Author: Kathleen Emerson
Title: A Katie Story
Chapter Two
Disclaimer: I don't own Dr.Quinn Medicine Woman in any way. I do however own Charlotte Michaela Cook(Lottie). And I own Faith (Grace and Robert E's daughter). If you'd like to use either email me.
I just realized that I'm not actually sure what timeline I'm using. I remember reading somewhere that Katie was born in 1870 or 1872 so I guess that works.Oh, well, the story wouldn't change much even if I changed the year.
Chapter Two
They're Here!
Hurriedly, Katie pushed to the front of the growing crowd, eager to see Matthew and the surprise vistors. She scanned the crowd, hoping to see him. Unfortunely, being eight, she wasn't very tall, and therefore couldn't see much.
"Katie!" A voice called her name. A very familiar voice.
"Colleen!" Katie squealed, running toward her sister. "Lottie! Matthew!"
Colleen very quickly handed eighteen-month-old Lottie to Matthew to avoid having her crushed by Katie who was running quickly toward them. Katie hugged her sister first then Matthew and reached for baby Lottie to give her a hug,too.
"Surprised, Katie?" asked Matthew, clearly pleased at his baby sister's reaction.
"Oh, yes! This is the best surprise ever!" Katie exclaimed.
Michaela and Sully came up then. "Ma, ask Lottie to walk to you." Colleen said, obviously wanting to show off her daughter's accomplishments.
"Come here, Lottie. Come to Grandma." Michaela obliged. "Look, Sully, look at her go!" Little Lottie was running more then walking toward her grandparents. She tripped over her long blue dress and sprawled on the ground for all of a second and got right back up, running.
Sully laughed. "Wonder where she got that from?" (author's note: yes, I know Matthew, Colleen, and Brian were adopted but Michaela and Sully always treated them as if they were their own children.)
"I don't know, Sully. Maybe from Colleen and Dr.Mike?" Matthew said, wickedly. He dodged a blow from Katie.
"She has to be fast to keep up with me. We're going to have a tea party together." Katie told him, importantly. "And then I'm going to take her to Mr.Bray's, Miss Grace's, and Miss Dorothy. And maybe the school."
"Sounds like you've got a busy day ahead of you." Sully said, smiling. "How 'bout we help you get a head start by heading over to Miss Grace's now?"
"OK!" Katie took Lottie's small hand into her own. The two little girls begin to slowly make their way to Grace's Cafe.The grown-ups could hear Katie talking away to her niece and Lottie babbling back to her.
"She's been planning to convince you and Andrew to send Lottie out here for a few weeks. Katie loves to play big sister."Michaela remarked to Colleen.
"Is that so? Well, she'll have a few days with her. But only a few, Andrew expects us home soon. We're hoping to be able to take a break and come out this summer." Colleen answered.
"She'd love that."
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"See, over there?" Katie asked her young niece.
"Babababa," was the answer she got.
As if Lottie had been speaking in plain English, Katie continued,"That's the church and the schoolhouse next to it. I go to school there and church on Sundays. I'll take you there soon. Maybe someday you can go to school there,too. That would be great, you and me going to school together."
"Wes." Lottie answered, pleased she remembered her newest word.
"That's right, yes! Here we are at the cafe. Miss Grace has a daughter named Faith who is a little younger then me. And Miss Grace's husband is Robert E. You have to call him Robert E not just Robert. Miss Grace makes the best fried chicken in the world! And the best apple pie,too! I'll get you some. Do you like lemonade? Miss Grace might have some."
"Pull." Lottie repeated.(translation: apple)
"Good!" Katie answered, not noticing that Lottie was repeating what she said.
"Look, Miss Grace! Lottie's come to visit! She wants fried chicken, apple pie, and lemonade. And so do I. Pa and Ma and Colleen and Matthew are comin' soon." Katie cried. "Faith, this is my niece, Charlotte Michaela Cook. We just call her Lottie 'cause she is such a little girl and Charlotte Michaela is such a long name.
"I see." Six-year-old Faith answered gravely. "She is awfully little."
"Two plates of fried chicken and two glasses of lemonade comin' right up, Miss Katie." Grace told her god-daughter.
"One glass. I don't think Lottie can drink a whole glass all by herself." Katie explained. "I'm going to take care of her until Colleen comes."
"I'm sure you'll do a good job." replied Grace."Faith, why don't you give Katie and Lottie a table in the back and you can sit with them until Dr.Mike comes.
"OK, Mama." Shyly, Faith led Katie and Lottie to the back and gave them a big long table big enough to hold all of Katie's family.
"Here, Katie. You can sit here. Is this big enough for you, Lottie, Dr.Mike, Dr.Colleen, Mr.Sully, and Mr.Matthew?" Although Faith knew the whole Cooper-Quinn-Sully-Cook clan, she always seemed shy around them. Not so much around Katie but if any one else was around she clammed up.
"Sure is, Faith. There is lots of room here for everyone. Maybe you can sit with us,too! Wouldn't that be fun? Then you could hear stories of Boston and Denver!" Katie said, excitely.
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More coming soon! OK, so I could have written more but I haven't worked on this story for a while. So this is all there is for now. Reviews make me happy so the more reviews the more motivated I am to write on this. Kathleen
Title: A Katie Story
Chapter Two
Disclaimer: I don't own Dr.Quinn Medicine Woman in any way. I do however own Charlotte Michaela Cook(Lottie). And I own Faith (Grace and Robert E's daughter). If you'd like to use either email me.
I just realized that I'm not actually sure what timeline I'm using. I remember reading somewhere that Katie was born in 1870 or 1872 so I guess that works.Oh, well, the story wouldn't change much even if I changed the year.
Chapter Two
They're Here!
Hurriedly, Katie pushed to the front of the growing crowd, eager to see Matthew and the surprise vistors. She scanned the crowd, hoping to see him. Unfortunely, being eight, she wasn't very tall, and therefore couldn't see much.
"Katie!" A voice called her name. A very familiar voice.
"Colleen!" Katie squealed, running toward her sister. "Lottie! Matthew!"
Colleen very quickly handed eighteen-month-old Lottie to Matthew to avoid having her crushed by Katie who was running quickly toward them. Katie hugged her sister first then Matthew and reached for baby Lottie to give her a hug,too.
"Surprised, Katie?" asked Matthew, clearly pleased at his baby sister's reaction.
"Oh, yes! This is the best surprise ever!" Katie exclaimed.
Michaela and Sully came up then. "Ma, ask Lottie to walk to you." Colleen said, obviously wanting to show off her daughter's accomplishments.
"Come here, Lottie. Come to Grandma." Michaela obliged. "Look, Sully, look at her go!" Little Lottie was running more then walking toward her grandparents. She tripped over her long blue dress and sprawled on the ground for all of a second and got right back up, running.
Sully laughed. "Wonder where she got that from?" (author's note: yes, I know Matthew, Colleen, and Brian were adopted but Michaela and Sully always treated them as if they were their own children.)
"I don't know, Sully. Maybe from Colleen and Dr.Mike?" Matthew said, wickedly. He dodged a blow from Katie.
"She has to be fast to keep up with me. We're going to have a tea party together." Katie told him, importantly. "And then I'm going to take her to Mr.Bray's, Miss Grace's, and Miss Dorothy. And maybe the school."
"Sounds like you've got a busy day ahead of you." Sully said, smiling. "How 'bout we help you get a head start by heading over to Miss Grace's now?"
"OK!" Katie took Lottie's small hand into her own. The two little girls begin to slowly make their way to Grace's Cafe.The grown-ups could hear Katie talking away to her niece and Lottie babbling back to her.
"She's been planning to convince you and Andrew to send Lottie out here for a few weeks. Katie loves to play big sister."Michaela remarked to Colleen.
"Is that so? Well, she'll have a few days with her. But only a few, Andrew expects us home soon. We're hoping to be able to take a break and come out this summer." Colleen answered.
"She'd love that."
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"See, over there?" Katie asked her young niece.
"Babababa," was the answer she got.
As if Lottie had been speaking in plain English, Katie continued,"That's the church and the schoolhouse next to it. I go to school there and church on Sundays. I'll take you there soon. Maybe someday you can go to school there,too. That would be great, you and me going to school together."
"Wes." Lottie answered, pleased she remembered her newest word.
"That's right, yes! Here we are at the cafe. Miss Grace has a daughter named Faith who is a little younger then me. And Miss Grace's husband is Robert E. You have to call him Robert E not just Robert. Miss Grace makes the best fried chicken in the world! And the best apple pie,too! I'll get you some. Do you like lemonade? Miss Grace might have some."
"Pull." Lottie repeated.(translation: apple)
"Good!" Katie answered, not noticing that Lottie was repeating what she said.
"Look, Miss Grace! Lottie's come to visit! She wants fried chicken, apple pie, and lemonade. And so do I. Pa and Ma and Colleen and Matthew are comin' soon." Katie cried. "Faith, this is my niece, Charlotte Michaela Cook. We just call her Lottie 'cause she is such a little girl and Charlotte Michaela is such a long name.
"I see." Six-year-old Faith answered gravely. "She is awfully little."
"Two plates of fried chicken and two glasses of lemonade comin' right up, Miss Katie." Grace told her god-daughter.
"One glass. I don't think Lottie can drink a whole glass all by herself." Katie explained. "I'm going to take care of her until Colleen comes."
"I'm sure you'll do a good job." replied Grace."Faith, why don't you give Katie and Lottie a table in the back and you can sit with them until Dr.Mike comes.
"OK, Mama." Shyly, Faith led Katie and Lottie to the back and gave them a big long table big enough to hold all of Katie's family.
"Here, Katie. You can sit here. Is this big enough for you, Lottie, Dr.Mike, Dr.Colleen, Mr.Sully, and Mr.Matthew?" Although Faith knew the whole Cooper-Quinn-Sully-Cook clan, she always seemed shy around them. Not so much around Katie but if any one else was around she clammed up.
"Sure is, Faith. There is lots of room here for everyone. Maybe you can sit with us,too! Wouldn't that be fun? Then you could hear stories of Boston and Denver!" Katie said, excitely.
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More coming soon! OK, so I could have written more but I haven't worked on this story for a while. So this is all there is for now. Reviews make me happy so the more reviews the more motivated I am to write on this. Kathleen