The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Ch. 9- Revisit to the Past
(7 years continued)
Caitie sat quietly in her car, pondering the words she just heard.
Pregnant.
She repeated that in her mind. Seven years ago she had definitely not been ready to have a child, but was she now? Could she and Jamie handle another child, now at twenty-three and twenty-four rather then seventeen and eighteen? She was barely out of law school, and new to her firm. Jamie was an EMT, but she knew he was planning to return to collage. However, a loud tap on her car window broke Caitie out of her thoughts. She was frighten at first before she saw who it was, and then quickly rolled down the window.
"Hank!. Hi. Jamie told me you were back in New York." Caitie replied.
"Yeah, Angela got promoted here." Hank stated referring to he's wife of two years.
"How is she and Molly?" Caitie asked.
"Keeping her mother and I up all night, but she's doing great. She'll be six months old next month." Hank replied smiling. "Well, I have to get back. Tell Jamie and Lyn hi. I call you next week." He said, then walking back towards the building. Caitie signed. It had seemed so long ago since the last she saw everyone, at Val and Tyler's weeding, months before. She couldn't help feel the urge to call her best friend, but knew she couldn't. Val was miles away in Europe for two months, with Tyler.
* * *
"Megan came by today. " Jamie's mother told him on the phone as he watched AshlynValerie watch cartoons, nearby.
"Mere (mother), you knew I haven't talked to Megan or Peter since before Ashlyn was born." Jamie replied.
"They're your brother and sister, and your really hurting them." she replied.
"Just tell Megan to send Hannah next month like always." Jamie stated. "Au revoir, Mama (Goodbye, Mom)."
"Oui (yes) , Au revoir son."
He thought about he's siblings, whom he hadn't talked to or seen in over seven years. In one of the closets were numerous amounts of unopened letters and presents for Caitie, himself and Ash. The only contact he had to them was he's ten year old niece Hannah and he's parents. Jamie had learned from them that thirty-five year old Megan was due to have another child any day now and she and Paul still ran their restaurant. Twenty-nine year old Peter had married and had twin boys. Jamie knew that both had rethought their feelings about Jamie's life and about he's daughter and wanted to make up, but Jamie couldn't do that, although he did miss them. The memory of how badly they didn't want him to keep Ashlyn and all their comments of disappointment was still fresh in he's mind. He did not want to have to defend he's choices to them or anyone.
* * *
"Grandpa Roth!." the seven year old, Ashlyn called as Caitie opened the door. Jamie stood silently behind her, playing with her pigtails. The older man was eager to pick up he's only grandchild, as Jamie took Charlie Roth's bags and Caitie shut the door. Caitie vowed at the moment that as soon as her father left she'd tell Jamie about the baby.
"Allez, jouez Ash. Grandpa, mama et moi doivent parler. " (Go play, Ash. Grandpa, mommy and I need to talk) Jamie told he's daughter hours later. He knew Caitie desperately wanted to know how her four younger siblings and mother were. When Caitie had left her home soon after AshlynValerie was born her brothers and sisters were three, four, six, and eight. Now they were ten, eleven, thirteen, and fifteen, and Caitie wanted to hear what was going on with them since Christmas. Jamie also knew that Caitie wanted him to talk to her father and get along with him.
However, the phone rang before he could answer. " I'll get it." Caitie replied. "It's proubley Brooke. She said she'd call." Brooke was nineteen now and at school in California majoring in business and something to do with computers.
"How's Kingsport, Mr. Roth." Jamie asked, unsure of what to say.
"It's fine. Your parents say hello, by the way." Jamie nodded.
"Well, I'm glad you are in town, I knew we have our differences, but-"
"-No, we don't Jamie. You've raised Ashlyn in to a wonderful girl and made my daughter happy. There are no differences between us." Charlie Roth replied, ending years of dislike that Jamie thought he had towards him.
* * *
(few weeks later)
"Well, now that my father's gone. I have something to tell you." Caitie replied late one night as the two of them were watching TV.
"What is it?" Jamie asked.
"I'm pregnant." said Caitie hoping he thought the news was good., because that's was she thought after having weeks to think about the situation.
"That's wonderful." he replied, truly happy as he kissed her. "This is great news." Caitie let go a breath of air.
* * *
(eight months later)
"James Waite-Roth, Jr." Caitie replied happliy to her best friend on the phone. "We just brought him home yesterday."
"I can't wait to see him." Val replied sorry she had moved away from New York. "How's Lyn?"
"She's great. Loving her little brother already."
* * *
Ch. 9- Revisit to the Past
(7 years continued)
Caitie sat quietly in her car, pondering the words she just heard.
Pregnant.
She repeated that in her mind. Seven years ago she had definitely not been ready to have a child, but was she now? Could she and Jamie handle another child, now at twenty-three and twenty-four rather then seventeen and eighteen? She was barely out of law school, and new to her firm. Jamie was an EMT, but she knew he was planning to return to collage. However, a loud tap on her car window broke Caitie out of her thoughts. She was frighten at first before she saw who it was, and then quickly rolled down the window.
"Hank!. Hi. Jamie told me you were back in New York." Caitie replied.
"Yeah, Angela got promoted here." Hank stated referring to he's wife of two years.
"How is she and Molly?" Caitie asked.
"Keeping her mother and I up all night, but she's doing great. She'll be six months old next month." Hank replied smiling. "Well, I have to get back. Tell Jamie and Lyn hi. I call you next week." He said, then walking back towards the building. Caitie signed. It had seemed so long ago since the last she saw everyone, at Val and Tyler's weeding, months before. She couldn't help feel the urge to call her best friend, but knew she couldn't. Val was miles away in Europe for two months, with Tyler.
* * *
"Megan came by today. " Jamie's mother told him on the phone as he watched AshlynValerie watch cartoons, nearby.
"Mere (mother), you knew I haven't talked to Megan or Peter since before Ashlyn was born." Jamie replied.
"They're your brother and sister, and your really hurting them." she replied.
"Just tell Megan to send Hannah next month like always." Jamie stated. "Au revoir, Mama (Goodbye, Mom)."
"Oui (yes) , Au revoir son."
He thought about he's siblings, whom he hadn't talked to or seen in over seven years. In one of the closets were numerous amounts of unopened letters and presents for Caitie, himself and Ash. The only contact he had to them was he's ten year old niece Hannah and he's parents. Jamie had learned from them that thirty-five year old Megan was due to have another child any day now and she and Paul still ran their restaurant. Twenty-nine year old Peter had married and had twin boys. Jamie knew that both had rethought their feelings about Jamie's life and about he's daughter and wanted to make up, but Jamie couldn't do that, although he did miss them. The memory of how badly they didn't want him to keep Ashlyn and all their comments of disappointment was still fresh in he's mind. He did not want to have to defend he's choices to them or anyone.
* * *
"Grandpa Roth!." the seven year old, Ashlyn called as Caitie opened the door. Jamie stood silently behind her, playing with her pigtails. The older man was eager to pick up he's only grandchild, as Jamie took Charlie Roth's bags and Caitie shut the door. Caitie vowed at the moment that as soon as her father left she'd tell Jamie about the baby.
"Allez, jouez Ash. Grandpa, mama et moi doivent parler. " (Go play, Ash. Grandpa, mommy and I need to talk) Jamie told he's daughter hours later. He knew Caitie desperately wanted to know how her four younger siblings and mother were. When Caitie had left her home soon after AshlynValerie was born her brothers and sisters were three, four, six, and eight. Now they were ten, eleven, thirteen, and fifteen, and Caitie wanted to hear what was going on with them since Christmas. Jamie also knew that Caitie wanted him to talk to her father and get along with him.
However, the phone rang before he could answer. " I'll get it." Caitie replied. "It's proubley Brooke. She said she'd call." Brooke was nineteen now and at school in California majoring in business and something to do with computers.
"How's Kingsport, Mr. Roth." Jamie asked, unsure of what to say.
"It's fine. Your parents say hello, by the way." Jamie nodded.
"Well, I'm glad you are in town, I knew we have our differences, but-"
"-No, we don't Jamie. You've raised Ashlyn in to a wonderful girl and made my daughter happy. There are no differences between us." Charlie Roth replied, ending years of dislike that Jamie thought he had towards him.
* * *
(few weeks later)
"Well, now that my father's gone. I have something to tell you." Caitie replied late one night as the two of them were watching TV.
"What is it?" Jamie asked.
"I'm pregnant." said Caitie hoping he thought the news was good., because that's was she thought after having weeks to think about the situation.
"That's wonderful." he replied, truly happy as he kissed her. "This is great news." Caitie let go a breath of air.
* * *
(eight months later)
"James Waite-Roth, Jr." Caitie replied happliy to her best friend on the phone. "We just brought him home yesterday."
"I can't wait to see him." Val replied sorry she had moved away from New York. "How's Lyn?"
"She's great. Loving her little brother already."
* * *
