TERRY & CANDY:THE MSSING CHAPTERS
CHAPTER VI
Candy and Terry were still in each other's arms.
- I knew you'd come! She said
- There is no other place I would rather be, Candy.
- Thank you for coming, Terry…
- You don't need to thank me… How are you?
- Oh,it's so hard not to see him anymore! She said bursting into tears
Terry console her, comforted her tenderly. Candy's children were looking. They could feel the love they felt for each other…
Archie and Annie arrived and they were surprise to find Candy with Terry. Archie saw red and Annie had to calm him down.
- What is he doing here?
- He came to see Candy! Gee, what a question!
- How could he dare come here in now that Albert is dead?
- You wanted him to come when he was still alive? Said Annie dryly
- Albert just died…
- Archie, let's go, said Annie
There were other people, so Archie didn't make any trouble. He got inside the living room with Candy's children…
- Candy? Said Archie
- Oh Archie! Said Candy moved, thank you for coming. Children, said Candy, Terry, let me introduce you to my children: Anthony and Melanie… Terry, these are my children…
- Hello, said the children
- Hello, said Terry, my sincere condolences
- Thank you, said the children
- Terry, said Archie
- My condolences, Archie, said Terry
- Thank you… it's nice of you to have come all the way here.
- Albert was one of my best friends, I couldn't miss his funerals…
- Of course, said Archie
He wanted to be ironic, but Annie interrupted him.
- Terry! She said hugging him tenderly, thank you so much for coming
- You're welcome Annie, my condolences…
- Thank you, Terry…
Then she took her husband to talk to other people. Candy thanked her in her heart.
Candy arranged for a bedroom for Terry in the big manor and Archie was upset. He had noticed that Terry didn't seem in rush to leave…
Candy was talking to Terry in a corner.
- Where are you staying, Terry?
- I'm going to look for an hotel room, I have a rental car and my luggage are inside.
- The manor is big enough, there's lots of place. You don't need to go to an hotel
- You think it would be appropriate? What are people going to think?
- You mean Archie, right? You were Albert's friend and I'm sure he would've given you a room if he was alive… and don't tell me you're afraid of Archie?
- Of course not. Thank you for your hospitality Freckles
- I need you, Terry. Thank you for coming.
When most of the guests and visitors left, diner was served for Candy and her family members and Terry, of course was there too. Archie was sulking and he couldn't wait for Terry to leave… But diner passd and then they had tea in the living room and Terry was still there… When Archie and Annie stood up to leave, Archie tried:
- Terry, where are you staying? You want us to drop you off somewhere?
- I have my own rental car, Archie, said Terry, thank you.
- Oh…right. I just wanted to help, that's all.
- Archie, said Candy slowly, Terry is going to stay here in one of the guest room…
- Really, I have have him at my house, if you want
- Why? Said Candy, there are lots of empty rooms here and he came to console me…
Archie didn't want to comment too much in front of his wife and his children and the few other visitors that were still around… Candy had stood up to walk them at the door, Archie stayed behind and whispered to Terry:
- You better respect my uncle's manor, do you hear me?
- Or what? Said Terry provoking
- Or, you'll have to deal with me
- I thought Annie was your wife, not Candy…
- She's my uncle's wife…
- Exactly, not yours! Said Terry
- My uncle's body isn't even cold yet…
- Shut up Cornwell! Said Terry angry
For resoect for Albert and Candy, he didn't reply to Archie's provocation. In normal time, he would've put his fist on his face!
Archie continued his way, so he won't get noticed and his wife gave him the took. In the car, she didn't say anything. Their children had their own car… Once they were at their house, in their bedroom…
- You couldn't help yourself, couldn't you?
- Annie…
- You had to provoke Terry!
- Albert just died…
- So what? He can't come and see Candy?
- He's going to live in the manor with her!
- You really think that Candy would make love with tTerry while her husband is not even buried? You don't know her at all!
- I trust Candy, I don't trust Terry!
- Archie, that's enough! Said Annie going to the adjacent bathroom and slamming the door behind her…
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Candy's children were surprised to see their mother had asked Terry to stay at the manor, but they didn't say anything. It was not the moment. They were still saddened by their father's death, they were going to talk to their mother after the funerals, the next day… but they were talking among them.
- He's going to stay here, said Anthony
- So what?
- Don't you think he's strange?
- I think that mom is feeling better ever since he arrived…
- I find her way too attached to him…
- He knew daddy, didn't he?
- Have you ever seen him here before?
- No, but that doesn't mean they didn't know each other…
- Try talking to mom
- No, she's suffering…
- Not since that man has arrived, said Anthony bitter and jealous
- Well, he's good for her…
- You women are always romantic…
- He's a friend of the family, who knew daddy too and he came for the funerals and to support mom…
- I hope you're right…
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The morning of the furnerals, Richard Grandchester, Terry's son arrived to assist to the ceremony and support his father. He found him in good company with Candy. He had the weird impression, when he saw them together. But he said to himself that his father was supporting his friend's widow…
It was bad outside and it was raining. A sad morning for a funerals… There was a lot of people, members of the family, friends acquaintances. William Albert Andrew was a billionaire, he knew a lot of people and he had helped a lot of people, a lot of people…
The service happened in the cemetery's chapel which was on the property and the funeral was in the family cemetery, on the property also where other members of the family , Anthony included and Alistair.
Archie wanted to be the one to comfort Candy but Terry was there assuming the role. He hasn't come to New York for all those years and he came to console the woman he loved after staying away… Archie had hoped that Grandchester was pretentious, he was not going to be shy and he stayed by Candy's side in front of her family and friends…
Richard Grandchester looked at his father with his friend widow and the body language he was reading coming from them said a lot!
Anthony Andrew found that his mother spent too much time with Terry.
Melanie, understood her mother who needed comfort and she thought Terry was charming…
Archie was restraining himself when he saw Candy and Terry together
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For Candy and Terry, with the death of the respective spouses a page was turned… Life went on…