And the Glen goes on…  By: YankyDoodle

Part 5

Archie awoke to a welcome face. Lexie was sitting in a hospital gown by the side of his bed. She was smiling and had a bundle in her arms.

"Someone's here to see you!" She whispered showing Archie the bundle. He grinned; staring back at him was a small, round, dimpled face with tufts of jet-black hair and amazing blue eyes.

"He's Beautiful! or she....!"

"He" said Lexie.

"What have you decided to call him?" asked Archie

"Well did you think I was going to do that without you? We were waiting for you, but we did have a few ideas"

"So you decided against naming him after me?"

"I think one Archie MacDonald is enough for me!" Lexie laughed

"True!" replied Archie

"Well what do you think about Howard? Howie for short, Molly thought of it."

"Great" said Archie

"And I thought his middle name could be after you're father"

"Howard Hector MacDonald" Archie rolled it off his tongue, "sounds perfect!"

"Good, now that's decided I think there are some others here to see you!"

Archie looked over to the door where Molly and Katie were peering in. He smiled and motioned for them to come in. Molly came in with Katie trailing behind holding her hand. Molly handed Lexie some flowers and Katie jumped up onto the bed.

"I just came to wish you well Archie, and of course that means another excuse to come see......"

"Howard Hector MacDonald" filled in Lexie

"Oh that's lovely" said Molly

"Hello Daddy, are you better now? Mummy said you were sick, she was crying." Katie chattered away innocently

"I'm much better now, for seeing you!" said Archie tickling Katie. She screamed in delight,

"Stop it.... stop it!" and when Archie stopped, "Again Daddy that was fun!"

Archie looked at Katie, with her big round dark brown eyes and her black hair tied in little pink bunches. She was so pretty, he looked around at his family, at Lexie, and Katie and his new son, and thought her must be the luckiest man on earth.

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Part 6- a few months later

"Arch are you ready yet??" Lexie called down the stairs

"For what??" Archie called back from the kitchen

"Have you forgotten what day it is??" she called coming down the stairs

"No, it's Monday why?"

"Today's Katie's first day at school!" said Lexie obviously in panic mode, entering the Kitchen, "I thought you'd be getting her ready, where is she anyway?"
Just at that moment Katie ran screaming into the kitchen chased by a ferocious Duncan.

"I'm going to get you!" he shouted and she dived under the Kitchen table to hide, "Morning!" Duncan said cheerily to a grinning Archie and Lexie, "Now where could Katie be, I'm sure I saw her somewhere??" Katie giggled under the table "Boo! " shouted Duncan "I found you!" she laughed

"You're silly Unc Dunc!!!, Can we play again?"

"Not unless you want to miss School today!" said Lexie intervening

"Oh but mummy do I have to go?"

"Yes sweetie every little girl like you has to, now come get your coat on Daddy's taking you"

Katie ran over to get her coat and Lexie gave her, her bag and lunch."

"Have a lovely day!" she said kissing her on the head "Be good!"

"Bye Mummy, Bye Unc Dunc!!"

"Bye!" they chorused as Archie picked her up swinging her round as they made their way out.

"And Dunc, thanks for keeping her amused all the time, you know you're going to be a great father one day"

"Thanks Lex" said Duncan smiling

Later that day after endless hours of housework, Lexie heard a shout from the hallway,

"Mummy I'm back!"

"Was it good" Lexie replied coming into the hall, "Was you're teacher nice?"

"Yes, her name is Miss Finlay and she was helping me with my painting and she..." she continued to babble on as Lexie looked up to meet Archie's eyes and asked

"Katrina???"

TO BE CONTINUED.....................