Chapter 2 Papa's Girl

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Six months passed by and it was time to harvest the crops. Sam spent the early mornings doing his Mayoral duties and spent the latter part of the day working in the gardens. Elanor was very fond of the gardens and was very proud that her last name is Gardner. Sam had given her a little plot of her own where she could grow whatever she wished. She decided on berries and she tended to her garden daily.

"Papa! Papa! I filled two whole baskets today and it's not supper time yet!"

Sam walked over to find out what all the fuss was about. He loved that he taught his daughter everything about each type of garden. Each day Sam checked on how she was doing and each day Sam went back to what he did with a smile on his face.

"That's my girl! I think you can take them inside to Momma now. I am so proud of my little gardener!" Sam beamed with pride.

"All by myself?" she questioned as she tried to pick up both of the baskets. "They are heavy, Papa. I want to bring them in with you."

Sam smiled, "How about if you take just one in? I would love to help you but I have a few more hours before supper and I have to finish up for today." He watched as his daughter's smile turned upside down. "Hey now, don't fret, I want to get done so I can read to you tonight before you need to be tucked in."

Elanor hugged her father and grabbed the one basket. With much determination, she brought it back to her house and showed her Momma.

"Looky, looky, Momma! I filled it and I filled another but Papa will bring it in!"

Rosie turned around from helping Cook knead the bread dough and smiled. She lifted the basket onto the table. "I am impressed! That is wonderful, dear."

"Are Frodo and Rose still napping? I want to hold them. Papa says tonight he will read me a story! I love my little garden. I love my last name being Gardner. I love being a big..."

Rosie interrupted with a laugh, "Slow down...slow down...To answer your question, they are still napping. I will let you hold them after I feed them. Yes, it is a perfect last name for you, isn't it? How about you go and practice your writing until Papa gets home?

"Otay, Momma." Elanor skipped off to write and waited patiently until she heard her Papa coming down the tunnel way.

Sam walked in looking exhausted and went to find Rosie. He put all his stuff away and made his way into the kitchen. He watched Cook and Rosie for a little while and sat down. He cleared his throat and Rosie turned around and smiled.

"Welcome home, sweetie. Supper will be ready within the hour. You look tired."

"I am, dear, it has been a long day and I am looking forward to a relaxing evening."

Rosie went to Sam and kissed him and massaged his back. "Elanor will be in here soon. She is very happy working in her garden. She's progressing very nicely with her writing. Ahh, here she is now! I have to get the little ones up, honey. I will be back after I feed Frodo and Rose and then we can eat." Rosie hurried out to the twin's room.

"Papa, I did more writing today. I can't wait for you to read to me tonight. I think Momma will put out some berries with our supper. Is Mr. Frodo coming to visit tomorrow?"

Sam picked Elanor up and sat her on his knee, "I can't wait to read to you. Mr. Frodo will be coming next weekend, my dear. How about we wash our hands for supper?" They went to get ready for supper and Rosie left the two little infants with Nana and went in to eat.

"Supper is great, Momma. May I please go to Nana and hold the twins?" Elanor asked stuffing the last of her supper down her throat.

"Yes, you may, please ask Nana to assist you."

"Papa, I will find you later." She ran off quickly without giving anyone a chance to have a word in edgewise.

"What is the matter?"

Sam sighed, "You always have a way of knowing when something is wrong."

"You hardly ate. Well, not as much as I know you can, dear, and you let Elanor do a lot more of the talking. Are you not feeling well?"

"I feel fine. It has been haunting me ever since our names were changed to Gardner. Even though it was a proud moment, It is just bugging me. I have always been a Gamgee. Our little one is so happy about it and I wish I had the same love for it as she does."

Rosie looked to him with concern, "Dear, if it is bugging you that much I'm sure the name can be changed back to Gamgee. It was a nice gesture for it to be changed to Gardner. Besides, dear, you will always been known as SamWise Gamgee, the only hobbit for me."

Sam smiled and looked across the table at Rosie and noticed his little girl in tears with a very red face. His smile quickly faded and Rosie turned to see what had caught his attention. "What's wrong? Elanor...are you alright? What happened?" Rosie went to go comfort her but Elanor held out her arms to push her away.

"Don't touch me, Mommy! I came in to see if Papa was ready to read to me and find out that you're both name haters. We have the best last name in the world...we...we...how...I hate you Papa!" she lashed out and stomped off to her room with tears continuing to stream down her face. She tucked herself under the covers; scared to think what her Papa would do.

Sam and Rosie sat in shock after hearing Elanor's outburst. Rosie sighed and Sam looked stunned and it seemed like minutes past before a word was spoken.

"I...I...didn't know she was there...I"

"It's okay. She doesn't really hate you. We forget sometimes she is even just a child. It's a blessing that she rarely ever lashes out like that. Go to her, Sam, talk with her."

Sam nodded, "I'm going to her now. I'll be in to kiss the twins goodnight after I read to her as I said I would."

"Elanor...Elanor? It is Papa; may I speak to you please?"

"Yes, Papa."

"Come to Papa; let me see your pretty little face. That's my girl! I am sorry that you are unhappy with me."

Elanor jumped out of her bed into her Papa's arms, "Oh Papa! I love our last name!" she wiped the tears from her eyes, "I just couldn't bare the thought of having it changed...I won't feel like I am your special little girl...not the same."

Sam hugged her and sat her on the bed, "My little Elanor, it is not our last name that makes you special to me. You are special to me because you are you. Not because of our time together working in the gardens. I cherish that as well, but it has nothing to do with our last name. I have always been a Gamgee. It doesn't feel right to me to be known as another last name. I never wanted you to be upset with me or hate me."

"I don't hate you, Papa. I was mad. If you want our name changed back, it is okay with me."

"I haven't made up my mind yet. I will keep your feelings in mind as I think about it. I said I will read to you and even though it is getting late, I still want too. May I?"

Elanor squeezed her Papa with a big hug and squealed with delight, "Yippie! Please read this one? This one is my favorite."

"I will read a few chapters and then you need to get some sleep." Sam said as he took the book from her. Elanor hopped into bed and got comfortable. He read a few chapters, and she fell asleep. He watched her sleep, kissed her goodnight and tucked her in.