Chapter 20
Pay it forward
A/N: Surprise, surprise for the chapter title, right? Anyway-I wanted to make a few references. The medical advice for treating knife-wounds came from Frodo Baggins of Bag-End's "FrodoHealer's" Archieve. (http://bagend.fateback.com I think is the address) For those of you who are unfamiliar with FrodoHealers as I saw a few of you ask me before, it is a group on Yahoo where authors post any hurt/comfort stories involving Frodo Baggins from LOTR. See Frodo Baggins of Bag-End's profile for the address to the group. Anyway-enjoy!
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"Mr. Bilbo sir!"
Bilbo turned away from the stove that night when he heard the door open and close and saw Hamfast Gamgee practically fall into the kitchen.
"Hamfast! What on Earth.is everything all right?" Bilbo asked as the gardener managed to catch his breath and stand up properly.
"Sam told me about Mr. Frodo. Is he going to be all right?"
Bilbo laughed and he noticed Angelica standing in the kitchen doorway. "I let him in, Bilbo." She explained.
"Thank you, Angelica. Go and sit with Frodo for me while I clean these dishes."
"All right." She turned and left the kitchen leaving Bilbo and Hamfast alone.
"So is he going to be all right? Those Bree lads didn't hurt him too badly, did they? Sam is so worried.he feels that he owes Mr. Frodo something."
Bilbo shook his head. "Don't worry, Hamfast. Frodo is going to be fine. Dr. Narmadoc said the knife didn't go in too far and he stitched him up. He just has to stay in bed for a few weeks. And as for your Samwise.tell him not to worry about paying Frodo back. If anything.just pay it forward."
"Pay it forward sir? What does that mean?" Hamfast asked.
"Would you like a cup of tea? There is plenty left in the pot and I think it isn't too cold." Bilbo offered.
"Thank you. But what is pay it forward?" asked Hamfast. "I'm not sure I've ever heard that term before."
"Tell Sam to do something big for someone else. Frodo won't allow Sam to pay him back."
"Thank you, Mr. Bilbo. I'll tell Samwise. An' I like that new concept of payin' it forward. You know us sir.always willin' to help another."
Bilbo nodded as he poured Hamfast a cup of tea. "I know." He joined the gardener at the table and the two hobbits sat talking for a few moments without the distraction of young tweenagers. Angelica, meanwhile, sat beside Frodo's bed watching as he drifted off to sleep.
She thought back to when she first came to Bag-End for the week-long visit, and remembered just how Frodo had originally treated her. Clearly Frodo did not want her to stay originally and she was sure he would have rather had Merry instead. She spent many of her days trying to change Frodo's mind about how he felt about her, and it had only worked the night Bilbo had struck him. He had turned to her for help and she did the best she could to be the comforting younger cousin she had been to him in the past.
"Oh Frodo.what have you done to yourself?" she asked. "You're too bold for your own good." Then she had a nauseating thought.what if she had lost Frodo? She cared so much about Bilbo and the idea of her Uncle in terrible grief sent a burning fire through her heart. "What would I have done without you?" she asked.
A/N: Surprise, surprise for the chapter title, right? Anyway-I wanted to make a few references. The medical advice for treating knife-wounds came from Frodo Baggins of Bag-End's "FrodoHealer's" Archieve. (http://bagend.fateback.com I think is the address) For those of you who are unfamiliar with FrodoHealers as I saw a few of you ask me before, it is a group on Yahoo where authors post any hurt/comfort stories involving Frodo Baggins from LOTR. See Frodo Baggins of Bag-End's profile for the address to the group. Anyway-enjoy!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Mr. Bilbo sir!"
Bilbo turned away from the stove that night when he heard the door open and close and saw Hamfast Gamgee practically fall into the kitchen.
"Hamfast! What on Earth.is everything all right?" Bilbo asked as the gardener managed to catch his breath and stand up properly.
"Sam told me about Mr. Frodo. Is he going to be all right?"
Bilbo laughed and he noticed Angelica standing in the kitchen doorway. "I let him in, Bilbo." She explained.
"Thank you, Angelica. Go and sit with Frodo for me while I clean these dishes."
"All right." She turned and left the kitchen leaving Bilbo and Hamfast alone.
"So is he going to be all right? Those Bree lads didn't hurt him too badly, did they? Sam is so worried.he feels that he owes Mr. Frodo something."
Bilbo shook his head. "Don't worry, Hamfast. Frodo is going to be fine. Dr. Narmadoc said the knife didn't go in too far and he stitched him up. He just has to stay in bed for a few weeks. And as for your Samwise.tell him not to worry about paying Frodo back. If anything.just pay it forward."
"Pay it forward sir? What does that mean?" Hamfast asked.
"Would you like a cup of tea? There is plenty left in the pot and I think it isn't too cold." Bilbo offered.
"Thank you. But what is pay it forward?" asked Hamfast. "I'm not sure I've ever heard that term before."
"Tell Sam to do something big for someone else. Frodo won't allow Sam to pay him back."
"Thank you, Mr. Bilbo. I'll tell Samwise. An' I like that new concept of payin' it forward. You know us sir.always willin' to help another."
Bilbo nodded as he poured Hamfast a cup of tea. "I know." He joined the gardener at the table and the two hobbits sat talking for a few moments without the distraction of young tweenagers. Angelica, meanwhile, sat beside Frodo's bed watching as he drifted off to sleep.
She thought back to when she first came to Bag-End for the week-long visit, and remembered just how Frodo had originally treated her. Clearly Frodo did not want her to stay originally and she was sure he would have rather had Merry instead. She spent many of her days trying to change Frodo's mind about how he felt about her, and it had only worked the night Bilbo had struck him. He had turned to her for help and she did the best she could to be the comforting younger cousin she had been to him in the past.
"Oh Frodo.what have you done to yourself?" she asked. "You're too bold for your own good." Then she had a nauseating thought.what if she had lost Frodo? She cared so much about Bilbo and the idea of her Uncle in terrible grief sent a burning fire through her heart. "What would I have done without you?" she asked.