Eric stayed up and waited for Simon as Annie laid in bed but didn't go to
sleep while Matt, Mary, Lucy Ruthie and the twins were asleep not knowing
that something may have happened to their brother as their parents worried.
Eric was sitting on the couch when the phone rang.
"Hello?" Eric answered.
"Hello, is Eric there?" A person on the other line asked.
"Yes, this is he. May I ask who this is?"
"Yes, this is Jeff Cawley, the father of Andrew."
"Oh, yes. Hello, I'm sorry I was expecting my --did anything happen at the party?"
"Yes. There was an explosion about a block from my home, the kids are fine, Simon and his friends just left and I think believe that he was going to drop off his girlfriend, he should be home in a few minutes. I've called the parent's of the kids and just told them what's going on and that none of the kids at the party were hurt just shooken up. I apologize for the delay in calling but the phone lines were out and I had my cell phone so I used that to call."
"Okay, thanks for calling." Eric says as he and Jeff hang up then he hears the door open.
"Oh Simon! What happened to you?" Annie asked when she hugged Simon going to find out who called.
"Son! Are you alright?" Eric says as he sees Annie hugging Simon then hugs him.
"Yeah, dad. I'm okay, I just want to go to bed."
"Okay, we'll talk about this tomorrow." Annie says as she, Simon and Eric went upstairs and went to bed.
"Jeff Cawley, is he Julie's ex-boyfriend?" Eric asked himself quietly as he was turning off the lights in the room.
The next morning, Eric and Annie slept in as Matt and Mary made breakfast for Ruthie, Lucy and the twins while Simon also slept in.
"I heard Simon got in later then he should have." Mary said.
"Mom and Dad must be furious." Lucy said.
"Now wait a minute, they are not going to ground him without hearing him out." Matt said.
"What do you suppose the reason he come home late?" Lucy asked.
"Maybe he was really not at the party, and he was at the promenade or the movie with Deena." Ruthie said.
"I agree with Matt, we should wait and see besides, Simon, mom and dad are the only ones who are sleeping in." Mary said.
After the kids finished their breakfast, they cleaned up after themselves then went upstairs to get dressed. Matt helped the twins since he was already dressed and took them downstairs to play with their toys. After Lucy came downstairs Matt went to work. Annie came downstairs for breakfast as she noticed the kids had eaten so she started to eat cereal as Simon and Eric came down to eat as Ruthie came in to get a drink from the kitchen.
"How was the party, if you went?" Ruthie asked mischeviously.
"The party was great, and had a blast." Simon said as Annie coughed what she ate after Simon said blast.
"You okay Annie?" Eric asked.
"Yes, it's just what he said about the party." She said.
"Sure Simon, just say the party was great but mom and dad will find out you didn't go." Ruthie said.
"What are you talking about?" Simon replied in confusion.
The doorbell rang then Ruthie went to get and let Deena in when she opened the door. Ruthie went upstairs then went to listen in on the conversation in the kitchen stairs while Simon, Deena, Eric and Annie talked.
"So you had a good time, huh?" Eric asked.
"Had a great time, Andrew got a lot of stuff." Deena said.
"Eric told me that there was an explosion in the neighborhood?"
"Yeah it was like a half hour before we left but the police think it was caused by a gas main that ruptured." Simon said.
"Any idea if anyone was hurt?" Eric asked.
"I have no idea. But I'm glad that we were just about to leaved when it happened." Deena said.
Ruthie went upstairs as Eric went to the living room to talk to Lucy who was playing with the twins as Annie and Simon cleaned up the table since their breakfast was finished. Then a few hours later Deena went home as Lucy went to class as well as Mary went to work. After everyone had supper, they cleaned up the kitchen then hours later went to bed. A few days later Eric found out something that he didn't like which was that Lou had brought someone from New York to be an understudy of Eric's. His name is Chandler Hampton and he would be helping Eric wherever he needs it so Eric got used to the idea but it took him awhile. One Sunday morning Chandler started the services while Eric sat in the chair which he would later speak but first it was Chandler's turn.
**FLASHBACK**
"Leave me alone!!" Julie cries as Eric knocks to find out what happened to Julie who was visibly upset.
"Julie, I really care about you and I am here protect you from anything as well as anyone." Eric sits next to Julie on the bed then hugs her.
"It's none of your damn business Eric!! I don't want to talk about it, now get out!" Julie yells.
"Okay, but you know where I am if you need me." Eric says as he walks out and Julie slams the door after he walks out.
"Eric. Eric!!" A voice says.
"Huh?" Eric says as Chandler is shaking him as he gets out of his flashbacks.
"Did you hear a word I said?" Chandler asks.
"No, sorry." Eric says as he got up to speak while Chandler sat down.
"What is with Eric?" Julie asks quietly.
"I apologize, I was thinking about something from the past when I and Julie were back in school. Before I start I would like to welcome a member of this community, Jeff Crawley and his family and welcome to the church."
"No! It's Cawley Eric!" Lou says correcting him.
"Oh, it is Cawley, I'm so sorry. Must have messed up my handwriting." Eric says as he laughs.
"Oh my god, no. Not him. Oh I hate you." Julie says quietly while Hank hugged her as Eric spoke.
After church Julie, Hank and their kids went home as Eric and the gang did the same as Annie drove, Eric thought about what he was going to do but didn't know what to do. He knew that his sister is going to get him for not telling her, he knew that she was going to be angry or scared and Hank who doesn't even know what the situation is with Julie and Jeff, could get angry since he would want to protect Julie and can't. After everyone got home, Eric went to the living room to watch tv with the twins as the kids did homework or went to a friends' house after lunch then Eric fell asleep while the twins were playing in the living room as Annie was in the den talking to Charles.
"Hello?" Eric answered.
"Hello, is Eric there?" A person on the other line asked.
"Yes, this is he. May I ask who this is?"
"Yes, this is Jeff Cawley, the father of Andrew."
"Oh, yes. Hello, I'm sorry I was expecting my --did anything happen at the party?"
"Yes. There was an explosion about a block from my home, the kids are fine, Simon and his friends just left and I think believe that he was going to drop off his girlfriend, he should be home in a few minutes. I've called the parent's of the kids and just told them what's going on and that none of the kids at the party were hurt just shooken up. I apologize for the delay in calling but the phone lines were out and I had my cell phone so I used that to call."
"Okay, thanks for calling." Eric says as he and Jeff hang up then he hears the door open.
"Oh Simon! What happened to you?" Annie asked when she hugged Simon going to find out who called.
"Son! Are you alright?" Eric says as he sees Annie hugging Simon then hugs him.
"Yeah, dad. I'm okay, I just want to go to bed."
"Okay, we'll talk about this tomorrow." Annie says as she, Simon and Eric went upstairs and went to bed.
"Jeff Cawley, is he Julie's ex-boyfriend?" Eric asked himself quietly as he was turning off the lights in the room.
The next morning, Eric and Annie slept in as Matt and Mary made breakfast for Ruthie, Lucy and the twins while Simon also slept in.
"I heard Simon got in later then he should have." Mary said.
"Mom and Dad must be furious." Lucy said.
"Now wait a minute, they are not going to ground him without hearing him out." Matt said.
"What do you suppose the reason he come home late?" Lucy asked.
"Maybe he was really not at the party, and he was at the promenade or the movie with Deena." Ruthie said.
"I agree with Matt, we should wait and see besides, Simon, mom and dad are the only ones who are sleeping in." Mary said.
After the kids finished their breakfast, they cleaned up after themselves then went upstairs to get dressed. Matt helped the twins since he was already dressed and took them downstairs to play with their toys. After Lucy came downstairs Matt went to work. Annie came downstairs for breakfast as she noticed the kids had eaten so she started to eat cereal as Simon and Eric came down to eat as Ruthie came in to get a drink from the kitchen.
"How was the party, if you went?" Ruthie asked mischeviously.
"The party was great, and had a blast." Simon said as Annie coughed what she ate after Simon said blast.
"You okay Annie?" Eric asked.
"Yes, it's just what he said about the party." She said.
"Sure Simon, just say the party was great but mom and dad will find out you didn't go." Ruthie said.
"What are you talking about?" Simon replied in confusion.
The doorbell rang then Ruthie went to get and let Deena in when she opened the door. Ruthie went upstairs then went to listen in on the conversation in the kitchen stairs while Simon, Deena, Eric and Annie talked.
"So you had a good time, huh?" Eric asked.
"Had a great time, Andrew got a lot of stuff." Deena said.
"Eric told me that there was an explosion in the neighborhood?"
"Yeah it was like a half hour before we left but the police think it was caused by a gas main that ruptured." Simon said.
"Any idea if anyone was hurt?" Eric asked.
"I have no idea. But I'm glad that we were just about to leaved when it happened." Deena said.
Ruthie went upstairs as Eric went to the living room to talk to Lucy who was playing with the twins as Annie and Simon cleaned up the table since their breakfast was finished. Then a few hours later Deena went home as Lucy went to class as well as Mary went to work. After everyone had supper, they cleaned up the kitchen then hours later went to bed. A few days later Eric found out something that he didn't like which was that Lou had brought someone from New York to be an understudy of Eric's. His name is Chandler Hampton and he would be helping Eric wherever he needs it so Eric got used to the idea but it took him awhile. One Sunday morning Chandler started the services while Eric sat in the chair which he would later speak but first it was Chandler's turn.
**FLASHBACK**
"Leave me alone!!" Julie cries as Eric knocks to find out what happened to Julie who was visibly upset.
"Julie, I really care about you and I am here protect you from anything as well as anyone." Eric sits next to Julie on the bed then hugs her.
"It's none of your damn business Eric!! I don't want to talk about it, now get out!" Julie yells.
"Okay, but you know where I am if you need me." Eric says as he walks out and Julie slams the door after he walks out.
"Eric. Eric!!" A voice says.
"Huh?" Eric says as Chandler is shaking him as he gets out of his flashbacks.
"Did you hear a word I said?" Chandler asks.
"No, sorry." Eric says as he got up to speak while Chandler sat down.
"What is with Eric?" Julie asks quietly.
"I apologize, I was thinking about something from the past when I and Julie were back in school. Before I start I would like to welcome a member of this community, Jeff Crawley and his family and welcome to the church."
"No! It's Cawley Eric!" Lou says correcting him.
"Oh, it is Cawley, I'm so sorry. Must have messed up my handwriting." Eric says as he laughs.
"Oh my god, no. Not him. Oh I hate you." Julie says quietly while Hank hugged her as Eric spoke.
After church Julie, Hank and their kids went home as Eric and the gang did the same as Annie drove, Eric thought about what he was going to do but didn't know what to do. He knew that his sister is going to get him for not telling her, he knew that she was going to be angry or scared and Hank who doesn't even know what the situation is with Julie and Jeff, could get angry since he would want to protect Julie and can't. After everyone got home, Eric went to the living room to watch tv with the twins as the kids did homework or went to a friends' house after lunch then Eric fell asleep while the twins were playing in the living room as Annie was in the den talking to Charles.
