Chapter 16: the Awake
Lucy is getting ready for the awake until her daughter Kelsey comes in
"Mommy?"
"Yeah sweetie"
"Are you still sad?"
"Yeah I am"
"Why did Aunt Mary have to leave?"
"It wasn't her choice"
"Whose was it?"
"Gods"
"Why did God take a way Aunt Mary?"
"I don't know"
"I hope you'll be happy again"
"Don't worry I will be, I'll need time"
"Ok" Kelsey leaves. Bredon comes in
"Mom?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you help me with my tie?"
"Yeah sure"
"How is grandma and grandpa?" Bredon asked while Lucy was helping him with his tie
"They are very sad"
"How about you?"
"Very sad too"
"I'm sorry"
"How do you feel about this Bredon?"
"I feel sad. She was young. She had kids but while I was feeling sad I realized something"
"What?"
"That I have the best mom in the world" Lucy looks at him
"Really?"
"Yeah, You're the best"
"Thanks sweetie" Lucy and Bredon hugged
"Mom can I ask you something?"
"Yeah sure"
"Whats gonna happen to Anna Dominique Landon and Riley?"
"Oh I don't know but I promise you we will still see them"
"Ok, Thanks mom"
"Your welcome" Bredon leaves, Lucy was standing there just thinking and then Kevin came in
"Are you ok?"
"Yes and no"
"Wanna know what your son just said to me?"
"Was it bad?" Kevin asked
"No"
"What is it?"
"That I am the best mother in the world"
"You are"
"You think so?"
"I know so" Lucy hugs Kevin. Later that night everyone was at the funeral home. Annie and Eric was looking at the coffin and seeing Mary and realizing she isn't coming back. Annie and Eric are crying
"Mom? Do you need anything?" Ruthie said
"No sweetie. I am fine"
"Here are some tissues"
"Thanks sweetie" Annie hugs Ruthie, Matt comes in
"Mom?"
"I see a similar face"
"Who?" Annie asked
The similar guy goes up to Annie Eric Matt and Ruthie
"Robbie?" Ruthie said
"Yeah, Mr. and Mrs. Camden, I am so sorry" Annie hugs Robbie
"How are you Robbie?" Eric asked
"I am married and I have a son"
"That's great. Do you still live here?" Eric asked
"Uh no, but my wife Amy got a job here"
"So are you moving up here?" Annie asked
"Yeah"
"That's great Robbie" Eric said. Riley comes in
"Grandma?"
"Excuse me Robbie, Yes Riley"
"I think you should talk to Anna and Dominique"
"Where are they?"
"In the bathroom"
"Ok, I am sorry I'll be back soon" Annie leaves
"This is Mary's younger daughter, Riley"
"Nice too meet you Riley"
"You too..."
"Robbie"
"Did you know my mommy?"
"Yeah I did, You see your mom and I were close friends"
"You were?"
"Yeah, we cared a lot about each other"
"I am so glad you did" Landon comes in
"Grandpa?" Landon said
"Yeah"
"Dad is here"
"He is?"
"Yeah"
"Ok, Excuse me Robbie"
"Sure" Robbie said
"This is my brother Landon"
"Nice too meet you Landon, I am Robbie Palmer"
Eric goes to Carlos
"Carlos?"
"Eric, I am so sorry"
"Me too"
"How are the kids?"
"Annie is trying to calm down Anna and Dominique, and a friend of Mary is talking Riley and Landon"
"Where are the girls?"
"In the bathroom"
"I'll wait. I kinda want to talk to you after the funeral"
"About?"
"The kids"
"Ok"
Lucy is trying to find Annie
"Riley have you seen.... Robbie?"
"Luce?"
"Oh my god" Robbie and Lucy hug
"How are you?" Lucy said
"I am good, I am so sorry"
"Thank you"
"Aunt Lucy who were you looking for?" Landon asked
"Oh that's right. Have you seen Grandma?"
"Yeah she went into the bathroom to try to calm down Anna and Dominique" Riley said
"Oh thank you"
"Aunt Luce?" Landon said
"Yeah sweetie"
"Dad is here"
"He is?"
"Yeah"
"Ok thanks, Robbie I'll talk to you later"
"Ok"
Anna and Dominique are calmed down and they go back into the room and they see their dad
"Dad?" Dominique said
"Hi girls"
"Why are you here?" Anna asked
"I am here to see you and grandma and grandpa"
"Yeah I bet" Anna said
"Girls I am sorry"
"Don't talk to us," Dominique said. The girls left
After the a wake Annie and Eric are talking
"I spoke to Carlos"
"Eric you didn't"
"He wants to talk about the kids after the funeral"
"No way he is not taking them away from us"
"They are his too"
"No he left their lives Eric"
"Annie what choice do we have?"
"I'll take this to court if I have to"
"Annie calm down"
"Maybe it's on her will" Annie said
"Her will?"
"Yeah"
"How do you know she did a will?"
"I called her lawyer today and I asked him"
"And she has a will?"
"Yeah"
"We'll see the day after tomorrow"
"I won't lose them"
"I know"
Lucy is getting ready for the awake until her daughter Kelsey comes in
"Mommy?"
"Yeah sweetie"
"Are you still sad?"
"Yeah I am"
"Why did Aunt Mary have to leave?"
"It wasn't her choice"
"Whose was it?"
"Gods"
"Why did God take a way Aunt Mary?"
"I don't know"
"I hope you'll be happy again"
"Don't worry I will be, I'll need time"
"Ok" Kelsey leaves. Bredon comes in
"Mom?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you help me with my tie?"
"Yeah sure"
"How is grandma and grandpa?" Bredon asked while Lucy was helping him with his tie
"They are very sad"
"How about you?"
"Very sad too"
"I'm sorry"
"How do you feel about this Bredon?"
"I feel sad. She was young. She had kids but while I was feeling sad I realized something"
"What?"
"That I have the best mom in the world" Lucy looks at him
"Really?"
"Yeah, You're the best"
"Thanks sweetie" Lucy and Bredon hugged
"Mom can I ask you something?"
"Yeah sure"
"Whats gonna happen to Anna Dominique Landon and Riley?"
"Oh I don't know but I promise you we will still see them"
"Ok, Thanks mom"
"Your welcome" Bredon leaves, Lucy was standing there just thinking and then Kevin came in
"Are you ok?"
"Yes and no"
"Wanna know what your son just said to me?"
"Was it bad?" Kevin asked
"No"
"What is it?"
"That I am the best mother in the world"
"You are"
"You think so?"
"I know so" Lucy hugs Kevin. Later that night everyone was at the funeral home. Annie and Eric was looking at the coffin and seeing Mary and realizing she isn't coming back. Annie and Eric are crying
"Mom? Do you need anything?" Ruthie said
"No sweetie. I am fine"
"Here are some tissues"
"Thanks sweetie" Annie hugs Ruthie, Matt comes in
"Mom?"
"I see a similar face"
"Who?" Annie asked
The similar guy goes up to Annie Eric Matt and Ruthie
"Robbie?" Ruthie said
"Yeah, Mr. and Mrs. Camden, I am so sorry" Annie hugs Robbie
"How are you Robbie?" Eric asked
"I am married and I have a son"
"That's great. Do you still live here?" Eric asked
"Uh no, but my wife Amy got a job here"
"So are you moving up here?" Annie asked
"Yeah"
"That's great Robbie" Eric said. Riley comes in
"Grandma?"
"Excuse me Robbie, Yes Riley"
"I think you should talk to Anna and Dominique"
"Where are they?"
"In the bathroom"
"Ok, I am sorry I'll be back soon" Annie leaves
"This is Mary's younger daughter, Riley"
"Nice too meet you Riley"
"You too..."
"Robbie"
"Did you know my mommy?"
"Yeah I did, You see your mom and I were close friends"
"You were?"
"Yeah, we cared a lot about each other"
"I am so glad you did" Landon comes in
"Grandpa?" Landon said
"Yeah"
"Dad is here"
"He is?"
"Yeah"
"Ok, Excuse me Robbie"
"Sure" Robbie said
"This is my brother Landon"
"Nice too meet you Landon, I am Robbie Palmer"
Eric goes to Carlos
"Carlos?"
"Eric, I am so sorry"
"Me too"
"How are the kids?"
"Annie is trying to calm down Anna and Dominique, and a friend of Mary is talking Riley and Landon"
"Where are the girls?"
"In the bathroom"
"I'll wait. I kinda want to talk to you after the funeral"
"About?"
"The kids"
"Ok"
Lucy is trying to find Annie
"Riley have you seen.... Robbie?"
"Luce?"
"Oh my god" Robbie and Lucy hug
"How are you?" Lucy said
"I am good, I am so sorry"
"Thank you"
"Aunt Lucy who were you looking for?" Landon asked
"Oh that's right. Have you seen Grandma?"
"Yeah she went into the bathroom to try to calm down Anna and Dominique" Riley said
"Oh thank you"
"Aunt Luce?" Landon said
"Yeah sweetie"
"Dad is here"
"He is?"
"Yeah"
"Ok thanks, Robbie I'll talk to you later"
"Ok"
Anna and Dominique are calmed down and they go back into the room and they see their dad
"Dad?" Dominique said
"Hi girls"
"Why are you here?" Anna asked
"I am here to see you and grandma and grandpa"
"Yeah I bet" Anna said
"Girls I am sorry"
"Don't talk to us," Dominique said. The girls left
After the a wake Annie and Eric are talking
"I spoke to Carlos"
"Eric you didn't"
"He wants to talk about the kids after the funeral"
"No way he is not taking them away from us"
"They are his too"
"No he left their lives Eric"
"Annie what choice do we have?"
"I'll take this to court if I have to"
"Annie calm down"
"Maybe it's on her will" Annie said
"Her will?"
"Yeah"
"How do you know she did a will?"
"I called her lawyer today and I asked him"
"And she has a will?"
"Yeah"
"We'll see the day after tomorrow"
"I won't lose them"
"I know"