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By the way, I realized I haven't been doing a disclaimer. I'm not sure if I have to; I'm fuzzy on the rules, but just to be sure: I (obviously) don't own Tuck Everlasting, which encompasses the characters of Jesse and Mae. I do, I guess, own Lily. The lovely figment of my imagination. Okay, now that that is over with, on the chapter. I hope you like it!!
Chapter Seven -- "Meeting Mae"
As Lily and Jesse stepped inside the cabin, he called,
"Mae? We have a visitor."
The woman Lily had seen two days before came bustling out of what seemed to be the kitchen, wiping flour off of her hands. She was clearly startled. Lily wondered if this was how she had looked when Grandma Winnie was first brought to the cabin. Of course, her clothes would have been different. Today Mae wore jeans and a blue v-neck t-shirt. Lily had seen picture of what Grandma Winnie's mother had worn in those days, but she just couldn't picture Mae in such a fussy outfit.
Mae looked from Lily to Jesse and then back again.
"A visitor" she said slowly. She then seemed to try and recover her composure. "How nice?" But it was more of a question than the statement it was intended as.
"Mae, this is Lily Jackson. Winnifred Jackson's great granddaughter." Jesse said carefully. Mae's eyes widened.
"Great Granddaughter?!" she exclaimed. "Oh, my."
Lily decided it was about time she joined this exchange, so she stepped forward and extended her hand.
"Its nice to meet you Mrs. - Mae." She said, deliberately faltering over the name. "I'm sorry. You're son, I presume, never introduced himself." She shot a reproachful glance at Jesse, thinking, "Ha!" Mae looked properly shocked.
"What bad manners! I should pretend that he isn't really my son. I'm Mrs. Tuck, but you can go on calling me Mae. And the rude boy who brought you here is Jesse. Jesse Tuck."
Lily nearly laughed as she saw Jesse's face. He had started forward as Mae said him name. But he didn't manage to stop her. Lily decided that she had been nice by not teasing him for too long.
"Tuck." She said, pretending to think. "The name sounds familiar."
Jesse looked crestfallen and Mae seemed to realize her mistake.
"Well, yes, it should." She said quickly. "We Tucks have lived in this area for a long time. And I'm sure your great grandmother mentioned us sometime. We were dear friends."
Lily had to say, it was a good recovery.
"When did you know Grandma Winnie?" She asked innocently.
"Oh, a long time ago." Mae responded.
"You must have been quite young then." Lily said with a smirk she could barely hide. She wasn't letting them off that easy.
"Oh. Right. Yes, I was." Mae said.
Lily smiled sweetly and decided not to press her any further.
"This is such an adorable cabin, Mrs. Tuck. I mean, Mae. "Lily said looking around. It was adorable, small but homey. There was a general living area, a kitchen, and a table that seemed to mark the dining room. A staircase to the left told her the bedrooms must be upstairs.
"Thank you, dear. " Mae said. "Please, sit down. You must be tired. Who knows how long Jesse had you traipsing through the woods for."
"Mae, you make me sound like a monster." Jesse chided.
"It wasn't that bad" Lily assured Mae with a smile. She could see the Tucks were going to be fun to be around. Her own parents never joked, Lily thought sullenly. They were too busy being cautious to joke.
"Well, good" Mae said. "I was just making dinner and there's plenty to go around. Surely you'll join us?"
Lily smiled broadly. "I'd love to."
By the way, I realized I haven't been doing a disclaimer. I'm not sure if I have to; I'm fuzzy on the rules, but just to be sure: I (obviously) don't own Tuck Everlasting, which encompasses the characters of Jesse and Mae. I do, I guess, own Lily. The lovely figment of my imagination. Okay, now that that is over with, on the chapter. I hope you like it!!
Chapter Seven -- "Meeting Mae"
As Lily and Jesse stepped inside the cabin, he called,
"Mae? We have a visitor."
The woman Lily had seen two days before came bustling out of what seemed to be the kitchen, wiping flour off of her hands. She was clearly startled. Lily wondered if this was how she had looked when Grandma Winnie was first brought to the cabin. Of course, her clothes would have been different. Today Mae wore jeans and a blue v-neck t-shirt. Lily had seen picture of what Grandma Winnie's mother had worn in those days, but she just couldn't picture Mae in such a fussy outfit.
Mae looked from Lily to Jesse and then back again.
"A visitor" she said slowly. She then seemed to try and recover her composure. "How nice?" But it was more of a question than the statement it was intended as.
"Mae, this is Lily Jackson. Winnifred Jackson's great granddaughter." Jesse said carefully. Mae's eyes widened.
"Great Granddaughter?!" she exclaimed. "Oh, my."
Lily decided it was about time she joined this exchange, so she stepped forward and extended her hand.
"Its nice to meet you Mrs. - Mae." She said, deliberately faltering over the name. "I'm sorry. You're son, I presume, never introduced himself." She shot a reproachful glance at Jesse, thinking, "Ha!" Mae looked properly shocked.
"What bad manners! I should pretend that he isn't really my son. I'm Mrs. Tuck, but you can go on calling me Mae. And the rude boy who brought you here is Jesse. Jesse Tuck."
Lily nearly laughed as she saw Jesse's face. He had started forward as Mae said him name. But he didn't manage to stop her. Lily decided that she had been nice by not teasing him for too long.
"Tuck." She said, pretending to think. "The name sounds familiar."
Jesse looked crestfallen and Mae seemed to realize her mistake.
"Well, yes, it should." She said quickly. "We Tucks have lived in this area for a long time. And I'm sure your great grandmother mentioned us sometime. We were dear friends."
Lily had to say, it was a good recovery.
"When did you know Grandma Winnie?" She asked innocently.
"Oh, a long time ago." Mae responded.
"You must have been quite young then." Lily said with a smirk she could barely hide. She wasn't letting them off that easy.
"Oh. Right. Yes, I was." Mae said.
Lily smiled sweetly and decided not to press her any further.
"This is such an adorable cabin, Mrs. Tuck. I mean, Mae. "Lily said looking around. It was adorable, small but homey. There was a general living area, a kitchen, and a table that seemed to mark the dining room. A staircase to the left told her the bedrooms must be upstairs.
"Thank you, dear. " Mae said. "Please, sit down. You must be tired. Who knows how long Jesse had you traipsing through the woods for."
"Mae, you make me sound like a monster." Jesse chided.
"It wasn't that bad" Lily assured Mae with a smile. She could see the Tucks were going to be fun to be around. Her own parents never joked, Lily thought sullenly. They were too busy being cautious to joke.
"Well, good" Mae said. "I was just making dinner and there's plenty to go around. Surely you'll join us?"
Lily smiled broadly. "I'd love to."