PEARL16 "Well?" Rafe asked impatiently as Iz can out of the post office.
"I sent it out now all we have to do is wait for his answer."
"Rafe, Iz come on the boys want ice cream." Evelyn called over her shoulder as the boys pulled her down the street.
"Jimmy you stop that right now before you knock your Aunt over." Iz yelled as she pushed the stroller towards the trio. Followed by a laughing Rafe.
"Iz did you get the message out?" Evelyn asked as the boys attacked Rafe outside the ice-cream shop.
"Yes I did now all we have to do is wait. Poor Rafe he really has his work cut out for him" she said laughing at the scene inside the store.
Evelyn followed her eyes and watched as Danny and Jimmy twisted Rafe around their fingers for a double scoop and sprinkles. "I can hear Danny now, please Daddy, we can eat it all I promise."
"Should we go help or let Rafe handle it himself."
"Handle it himself," the women said together with a laugh.
A few minutes Rafe and the boys came back outside the shop. He handed a cone to each of the girls and took his back from Danny. Looking at it he noticed the little boy had already eaten some of his cone. Shaking his head in mock annoyance he sat down to enjoy his cone.
A half hour later Rafe laughed as he watched Evelyn and Iz chase down to ice cream covered boys. Looking at the sleeping boy in the stroller he said, "Just wait pretty soon it will be three against the two of them. He watched as the boys were caught and cleaned up enough. "Come on lets get home before the storm comes." Rafe said looking at the darkening sky as they women and the boys came back over.
"Izzy-bell will you read me a letter tonight."
"Yes I'll read a letter and," she said looking at Rafe, "show you what else is in that box."