Chapter Two

John was getting Tyler ready for his grandmother's wake. They were going to get a baby sitter for the funeral but they wanted him to see her at least once. Pete was so sad, he had barely done anything since the death of his wife. Rose was a mixture of sad and happy. Taking care of both Jackie and Tyler had fallen onto her shoulders. She came into the room wearing a simple back dress with a pair of black flats.

"You look beautiful," John said to his wife.

"Thanks" she said.

A cry could be heard from the other room.

"I'll go check it out," John said. They kissed quickly. John went into the nursery. It was Jackie. He picked her up. He was bouncing her when Pete came into the room with Tony.

"It's time to get going." Pete said.

"Okay" John said to Pete and then to Jackie he said "Come on sweetie, its time to say goodbye to mommy."

They split into Pete's black Toyota Avalon and John's red Toyota highlander. Their family was too big to all fit in one car. Then they pulled out of their driveway and drove the short distance to the funeral home.

It was an open casket wake. Pete stood there staring at Jackie for a while when Rose came up to him and said "Come on dad, why don't you go sit down before all the people get here"

He followed his daughter to one of the many chairs that had been set up. The wake began at three and it was two forty-five at the time.

Soon the people began to fill in. Mickey was the first to arrive. The people were all there. They all stopped by the casket before going to comfort the rest of the family who had outlived her. Many of the women all cooed over Tyler and Jackie. The wake was over at seven and by the end of it all of Rose's tears were spent.