Chapter 10
Sorry this took so long!
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Rafe and Ella climbed the steps to the hall where his parent's party was being held. Ella was dressed impeccably in her usual stylish clothing, Rafe wore a suit and together they made quite a couple. The entered the through the large set of double doors, Rafe immediately being assaulted with hugs from the many neighbors he hadn't seen in years. One woman, about the age of his parents enveloped him in a hug, not noticing Ella.
"Hello Mrs. Davis. How are you?" Rafe said as the woman finally let go of him.
"I'm good, getting lonely on that farm, now that Vivie left me. "
'Yes I was surprised, my wife Ella and I ran into her in Nashville on our way here."
"Her and her crazy dream of being a singer! Did you say wife?" The batty older woman rambled.
"Yes, this is my wife, Ella" Ella stepped foreword and shook the woman's hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Ella said, as the woman pumped her hand fervently.
"Rafe she's adorable!" Mrs. Davis exclaimed, completely ignoring the fact Ella was standing right beside her.
"Well thank you Mrs. Davis. I agree."
"Oh stop it!" Ella said blushing.
"So when did you two get married? I haven't seen your mother in ages Rafe, that's why I didn't know."
"Well actually we've been married for almost four months now, Our wedding was in February. My mom's real excited about the baby too."
"The what?"
"Oops. Sorry Elle. We're expecting a baby. Actually that's part of the reason we're here. We just found out a few weeks ago. She's due just before Christmas. She didn't want to take away any of the importance from my parents tonight, that's why I wasn't supposed to open my big mouth."
Rafe and Ella made their way around the room, greeting and talking to each guest. The news about the marriage and the baby spread quickly. By the end of the night the two had been questioned about names, sexes, colors for the nursery and everything and anything baby related.
Just as the party began to wind down the door opened and a woman walked in. A very pretty woman. She wore a very tight, low cut, red dress. Her red hair was done up on top of her head. Her eyes blazed a brilliant blue. She sauntered up to Rafe, who was busy helping someone with a plate and hadn't noticed her arrive.
"Hey baby miss me much?"
Rafe turned around and looked into those eyes. The eyes that could only belong to one person, Caroline, it had been years since she'd left.
"Caroline." He said tears rising in his throat. He brought her into a tight hug, as Ella gazed on looking at the scene with interest."
"So little brother it's been what ten years?"
"Yes ten long excruciating years Caroline." He replied. "Why didn't you come back, why did you leave."
At that moment Rafe's parents recognized their daughter. She was grabbed into a tight hug ad Rafe's mother sobbed and thanked god. ************************************************************************
The entire McCawley family was seated around the kitchen table. Ell's head rested on Rafe's shoulder as his sister began to talk. The story unfolded rapidly. Rafe's sister had gotten pregnant and decided to spare her family the humiliation and heartache of their only daughter being a single mother. SO she left in the middle of the night with enough money to get to Nashville, where she could get a job and work to support her family. She did just that. She gave birth to a baby boy, called James. She worked for years in a small restaurant, just barely making the bills. One day she met a man, Michael Wentworth. They dated and eventually married, he adopted James and now they had two other children. Caroline had run into Viviane Davis just last week and she encouraged her to go home, to tell her family of the hard past she had.
Everyone decided to go to bed, all this information was too much to handle right away. ************************************************************************
Rafe and Ella were leaving the next day for home. The accompanied Caroline to her home in the city where she demanded that they come inside and meet her small family. They entered the small townhouse, Caroline immediately being hugged by a small girl, who had to be her daughter. The oldest child, a boy of ten or so looked at the two strangers incredulously. "Where's your father, James?"
"In the kitchen Mama." He replied, never taking his eyes off Rafe or Ella.
Caroline went into the kitchen and came out again with a man, her husband.
"James, Sarah this is your Uncle Rafe and your Aunt Ella." The children stared at them as though they were aliens, however they soon warmed up. Soon there was a baby's cry.
"Uh that's Lucy up from her nap." Michael exclaimed and jumped up to get the baby. He brought her back into the living room and handed her to Rafe.
"Thought maybe you'd like to hold your niece, since you'll have one of your own running around soon."
"Yeah I could use the practice," Rafe admitted.
Finally, Rafe and Ella had to leave. They got on the train that would take them to the airstrip. ************************************************************************
Ella rolled over. How great it felt to be in her own bed. She woke Rafe for work and got back in bed. She was exhausted. Finally she got up. ************************************************************************
Okay sorry for the short chapter! I just got bored with this.
Sorry this took so long!
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Rafe and Ella climbed the steps to the hall where his parent's party was being held. Ella was dressed impeccably in her usual stylish clothing, Rafe wore a suit and together they made quite a couple. The entered the through the large set of double doors, Rafe immediately being assaulted with hugs from the many neighbors he hadn't seen in years. One woman, about the age of his parents enveloped him in a hug, not noticing Ella.
"Hello Mrs. Davis. How are you?" Rafe said as the woman finally let go of him.
"I'm good, getting lonely on that farm, now that Vivie left me. "
'Yes I was surprised, my wife Ella and I ran into her in Nashville on our way here."
"Her and her crazy dream of being a singer! Did you say wife?" The batty older woman rambled.
"Yes, this is my wife, Ella" Ella stepped foreword and shook the woman's hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Ella said, as the woman pumped her hand fervently.
"Rafe she's adorable!" Mrs. Davis exclaimed, completely ignoring the fact Ella was standing right beside her.
"Well thank you Mrs. Davis. I agree."
"Oh stop it!" Ella said blushing.
"So when did you two get married? I haven't seen your mother in ages Rafe, that's why I didn't know."
"Well actually we've been married for almost four months now, Our wedding was in February. My mom's real excited about the baby too."
"The what?"
"Oops. Sorry Elle. We're expecting a baby. Actually that's part of the reason we're here. We just found out a few weeks ago. She's due just before Christmas. She didn't want to take away any of the importance from my parents tonight, that's why I wasn't supposed to open my big mouth."
Rafe and Ella made their way around the room, greeting and talking to each guest. The news about the marriage and the baby spread quickly. By the end of the night the two had been questioned about names, sexes, colors for the nursery and everything and anything baby related.
Just as the party began to wind down the door opened and a woman walked in. A very pretty woman. She wore a very tight, low cut, red dress. Her red hair was done up on top of her head. Her eyes blazed a brilliant blue. She sauntered up to Rafe, who was busy helping someone with a plate and hadn't noticed her arrive.
"Hey baby miss me much?"
Rafe turned around and looked into those eyes. The eyes that could only belong to one person, Caroline, it had been years since she'd left.
"Caroline." He said tears rising in his throat. He brought her into a tight hug, as Ella gazed on looking at the scene with interest."
"So little brother it's been what ten years?"
"Yes ten long excruciating years Caroline." He replied. "Why didn't you come back, why did you leave."
At that moment Rafe's parents recognized their daughter. She was grabbed into a tight hug ad Rafe's mother sobbed and thanked god. ************************************************************************
The entire McCawley family was seated around the kitchen table. Ell's head rested on Rafe's shoulder as his sister began to talk. The story unfolded rapidly. Rafe's sister had gotten pregnant and decided to spare her family the humiliation and heartache of their only daughter being a single mother. SO she left in the middle of the night with enough money to get to Nashville, where she could get a job and work to support her family. She did just that. She gave birth to a baby boy, called James. She worked for years in a small restaurant, just barely making the bills. One day she met a man, Michael Wentworth. They dated and eventually married, he adopted James and now they had two other children. Caroline had run into Viviane Davis just last week and she encouraged her to go home, to tell her family of the hard past she had.
Everyone decided to go to bed, all this information was too much to handle right away. ************************************************************************
Rafe and Ella were leaving the next day for home. The accompanied Caroline to her home in the city where she demanded that they come inside and meet her small family. They entered the small townhouse, Caroline immediately being hugged by a small girl, who had to be her daughter. The oldest child, a boy of ten or so looked at the two strangers incredulously. "Where's your father, James?"
"In the kitchen Mama." He replied, never taking his eyes off Rafe or Ella.
Caroline went into the kitchen and came out again with a man, her husband.
"James, Sarah this is your Uncle Rafe and your Aunt Ella." The children stared at them as though they were aliens, however they soon warmed up. Soon there was a baby's cry.
"Uh that's Lucy up from her nap." Michael exclaimed and jumped up to get the baby. He brought her back into the living room and handed her to Rafe.
"Thought maybe you'd like to hold your niece, since you'll have one of your own running around soon."
"Yeah I could use the practice," Rafe admitted.
Finally, Rafe and Ella had to leave. They got on the train that would take them to the airstrip. ************************************************************************
Ella rolled over. How great it felt to be in her own bed. She woke Rafe for work and got back in bed. She was exhausted. Finally she got up. ************************************************************************
Okay sorry for the short chapter! I just got bored with this.