Simon, Matt and Mary are in the story but they don't say anything.

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An hour and a half later he calls Annie.

"Hi, mom awake? Okay."

"Eric? Hi. What happened to you last night, I was worried about you." She sounded excited to hear his voice.

"Hi. I'm sorry. I was about to call you when I just felt like falling asleep and the minute I put my head down I just conked out."

"So what time do you fly out?" She asked while she did the dishes from breakfast.

"I'm leaving at 3 today and should arrive home about maybe close to 9." He told her the gate number and she told him that she would be waiting for him.

"I'll be waiting for you. I love you. Bye."

"Love you two darlin', bye." They hung up and Eric got up to get the keys to his mom's car then goes to the store for some flowers. After he got a half a dozen roses he liked to give her and half a dozen tulips that Julie used to like to get her for mother's day; he went to her grave.

"Mom, I just wanted to say that I love you and I really miss you and thank you for being such a wonderful mother to me and Julie. I felt really bad for what happened to you but after you came to visit, I felt much better and I think this trip was worth it. I'm going to go home today and I have my sermon ready that will be about moms. Thank you again. Bye." He then puts the flowers in the vase for flowers that is near the headstone.

Eric then went to his dad's and few hours later got on a plane to go home and was met by Annie hours later when he got out of the plane at the airport in Glen Oak. Annie made Turkey sandwiches on Rye and some Rice a Roni pasta with it which Eric ate.

"So? Are you going to tell me why you had to go to New York?" She asked him while he ate. She was sitting at the table near her husband. She had her elbow on the table, with her chin resting on her hand.

"Hmm.. This is good turkey sandwich and pasta." He tells her without realizing she was talking to him since he was so hungry.

"Eric?"

"What? I'm sorry, did you say something?" He stops to take a drink of his milk.

"Why are you so hungry and why did you have to go to New York?"

"Because I had a salad for a late lunch before leaving for the airport since I had oatmeal for breakfast." He answered, took a small bite then continued to tell her why he went.

The next morning everyone went to church, Sharon, her husband and Kevin were there and Eric gave the sermon about Mothers.

"Today we celebrate a day for a special person in our lives, whether it's our mother, grandmother, or even wife. Moms do a lot for us when we are growing up like teaching us how to walk or take us to the doctor when we get sick. They teach us how to ride our bike, fix and kiss our boo boos that we get, they even teach us how to drive a car, like my mom did. They educate us how to become good people, ground us when we did something bad and even love us no matter what we did wrong. Tell your mom thanks for all the things they did for you and make them feel special. You may go in peace."

A few minutes later Eric was told by Sharon that she and her husband would be able to adopt Kevin; they were really excited and happy. Annie got a really big surprise that day and it would make her the happiest mom.

Eric told Annie that he had to go pick some people up and would be right back but she objected because she had no idea why he had to pick them up but just hoped he would be back.

Annie got a card from Sam, David, Ruthie and got not only a card from Martin but he gave her some flowers and said it was from the twins, him and Ruthie. Few minutes later Matt, Mary and Simon came through the door and surprised their mom who couldn't believe her eyes.

"I don't believe this. Matt? Mary? Simon? Oh wow!! I love this!!" She told them excitedly.

They gave her a card and a present that was a picture frame that talked about a wonderful mom and had a picture of Matt, Mary and Simon.

"Oh, I love this. Thank You." She told her three children excitedly.

"Mom, Happy Mother's day." Lucy said as she gave her a card and flowers.

Later that night the kids and Eric cooked dinner while Annie watched tv with the twins, then everyone sat down at the dining room table. Annie and Eric sat at the end, Lucy Mary and Ruthie sat on one side and Matt, Simon, and the twins sat on the other end. Martin and Kevin were sitting with the twins on the table that was brought out from the basement. After 30 minutes they finished and Martin and Kevin offered to do the dishes as everyone went in the living room to talk then few hours later everyone went to bed.

Annie was so overjoyed with the surprise she thanked Eric and told him that she really loves him and he told her the same. Matt slept in the same room with Martin, Simon slept in his own room and Mary slept with Ruthie in her room

While Eric and Annie were in bed they talked.

"I really enjoyed today, but I think that trip to New York seemed to make you feel better and a lot less sad."

"I know and I do feel better too. I gotta ask you, why did you seem so excited when I called and came home?"

"I just was worried about you and didn't know why you had to go. I love you."

"I love you honey. You know the door is locked." He tells her as they cuddle for an hour then go to sleep.