Holy cheese an update. I'm kinda sad guys, I'm at pretty much the end. I'm gonna write some of the final scenes tonight and tomorrow. I spent 2 hours writing before class, I'm now posting this. I have class in like 10 minutes, so I gotta post this and run. I'll be posting the rest soon... I end this chapter suddenly because there was a scene I still can't write I'm stuck, so I skipped it and wrote stuff after that scene but yeah... Here we go...
Jake's P.O.V.
"So where'd we leave off Nick?"
"You were rambling, a fight with mom right after Lucy was born."
"Ah. Well I still haven't figured out how to explain or tell that part of a story. Let's just say, your mom was jealous that her best friends were this happy little family, and she'd barely see me."
"Aah, so that's what the fight was about...
"Why don't we just skip ahead a year."
"Okay?"
"Well the movie got back to the point where I didn't need to be there so often. We kept the house in Lakewood, and the house in Edmonton. I was only gone maybe one week a month, to take care of movie stuff. Most of what was happening now was we needed to recast Honey, since the original actresses contract ran out and she refused to resign. We were also needed to finally pick our filming locations. I wanted to do mostly set stuff, but apparently that wish wouldn't be granted. You know Nick the comics based on my days in the Troop. I saw everything as I wanted it, because I lived it. It was hard to have someone tell me that's not how it could be. So what I had been doing now for the movie was done mostly on a computer: using a webcam, seeing pictures of possible locations, and lots of emails. It was nice to finally be with your mom again. So your mom and I were set to spend a week in Lakewood together. It was one of our visiting weeks. It was also Lucy's first birthday. Well the entire week you're mom was acting weird. Like she was keeping a secret or something. So it was Saturday, we were going to Kirby and Cadence's birthday. It would be Kirby's parents and sister, us, and Felix. You might be wondering about Felix being invited. Well Felix was still a member of our group, and he and Kirby got along really well. Well we had arrived early and your mom immediately went to spend time with Cadence and Lucy. It was understood she didn't see them that often. I'd see them whenever I spent time in Lakewood to deal with the movie. Kirby and I stood in the kitchen watching our wives coo and cluck like mother hens over Lucy.
"She's a great mom." Kirby said to me suddenly.
"She really is."
"She just doesn't see it." He sighed.
"She will."
"Thats just it I don't think she will. Its unfortunate what all her mother put here through. I wish things could've been different for her."
"No amount of wishing, could ever change Cadence's childhood. Her mother is a psychopath." I said trying to set the record straight again watching the two women.
"Psychopath doesn't even begin to cover her."
"I think it does." I sighed.
"Let's agree to disagree," He laughed heading for the fridge.
"Well then I agree to disagree."
"Want a beverage?"
"Beer."
"Hayley's gonna let you drink?"
"I'm not driving, and I'll need the beer if I want to survive the drive home," I laughed has Kirby handed me my beer.
"Cheers, my friend." He said raising the beer bottle to my own.
"Cheers." I said as we lightly knocked the bottles together.
"So I think Hayley's hiding something from me." I said taking a sip of the beer in my hand.
"Why?"
"She's just been really weird lately, it's like she has something to hide," I sighed.
"Are you just being paranoid?"
"I could be."
"Well no one else is going to be here for an hour or so. Well I suggest we join them." Kirby laughed as he started to head towards the living room. Now Nick I'm skipping ahead a few hours."
"Okay dad."
"Kirby's parents and his sister had arrived, and following shortly behind them was Felix. Everyone had been dispersed to their little groups. The girls in the living room gossiping and cooing over baby Lucy. The men in the kitchen, eating, and catching up. I had decided to go spend some time with my wife, and had headed into the living room. I was quiet shocked to hear the words.
"Just tell him." I noticed the women talking to Hayley. Now my mind immediately began to freak out, wandering what millions of things she could just tell me. Suddenly all eyes turned to me. They clearly failed to notice me when I had first entered the room.
"Its fate Hayley. You should tell him." Lizzie, Kirby's sister turned to Hayley.
"Can we step outside for a minute," Hayley said getting off the couch and grabbing my wrist. She lead me to the deck door and we stepped outside.
"You're leaving me aren't you?" I asked nervously.
"Can you just let me speak?"
"Speak please just tell me," I stuttered.
"Jake."
"I hate that tone... It's bad news."
"Jake! Just let me talk."
"Okay freak out done." I said sighing deeply.
"Jake. Remember Elroy?"
"First you don't want me to talk now you're asking me questions?"
"Just answer the question."
"Yes I remember Elroy."
"Well Jake," she said taking a deep breathe, "are you ready to be a father again?"
"Wait what? Hayley this is amazing." I said giving her the biggest hug I could possible muster. I released her from my hug and gave her a peck on the forehead.
"I can't believe it," I smiled at my wife, grasping her hand tightly. "I'm going to be a dad, for real this time. I won't have to send this child to Finland."
"Well I would hope not," She laughed before dragging me back inside.
"What was that all about?" Kirby asked as I rejoined the men in the kitchen.
"I'm not allowed to say anything yet." I smiled.
"I know what look." Felix said staring at me.
"No you don't," I said quickly.
"Have you guys seen Lucy yet?" Kirby asked noticing my destain for Felix's noticing skills.
"I haven't seen her yet, since I've been here." Felix said headed to the living room.
"Well I should see my only grandchild." Mr. Bancroft – Cadsworth said following after Felix.
"So are you gonna tell me? Or do I have to guess?" Kirby said staring at me.
"All will be revealed in time," I said as I went the direction the other two men had gone before us.
"She's getting so big." I overheard Kirby's dad say. I looked over at Cadence who seemed flustered. I heard footsteps behind me Kirby had entered the room.
"What do you think Cadence. I think you need a break. I'll take Lucy for a bit," Kirby said going over to where is wife was sitting.
"That sounds good I haven't eat all day." She said going back into the kitchen where the snack foods had been.
"I think I'll get something to eat too." Hayley said following Cadence. I then followed Hayley.
"You okay Cadence," I asked once back in the kitchen.
"Just too many people," she sighed shoving a cracker into her mouth.
"I see," Hayley and I spoke at the same time.
"I do much better when its just us four. I'm okay when its us four plus Felix, but throw Kirby's family in and I'm a mess. I wish I knew why. I mean I love them and all, but its just. I don't know." she said shoving more food into her mouth.
"Its okay to be frustrated," Hayley said biting into a carrot.
"So how'd he take the news?" Cadence asked changing the subject quickly.
"Can you just pretend you don't know anything? We're planning to announce to everyone tomorrow when we have that picnic."
"My lips are sealed, but I can't make promises for Diana, or Liz." Cadence said.
"Interesting." I laughed lightly.
"Congrats by the way." She said putting some food on a plate and going back into the living room. I'm going to skip a lot now, to the day of your birth. Well you know what day that is, so I won't start by saying the date. Now you're mom had quit her job and we had been living in Lakewood the past 6 months. I wanted to just fully move back, but your mom had fallen in love with Canada. We had been renting the canadian house out, and again had spent the past 6 months in Lakewood. I was still doing movie work and no we still hadn't started filming. We kept thinking a few more months and filming would begin, yeah it didn't start until you were one. Now I'm getting off topic again. I had the day off, which actually had happened more now at this point then what had been. I wasn't needed as much, anymore. You're mom and I had gone over to Kirby and Cadence, which we did a lot. Kirby had been working at home inventing, and Cadence hadn't been working at this, so we'd often spend time with them. Your mom had been acting weirder then usual this day." I sighed taking a deep breathe.
Anyone know which scene I can't write? ANY GUESSES? But seriously I'm struggling with it... I might just cut it though it is kinda important...