you were…
- I'm fine Albert, don't you see it? I'm taking care of the children and I'm helping the doctor of the village as a nurse.
- Really? And you like that?
- Yes, it reminds me when I did it years ago before I went to nursing school, that kind of tipped my decision to become a nurse… now to do it as a nurse, it's interesting, I know what's wrong with the patients and what to do to make them feel better. Sometimes, when the doctor is not available right away, they come and get me… and I'm really important, people depend on me…
- That's very good, Candy, but what about you? Are you happy?
Candy didn't reply. She knew he was talking about her break up with Terry. Tears came to her eyes.
- It's been months, you'd think the pain would go away… For Anthony, I had no choice, he was gone and never coming back… but Terry is still on this earth…
Albert didn't say anything. He remembered his meeting with Terry… who had turned his back to his duty, without talking to Candy. Maybe he should've encouraged him to talk to Candy so she could move on? But it was too late now. Candy had to live with the decision she had made to leave the man she loved to another woman. His heart was full of love for her.
- Candy, I came to make you an offer…
- What kind of offer?
- Well, I need help
- With what?
- Well, I'm back and I'm going to take the family business back…
- Finally? The great uncle William is going to take control of the company?
- Yes and I would like you to help me…
- With what? I don't know anything about your family business…
- I'm not going to ask you what you don't know what to do… but there are a lots of receptions, dinners, cocktails and I need a date…
- Albert, you know that I don't like those kind of things…
- Come one, Candy, it's not that hard… All you have to do is make conversation and smile… and talk about the weather…
- And what will I get in return?
- In return?
- Yes, you want me to do some things I don't like at all, it deserves a compensation, don't you think so?
- My charming presence?
- Albert, I'm serious… they need me at the Pony Home…
- All right, I could help you with that. I'm going to hire a doctor and a nurse and they will be paid by Andrew Enterprises…
- Oh, said Candy happy, you'd do that for me?
- After everything you've done for me, my little Candy? But of course! I should've done it a long time ago…
- I was thinking about something…
- What?
- Do you remember Dr. Martin from the Happy Clinic?
- I know I had amnesia, but I remember well, he's also part of my recovery, I owe him…
- That's perfect. You could hire him for the Pony Home. The village doctor is retiring and the people from the village need a clinic… You could finance it for the village and the Pony Home could also take advantage…
- That's a great idea you had there, Candy. You see, you're good in business!
- Oh my God! Albert! You're like Santa Claus! You get a list of demand and you execute it!
Albert burst out laughing. The great aunt was pressuring him, he had to get married… But he didn't want to marry any of the women from Chicago's High Society, whom he didn't know… And he was already in love… with Candy! But he knew she still had her heart broken by her break up with Terry… But he knew she will eventually move on with her life… eventually.
- So now that the Pony Home and the village will have their doctor, would you accept my offer?
- As soon as Dr. Martin arrives with the new nurse, I will be yours!
She had said that so innocently. She didn't know how much he loved her when she said those words which warmed his heart… He smiled…
He made arrangements with George to transfer Dr. Martin to the village, so he would become their doctor and the the children of the Pony Home at the same time. He hired a nurse to help him out and another nurse exclusively for the Pony Home to do what Candy was doing freeing her that way. He had a reception for the inaugural of the village clinic…
Albert came to the Pony Home to be Candy's date for the reception. Candy got ready in her room with Sister Maria.
- Mr. Albert is there, Candy, she said smiling
- Why are you smiling like that, Sister Maria?
- He's going to be your date for tonight…
- Yes…
- And after that, you said you were going to go stay with him at the manor… in Lakewood and Chicago.
- Sister Maria, you know that I was living with M. Albert when I lived in Chicago.
- Yes and you risked your reputation by the same occasion
- I couldn't really abandon him…
- Why?
- He saved my life when I was younger…
- So you're just grateful?
- He was also a friend…
- A very good friend…
Candy looked at her "mommy" and she was wondering what was going through her mind…
- Sister Maria?
- Albert is very handsome and very rich and look what he's done for you… a clinic in the village! We haven't had a doctor in the village forever! The patients had to go to another town and sometimes they couldn't go to the other town…
- What are you insinuating?
- That Albert is doing everything to get your attention…
- I beg your pardon?
- He's in love with you, Candy!
- Albert? No he's not…
- Are you sure?
- He's grateful because I helped him when he had amnesia…
- A "thank you" would've been enough, don't you think so? He went beyond "thank you"
Candy looked at her.
- Candy, your "adoptive father" wants you to go and live with him and go with him on parties and receptions…
- That I hate
- That you hate and you go to to make him happy…
- So what?
- So like do like him a little, don't you?
Candy didn't hate Albert, she loved him… as a friend, a big brother, not like she loved Terry.
- Candy, said Sister Maria, when you have what you want, you take what they give you…
Her mommy wanted her to be happy. She knew that she was sad because of Terry who was married to his duty… she smiled at her.
- I'm telling you to keep an open mind, Candy and to look at the opportunities that are going to open to you if you're part of the high society of Chicago…
- Thank you, Sister Maria, said Candy hugging her
- You are very beautiful inyour evening gown, the ladies from the high society have nothing on you… In fact, they're going to envy you for you beauty and your elegance and for your date…
- My bags are packed, said Candy, I'm going to miss you.
- You too, Candy. I was so happy you came back here to take care of the children… life is made of ups and downs…
- Thank you, Sister Maria.
Candy got out to meet Albert who was also very elegant in a dark suit.
- Good evening, Albert, said Candy
- You're very beautiful, Candy.
He gave her a bouquet of red roses…
- Thank you very much! They're beautiful!
- You're welcome.
Miss Pony and Sister Maria were there looking at them. They also went to the reception. Albert sent his driver to come and get Candy's stuff. Then they went together to the reception. Everything went fine, everybody was happy to have a new doctor and a nurse in the village and another nurse at the Pony Home to replace Candy…