All Grown Up-Chapter 5
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Rachel was busy sorting through charts when Ella bounded into the ER with
a look of absolute glee upon her face.
"Rachel! I got it! I got the job!!"
"Oh El! Congratulations!" Rachel exclaimed. Ella had applied for a job at a
new department store called Kohl's that had just been built at the mall when
Bradlee's had closed.
"Come on El, we're going to lunch to celebrate and I'm turning my beeper off
this time," said Rachel with a grin. It was Friday, Rachel's favorite day. It
meant that tomorrow would be Saturday, her day off, which she would spend with
Nadine since Robert and Ryan would be gone until Monday night.
"So when do you start?" asked Rachel.
"I'm going in tomorrow at noon and they're going to train me for the register
and then when I'm done and they think that I'm ready, they'll put me on a
register."
"That's wonderful. You know, Nadine does need a few things, she's, growing like
a weed. I'll stop by sometime tomorrow."
"Cool," said Ella. "So what's going on with Ryan?"
Rachel groaned and muttered,"He's grounded for a month and he's absolutely furious.
Like it's MY fault.
"Jeez," said Ella. "You know, maybe it runs in the family. I mean, Dad was kind of
hostile as a teen. And you were a little edgy..."
"Hey!" Rachel exclaimed in mock horror.
"Just kidding Rach," replied Ella. "Anyways, what are you doing tonight?"
"Not much, I thought I'd make a nice dinner for me and Nadine and maybe watch a
movie," said Rachel.
"Cool, well I gotta go, I have a class in a half and hour and I still have to
run home and grab my books," said Ella.
"Okay El, congratulations again!" she said giving her sister a big hug.
"Thanks," said Ella. Rachel headed back through the ambulance bay and into
the always-chaotic ER. Ella headed back to her car and drove home.
* * *
That night, Rachel and Nadine had a nice quiet dinner and watched a movie together.
After Nadine had been put to bed around 9 o'clock, she cleaned up the house a little bit
and folded some laundry. She brought her and Robert's in to the bedroom and set it on
the bed, brought Nadine's to her room and quietly set it on the dresser ans continued
to bring Ryan's to his room. Ryan's room was that of a typical 14 year old. Good
Charlotte and Linkin Park posters plastered the walls and all the bare necessities that
make up a teenager's life were in the room. Rachel walked towards the dresser and began
to sort the laundry into the appropriate drawers. She picked up the laundry basket and
began to walk out of the room again. But the edge of the basket caught on something on
the dresser. A small wooden box fell off the dresser, it's contents spilling everywhere.
Rachel bent down and began to pick them up when she saw something thatn made her freeze.
Among the pile of junk was a single condom packet. Rachel blanched. Ryan? she thought.
How could Ryan be having sex? He was only 14. It then occurred to her that she had never
taken the time to realize how handsome Ryan was. He was not a child anymore. All the soft-
ness he had once possessed as a child ahd now been resculpted into muscle. He was growing up.
But this was too much. She ran into her bedroom and grabbed the phone and dialed Robert's
cell phone number. He answered after the second ring.
"Hello?"
It's me," said Rachel. "Is Ryan listening?"
Robert paused and said, "No, what's the matter?"
"I was just in his room putting away laundry and I accidently knocked over this box that he
had on his dresser. I started to pick the stuff up and I found a condom. Robert, this is
more serious than smoking. He's having sex and he's only 14. I want you to ask him about it,
and call me tomorrow morning, okay?"
"Robert sighed heavily and replied, "Okay."
Rachel hung up the phone and went into Ryan's room. She sat on the bed and stared into space.
An anguished sob erupted from her mouth and she just sat there, crying and hugging Ryan's pillow
for over an hour. Finally, drained of all tears, she put the pillow back and wen to bed, know-
ing that she was in for a restless night
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay, that's chapter five. The "big secret hasn't really been revealed yet, probably next chapter,
but here's a little introduction/cliffhanger to get you ready! Please r/r!!! Thx!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rachel was busy sorting through charts when Ella bounded into the ER with
a look of absolute glee upon her face.
"Rachel! I got it! I got the job!!"
"Oh El! Congratulations!" Rachel exclaimed. Ella had applied for a job at a
new department store called Kohl's that had just been built at the mall when
Bradlee's had closed.
"Come on El, we're going to lunch to celebrate and I'm turning my beeper off
this time," said Rachel with a grin. It was Friday, Rachel's favorite day. It
meant that tomorrow would be Saturday, her day off, which she would spend with
Nadine since Robert and Ryan would be gone until Monday night.
"So when do you start?" asked Rachel.
"I'm going in tomorrow at noon and they're going to train me for the register
and then when I'm done and they think that I'm ready, they'll put me on a
register."
"That's wonderful. You know, Nadine does need a few things, she's, growing like
a weed. I'll stop by sometime tomorrow."
"Cool," said Ella. "So what's going on with Ryan?"
Rachel groaned and muttered,"He's grounded for a month and he's absolutely furious.
Like it's MY fault.
"Jeez," said Ella. "You know, maybe it runs in the family. I mean, Dad was kind of
hostile as a teen. And you were a little edgy..."
"Hey!" Rachel exclaimed in mock horror.
"Just kidding Rach," replied Ella. "Anyways, what are you doing tonight?"
"Not much, I thought I'd make a nice dinner for me and Nadine and maybe watch a
movie," said Rachel.
"Cool, well I gotta go, I have a class in a half and hour and I still have to
run home and grab my books," said Ella.
"Okay El, congratulations again!" she said giving her sister a big hug.
"Thanks," said Ella. Rachel headed back through the ambulance bay and into
the always-chaotic ER. Ella headed back to her car and drove home.
* * *
That night, Rachel and Nadine had a nice quiet dinner and watched a movie together.
After Nadine had been put to bed around 9 o'clock, she cleaned up the house a little bit
and folded some laundry. She brought her and Robert's in to the bedroom and set it on
the bed, brought Nadine's to her room and quietly set it on the dresser ans continued
to bring Ryan's to his room. Ryan's room was that of a typical 14 year old. Good
Charlotte and Linkin Park posters plastered the walls and all the bare necessities that
make up a teenager's life were in the room. Rachel walked towards the dresser and began
to sort the laundry into the appropriate drawers. She picked up the laundry basket and
began to walk out of the room again. But the edge of the basket caught on something on
the dresser. A small wooden box fell off the dresser, it's contents spilling everywhere.
Rachel bent down and began to pick them up when she saw something thatn made her freeze.
Among the pile of junk was a single condom packet. Rachel blanched. Ryan? she thought.
How could Ryan be having sex? He was only 14. It then occurred to her that she had never
taken the time to realize how handsome Ryan was. He was not a child anymore. All the soft-
ness he had once possessed as a child ahd now been resculpted into muscle. He was growing up.
But this was too much. She ran into her bedroom and grabbed the phone and dialed Robert's
cell phone number. He answered after the second ring.
"Hello?"
It's me," said Rachel. "Is Ryan listening?"
Robert paused and said, "No, what's the matter?"
"I was just in his room putting away laundry and I accidently knocked over this box that he
had on his dresser. I started to pick the stuff up and I found a condom. Robert, this is
more serious than smoking. He's having sex and he's only 14. I want you to ask him about it,
and call me tomorrow morning, okay?"
"Robert sighed heavily and replied, "Okay."
Rachel hung up the phone and went into Ryan's room. She sat on the bed and stared into space.
An anguished sob erupted from her mouth and she just sat there, crying and hugging Ryan's pillow
for over an hour. Finally, drained of all tears, she put the pillow back and wen to bed, know-
ing that she was in for a restless night
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay, that's chapter five. The "big secret hasn't really been revealed yet, probably next chapter,
but here's a little introduction/cliffhanger to get you ready! Please r/r!!! Thx!!
