Okay Y'all, this is short. But I wanted to get them with Charlotte andPeter, and give y'all a little taste of Charlotte. In my stories, Charlotte is Kristin Chenoweth from the Movie RV and Peter I can't pick from Josh Lucas from Sweet Home Alabama, or Lucas Black, from NCIS New, Orleans

CHARLOTTE'S POV

"PETER, ALICE JAZZ, GIT Y'ALL ASSES DOWN HERE! THEY'RE FINALLY HERE!"

I'd been waiting on the wrap around porch for the last hour. I was so excited to finally meet my new daughter-in-law, and her family, I'd barely slept all night. I'd been up since 5 am cookin' and cleanin'. Makin' sure the guest rooms and bathrooms were fresh and well stocked with towels and sheets and everything.

To my surprise, my oldest son, Major Jasper Whitlock, had come home the day before. He technically was my sister-in-law's kid, but she'd died with he was only 12 years old. I and Peter had only been married for 2 years, but we found out earlier on that I couldn't have kids. So when his sister took sick with cancer, she asked if I'd mind raising her boy. Of course, I didn't, but it was gonna be hard seein' him as a son, I'd always seen him as a kid brother. After his mom died he'd started to withdraw, and became very depressed.

FLASHBACK

"Peter, maybe he needs other kids around. We could try to adopt a brother for him. We'd always talked about adoptin' a baby. Maybe instead we could adopt an older child, a boy to grow up with Jazz?"

"Are you sure you can handle that Sugarfoot, I've got another 3 years in this enlistment. I'd be gone most of the time. But after the three years are up, I don't have to reenlist." Peter told me.

"But Dontcha see, sug, I'd have more company baby. I think that's the problem. It's just me an Jasper here, and I think it's lonely for him honey," I told my Petey

"Well, why don't we try it out first. We could always take in some foster kids. But we'd have to be careful, we don't want some juvenile delinquents that will have a bad influence on young Jazz," Peter said

"Well we could go down to CPS, and see what it'll take to get the ball rollin'," I told Peter.

"Okay honey, we can go down tomorrow while Jazz is in school."

After 6 months we were certified, foster parents. It was only 3 month's later, were called and asked if we'd take in a sister and brother. The girl was only 6 months old. The boy was 10 and their mother had just died. Their father had died earlier in the same year after being mauled by a bear. They had no other family in the Tennessee area but wasn't sure if there was family elsewhere in the country. We'd only been in Tennessee for the 5 years Peter had enlisted. We told them we'd be happy to have them.

Alice was the cutest little happiest baby I'd ever seen. She was always laughin' and smilin'. Emmett was pretty low key when he first came to us. It didn't take long for him to break out of his shell, and he brought Jazz right along with him. They had a lot in common and was always roughhousin'. Peter, whenever he was home, joined right in with them.

Jazz was still the serious one, hed' taken that after his daddy. He was quiet and liked to read. Wasn't much into sports except for wrestlin'. Em, on the other hand, was loud and boisterous, and played every sport, baseball, basketball, and football, as well as wrestling. But we excelled in football.

Jazz became interested in the military in high school and was enrolled in JROTC. Soon he became interested in a Military prep school. We couldn't really afford it but Peter talked to his commanding officer and got a scholarship for the tuition.

Alice was heartbroken that 'her Jazzy' was leavin' but soon we were allowed to transfer Texas, to be closer to were Jasper would be goin' to school. Then two years later, Emmett got a scholarship to go to play football for Duke University, in Raleigh-Durham, NC. After that Peter didn't re-enlist. So it was just Peter, Alice and me, here in Texas.

Jazz went on to go to West Pointe and was now a Major in the US Army. He was doing his first tour in Iraq, just as Emmett was drafted into the NFL. I'd seen both my boys grow up to be fine young men. Now Emmett was bringing home his new girl.

END FLASHBACK

I heard the car horn honkin' as it pulled off the dirt road onto our property. Peter and Jazz ran out the house to go and open the gate for them.

"Oh, Mama she ain't feelin' good. She's having mornin' sickness." Alice said.

"You sho' about that lil'bit?" I asked Alice. That little thang and her visions.

"Yeah, Mama," Alice said with a concerned look on her face. "She ain't gonna be able to eat Thanksgiving dinner. You gotta go get your herbs and stuff."

"Well, I got ginger and lemons. I think we got soda crackers and peanut butter. Alice, go start cuttin' up the lemons and I'll join ya to peel the ginger after I get Bella settled in.

"Yes, Mama" and Alice went into the house.

I then saw my baby boy get out of the car, and pick his big brother up in a bear hug and swung him around. I got down off the porch when I saw a very handsome older man with a mustache get out of the car with a very pretty Native American woman, with long dark hair.

I walked up just as Em was introducin' them to Peter and Jazz. "And this here's my Char,"

"Em, when ya gone start callin' me Mama," I said laughin' and huggin' the big lug.

"Char, this here is Charlie Swan, and his girl Sue Clearwater," Em said

"How Y'all folks doin, pleased to meet ya, Welcome to our home, I want y'all to make y'allselves at home, If ya need anything, don't be scurr'd ta ask. Now, where's Bella?

"She's sick Char, I'm takin her back to town to the 24-hour urgent care. It's probably the only thing open except for the ER, over the holiday, Em told me

"Well, Alice already told me she's got morning sickness. You know I already know how to take care of that. I just need ya to pick up a few things from the market." I told him. Charlie and Sue looked at each other and then back at me like I'd grown two heads.

"Char, here is a doula, whereas a midwife just delivers the baby, a doula takes care of the mamas-to-be all the way during the pregnancy, if need be, Peter explained.

"Char, that's good and all, but we took three pregnancy test last night, we only got 1 positive and 2 negatives."

"Peter, go find me a rabbit," I told them.

"Char, we ain't killin' no rabbits today, besides the doctor should be able to tell immediately, right?"

"Actually it takes about the same amount of time Emmett. They have to send the blood to a lab, and I doubt there are any labs open except at the hospital during the holidays." Sue informed him.

"You a doctor Sue?" I asked.

"An RN actually, but I'd really like to see the rabbit test done, and learn more about being a doula. It would probably help on the reservation." She told me.

"Alright then, let's start taking care of this little gal, Em gone now, take her in the house, First room at the top of the stairs. Charlie and Sue, yall are in the room on the other end of the hall. Don't need her daddy listenin' to his baby girl through the bedroom wall, though doesn't seem like there be any action right now. Peter go catch that rabbit and take Charlie whitcha. Jazz you get the luggage, then after you and Em are done, go to Alice in the kitchen, and she'll make ya a list of everything I'll be needin', " Everybody was just standin' there looking at me like I done lost my mind.

"CHOP, CHOP PEOPLE, THIS BABY WILL BE HERE 'FORE Y'ALL GET THE MOLASSES OUTCHA ASSES!