It was now 1975, fifteen years later. I was 30 years old and Rich was 32.
Little Rosey, who wasn't so little anymore, was now 15. We also had son,
Matthew Randall, who was 12. Rich stilled worked as a roofer and I was a
housewife. I was fixing supper one evening, waiting for Rich to pick Matt
up from soccer practice and Rose from cheerleading on his way home from
work, listening to the radio.
"Listen baby, ain't no mountain high Ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough baby Just call, no matter where you are, no matter how far Just call my name I'll be there in hurry, you don't have to worry Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough Ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough To keep me from gettin to you!"
I was dancing around the kitchen and singing. I didn't notice Rich or the kids behind me until Rich grabbed me from behind, whirled me around and Sang the last line to me. The kids laughed, they thought it was SO funny. Until we kissed.
"Ew!! Mom, dad, no slobber sloping in front of us please!" Matt said. Rose nodded her head in agreement.
"Yeah, its like, all gross and stuff" she added.
"And stuff!" Rich teased her. She was, and still is, daddy's little girl.
Right after she was first born, he started always bringing her gifts and stuff home. All of our friends were so jealous. They loved Rose like she was their own. We still seen them a lot despite the separate directions our lives took. Paris and Billy married right after Paris graduated. They had 10 year old twin girls, Erica and Heather. Charlie never married, but had a 5 year old son named Jason. Ace and Shannon married, they have three boys, Michael; 12 Andrew; 10, and John; 8 and a little girl, Dakota, who was 6. Fuzzy married this girlfriend of his from college (yes he made into college) named Leslie. They have a 7 year old daughter named Sierra. Finally, Vince and his wife Mindy. They have a son named Shane, who was 10. We saw a lot of al of them, since they still lived around these parts All and all our lives had turned out pretty good.
"Listen baby, ain't no mountain high Ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough baby Just call, no matter where you are, no matter how far Just call my name I'll be there in hurry, you don't have to worry Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough Ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough To keep me from gettin to you!"
I was dancing around the kitchen and singing. I didn't notice Rich or the kids behind me until Rich grabbed me from behind, whirled me around and Sang the last line to me. The kids laughed, they thought it was SO funny. Until we kissed.
"Ew!! Mom, dad, no slobber sloping in front of us please!" Matt said. Rose nodded her head in agreement.
"Yeah, its like, all gross and stuff" she added.
"And stuff!" Rich teased her. She was, and still is, daddy's little girl.
Right after she was first born, he started always bringing her gifts and stuff home. All of our friends were so jealous. They loved Rose like she was their own. We still seen them a lot despite the separate directions our lives took. Paris and Billy married right after Paris graduated. They had 10 year old twin girls, Erica and Heather. Charlie never married, but had a 5 year old son named Jason. Ace and Shannon married, they have three boys, Michael; 12 Andrew; 10, and John; 8 and a little girl, Dakota, who was 6. Fuzzy married this girlfriend of his from college (yes he made into college) named Leslie. They have a 7 year old daughter named Sierra. Finally, Vince and his wife Mindy. They have a son named Shane, who was 10. We saw a lot of al of them, since they still lived around these parts All and all our lives had turned out pretty good.