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Carol woke up in Doug's arms and she was quickly reminded of where she was and why she was there. It was the day after Carol traveled to Seattle to go back to Doug and the two of them decided that they would go back to Chicago that day to pick up Tess and Kate at Carol's mother's house.
"Doug, wake up," Carol quietly demanded.
Doug opened his eyes slowly.
"Why? What happened?" Doug asked.
"Doug, we need to get ready, our flight leaves in 3 hours, at 10."
"Okay. We can stay in bed a little longer if you'd like.."
"No, Doug. This is not the time to fool around. That's for tomorrow."
Doug and Carol both smile. About 2 hours later, they're at the airport waiting for their flight.
"Why aren't you talking a lot, Carol? You usually have a ton of things to say."
"I'm sorry. We can really talk on the plane ride. Right now, I'm thinking that I truly miss the girls and I can't wait to see them."
"Me neither. People are right that a picture is worth a thousand words because when I see Tess and Kate in those pictures, I want to see them even more. I'm excited."
"They don't go to just anyone, Doug. So if they seem distant to you, give them time because they don't really know you, that's all. They'll get more comfortable when they spend more time with you."
"I hope. I'm good with kids."
"No, not the pediatrician talk again!" Carol laughed.
Doug and Carol started catching up a little bit and they didn't realize how fast the time went. An announcement came up.
"Boarding for the 10:00 flight for Chicago is now in progress."
"Doug, that's us."
Doug and Carol got their stuff together, showed their tickets and entered the plane."
During the 4 hour ride, the two of them talked almost the entire time.
"Him and Elizabeth are really getting close. More so than I ever though they'd be."
"He's a player, that guy."
"I wouldn't go that far as to say that, you know..."
"Well, it's true...that Cynthia girl and Susan, Jen, and God knows who else."
"Elizabeth's a really nice girl. They seem really nice together as far as I can see."
"I think we should go and visit the hospital," Doug added. "I really want to see Mark....and everybody as a matter of fact."
"Even Kerry?"
"Okay, almost everybody."
As the plane landed, Doug became more and more anxious. He wasn't sure if it was because he was meeting his girls for the first time, or because he was going back to his 'old home' as he called it, County. Doug and Carol rented a car and went to her mother's house.
"Just be nice to her and don't say to much," Carol suggested.
"Can't I just wait in the car?"
"She knows I went to see you and she knows I'm going to live with you, so you might as well give a good impression so she doesn't go crazy."
"I think she already is crazy to tell you the truth. I can't imagine it being any worse in her case"
They arrived at Carol's mother's house and they went inside when Helen opened the door.
"Hello, Douglas, " Mrs. Hathaway greeted.
"Very nice to see you," Doug replied.
"Mom, we don't really have much time. We'd hate to grab the girls and run, but that's what we're going to have to do."
"Do what you must, Carol. Don't keep my granddaughters away from me for too long. I want to see them..."
"Of course, mom. Don't worry. Thanks a lot for watching them."
"You're welcome. Bye Carol, bye Doug."
"Bye mom."
Carol and her mother hug.
"Bye Ms. Hathaway." Doug said.
"Bye Douglas."
They all got into the car and Doug drove while Carol held the girls.
"You nervous, Doug?"
"About what?"
"About going back after such a long time."
"No....why should I be?"
" Maybe because you didn't leave on such a positive note..."
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Carol woke up in Doug's arms and she was quickly reminded of where she was and why she was there. It was the day after Carol traveled to Seattle to go back to Doug and the two of them decided that they would go back to Chicago that day to pick up Tess and Kate at Carol's mother's house.
"Doug, wake up," Carol quietly demanded.
Doug opened his eyes slowly.
"Why? What happened?" Doug asked.
"Doug, we need to get ready, our flight leaves in 3 hours, at 10."
"Okay. We can stay in bed a little longer if you'd like.."
"No, Doug. This is not the time to fool around. That's for tomorrow."
Doug and Carol both smile. About 2 hours later, they're at the airport waiting for their flight.
"Why aren't you talking a lot, Carol? You usually have a ton of things to say."
"I'm sorry. We can really talk on the plane ride. Right now, I'm thinking that I truly miss the girls and I can't wait to see them."
"Me neither. People are right that a picture is worth a thousand words because when I see Tess and Kate in those pictures, I want to see them even more. I'm excited."
"They don't go to just anyone, Doug. So if they seem distant to you, give them time because they don't really know you, that's all. They'll get more comfortable when they spend more time with you."
"I hope. I'm good with kids."
"No, not the pediatrician talk again!" Carol laughed.
Doug and Carol started catching up a little bit and they didn't realize how fast the time went. An announcement came up.
"Boarding for the 10:00 flight for Chicago is now in progress."
"Doug, that's us."
Doug and Carol got their stuff together, showed their tickets and entered the plane."
During the 4 hour ride, the two of them talked almost the entire time.
"Him and Elizabeth are really getting close. More so than I ever though they'd be."
"He's a player, that guy."
"I wouldn't go that far as to say that, you know..."
"Well, it's true...that Cynthia girl and Susan, Jen, and God knows who else."
"Elizabeth's a really nice girl. They seem really nice together as far as I can see."
"I think we should go and visit the hospital," Doug added. "I really want to see Mark....and everybody as a matter of fact."
"Even Kerry?"
"Okay, almost everybody."
As the plane landed, Doug became more and more anxious. He wasn't sure if it was because he was meeting his girls for the first time, or because he was going back to his 'old home' as he called it, County. Doug and Carol rented a car and went to her mother's house.
"Just be nice to her and don't say to much," Carol suggested.
"Can't I just wait in the car?"
"She knows I went to see you and she knows I'm going to live with you, so you might as well give a good impression so she doesn't go crazy."
"I think she already is crazy to tell you the truth. I can't imagine it being any worse in her case"
They arrived at Carol's mother's house and they went inside when Helen opened the door.
"Hello, Douglas, " Mrs. Hathaway greeted.
"Very nice to see you," Doug replied.
"Mom, we don't really have much time. We'd hate to grab the girls and run, but that's what we're going to have to do."
"Do what you must, Carol. Don't keep my granddaughters away from me for too long. I want to see them..."
"Of course, mom. Don't worry. Thanks a lot for watching them."
"You're welcome. Bye Carol, bye Doug."
"Bye mom."
Carol and her mother hug.
"Bye Ms. Hathaway." Doug said.
"Bye Douglas."
They all got into the car and Doug drove while Carol held the girls.
"You nervous, Doug?"
"About what?"
"About going back after such a long time."
"No....why should I be?"
" Maybe because you didn't leave on such a positive note..."
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