Unbreakable
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
Luka and Carter teetered their way up the steep stairs to the second floor. The renevation had been completed, not that there had been too much to do, and the Kovak family was moving into their new home. All except Ria, who was at work, and still unaware of their new home. Luka had had the left had wall to the foyer knocked out. He had kept the huge mirror and the heavy wooden doors, sure that Ria wouldn't want to throw them out. Actually, he hadn't had much of any decorating done. The carpet had all been stripped up, which had revealed hard wooden floors in most of the house and beautiful marble in the foyer. He had went ahead and let Caroline and Frederic dictate the decorating of thier rooms, so at least that was done, but he had no idea what Ria would want done with the rest of the house. So, he'd just had the walls patched up, some of the plumbing and electricity updated a bit, and new windows put in. He had the outside repainted, a deep burgandy color for the stone, and a deep but bright blue for the shudders and trimming. Carter had grimaced when he saw it, but Luka (as well as Caroline and Frederic) thought it was very nice indeed.
Luka, Carter and Abby (with occasional help from Galant and Susan) had been moving the family in for a week now, between school and work and keeping Ria occupied. Today they had brought in the final touches, and Luka looked forward to the family sleeping in their new home tonight. He now appreciated everything Ria did to keep their lives organized because for the past week he had been the one running everything, which wasn't especially easy with everything that was going on. He had managed though, with ample amounts of help and encouragment from his teenage niece and nephew.
The two men put the table they'd been carrying gently on the floor in the middle of the master bed room. Again, Luka had no idea what Ria would do later, but for now Abby and Susan had been organizing all the arranging.
"Susan, do you think the table should stay in the middle of the room or should we put it against a wall?" Abby asked the other woman, who was spreading blankets over the bed. The table was round and so wouldn't easily fit against a wall, but Luka would leave it up to his female companions.
"Nah, leave it in the middle of the room. It's small enough" Susan answered, smoothing a last wrinkle out of the bed spread. She put her hands on her hips and turned around.
"Well, that's it then, huh?" The four adults looked about, trying to see if there was anything left to be done, but they found nothing. Caroline walked in, carrying Ailleen and a bottle, and nodded approvingly. The room was large. Their king size bed snuggled against the left wall, shoved up against the back wall. The table now sat in the middle of the room, and Ria's desk sat against the back wall behind it, looking out the giant window on the street below.. To the right were the rocking chair and love seat situated in front of the TV, and the dresser set was against the "front wall" to the right of the door. Beyond that a small walkway led to the bathroom and walk in closet. Caroline and Frederic had chosen two rooms on the third floor, which each had large vistas of their enclosed back yard and shared a bathroom. The third room on the third floor wasn't connected to that bathroom, but there was hallway access to it. Luka thought they would eventually move Ailleen upstairs, leaving the remaining two rooms on the second floor for the children Ria was still planning on having. The remaining room (on the third floor) he had no idea what to do with.
"Well, if that's all, we might as well go get Ria then" Luka said. She would be thrilled with her surprise, Luka knew.
"Do you want one of us to go with you?" Abby asked. Luka thought about it a moment.
"Perhaps I'd better take one of the kids," he said, "Just so she won't get suspicous?" Frederic popped his head in, followed by Gregory.
"We'll go!" he said hopefully. Luka nodded happily and they all went to Carter's. Ria was awake and ready to leave. Frederic and Gregory tried to distract her during the ride, though they occasionaly let out what Luka could only term a "giggle" though he hesitated to label any male's laughs as such. But nothing much got past Ria, even simple directions.
"Luka Kovak, what in the world is going on?" she asked abrasivly, "This isn't the right way, where are we going?" Fortunately, she'd had the good sense not to ask that question until they'd arrived. (Whether or not she had done so on purpose or not Luka never did quite figure out)
"We're going here" he said with a laugh and lifted her out of the car. The boys piled out behind her, barely containing their glee. He carried her up the stairs, stepped aside to let Frederic in front of him, and then said:
"Ria Kovak, welcome home!" The door swung open and there was Abby, Carter, Galant, Susan, Caroline and Ailleen waiting for them in the foyer.
"SURPRISE!" they shouted, startling Ailleen. The little girl let out a squeal of joy at the sight of her mother however and struggled to get out of her cousin's confining hands.
"Ma! Ma! Pa! Ma!" she shouted at the top of her very small lungs. Luka could see the enthralling joy on his wife's face as he set her down on her own two feet. Her daughter finally broke free and ran across the smooth marble floors as fast as her very small legs would churn. Ria knelt down, very slowly, and accepted her rambuncious daughter's embrace.
"Welcome home, Aunt Ria!" Caroline greeted her, and Luka was privaleged to see tears of joy in the young mother's eyes.
"Welcome home, Ria" Abby and Carter and Susan chorused.
"Glad to see you feeling better, Mrs. Kovak" Galant added.
"Well?" Luka asked. Ria stood. He could see the supreme happiness glowing in her eyes.
"What do you want to see first?" She smiled up at him.
"Everything!"
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
Luka and Carter teetered their way up the steep stairs to the second floor. The renevation had been completed, not that there had been too much to do, and the Kovak family was moving into their new home. All except Ria, who was at work, and still unaware of their new home. Luka had had the left had wall to the foyer knocked out. He had kept the huge mirror and the heavy wooden doors, sure that Ria wouldn't want to throw them out. Actually, he hadn't had much of any decorating done. The carpet had all been stripped up, which had revealed hard wooden floors in most of the house and beautiful marble in the foyer. He had went ahead and let Caroline and Frederic dictate the decorating of thier rooms, so at least that was done, but he had no idea what Ria would want done with the rest of the house. So, he'd just had the walls patched up, some of the plumbing and electricity updated a bit, and new windows put in. He had the outside repainted, a deep burgandy color for the stone, and a deep but bright blue for the shudders and trimming. Carter had grimaced when he saw it, but Luka (as well as Caroline and Frederic) thought it was very nice indeed.
Luka, Carter and Abby (with occasional help from Galant and Susan) had been moving the family in for a week now, between school and work and keeping Ria occupied. Today they had brought in the final touches, and Luka looked forward to the family sleeping in their new home tonight. He now appreciated everything Ria did to keep their lives organized because for the past week he had been the one running everything, which wasn't especially easy with everything that was going on. He had managed though, with ample amounts of help and encouragment from his teenage niece and nephew.
The two men put the table they'd been carrying gently on the floor in the middle of the master bed room. Again, Luka had no idea what Ria would do later, but for now Abby and Susan had been organizing all the arranging.
"Susan, do you think the table should stay in the middle of the room or should we put it against a wall?" Abby asked the other woman, who was spreading blankets over the bed. The table was round and so wouldn't easily fit against a wall, but Luka would leave it up to his female companions.
"Nah, leave it in the middle of the room. It's small enough" Susan answered, smoothing a last wrinkle out of the bed spread. She put her hands on her hips and turned around.
"Well, that's it then, huh?" The four adults looked about, trying to see if there was anything left to be done, but they found nothing. Caroline walked in, carrying Ailleen and a bottle, and nodded approvingly. The room was large. Their king size bed snuggled against the left wall, shoved up against the back wall. The table now sat in the middle of the room, and Ria's desk sat against the back wall behind it, looking out the giant window on the street below.. To the right were the rocking chair and love seat situated in front of the TV, and the dresser set was against the "front wall" to the right of the door. Beyond that a small walkway led to the bathroom and walk in closet. Caroline and Frederic had chosen two rooms on the third floor, which each had large vistas of their enclosed back yard and shared a bathroom. The third room on the third floor wasn't connected to that bathroom, but there was hallway access to it. Luka thought they would eventually move Ailleen upstairs, leaving the remaining two rooms on the second floor for the children Ria was still planning on having. The remaining room (on the third floor) he had no idea what to do with.
"Well, if that's all, we might as well go get Ria then" Luka said. She would be thrilled with her surprise, Luka knew.
"Do you want one of us to go with you?" Abby asked. Luka thought about it a moment.
"Perhaps I'd better take one of the kids," he said, "Just so she won't get suspicous?" Frederic popped his head in, followed by Gregory.
"We'll go!" he said hopefully. Luka nodded happily and they all went to Carter's. Ria was awake and ready to leave. Frederic and Gregory tried to distract her during the ride, though they occasionaly let out what Luka could only term a "giggle" though he hesitated to label any male's laughs as such. But nothing much got past Ria, even simple directions.
"Luka Kovak, what in the world is going on?" she asked abrasivly, "This isn't the right way, where are we going?" Fortunately, she'd had the good sense not to ask that question until they'd arrived. (Whether or not she had done so on purpose or not Luka never did quite figure out)
"We're going here" he said with a laugh and lifted her out of the car. The boys piled out behind her, barely containing their glee. He carried her up the stairs, stepped aside to let Frederic in front of him, and then said:
"Ria Kovak, welcome home!" The door swung open and there was Abby, Carter, Galant, Susan, Caroline and Ailleen waiting for them in the foyer.
"SURPRISE!" they shouted, startling Ailleen. The little girl let out a squeal of joy at the sight of her mother however and struggled to get out of her cousin's confining hands.
"Ma! Ma! Pa! Ma!" she shouted at the top of her very small lungs. Luka could see the enthralling joy on his wife's face as he set her down on her own two feet. Her daughter finally broke free and ran across the smooth marble floors as fast as her very small legs would churn. Ria knelt down, very slowly, and accepted her rambuncious daughter's embrace.
"Welcome home, Aunt Ria!" Caroline greeted her, and Luka was privaleged to see tears of joy in the young mother's eyes.
"Welcome home, Ria" Abby and Carter and Susan chorused.
"Glad to see you feeling better, Mrs. Kovak" Galant added.
"Well?" Luka asked. Ria stood. He could see the supreme happiness glowing in her eyes.
"What do you want to see first?" She smiled up at him.
"Everything!"