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Soft Place to fall, chapter three
Rory hadn't even gotten three blocks from the school when her car phone rang. With a sigh she started to picking it up,before remembering that it couldn't possibly be her mother.
"Rory? Its your grandpa. I left a file at home I need, can you bring it to me."
"At the office? Sure."
"No, I'm at Jeremiah Motors. I'll give you directions from home." After he did, she headed to get the file.
When Craig got home from school, he saw that Emma Nelson was going to be taking her brother Jack and Craig's sister Angie for a walk. "Hey Emma, Angie. Where are you guys going?"
"Daddy's, I want a popsicle and we don't have any at home. Are you comming with?"
"Sure" Craig agreed. THe four of them-Jack in his stroller, the others walking, began headed to Jeremiah Motors.
"Emma, how's Chris?"
"Chris is good." Craig nodded. He liked Emma's new sort of boyfriend, Chris Sharp, and the three of them had gone to the movies a couple times that summer. He'd gotten close with Emma because of her babysitting, and she almost felt like another sister to him. "We have lunch together, thats good. Of course, Manny's in there too, with her new lap dog JT." The two of them laughed, because JT was becomming Manny's lapdog, following her around and everything. Craig was just glad that Manny seemed happier than she had since the abortion.
Rory got to the lot and headed to the office with the file. She now remembered the Jeremiah Motors case-her cousin was involved. Robert Edgar Kingston III, the son of her mothers older brother and known as "Bo" had stolen a car from the lot. Rory couldn't believe that Bo had done such a thing, but he wasn't very bright. She had been shocked when her father had taken the case, trying to work out a settlement deal. Then, of course, he'd left the country with her mother, leaving Miles to pick up the pieces.
Rory took the folder into the office, where her grandfather was sitting with a man she assumed to be the Jeremiah of Jeremiah Motors. "I brought the file."
"Aren't you a little young to be the secretary?" The man asked her, but he was smiling as though he knew who she was.
"This is Rory, my granddaughter, I was telling you about her. Rory, this is Joey Jeremiah. His stepson is a student at Degrassi like you." Rory just nodded. "I hope we can get this case settled."
"Me too. I just wish that little bastard didn't think he was entitled to getting off because of his money. No offence." He added, looking at Rory. Rory didn't know if that meant he knew Bo was her cousin or if he was looking at her because her family had money.
"Rory, could you wait outside while I settle things, then I was thinking we could go somewhere for dinner." Rory nodded and headed out to wait on the steps of the office trailer.
As Craig, Emma and Angela got closer to the car lot, Emma noticed a very nice car out front. "Who's car is that?"
"I don't know..wait, yeah, I do. It must belong to the lawyer. The kid who stole from the car lot has Maxwell, Maxwell, Creston and Royal representing him. He must be a rich moron, not just a moron."
"Didn't you steal a car once?"
"Can we not talk about that?" Craig eyed the car--it was a BMW, and a nice one. They got closer and he noticed a second car, a jeep that looked familar to him, and a figure sitting on the steps of the trailer that housed Joey's office. As they got closer he recognized Rory.
Rory heard the wheels of what seemed to be a stroler and looked up to find two teenagers and a little girl walking towards her, the girl teenager pushing the stroller. As they got closer she recognized Craig, her lunch buddy as the male of the pair.
Craig, Emma, Angela and Jack made it to the steps and Craig said hello to Rory. "Hey, Rory, here to buy a car."
Rory didn't have it in her to lie-it had been a long day, and even if she did lie her grandfather would be out soon and could give her away. "I'm waiting for my grandfather, he's in there talking to Mr. JEremiah, what brings you here."
"Joey-Mr. Jeremiah-is my stepfather, and Angie's dad. She wanted to see him." Rory nodded. "Your grandfather is the lawyer from Maxwell, Maxwell, Creston and Royal? Joey said he was kinda jerky."
"No, the jerk was my father, this is grandpa's first time speaking to your stepfather. My dad...he was doing the case as a favor to my mother's family, and my grandfather doesn't care for them."
"I'm Emma" Emma finally spoke up, realizing that the girl standing before them belonged to one of the wealthiest families in the area. She'd heard about Miles Maxwell, and his son James before-they did some charity work.
"Rory. Its nice to meet you. Are you a grade 11?" She only slightly recognized the blond with Craig.
"Grade 10. I babysit for Angie...this is my little brother Jack."
"He's a cutie." Rory leaned over to say hello to the boy, who looked about one or so. As she was doing this Joey and Miles came out of the office.
"Daddy!" Angie ran up to her father, who picked her up and smiled at Miles as he did so. "I like school"
"Thats good, Angie. Thank you for everything."
Miles smiled back at Joey and went over to where Craig, Rory and Emma were. "I'm done, Rory. Are you going to introduce me to your friends?"
"This is Craig and Emma., Grandpa. Craig and Emma this is my grandfather, Miles Maxwell." They all nodded at each other, then nothing much was said for a few minutes.
Craig finally spoke up, "So, Rory, does this mean you can tutor me for free now?"
Rory laughed and then finally spoke. "I was going to do it for free anyway. But I'd rather it not be spread around about my family's ...well, yeah."
Craig and Emma both nodded, then Emma said her goodbyes and wheeled off with Jack to go home.
Miles spoke then. "Craig, would you like to have dinner with Rory and I?"
"If its ok with Rory and Joey, Mr. Maxwell, then sure."
"Of course its ok with me, Craig. I would have told Grandpa off if it wasn't." Joey agreed also and the three headed for dinner.
Soft Place to fall, chapter three
Rory hadn't even gotten three blocks from the school when her car phone rang. With a sigh she started to picking it up,before remembering that it couldn't possibly be her mother.
"Rory? Its your grandpa. I left a file at home I need, can you bring it to me."
"At the office? Sure."
"No, I'm at Jeremiah Motors. I'll give you directions from home." After he did, she headed to get the file.
When Craig got home from school, he saw that Emma Nelson was going to be taking her brother Jack and Craig's sister Angie for a walk. "Hey Emma, Angie. Where are you guys going?"
"Daddy's, I want a popsicle and we don't have any at home. Are you comming with?"
"Sure" Craig agreed. THe four of them-Jack in his stroller, the others walking, began headed to Jeremiah Motors.
"Emma, how's Chris?"
"Chris is good." Craig nodded. He liked Emma's new sort of boyfriend, Chris Sharp, and the three of them had gone to the movies a couple times that summer. He'd gotten close with Emma because of her babysitting, and she almost felt like another sister to him. "We have lunch together, thats good. Of course, Manny's in there too, with her new lap dog JT." The two of them laughed, because JT was becomming Manny's lapdog, following her around and everything. Craig was just glad that Manny seemed happier than she had since the abortion.
Rory got to the lot and headed to the office with the file. She now remembered the Jeremiah Motors case-her cousin was involved. Robert Edgar Kingston III, the son of her mothers older brother and known as "Bo" had stolen a car from the lot. Rory couldn't believe that Bo had done such a thing, but he wasn't very bright. She had been shocked when her father had taken the case, trying to work out a settlement deal. Then, of course, he'd left the country with her mother, leaving Miles to pick up the pieces.
Rory took the folder into the office, where her grandfather was sitting with a man she assumed to be the Jeremiah of Jeremiah Motors. "I brought the file."
"Aren't you a little young to be the secretary?" The man asked her, but he was smiling as though he knew who she was.
"This is Rory, my granddaughter, I was telling you about her. Rory, this is Joey Jeremiah. His stepson is a student at Degrassi like you." Rory just nodded. "I hope we can get this case settled."
"Me too. I just wish that little bastard didn't think he was entitled to getting off because of his money. No offence." He added, looking at Rory. Rory didn't know if that meant he knew Bo was her cousin or if he was looking at her because her family had money.
"Rory, could you wait outside while I settle things, then I was thinking we could go somewhere for dinner." Rory nodded and headed out to wait on the steps of the office trailer.
As Craig, Emma and Angela got closer to the car lot, Emma noticed a very nice car out front. "Who's car is that?"
"I don't know..wait, yeah, I do. It must belong to the lawyer. The kid who stole from the car lot has Maxwell, Maxwell, Creston and Royal representing him. He must be a rich moron, not just a moron."
"Didn't you steal a car once?"
"Can we not talk about that?" Craig eyed the car--it was a BMW, and a nice one. They got closer and he noticed a second car, a jeep that looked familar to him, and a figure sitting on the steps of the trailer that housed Joey's office. As they got closer he recognized Rory.
Rory heard the wheels of what seemed to be a stroler and looked up to find two teenagers and a little girl walking towards her, the girl teenager pushing the stroller. As they got closer she recognized Craig, her lunch buddy as the male of the pair.
Craig, Emma, Angela and Jack made it to the steps and Craig said hello to Rory. "Hey, Rory, here to buy a car."
Rory didn't have it in her to lie-it had been a long day, and even if she did lie her grandfather would be out soon and could give her away. "I'm waiting for my grandfather, he's in there talking to Mr. JEremiah, what brings you here."
"Joey-Mr. Jeremiah-is my stepfather, and Angie's dad. She wanted to see him." Rory nodded. "Your grandfather is the lawyer from Maxwell, Maxwell, Creston and Royal? Joey said he was kinda jerky."
"No, the jerk was my father, this is grandpa's first time speaking to your stepfather. My dad...he was doing the case as a favor to my mother's family, and my grandfather doesn't care for them."
"I'm Emma" Emma finally spoke up, realizing that the girl standing before them belonged to one of the wealthiest families in the area. She'd heard about Miles Maxwell, and his son James before-they did some charity work.
"Rory. Its nice to meet you. Are you a grade 11?" She only slightly recognized the blond with Craig.
"Grade 10. I babysit for Angie...this is my little brother Jack."
"He's a cutie." Rory leaned over to say hello to the boy, who looked about one or so. As she was doing this Joey and Miles came out of the office.
"Daddy!" Angie ran up to her father, who picked her up and smiled at Miles as he did so. "I like school"
"Thats good, Angie. Thank you for everything."
Miles smiled back at Joey and went over to where Craig, Rory and Emma were. "I'm done, Rory. Are you going to introduce me to your friends?"
"This is Craig and Emma., Grandpa. Craig and Emma this is my grandfather, Miles Maxwell." They all nodded at each other, then nothing much was said for a few minutes.
Craig finally spoke up, "So, Rory, does this mean you can tutor me for free now?"
Rory laughed and then finally spoke. "I was going to do it for free anyway. But I'd rather it not be spread around about my family's ...well, yeah."
Craig and Emma both nodded, then Emma said her goodbyes and wheeled off with Jack to go home.
Miles spoke then. "Craig, would you like to have dinner with Rory and I?"
"If its ok with Rory and Joey, Mr. Maxwell, then sure."
"Of course its ok with me, Craig. I would have told Grandpa off if it wasn't." Joey agreed also and the three headed for dinner.