Chapter Two: Now the years that roll by
Stephanie's POV
So lets flash forward now to where I come into the picture, it might sound like something from out of a movie but, it was a stormy after noon nearly a year since anyone had last seen mama who was now pregnant with little old me.
Mike was just about to turn 8years old and came to accept the fact that mama wasn't ever coming back. So to lift his spirits, Aunt Kate planned a big party for him on the ranch that he would never forget.
It was the morning of Mike's birthday that Aunt Kate had prepared a big birthday breakfast for my brother who didn't seem all too thrilled about celebrating.
"So Michael,are you ready for your party this afternoon?"asked Aunt Kate
"Will my mama be there?"asked Mike
"I don't know michael."Aunt Kate sighed "Face it cousin,your mama is long gone and never comin back."said Clara
"You hush up now, there will be no bad mouthing your Aunt around your cousin."Aunt Kate scolded
"It's the truth Mama,every year that goes by she never comes so there ain't no point for cousin Michael to get his hopes up."said Lucy
Feeling anger coursing through his body, Mike balled up his fists as he angrily pushed himself from the table and stormed out of the house and down to the barn.
Refusing to cry, Mike began looking for things to throw not caring if anything broke or if he himself ended up getting hurt.
Too angry to care that the sky was becoming a dark gray or the booming sounds of thunder rolling throughout the sky, mike just stood where he was and ignored the screams from Aunt Kate to get into the house before he winds up catching the death of cold.
As rain drops began falling down from the sky,mike looked back towards the house at Aunt Kate and his cousins then looked up at the sky. Sighing as he turned around and headed back towards the house,Mike hung his head low as he walked past them and into the house.
Sending him up to his room,Aunt Kate returned to the kitchen to get ready to start baking the cake for Mike's birthday party tonight.
Receiving help with baking from Clara and Lucy,Aunt Kate decided to show the two girls the gift that she had brought Mike. Checking to see that Mike was still upstairs,Aunt Kate retrieved a black leather guitar case from the downstairs closet,opened it to reveal a blonde beauty guitar.
Quickly closing the case and once again tucking it away in the closet,Aunt Kate soon heard the sound of Mike's footsteps approaching the stairs.
Smiling at her nephew as he finally came down the stairs, Aunt Kate asked him if he wouldn't mind lending a hand in the kitchen.
"Michael,how about lending your cousins and I a hand in the kitchen."said Aunt Kate
"I guess so."Mike sighed "As long as they don't make me wear a pink apron."
"I won't let them."Aunt Kate smiled as she took Mike by his hand
Hearing a knock upon the door, Aunt Kate told Mike to go wait for her in the kitchen. Wondering who in their right mind would be out in such weather,Aunt Kate opened the door,and saw her very pregnant sister standing on the front porch dripping wet from the rain.
Sighing, Kate invited her sister in the house and shut the front door. Since the last thing Aunt Kate wanted was for Mike to see his mother and get himself all worked up,she took her sister upstairs to put on some dry clothes, and to give them a chance to talk in private.
"What in god's name are you doing here?"asked Aunt Kate
"It's junior's birthday so I wanted to wish him a happy birthday."sighed Bess
"Bessie, you can't just show up here and expect the boy to forget how you left him for that no good s.o.b husband of yours."Aunt Kate sighed
"You don't have to worry about Bobby any more because he left me the day I refused to get rid of the baby."said Bess
"Baby?" Said Aunt Kate " You mean to tell me that you laid in bed with that man and allowed yourself to get pregnant again."
"Please Kate, I had no where else to go since the rest of our family turned their backs on me." Bess pleaded
"Alright fine."sighed Aunt Kate "You and the baby are welcomed to stay now ,get yourself cleaned up and then come on downstairs to see Michael."
Once she was all cleaned up Bess made her way downstairs and saw a tall skinny raven haired boy running out of the kitchen followed by two tall brunette girls holding a pink ruffled apron.
"What in the world is going on here?!"Bess shouted
"Aunt Bessie?"Said Clara
"What are you girls doing to my son?"asked Bess
"We were only funnin,honest."said Lucy
"You girls get on out of here before I send word to your mama, about your misbehaving."Bess sighed
"Yes ma'am."said Clara as she and Lucy left the room
"You can come out now RJ."said Bess
"That's not my name."Mike said quietly
"Then tell me what you're callin yourself now these days."sighed Bess
"Mike. My name is Mike."he sighed
"Do you know who I am?"asked Bess
"You're my Ma."Mike said as he wrapped his arms around his mother
Feeling the tears burn in her eyes as she held on to her son ever so tightly, Mike jumped the second he felt something moving in her stomach. Smiling as she explained that he was going to be a big brother soon, Mike smiled back at his mother and laid his head on her stomach to listen to the little baby inside.
Finally getting the one thing for his birthday that he's always wanted, Mike celebrated his birthday where he received his first guitar from Aunt Kate that he would treasure for years to come.
