She stared at him, then got up and walked away, tears still streaming down
her face. Since she took the donkey with her, he went to his office, not
saying a word. He knew if she wanted him, she would find him there. It took
all of five minutes. She quietly slipped into the room behind him and
turned him around in his chair, startling him.
"Two weeks from today."
"Is McKenzie's 16 birthday."
"We'll have our wedding the same day." He was so shocked, he just sat there; he didn't know what to say. "Are you alright?"
"Yes." He whispered, and then louder, "Yes, I'm just shocked. This the happiest day of my life."
She came back with a smart reply. "No it ain't, two weeks from today will be. We have a lot of planning to do." She turned to leave the office.
"Where are you going?"
"To call Cindy, you didn't think I was going to make all my wedding plans with just you? I'd never hear the end of it!" she laughed and walked away, leaving him speechless.
It took him almost ten minutes to snap out of his shocked stupor, by then he could hear her down the hall talking on the phone. He looked at the clock and realized it was almost two thirty in the afternoon, school got out in half an hour. She still went to the same school as she started in, except a different campus. Seattle South had three campuses, one for each school level, and all were about ten minutes from their penthouse in sector five. Most days, they would go to the school to meet their daughter, she loved walking home with them, sometimes they stopped for dinner along the way. Now that she was in grade ten, he wasn't sure if they should meet her, he knew most teenagers were embarrassed to be seen with their parents. Realizing that he had been in all day, he decided to go, although he knew his new fiancée would not accompany him, she was to busy on the phone.
Leaving the office, he decided he wasn't going to get any work done today, so he went over to the big picture windows that looked out over Seattle. It was overcast, but didn't look like it was going to rain, so he decided to leave the car at home. It was making a funny noise, and he didn't want to have any greater problems before he got it to the mechanic. He got his coat and took the elevator down to the street, making the short trip to the school in record time.
It was only three when he arrived, but school didn't let out until 3:15. 'Now what?' he thought, realizing he left his laptop at home. He thought of touring the small school, but he had done that last year when she started. Glancing Heaven-ward, he noticed the sky was getting darker, 'give me half an hour' he thought, 'I don't want to get wet, and I'm sure she doesn't.' Then he remembered he would have to tell her the great news, then she wouldn't be able to wait to get home to help her mother plan. Or maybe… he took his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed.
"Two weeks from today."
"Is McKenzie's 16 birthday."
"We'll have our wedding the same day." He was so shocked, he just sat there; he didn't know what to say. "Are you alright?"
"Yes." He whispered, and then louder, "Yes, I'm just shocked. This the happiest day of my life."
She came back with a smart reply. "No it ain't, two weeks from today will be. We have a lot of planning to do." She turned to leave the office.
"Where are you going?"
"To call Cindy, you didn't think I was going to make all my wedding plans with just you? I'd never hear the end of it!" she laughed and walked away, leaving him speechless.
It took him almost ten minutes to snap out of his shocked stupor, by then he could hear her down the hall talking on the phone. He looked at the clock and realized it was almost two thirty in the afternoon, school got out in half an hour. She still went to the same school as she started in, except a different campus. Seattle South had three campuses, one for each school level, and all were about ten minutes from their penthouse in sector five. Most days, they would go to the school to meet their daughter, she loved walking home with them, sometimes they stopped for dinner along the way. Now that she was in grade ten, he wasn't sure if they should meet her, he knew most teenagers were embarrassed to be seen with their parents. Realizing that he had been in all day, he decided to go, although he knew his new fiancée would not accompany him, she was to busy on the phone.
Leaving the office, he decided he wasn't going to get any work done today, so he went over to the big picture windows that looked out over Seattle. It was overcast, but didn't look like it was going to rain, so he decided to leave the car at home. It was making a funny noise, and he didn't want to have any greater problems before he got it to the mechanic. He got his coat and took the elevator down to the street, making the short trip to the school in record time.
It was only three when he arrived, but school didn't let out until 3:15. 'Now what?' he thought, realizing he left his laptop at home. He thought of touring the small school, but he had done that last year when she started. Glancing Heaven-ward, he noticed the sky was getting darker, 'give me half an hour' he thought, 'I don't want to get wet, and I'm sure she doesn't.' Then he remembered he would have to tell her the great news, then she wouldn't be able to wait to get home to help her mother plan. Or maybe… he took his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed.