Chapter one: On a Saturday in Harmony
At the Bennett's house;
Jessica went downstairs to the kitchen and started the coffee maker. "Good morning" she tells.
"Good morning dear." said softly her mom.
"Do you want a muffin? They are still hot. I have just made them." "Yeah, thanks." Jessica took three muffins and smile at her mom. "I am hungry this morning." she sat next to her mother and asked her "Where is dad?"
"He is at the station, he got a call." Jessica look surprised and said "Geez on a Saturday? He supposed to be off duty today." "I know sweetie but you know your father and I are not in good terms these days so I guess he prefer to keep his mind busy." ~ I can even say he's avoiding me. ~ "We fight a lot about David. He still wants me to tell David to sign the annulment papers."
"I think you should." said Jessica. She looks her mother in the eyes, worried. "I know you don't want to rush David to sign them until he really feels ready to do it but I fear that daddy will not wait forever after you if you do nothing about it." Grace look at her daughter trying to reassure her "If Sam loves me the way he told me and I do believe he does, he will understand my point of view."
Jessica sighed ~ It would be better if you could hear what I'm saying mom. ~ "I just want the family back you know. I don't hate David and John. I like my half-brother but things got so complicated since they appeared in our lives. Our family is not the same and I miss that." she said with melancholy in her voice.
"You are right honey, things have changed a lot....and yeah John is a good boy. I couldn't ask for a better son. I mean all my children are my joy. Kay, you, Noah and John. I know it is rough with Kay at the moment ~ Well she changed completely for a while in fact ~ but I still love her. I am glad to have Charity with us too. I wish that Faith could be here to see how lovely her daughter is."
Grace was lost in her memories thinking about when Faith and her found each other ~You are gone so soon Faith, we didn't have enough time to reunite~, she really miss her sister.
"I wish too mom. Knowing my aunt would have been so nice." With a reluctant smile she adds "It would be cool to see two of you mom." Grace smiled at her "Yeah we were very similar except for one thing. I am right handed and she was left handed."
Jessica finished her muffins and prepared herself to leave "I am going with Reese, John, Kay, Miguel, Charity and Simone to the beach today, at Lake Valley. We will go there for the anniversary of Samantha Fairchild. You remember her don't you mom?"
For a moment of thinking, Grace remembered. "Yes, she is the daughter of Lloyd Fairchild, the mayor of Lake Valley, city next to Harmony. I remember his family going at the Harmony Resort a couple years ago. Samantha played with you, Kay and Reese when the family vacationed there during the summer. It was before Reese moved to Harmony." Grace was now smiling; memories of that time emerged in her head and add "Samantha and Reese are friends since they were born practically, their mothers were best friends. I remember her, red hair headed with a pony tail. She was very tomboy at that time." Grace laugh. "More than Kay and you remember how Kay was. She was quite a good baseball player." Grace try to figure it out what she might look like now and say "I almost forget about her..I wonder what she looks like now."
"I don't know mom, she's back from Spain yesterday. She studied there for five years now. Reese asked us to come with him for her birthday. Mr. Fairchild asked Reese to bring some friends, this is a surprise, she doesn't know about us going there." Grace got up and started to clean the table and say to Jessica "Enjoy your time there sweetie and say happy birthday to Samantha and hello to her parents."
"We will be there all day mom so don't wait for us, we will be coming home late." "Not too late I hope. I want you to be at home before midnight. I mean it sweetie so tell the others. I'm counting on you to let them know clearly ok?" "Don't worry mom, we will be home before midnight, I promise. I've got to go now. Have a good day." said Jessica when she opened the door on her way out. "You too sweetie, have a good day." Jessica walked to Reese's house.
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Grace was thinking about what her daughter told her previously ~"I think you should"~ concerning the annulment papers. Something inside her won't do it. ~I wish so hard to remember my past.~
The phone rings;
"Hello?"
"Grace, it's me Eve. I'm not disturbing you I hope?"
"No, not at all. I am alone in the house right now."
I'm off today and I wondered if you want to spend the time with me."
"That would be great Eve, of course."
"I would like to talk to you, tell you some things I have in mind."
"Yeah, sure, of course...You sound funny Eve, are you all right?"
Eve sounded nervous "Well, I will feel better after we talked....I hope so...can we meet in thirty minutes? I will take you and we will go to some quiet private place. Is it ok with you?"
"Eve, you sound serious. Are..."
"Grace" interrupt Eve "We will talk about it once I pick you up" she said swiftly. Ok then, see you in a few" Grace hung up ~ What's going on? ~
Eve prepared herself anxiously ~I have to tell Grace. I can't keep this any longer...oh God what have I done.....~
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A/N: Well, this is it for my first chapter. I hope you enjoyed it and leave me comments of what you're thinking about it and/or what you think it will happen (it will feed me; it is good for my inspiration). I want you to know that my chapters will not have always the same number of words, same size. I'm trying to separate them to have what I want, having a kind of "you must read further". It will not happen all the time though because I cannot put suspense at the end of all the chapters (but at some times I will have to do it.) The second chapter will be shorter, you better to know it now but like I said, at some times for the story, I will have to do it. Anyway, I will write the way I feel to it so again; I hope you liked my first chapter, Azblue.
At the Bennett's house;
Jessica went downstairs to the kitchen and started the coffee maker. "Good morning" she tells.
"Good morning dear." said softly her mom.
"Do you want a muffin? They are still hot. I have just made them." "Yeah, thanks." Jessica took three muffins and smile at her mom. "I am hungry this morning." she sat next to her mother and asked her "Where is dad?"
"He is at the station, he got a call." Jessica look surprised and said "Geez on a Saturday? He supposed to be off duty today." "I know sweetie but you know your father and I are not in good terms these days so I guess he prefer to keep his mind busy." ~ I can even say he's avoiding me. ~ "We fight a lot about David. He still wants me to tell David to sign the annulment papers."
"I think you should." said Jessica. She looks her mother in the eyes, worried. "I know you don't want to rush David to sign them until he really feels ready to do it but I fear that daddy will not wait forever after you if you do nothing about it." Grace look at her daughter trying to reassure her "If Sam loves me the way he told me and I do believe he does, he will understand my point of view."
Jessica sighed ~ It would be better if you could hear what I'm saying mom. ~ "I just want the family back you know. I don't hate David and John. I like my half-brother but things got so complicated since they appeared in our lives. Our family is not the same and I miss that." she said with melancholy in her voice.
"You are right honey, things have changed a lot....and yeah John is a good boy. I couldn't ask for a better son. I mean all my children are my joy. Kay, you, Noah and John. I know it is rough with Kay at the moment ~ Well she changed completely for a while in fact ~ but I still love her. I am glad to have Charity with us too. I wish that Faith could be here to see how lovely her daughter is."
Grace was lost in her memories thinking about when Faith and her found each other ~You are gone so soon Faith, we didn't have enough time to reunite~, she really miss her sister.
"I wish too mom. Knowing my aunt would have been so nice." With a reluctant smile she adds "It would be cool to see two of you mom." Grace smiled at her "Yeah we were very similar except for one thing. I am right handed and she was left handed."
Jessica finished her muffins and prepared herself to leave "I am going with Reese, John, Kay, Miguel, Charity and Simone to the beach today, at Lake Valley. We will go there for the anniversary of Samantha Fairchild. You remember her don't you mom?"
For a moment of thinking, Grace remembered. "Yes, she is the daughter of Lloyd Fairchild, the mayor of Lake Valley, city next to Harmony. I remember his family going at the Harmony Resort a couple years ago. Samantha played with you, Kay and Reese when the family vacationed there during the summer. It was before Reese moved to Harmony." Grace was now smiling; memories of that time emerged in her head and add "Samantha and Reese are friends since they were born practically, their mothers were best friends. I remember her, red hair headed with a pony tail. She was very tomboy at that time." Grace laugh. "More than Kay and you remember how Kay was. She was quite a good baseball player." Grace try to figure it out what she might look like now and say "I almost forget about her..I wonder what she looks like now."
"I don't know mom, she's back from Spain yesterday. She studied there for five years now. Reese asked us to come with him for her birthday. Mr. Fairchild asked Reese to bring some friends, this is a surprise, she doesn't know about us going there." Grace got up and started to clean the table and say to Jessica "Enjoy your time there sweetie and say happy birthday to Samantha and hello to her parents."
"We will be there all day mom so don't wait for us, we will be coming home late." "Not too late I hope. I want you to be at home before midnight. I mean it sweetie so tell the others. I'm counting on you to let them know clearly ok?" "Don't worry mom, we will be home before midnight, I promise. I've got to go now. Have a good day." said Jessica when she opened the door on her way out. "You too sweetie, have a good day." Jessica walked to Reese's house.
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Grace was thinking about what her daughter told her previously ~"I think you should"~ concerning the annulment papers. Something inside her won't do it. ~I wish so hard to remember my past.~
The phone rings;
"Hello?"
"Grace, it's me Eve. I'm not disturbing you I hope?"
"No, not at all. I am alone in the house right now."
I'm off today and I wondered if you want to spend the time with me."
"That would be great Eve, of course."
"I would like to talk to you, tell you some things I have in mind."
"Yeah, sure, of course...You sound funny Eve, are you all right?"
Eve sounded nervous "Well, I will feel better after we talked....I hope so...can we meet in thirty minutes? I will take you and we will go to some quiet private place. Is it ok with you?"
"Eve, you sound serious. Are..."
"Grace" interrupt Eve "We will talk about it once I pick you up" she said swiftly. Ok then, see you in a few" Grace hung up ~ What's going on? ~
Eve prepared herself anxiously ~I have to tell Grace. I can't keep this any longer...oh God what have I done.....~
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A/N: Well, this is it for my first chapter. I hope you enjoyed it and leave me comments of what you're thinking about it and/or what you think it will happen (it will feed me; it is good for my inspiration). I want you to know that my chapters will not have always the same number of words, same size. I'm trying to separate them to have what I want, having a kind of "you must read further". It will not happen all the time though because I cannot put suspense at the end of all the chapters (but at some times I will have to do it.) The second chapter will be shorter, you better to know it now but like I said, at some times for the story, I will have to do it. Anyway, I will write the way I feel to it so again; I hope you liked my first chapter, Azblue.