Danny woke up in a bigger bed than usual. One with fluffy white comforters and pink pillows scattered all over. He was in Beth's bed. And curled up against his chest, in her silk pajamas was Beth. Things hadn't gone they way they were planned to last night, they might have been engaged, but that didn't mean they weren't old-fashioned.
"Danny?" Beth looked up, her voice still groggy.
"Mornin' honey." Danny kissed her forehead, and yawned, "You have a real comfortable bed you know that? For such a small girl, you sure need a lot of room."
Beth sat up and rubbed her eyes, "Usually I kinda sprawl myself out, and take it over, and kick Max off." She laughed, referring to her cat. "What time is it?"
Danny looked over at the night table, "8:45, why?"
"I guess my dad didn't come into check on me. He had to take my mom to this doctor, or something. He wont be back all afternoon."
"So I guess I wont die today?" Danny laid back down, "I barely slept last night, I was afraid your dad was gonna barge in."
"Nah, he usually doesn't. You think I would bring you here, and let my dad kill you?" Beth kissed him, "You are my fiancé I'd like to keep you around for awhile."
"Really? I'm glad you think that way. Elizabeth Walker, do you like that?"
"I think I like, Mrs. Daniel Walker, better." Beth and Danny got lost in their kiss.
Danny looked over at the clock, and it was now 9:30, "Beth, I have to go…"
"No, you can stay." Beth mumbled kissing his neck.
"I think the McCawley's are gonna be worried." Danny laughed.
"Call 'em, tell 'em that I'm makin' you breakfast…"
Danny kissed her quickly, "Beth, you can't cook."
"The McCawley's don't know that." Beth whined, "Look, its all rainy. Surely, the McCawley's won't mind."
"Beth, the sun is shining too bright. I think they'll mind that I spent the night with the mayor's daughter in her room, in her bed. All night." Danny laughed buttoning his shirt.
"Well, we are engaged." Beth laughed, pulling Danny back on to the bed, "Stay. Daisy can cook for us." Daisy was Beth's nanny, practically her mother.
"You think I want to leave?" Danny laughed, "I gotta, I'll come back later. I want to take you flying." In the 5 years they had been together, Beth hadn't as much sat in a plane, let alone flown in one.
"If you stay, and let me take a shower, and get dressed and let me come with you." Beth tried her best to look seductive.
"You're needy today." Danny laughed, "Ok, I'll call Noreen, but hurry."
"I need you, today." Beth laughed, grabbing her robe and a dress, "I'll be fast."
"Yes ma'am, I slept in the guest room." Danny lied, "Nothing funny happened, you know Beth ain't like that…yes ma'am. I'll be back in an hour."
Beth walked out drying her hair, "What's goin' on?"
"Evidently, Rafe and Rosie were caught this morning."
"Doing what?" Beth looked shocked.
"Nothin' but it was obviously somethin' because Rosie was only covered by a sheet."
"Oh, my…" Beth sat down.
"So, they're havin' a "talk" with Rafe…"
"Where's Rosie?" Beth asked concerned, "I think he's beyond "the talk" at this point."
"I suppose Noreen kicked her out, and she's walkin' home." Danny answered.
"Walkin' home? Oh, no she ain't." Beth pulled a scarf out of a drawer and tied it on her head, "We can use my daddy's car and pick her up."
"What? Beth, you want me killed." Danny sighed.
"No, I don't, its just that she's probably in a state right now, and I don't want her to act foolish, now I'll get the keys and you can drive."
The ground was still wet from a recent rain but Rosie hardly noticed as her shiny new shoes plunged into every puddle. She felt so lost, heart broken, Noreen McCawley had been the only women in town that respected Rosie and she had let her down. Rafe wouldn't be allowed to see her anymore she could feel it in her heart and despite the hot May sun she was chilled to her bones. She knew her father would be a nervous wreck when she got home and that her uncle Arthur more then likely had all his deputies out combing the dusty country streets for her. But at that particular point in time that didn't matter to her, it was the least of her worries. Rosie was a half a mile away from Rafe's house when she heard the sound of car horn. She lifted her gloomy, tear streaked face to where the noise was coming from. It was a gleaming black 35 Buick, a magnificent piece of machinery in it loomed just a few feet away.
"Do you need a ride?" Beth chirped from the passenger seat as Danny eased on the brakes along side Rosie
"I think I'll walk." She answered mono tone.
"Rosanna get you ass in the car." Danny was never forceful with a girl so when he swear at Rosie she jumped into the back.
"What's the matter?" Beth turned around in her seat and smiled at Rosie.
"Rafe and I, we… well we you know." Rosie looked down at her shaking hands as if they held the answers of the universe.
"So?"
"Mrs. McCawley sort of, caught me wearing, wearing nothing. And I'm so afraid, she's going to keep Rafe from me and I'll die if I loose him. And my father will kill Rafe when he finds out and what the town think of me. They'll see me at the store and say "There's that horrid Gadry girl." And I'm so lost."
"That's not true." Danny tried to console, looking at her through the rear view mirror.
"Danny you know as well as I do that it is true." Rosie snapped and Danny looked away hurt. Beth put her hand on his and squeezed in gently.
"Danny can you bring Rosie and I to my house so we can have a girl talk?"
"Sure honey." Danny clicked the shifted into reverse and backed down the road.
"Rafe what were you thinking!" Mr. McCawley scolded his son across the breakfast table.
"I wad thinking I love this girl and I want to be with her forever." Rafe countered
"Love her Rafe your 18 years old you don't know what love is."
"What about when you go away to the Army son? You know you'll never see her again." His mother added
Rafe mumbled incoherently and averted his hazel eyes to the floor.
"You're not to see her anymore Rafe." Noreen dropped the bomb
"What? Are you crazy? You can't do that! Mom I love her!"
"Give it a while Rafe, you'll meet a nice girl and what you thought you felt about Rosie will seem incidental." His father stated emotionless.
"Rosie is a nice girl dad, she's perfect."
"This conversation is over, Rafe go clean your room." His father pushed away from the table and stomped out the door, his wife following him out.
"That was harsh." Danny walked into the kitchen and sat in the chair across from his friend.
"How much did you hear?" Rafe chewed on the skin around his left middle finger nail, as he always did when he was stressed out.
"Most of it. Are you really going to stay away from Rosie?"
"Not unless she's suddenly transported to the moon."
"That's good cause she's worried you gonna leave her."
"What?"
"Rosie thinks you're going to leave her she's real upset bout it, she was crying and all."
"Damn it." Rafe punched the table knocking over a tall glass of orange juice
"Where is she?"
"Beth's wanna give her a call?"
"Yeah."
Danny dialed and handed the phone to Rafe. As he paced the length of the kitchen for the third time someone finally answered.
"Hello?"
"Beth, it's Rafe please tell me Rosie's there."
"Yeah she's here, hold on." Beth put her hand over the mouth piece and looked at Rosie "It's Rafe."
"Let me talk to him." Rosie got up from the bed on wobbly knees and walked to the phone.
"Hi."
"Hey gorgeous how are you?"
"A little worried, what did your parents say?"
"We have to break up."
"Oh god." Rosie fell the floor the phone still in her hands "Is that why you called me, so you can leave me?" She whimpered
"NO, never. Rosie I'm not letting you go. It's just gonna be harder for us to be together now that's all. I love you Ro, we're gonna be together forever."
Rosie sniffled up her tears up.
"Really?" Her face brightened a bit
"Of course."
"Oh god Rafe that's all I wanted to hear."
"I gotta go Ro my moms coming up the stairs."
"Okay."
"Hey I love you alright, meet me at the diner tonight."
"I will and I love you too."
And with that they hung up.
"Danny?" Beth looked up, her voice still groggy.
"Mornin' honey." Danny kissed her forehead, and yawned, "You have a real comfortable bed you know that? For such a small girl, you sure need a lot of room."
Beth sat up and rubbed her eyes, "Usually I kinda sprawl myself out, and take it over, and kick Max off." She laughed, referring to her cat. "What time is it?"
Danny looked over at the night table, "8:45, why?"
"I guess my dad didn't come into check on me. He had to take my mom to this doctor, or something. He wont be back all afternoon."
"So I guess I wont die today?" Danny laid back down, "I barely slept last night, I was afraid your dad was gonna barge in."
"Nah, he usually doesn't. You think I would bring you here, and let my dad kill you?" Beth kissed him, "You are my fiancé I'd like to keep you around for awhile."
"Really? I'm glad you think that way. Elizabeth Walker, do you like that?"
"I think I like, Mrs. Daniel Walker, better." Beth and Danny got lost in their kiss.
Danny looked over at the clock, and it was now 9:30, "Beth, I have to go…"
"No, you can stay." Beth mumbled kissing his neck.
"I think the McCawley's are gonna be worried." Danny laughed.
"Call 'em, tell 'em that I'm makin' you breakfast…"
Danny kissed her quickly, "Beth, you can't cook."
"The McCawley's don't know that." Beth whined, "Look, its all rainy. Surely, the McCawley's won't mind."
"Beth, the sun is shining too bright. I think they'll mind that I spent the night with the mayor's daughter in her room, in her bed. All night." Danny laughed buttoning his shirt.
"Well, we are engaged." Beth laughed, pulling Danny back on to the bed, "Stay. Daisy can cook for us." Daisy was Beth's nanny, practically her mother.
"You think I want to leave?" Danny laughed, "I gotta, I'll come back later. I want to take you flying." In the 5 years they had been together, Beth hadn't as much sat in a plane, let alone flown in one.
"If you stay, and let me take a shower, and get dressed and let me come with you." Beth tried her best to look seductive.
"You're needy today." Danny laughed, "Ok, I'll call Noreen, but hurry."
"I need you, today." Beth laughed, grabbing her robe and a dress, "I'll be fast."
"Yes ma'am, I slept in the guest room." Danny lied, "Nothing funny happened, you know Beth ain't like that…yes ma'am. I'll be back in an hour."
Beth walked out drying her hair, "What's goin' on?"
"Evidently, Rafe and Rosie were caught this morning."
"Doing what?" Beth looked shocked.
"Nothin' but it was obviously somethin' because Rosie was only covered by a sheet."
"Oh, my…" Beth sat down.
"So, they're havin' a "talk" with Rafe…"
"Where's Rosie?" Beth asked concerned, "I think he's beyond "the talk" at this point."
"I suppose Noreen kicked her out, and she's walkin' home." Danny answered.
"Walkin' home? Oh, no she ain't." Beth pulled a scarf out of a drawer and tied it on her head, "We can use my daddy's car and pick her up."
"What? Beth, you want me killed." Danny sighed.
"No, I don't, its just that she's probably in a state right now, and I don't want her to act foolish, now I'll get the keys and you can drive."
The ground was still wet from a recent rain but Rosie hardly noticed as her shiny new shoes plunged into every puddle. She felt so lost, heart broken, Noreen McCawley had been the only women in town that respected Rosie and she had let her down. Rafe wouldn't be allowed to see her anymore she could feel it in her heart and despite the hot May sun she was chilled to her bones. She knew her father would be a nervous wreck when she got home and that her uncle Arthur more then likely had all his deputies out combing the dusty country streets for her. But at that particular point in time that didn't matter to her, it was the least of her worries. Rosie was a half a mile away from Rafe's house when she heard the sound of car horn. She lifted her gloomy, tear streaked face to where the noise was coming from. It was a gleaming black 35 Buick, a magnificent piece of machinery in it loomed just a few feet away.
"Do you need a ride?" Beth chirped from the passenger seat as Danny eased on the brakes along side Rosie
"I think I'll walk." She answered mono tone.
"Rosanna get you ass in the car." Danny was never forceful with a girl so when he swear at Rosie she jumped into the back.
"What's the matter?" Beth turned around in her seat and smiled at Rosie.
"Rafe and I, we… well we you know." Rosie looked down at her shaking hands as if they held the answers of the universe.
"So?"
"Mrs. McCawley sort of, caught me wearing, wearing nothing. And I'm so afraid, she's going to keep Rafe from me and I'll die if I loose him. And my father will kill Rafe when he finds out and what the town think of me. They'll see me at the store and say "There's that horrid Gadry girl." And I'm so lost."
"That's not true." Danny tried to console, looking at her through the rear view mirror.
"Danny you know as well as I do that it is true." Rosie snapped and Danny looked away hurt. Beth put her hand on his and squeezed in gently.
"Danny can you bring Rosie and I to my house so we can have a girl talk?"
"Sure honey." Danny clicked the shifted into reverse and backed down the road.
"Rafe what were you thinking!" Mr. McCawley scolded his son across the breakfast table.
"I wad thinking I love this girl and I want to be with her forever." Rafe countered
"Love her Rafe your 18 years old you don't know what love is."
"What about when you go away to the Army son? You know you'll never see her again." His mother added
Rafe mumbled incoherently and averted his hazel eyes to the floor.
"You're not to see her anymore Rafe." Noreen dropped the bomb
"What? Are you crazy? You can't do that! Mom I love her!"
"Give it a while Rafe, you'll meet a nice girl and what you thought you felt about Rosie will seem incidental." His father stated emotionless.
"Rosie is a nice girl dad, she's perfect."
"This conversation is over, Rafe go clean your room." His father pushed away from the table and stomped out the door, his wife following him out.
"That was harsh." Danny walked into the kitchen and sat in the chair across from his friend.
"How much did you hear?" Rafe chewed on the skin around his left middle finger nail, as he always did when he was stressed out.
"Most of it. Are you really going to stay away from Rosie?"
"Not unless she's suddenly transported to the moon."
"That's good cause she's worried you gonna leave her."
"What?"
"Rosie thinks you're going to leave her she's real upset bout it, she was crying and all."
"Damn it." Rafe punched the table knocking over a tall glass of orange juice
"Where is she?"
"Beth's wanna give her a call?"
"Yeah."
Danny dialed and handed the phone to Rafe. As he paced the length of the kitchen for the third time someone finally answered.
"Hello?"
"Beth, it's Rafe please tell me Rosie's there."
"Yeah she's here, hold on." Beth put her hand over the mouth piece and looked at Rosie "It's Rafe."
"Let me talk to him." Rosie got up from the bed on wobbly knees and walked to the phone.
"Hi."
"Hey gorgeous how are you?"
"A little worried, what did your parents say?"
"We have to break up."
"Oh god." Rosie fell the floor the phone still in her hands "Is that why you called me, so you can leave me?" She whimpered
"NO, never. Rosie I'm not letting you go. It's just gonna be harder for us to be together now that's all. I love you Ro, we're gonna be together forever."
Rosie sniffled up her tears up.
"Really?" Her face brightened a bit
"Of course."
"Oh god Rafe that's all I wanted to hear."
"I gotta go Ro my moms coming up the stairs."
"Okay."
"Hey I love you alright, meet me at the diner tonight."
"I will and I love you too."
And with that they hung up.