.:Chapter 16: Mother and Aunt:.
.:Darcy looked extremely nervous the evening we drove down the road that led to her mother's house. We were both dressed in out best; me in a dark blue suit that was a bit worn, but Darcy argued I looked wonderful in it anyway, and Darcy in a lovely black dress:.
.:We were both hesitant when the time came to knock on the door of her mother's house. Despite her mother's upbringing, it seemed she had quite enough money. Her house was not small, nor poor looking like ours was. I hoped she would not turn us out, for it would break Darcy's heart:.
.:The door open and there stood a boy with dark hair and dark blue eyes. He looked a lot like I did, yet he looked different at the same time. The boy looked about twelve or thirteen, innocent:.
.:"Can I help you?" he asked politely, as his eyes lingered on Darcy and me:.
.:"You look like my Mom...and you look like my grandfather...well what he used to look like," the boy said, his cheeks reddening a little:.
.:"Luke, whose there?" a twangy female voice called and both Darcy and I gasped as an older version of Darcy appeared by the door. For a moment the woman and Darcy stared at one another:.
.:"Holy Jesus on the cross," Fanny gasped, looking to me, gasping again:.
.:"Are you...Fanny Casteel?" Darcy asked. Fanny nodded as she looked at the both of us in wonder:.
.:"I don't mean to bother you...but my name is Darcy Wise. Your daughter," Darcy said, her eyes locking with Fanny's. Fanny's mouth dropped open as she swung the door open and swept Darcy up into her arms:.
.:"Oh Darcy, Darcy! Please don't be mad at me! I wanted to git ya, I did, I wanted ya, but they was going to kick us both out with no money, no nothing...would have been a whole scandal and everyone would be glaring at ya," Fanny gushed, tears gushing down her cheeks as the boy stared in amazement:.
.:Fanny looked at me curiously:.
.:"An who is that? He looks like ma Pa!" Fanny declared and I swallowed hard. I looked like Luke Casteel?":.
.:"Hello, Ms. Casteel. I am Colvin Casteel...Darcy's husband...and your brother," I softly said. Fanny looked stunned again, but was easily convinced since I looked so much like her father:.
.:"Oh my heavens...this is Luke...my son...come in...come in..." she said, looking like she'd seen a ghost. We followed her inside where the discussion began. I told her my history, making sure Luke was out of the room when I told her about the things my mother and stepfather did to Hope and I, then Darcy talked about her father and what he'd said, then how we'd learned the truth about ourselves:.
.:"And Mom...I'm pregnant too. We both have jobs though..." Darcy said. Fanny's eyes narrowed:.
.:"Where ya living at?" she demanded and we told her. She shook her head angrily:.
.:"Damn Waynsie and his stuck up wife! He shoulda been more supportive, Darcy. He thinks he never sins, like it was all my fault! Your not gonna live in that house no more, your gonna live with me until I git ya another house," Fanny said. We both protested that she didn't have to, but Fanny shook her head, decided:.
.:"I been looking for ya too long, Darcy. An I want my grandchild to have t' best! I have a sister named Heaven, well not really my blood sista, but she will help me...she's gotta help me!" Fanny cried, then she smiled a bit:.
.:"I got some money, more than I need, but I need her to help me cuz she's loaded, really loaded! But she'll do it, I know she will when she sees ya, Colvin. She loved Luke, she did, an he always seemed to hate her. She'll wanna help you because that's how Heaven is," Fanny said, nodding in agreement with herself:.
.:"Damn you two, you shoulda found me earlier so I coulda came to the wedding," Fanny said, looking a bit disappointed. Then she shrugged:.
.:"Don't matter...ya giving me a grand baby so that will do! How long are ya, Darcy?" Fanny asked as she looked at Darcy:.
.:"Only two months...not really noticeable yet," Darcy said:.
.:Fanny had the biggest smile on her face, as if she were the luckiest girl in the world. She was outraged when she learned we hadn't had enough money to see a doctor yet and ordered Darcy into her car so she could get her only the best doctor, leaving me with Luke. I was stunned and amazed at how Fanny was already taking action. She was the only sister I had, the only one I knew about yet anyway. She mentioned Heaven was not really her sister and she had a little sister named Jane but she hardly ever contacted her, and three brothers, Drake, who was living with Heaven, Tom, who had died a while ago, and Keith, who was with Jane:.
.:All the family history confused me, but I was happy where I was. Finally, I had a family:.
.:Darcy looked extremely nervous the evening we drove down the road that led to her mother's house. We were both dressed in out best; me in a dark blue suit that was a bit worn, but Darcy argued I looked wonderful in it anyway, and Darcy in a lovely black dress:.
.:We were both hesitant when the time came to knock on the door of her mother's house. Despite her mother's upbringing, it seemed she had quite enough money. Her house was not small, nor poor looking like ours was. I hoped she would not turn us out, for it would break Darcy's heart:.
.:The door open and there stood a boy with dark hair and dark blue eyes. He looked a lot like I did, yet he looked different at the same time. The boy looked about twelve or thirteen, innocent:.
.:"Can I help you?" he asked politely, as his eyes lingered on Darcy and me:.
.:"You look like my Mom...and you look like my grandfather...well what he used to look like," the boy said, his cheeks reddening a little:.
.:"Luke, whose there?" a twangy female voice called and both Darcy and I gasped as an older version of Darcy appeared by the door. For a moment the woman and Darcy stared at one another:.
.:"Holy Jesus on the cross," Fanny gasped, looking to me, gasping again:.
.:"Are you...Fanny Casteel?" Darcy asked. Fanny nodded as she looked at the both of us in wonder:.
.:"I don't mean to bother you...but my name is Darcy Wise. Your daughter," Darcy said, her eyes locking with Fanny's. Fanny's mouth dropped open as she swung the door open and swept Darcy up into her arms:.
.:"Oh Darcy, Darcy! Please don't be mad at me! I wanted to git ya, I did, I wanted ya, but they was going to kick us both out with no money, no nothing...would have been a whole scandal and everyone would be glaring at ya," Fanny gushed, tears gushing down her cheeks as the boy stared in amazement:.
.:Fanny looked at me curiously:.
.:"An who is that? He looks like ma Pa!" Fanny declared and I swallowed hard. I looked like Luke Casteel?":.
.:"Hello, Ms. Casteel. I am Colvin Casteel...Darcy's husband...and your brother," I softly said. Fanny looked stunned again, but was easily convinced since I looked so much like her father:.
.:"Oh my heavens...this is Luke...my son...come in...come in..." she said, looking like she'd seen a ghost. We followed her inside where the discussion began. I told her my history, making sure Luke was out of the room when I told her about the things my mother and stepfather did to Hope and I, then Darcy talked about her father and what he'd said, then how we'd learned the truth about ourselves:.
.:"And Mom...I'm pregnant too. We both have jobs though..." Darcy said. Fanny's eyes narrowed:.
.:"Where ya living at?" she demanded and we told her. She shook her head angrily:.
.:"Damn Waynsie and his stuck up wife! He shoulda been more supportive, Darcy. He thinks he never sins, like it was all my fault! Your not gonna live in that house no more, your gonna live with me until I git ya another house," Fanny said. We both protested that she didn't have to, but Fanny shook her head, decided:.
.:"I been looking for ya too long, Darcy. An I want my grandchild to have t' best! I have a sister named Heaven, well not really my blood sista, but she will help me...she's gotta help me!" Fanny cried, then she smiled a bit:.
.:"I got some money, more than I need, but I need her to help me cuz she's loaded, really loaded! But she'll do it, I know she will when she sees ya, Colvin. She loved Luke, she did, an he always seemed to hate her. She'll wanna help you because that's how Heaven is," Fanny said, nodding in agreement with herself:.
.:"Damn you two, you shoulda found me earlier so I coulda came to the wedding," Fanny said, looking a bit disappointed. Then she shrugged:.
.:"Don't matter...ya giving me a grand baby so that will do! How long are ya, Darcy?" Fanny asked as she looked at Darcy:.
.:"Only two months...not really noticeable yet," Darcy said:.
.:Fanny had the biggest smile on her face, as if she were the luckiest girl in the world. She was outraged when she learned we hadn't had enough money to see a doctor yet and ordered Darcy into her car so she could get her only the best doctor, leaving me with Luke. I was stunned and amazed at how Fanny was already taking action. She was the only sister I had, the only one I knew about yet anyway. She mentioned Heaven was not really her sister and she had a little sister named Jane but she hardly ever contacted her, and three brothers, Drake, who was living with Heaven, Tom, who had died a while ago, and Keith, who was with Jane:.
.:All the family history confused me, but I was happy where I was. Finally, I had a family:.