Ryland Dawson sat cross-legged on the doorstep. He wondered when this guy was gonna show up. He picked a pebble up off of the stars and chucked it out into the street and watched it rattle into the gutter. He had been sitting like that for about three hours and his butt was sore from the hard cement stoop. He was a bit confused as well.
He glanced over at the two people sitting next to him. There was Lanie Jacob, the agent from the children's bureau. She was very stiff and prim with her legs crossed and her neat gray suit. There was little Miriam. Although they were the same age, twins in fact she was smaller and more nervous. Miriam was leaning on the railing. She was halfway asleep, and Ry hardly blamed her. It was really late. Lanie had said that the man the were visiting knew they were coming, but they had been there a while, and Ry was beginning to wonder if he had forgotten they were coming.
He felt puzzled. He knew so little about what was going on. It seemed like yesterday that they had been with mom, happy and satisfied. But the cancer had eaten away at her slowly. and just a few days ago they had turned their backs for the last time as they walked away from her grave towards a whole new life.
Now they would be living with their dad. Ry wondered what he was like. He had never seen him before. In fact, until two weeks ago he had believed that his father was dead. He hardly blamed his mom for lying to them though. She didn't want them to know that their dad had forgotten all about them. It had been twelve years since his mom and this mystery man had met. The man, Mr. Bond was his name, hadn't even know that he had kids. After the nuclear accident that had brought him and their mom together for a night of passion he had stepped out of her life for ever.
At last a car pulled into the driveway. A rather handsome man stepped out of the car. He was will dressed and had a beautiful blonde woman on his arm. She was very giggly and silly looking with a very short skirt, and they gave each other a big kiss and headed right for the stair where Ry sat.
Ms Jacob stood up and strode over to him.
"Are you mister Bond?" she asked.
"Why yes, Bond, James Bond. Who are you?"
"My name is Lanie Jacob, and I am here about your son and daughter."
"My whom?" he said.
the blonde woman pulled away.
"Why James, I didn't know you had kids. "
"Neither did I" he said.
"Well we spoke to your secretary, Ms Penny, at your work who assured us that she would inform you." Said Lanie.
"But I haven't been at work all weak" cried the man. "Now suppose you come inside and we figure this out" he said winking a Lanie. " I'll see you later." he said to the blonde and he gave her a big gooey kiss.
Miriam gave Ry a nudge in the ribs.
"Eww" she said.
"I know" he answered.
"Now," said Lanie, "lets go inside children."
He glanced over at the two people sitting next to him. There was Lanie Jacob, the agent from the children's bureau. She was very stiff and prim with her legs crossed and her neat gray suit. There was little Miriam. Although they were the same age, twins in fact she was smaller and more nervous. Miriam was leaning on the railing. She was halfway asleep, and Ry hardly blamed her. It was really late. Lanie had said that the man the were visiting knew they were coming, but they had been there a while, and Ry was beginning to wonder if he had forgotten they were coming.
He felt puzzled. He knew so little about what was going on. It seemed like yesterday that they had been with mom, happy and satisfied. But the cancer had eaten away at her slowly. and just a few days ago they had turned their backs for the last time as they walked away from her grave towards a whole new life.
Now they would be living with their dad. Ry wondered what he was like. He had never seen him before. In fact, until two weeks ago he had believed that his father was dead. He hardly blamed his mom for lying to them though. She didn't want them to know that their dad had forgotten all about them. It had been twelve years since his mom and this mystery man had met. The man, Mr. Bond was his name, hadn't even know that he had kids. After the nuclear accident that had brought him and their mom together for a night of passion he had stepped out of her life for ever.
At last a car pulled into the driveway. A rather handsome man stepped out of the car. He was will dressed and had a beautiful blonde woman on his arm. She was very giggly and silly looking with a very short skirt, and they gave each other a big kiss and headed right for the stair where Ry sat.
Ms Jacob stood up and strode over to him.
"Are you mister Bond?" she asked.
"Why yes, Bond, James Bond. Who are you?"
"My name is Lanie Jacob, and I am here about your son and daughter."
"My whom?" he said.
the blonde woman pulled away.
"Why James, I didn't know you had kids. "
"Neither did I" he said.
"Well we spoke to your secretary, Ms Penny, at your work who assured us that she would inform you." Said Lanie.
"But I haven't been at work all weak" cried the man. "Now suppose you come inside and we figure this out" he said winking a Lanie. " I'll see you later." he said to the blonde and he gave her a big gooey kiss.
Miriam gave Ry a nudge in the ribs.
"Eww" she said.
"I know" he answered.
"Now," said Lanie, "lets go inside children."
