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Ch10

The next day Evy woke up with somebody touching her shoulders.

"Mum, get up!" whispered the boy in her ears.

"Uh! Wha"

The boy climbed in bed next to her as she gently touched her husband's sleepy head that lay on her stomach. Rick stirred for a moment but continued sleeping on his side of the bed. Evy upon being awakened turned herself to see what it was that her son wanted.

"Alex, what is it?" asked she rubbing her eyes.

"Mum…what was wrong with dad last night," asked the boy innocently.

"Your father was just a bit upset, that's all. He didn't really mean to act like that."

"But why was he upset? He seemed fine when we left home to go to the O'connors."

"Sweetie, sometimes things just happen that may change our moods,"

"Mum, you're changing the subject"

"Alright, then why don't you just ask your father directly about this?"

"He won't tell me."

"He will if you ask him," feeling Rick stir once again broke the conversation, as he extended his arm to ruffle his son hair, whom he had heard talking.

"Hey, what are you doing here? Isn't it too early for you to be up, Mr. sleepy head," said Rick to his son sleepily.

"Look who's talking," responded Alex as Evy climbed out of the bed.

"Well the two of you better be getting up, remember you have to help in the museum today."

"Yes, Alex listen to your mother."

"I meant both of you! not just Alex."

"Ja-ja" responded Alex pointing to his father, to which Rick's response was to get up from bed carrying Alex on his shoulder.

"No fair! Just cause you're taller"

"Exactly!!! Who is laughing now, small boy," said Rick playfully to his son.

"You two! Stop playing around and start getting ready."

"Do we really have to go? We went to that stupid dinner last night," said Alex with his best pleading expression and voice, something that Rick followed him in.

"He's right. Can't we just stay home today and relax…oh what a beautiful word…to relax. And its something that we won't have for a while after the baby is born."

"Oh all right. The two of you can stay home."

"Why don't you stay too," added Alex.

"Because I don't want to interrupt you and your father's boyish games," Evy went to where Rick stood with Alex on his shoulder and started tickling him.

"Stop…come on…please…you…two…are big bullies," said Alex in between giggles.

"We are?" said Evy continuing on tickling him and then, "Well since the two of you are staying here I better go get ready," Evy kissed Rick and Alex, and went on her way.

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At the museum things were not very busy but she felt that she had to be there to help with sorting out the incoming and outgoing artifacts, due to the fact that the last time she had her assistant do the work it ended in complete disaster.

"Mrs. O'Connell, you have a visitor," said Stuart who is one of the librarians.

"I do," this surprised her as well as who it was. "Mary, Rich. What are the two of you doing here?"

"We wanted to talk to you about what happened last night."

"Yes, we should talk about that. Come into my office. Stuart can you make sure that everything in that case goes to the storage room. I am going to be busy for a few moments, so if any one comes looking for me just ask them if it is important and if you could take care of it."

"Sure, Mrs. O'Connell"

"Thank you," Evy walked into her office with both Rich and Mary. They began to tell he the whole story of how it was that James came into their lives and how he had been desperately looking for Rick and finally caught up with him through the newspaper and her.

"James really loves Rick. He has been through really rough times, and all he wants is to be a part of his life."

"Yes I can imagine."

"So will you get Rick to at least talk to him?"

"I will try, but it's going to take time before Rick will be able to accept him. He is very hurt, but I know that deep down he wants James to be a part of his life. Where is James staying?"

"He is staying in a hotel right now…but please talk to Rick soon. He feels that Rick will never forgive him and so he wants to go back to America."

"I will talk to James and Rick. Can I have the address to where he is staying?"

"Sure"

Soon after speaking to Mary and Rich, Evy decided that it would be best if she talk to James that same day, something to which the O'connors agreed to and decided to accompany her. Once they arrived at the hotel they soon realized that James had been planning to leave that same day. His suitcase was half packed on his bed.

"James we brought someone to speak to you," said Rich.

"Hi," said Evy walking inside the room.

James said nothing and just continued on packing. Evy watched the older man and observed how similar he was to her husband, the same stubborn nature that she had witness so many times on Rick, was now what saw on James.

"James, you can't leave like this. You have to stay to talk to Rick. Don't abandon him again like you did so many years ago," as he heard those last words he slowly turned his head towards her.

"He doesn't want me in his life"

"How do you know that? You haven't even given him a chance. You just walked in his life again and now you are just going to leave like nothing happened?!"

"You don't understand"

"No! You're the one who doesn't understand. Rick acted the way he did because he is hurt. He doesn't know how to act towards you. I know that he feels that he should hate you, but it's the opposite. He loves you. Just give him a chance."

At hearing her words James' heart lightened. He believed her, he wanted to, but something in him feared being rejected.

"James listen to me, if you leave I know that he will never forgive and accept you, but if you stay it will be different. This time just be brave enough for the both of you. I know that he needs you as much as you do him."

"She is right," added Mary.

"Alright. I will stay. Thank you…thank you all so much for helping me. But what do I do now?"

End OF Ch10



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