A/N: I've witten chapters 6, 7 and this one (8) all in one shot, so I have
no reviews to thank you for! Haha. Well, please enjoy this one. Give me a
chance: I know what I wanna do! Hang in there.
As any one could imagine, the next weeks were hard. But slowly, things began to return to normal. The kids returned to school, and Kevin returned to work. A month went by, then two, three, four, five, six. No one could believe that it had already been half of a year since the passing of Lucy. Tyler turned 13, and Melissa 18. Finally, the school year ended. Melissa graduated from high school. She decided on which college she would attend. She decided to go to one only about 30 minutes from home. She didn't want to be to far from her family.
They had all become closer since the event. They liked to go out as a family. The kids liked to do things together. Melissa and Brooke would go to a movie with each other, or Joseph and Tyler would go play baseball. It was nice.
Then, one day, Kevin called a family meeting. They met in the living room. Everyone sprawled out on the sofas and chairs, waiting to hear what their father had to say. After a few minutes, he stood and faced them all.
"I have to talk to you guys about something." He said. Everyone nodded.
"What's going on dad?" Tyler asked.
"Yeah, what's up?" Melissa added.
"Well," Kevin began slowly," I don't really know how to say this."
"Just spit it out." Brooke said.
"OK. Here goes." He said nervously. "I've met woman. Her name is Holly. She's so nice, you guys would love her."
"And?" Tyler prompted. "What about her?"
"I'm thinking of asking her over for dinner." He said.
"Like a date?" Brooke cried.
"Yes, like a date. You can all meet her and we can talk about whether or not you'd be comfortable with me dating her."
"No!" Tyler yelled.
"No way." Brooke said. Melissa reached over and shushed them.
"I think it's a great idea, dad. It would be good for you. For all of us."
"No it wouldn't!" Tyler objected. "Mom was the only one. You can't start seeing some other lady. That would be weird. Wrong." Kevin placed his hand on Tyler's shoulder.
"It's been 7 months now, Ty. It's time I start seeing other people." He said. Tyler thought for a minute.
"Fine." He said finally. "She can come to dinner. Then, and ONLY then can we discuss whether you'd start seeing her."
"Fair." Kevin answered. Brooke nodded her head slowly.
"OK." She said.
"Joe?" Kevin asked. "What do you think?" Joe thought for a minute, then spoke.
"I guess it would be OK. Yeah, it would be fine."
"All righty then. It's settled. I'll call Holly tonight, and hopefully she'll be eating here with us tomorrow night." He said. Every one nodded.
"OK." They answered. They all stood and exited the room. Kevin walked over to the phone and sat down. He picked up the receiver and dialed.
"Hello, Holly?"
As any one could imagine, the next weeks were hard. But slowly, things began to return to normal. The kids returned to school, and Kevin returned to work. A month went by, then two, three, four, five, six. No one could believe that it had already been half of a year since the passing of Lucy. Tyler turned 13, and Melissa 18. Finally, the school year ended. Melissa graduated from high school. She decided on which college she would attend. She decided to go to one only about 30 minutes from home. She didn't want to be to far from her family.
They had all become closer since the event. They liked to go out as a family. The kids liked to do things together. Melissa and Brooke would go to a movie with each other, or Joseph and Tyler would go play baseball. It was nice.
Then, one day, Kevin called a family meeting. They met in the living room. Everyone sprawled out on the sofas and chairs, waiting to hear what their father had to say. After a few minutes, he stood and faced them all.
"I have to talk to you guys about something." He said. Everyone nodded.
"What's going on dad?" Tyler asked.
"Yeah, what's up?" Melissa added.
"Well," Kevin began slowly," I don't really know how to say this."
"Just spit it out." Brooke said.
"OK. Here goes." He said nervously. "I've met woman. Her name is Holly. She's so nice, you guys would love her."
"And?" Tyler prompted. "What about her?"
"I'm thinking of asking her over for dinner." He said.
"Like a date?" Brooke cried.
"Yes, like a date. You can all meet her and we can talk about whether or not you'd be comfortable with me dating her."
"No!" Tyler yelled.
"No way." Brooke said. Melissa reached over and shushed them.
"I think it's a great idea, dad. It would be good for you. For all of us."
"No it wouldn't!" Tyler objected. "Mom was the only one. You can't start seeing some other lady. That would be weird. Wrong." Kevin placed his hand on Tyler's shoulder.
"It's been 7 months now, Ty. It's time I start seeing other people." He said. Tyler thought for a minute.
"Fine." He said finally. "She can come to dinner. Then, and ONLY then can we discuss whether you'd start seeing her."
"Fair." Kevin answered. Brooke nodded her head slowly.
"OK." She said.
"Joe?" Kevin asked. "What do you think?" Joe thought for a minute, then spoke.
"I guess it would be OK. Yeah, it would be fine."
"All righty then. It's settled. I'll call Holly tonight, and hopefully she'll be eating here with us tomorrow night." He said. Every one nodded.
"OK." They answered. They all stood and exited the room. Kevin walked over to the phone and sat down. He picked up the receiver and dialed.
"Hello, Holly?"