Here is chapter 14, i stuggled a bit with it so i really hope you like it.
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Chapter 14
"Mom, dad, what are you doing here?" Mouse asked shocked.
"The hotel lost our reservation, so we're staying here for the next week until we return to New York." Mouse's mother said. Mouse stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to say. "You would have known in advance if you decided to pick up your phone."
Mouse took his phone and noticed 17 missed calls from his mother.
"Hey, what's going on?" Rebekah asked as she entered the living room carrying a little boy on her arm and a girl next to her. "I'm just going to put them in my bedroom for now." She said as she walked away.
"Why don't I show you two to my room, I'm sure you've had a long day and you would like some sleep." Mouse said not knowing what else to do.
"Not until you explain what's going on." His father said.
"Why don't we go home?" Erin suggested. Jay, Erin, Natalie and Will said their goodbyes as Rebekah walked back into the living room.
"Elisabeth and Josh are asleep." Rebekah said.
"Rebekah, these are my parents. Mom, dad, this is my girlfriend Rebekah." Mouse explained. Mouse could feel her tense up as he told her who they were.
"Nice to meet you." Rebekah nervously said. "Can I get you some dessert or something to drink?"
"Desert would be lovely." Mouse's father answered.
As they were sitting at the table Mouse's mother asked. "So how long have you and my son been together? He never told me about you." Mouse felt Rebekah getting more uncomfortable by the second. So he took her hand and answered in her place "The reason I haven't told you about her is because I didn't want to jinx it, and we've only been together for a week."
"You've only been together for a week and you're already living together?" his mother asked shocked.
"I started living here when I was struggling after I came back from Afghanistan." Mouse told his parents.
"He didn't have a place to stay, and I had an extra room so I offered him to stay here." Rebekah continued.
"No offence, but aren't you a little young to be a mother?" Mouse's father asked referring to Elisabeth and Josh.
"They aren't mine, a friend of mine her parents were in a car accident this evening. Caroline didn't want to take her siblings to the hospital, so they're staying here for a few nights." Rebekah explained.
"Are Caroline's parents okay?" Mouse asked.
"She was going to call as soon as she knew more." Rebekah told him. "Why don't I put some extra towels in Mouse's bathroom and some linen in his bedroom for you to use." And walked away.
Mouse was left in the dining room with his parents.
"She seems like a piece of work." His mother said as soon as Rebekah was out of sight.
"Martha!" his father scolded. "I'm sure she's a lovely girl."
"Yes, she is and I am in love with her. You don't know what she has been through this last week." Mouse tried to explain.
"That is still no excuse for how she acted just now." His mother continued. "And why does she call you Mouse? What kind of name is that?"
"She gave me that name while I served with her brother." Mouse explained. "She took me in, while I was struggling while you two were too busy to help me." He said raising his voice.
"I'm sorry we weren't there for you when you needed us, but we were going through some rough times as well" His father tried to explain.
"I get that, but that doesn't give you the right to act like that around Rebekah." Mouse told them.
"Joana is still single though." His mother said.
"Mom, I know you liked Joana, but we're done. I am in love with Rebekah, and even though we've only been together for a week I can really see myself having a future with her. More than I saw with Joana."
"You really love this girl don't you." Mouse's father said.
"Yes, I do, and I really hope you will like her too."
"Everything is set up in Mouse's room. Not to be rude, but it has been a long day. I'm going to go to sleep." Rebekah said as she walked back in the dining room.
"Are you sleeping with the kids, or are you sleeping on the pullout couch?" Mouse asked her.
"I'll take the couch. It was nice to meet you mister and misses Gerwitz." Rebekah said as she walked toward her bedroom.
She pulled out the couch, took some pillows and a blanket out of her closet and placed them on the couch. She changed into her pajamas, and checked on the kids giving them a kiss on the head and rearranging the blanket so they are covered. After that she went to lie down on the couch. She heard Mouse enter, she saw him checking on the kids. In that moment she could see what he meant when he said he saw a future with her, because she could see it as well. Even though she wasn't ready to tell him, she was falling in love with him as well .He crawled next to her and said: "I'm sorry for tonight." All she did was kiss him. The kiss became more passionate as she felt his hand under her shirt. They broke apart both out of air. "We probably shouldn't do this with the kids here and your parents in the other room." Rebekah said breathless.
He just gave her a kiss as he said "Goodnight."
The next morning she stood in the kitchen with Josh on her hip. Elisabeth was sitting at the kitchen counter. "You want some bacon and eggs for breakfast, sweetie?" Rebekah asked her as she finished baking it.
"I want my mommy and daddy." She sadly replied.
"Why don't you eat breakfast, and after that we can call Caroline to see how your mommy and daddy are doing." Rebekah said as she placed a plate with bacon and eggs in front of the little girl. She nodded as she started eating. Rebekah went to the fridge and pulled out a bowl of fruit salad, she sat down and started to feed Josh.
"Auntie Becky, I finished my breakfast." Elisabeth said as she showed her empty plate.
"Okay, why don't we Skype with Caroline. Do you know how to use the computer?" Rebekah asked as she continued feeding Josh the fruit salad while eating some herself.
"Yes, I can." She proudly answered. "Carebear taught me." Elisabeth touched a few keys and started the call to Caroline. A few seconds later Caroline's face appeared on the laptop.
"Hey Lizzie, how did you sleep at auntie Becky?" She asked.
"I slept good, Carebear." Elisabeth told her. "I just finished my bacon and eggs."
"Why don't you go brush your teeth and let me talk to auntie Becky for a while." Caroline said.
"Everything you need is in your bag in the bathroom." Rebekah told her as Elisabeth walked towards the bathroom. "How are they Caroline?"
"They will be fine. Mom has a concussion, broken leg and some bruised ribs. Dad has a dislocated shoulder and a ruptured spleen. They will both need to stay a few nights and I need to make some changes to the house so mom can sleep downstairs. Thank you for keeping them last night, I didn't know what else to do." Caroline explained.
"It's not a problem, look if you want I can keep them till you finished making the changes to the house without interruptions."
"I don't want to be a burden, I want to stay here till they wake up, doctors say it can be a couple more hours. And besides you need to study."
"Being the model student you are clearly not" Rebekah said with a big smile and a wink. "I just need to revise. Why don't I keep them for tonight and you come over tomorrow and stay for dinner and then take them home."
"You are a real godsend." Caroline said with a smile. Elisabeth walked back in as sat back in front of the laptop. "Show me your teeth" she said as Elisabeth showed them close to the camera.
Mouse's parents entered the kitchen "Good morning."
"Morning" Rebekah answered. "I could make some bacon and eggs if you want, there is also fruit salad still in the fridge. We also have oatmeal, if you like," she rambled on.
"Some scrambled eggs and bacon would be lovely" Mister Gerwitz said.
"Who are they?" Caroline whispered.
"Mouse's parents. Looks if you don't feel like cooking, why don't you come over tonight as well and eat with us."
"Why don't you take the laptop and go sit on the couch for a bit sweetie?" Rebekah told Elisabeth as she followed her and placed Josh next to her on the couch. "Can you watch your little brother for me sweetheart?" Elisabeth nodded as Rebekah went back to the kitchen and started baking the eggs and bacon.
"So, is Greg still asleep?" Mister Gerwitz asked.
"Yes, Mouse, I mean Greg is still sleeping. He hasn't been sleeping much lately, so I decided to let him sleep in." Rebekah told him.
"I've been meaning to ask, how did you give him the nickname Mouse? Misses Gerwitz asked.
"He stole my brothers cookies." She said with a smile. When she saw their confused faces she continued. "I used to send my brother homemade cookies while he was in Afghanistan. One day we were on Skype, and he told me he was out of cookies. I asked him 'You already went through the entire stack of cookies I sent you? What do you have there a mouse?' I just saw him look up at someone and say yes something like that. Next time I sent cookies, I addressed a batch to Mouse because I didn't know his real name."
"That's actually pretty cute" his mother replied as she ate the bacon and eggs Rebekah gave her.
Rebekah released a breath she didn't know she was holding, glad his parents were starting to like her.
So let me know what you think of this chapter!