"What do you think about going to Las Vegas for the weekend?" Luke asked
Meg as the two were preparing dinner on Thursday night.
"I would say you're insane," she responded.
"I'm serious, we could stay in one of the nice hotels, and see some shows," he said.
"Luke, no," Meg said.
"Come on," he pleaded.
"If I say yes, will you be quiet?" she asked.
"Possibly," Luke answered.
"Than it's possible that I'll go to Las Vegas with you," Meg stated.
The next day, Meg and Luke were on the road heading towards Vegas.
"You know, I have always wanted to elope," Luke said.
"Really?" Meg questioned.
"Yeah, I mean who wants guests at a wedding," he told her.
"Me," she answered.
"You already had a big wedding and look how that marriage turned out," Luke explained.
"The wedding had nothing to do with my marriage, and how do you I had big wedding?" she asked.
"You're the type, Meg," he told her.
"Maybe, I'm not. Heck, I could decide I want to get married right now," Meg said.
"Do you want to get married?" he asked.
"Right now?" she questioned.
"Yes, let's get married in Vegas," Luke suggested.
"You're joking, right?" Meg asked.
"No, let's get married in a little wedding chapel. It'll be nice, and you won't have to worry about inviting guests," he said.
"That sounds nice," she told him.
"So you want to?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, let's get married," she exclaimed.
Two days later Meg was sitting on the bed in the hotel room. "I'm going to have to tell my family that I'm married," she said to Luke who was shaving in the bathroom.
"Why don't you do it in person?" he asked.
"I have to get back to work," Meg told him.
"Says who?" he questioned.
"What am just supposed to take off for week?" she asked.
"No, you are going to assist me on a business trip," Luke explained.
"This trip wouldn't happen to be to Philadelphia?" Meg questioned.
"Why yes," he told her.
"You are so bad. What are people at the office going to say?" she asked.
"Who cares what they say," Luke replied.
"I care, but it is Kate's birthday today. I've never missed any of the kids birthdays before," Meg stated.
"There you go, I already booked to flight," he said.
"How did you know I would go?" she questioned.
"I know you," Luke told her.
The flight to Philadelphia was nice, and there was little turbulence. They arrived just after five in the evening, and they headed straight to JJ and Beth's.
"Happy birthday, Kate," Sarah said handing her sister a small wrapped gift. They were in the upstairs hallway of JJ and Beth's home.
"What is it?" Kate asked.
"Open it," Sarah said with a smile.
Kate neatly pealed the tape off one side of the box. She than did the same until all the tape had been removed.
"Why can't you just rip it like a normal person?" Sarah questioned.
"Because," Kate answered as if the one word explained everything.
"Kate, Sarah, get down here so we can eat cake," Christy yelled from downstairs.
Kate pealed the rest of the wrapping-paper of and smiled. "The smelly markers like they have in the Sunday school rooms at church."
"Yeah, I know how much you like those markers," Sarah replied.
"Thank you, Sarah, this is the best present ever," Kate told her sister.
"No problem, but we'd better go downstairs before they eat the cake without you," Sarah said.
The lights were off in the kitchen and Michael had a box of matches in his hand. He struck a match and soon the candles were glowing. Kate was just about when there was a knock at the door.
Christy went to open it, and she returned with two unexpected guests. Meg and Luke.
Kate ran over to Meg who lifted her into the air, and said, "Happy Birthday."
"You came so I don't have to wish you were here. That was going to be my wish," Kate said excitedly.
"Why don't you blow out the candles, so we can eat the cake before it's covered in wax," Meg told her.
Kate nodded and blew out all six candles in one breath. Beth sliced the cake and soon everyone was enjoying their pieces in various parts of the house.
Sarah, David, and Christy were sitting on the back steps when Luke joined them.
"Hi," Luke said.
They all acknowledged him.
"This is going to sound dumb, but which one you is Sarah?" he asked Sarah and Christy.
"That is Sarah, I'm Christy, and I'm going inside," she said excusing herself.
David was busy poking holes in the paper plate with his fork.
"I need to talk with alone," he told Sarah.
David stood up and went inside without saying anything. Sarah was left staring blankly at Luke.
"Your mother is worried about you," Luke told her.
Sarah nodded. "I already have like a billion people lecture me on my behavior, and I don't need to hear anymore from my mom's boyfriend," she stated.
"She wants you to come to come California with us when we return next week," he said.
"No way," Sarah replied.
"You haven't even heard me out," Luke commented.
"I don't need to, I'm not moving to California," she said.
"Well, it is kind of already decided," he told her.
"Wait why are you telling me this?" Sarah questioned. "Are you marrying my mom?"
"No, well we're already married," Luke explained.
Sarah didn't need to hear anymore. She ran inside past Meg who tired to ask her what was wrong.
"You could have at least told me," Sarah yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Meg asked.
"I know you married…," she was having a hard time saying Luke's name right now, "him."
"Sarah," Meg started to say.
"Leave me alone," Sarah screamed. She ran upstairs to the bathroom because the door had a lock. Once inside, she sank down on to the cool tile. Tear poured down her face, and she didn't bother to wipe them away.
Outside Meg found Luke standing near a tree. "Why did you tell her?" she demanded.
"It wasn't on purpose, and she sort of knew," he stammered.
"This isn't the way I pictured things," Meg told him.
"No, I never pictured myself at my brother-in-law's house, making my stepchildren cry," Luke said. "Make that stepchild, the other two don't have any idea we're married yet."
"We should have waited," she replied.
"It's too late for that," he stated.
"You don't have to be sarcastic all the time," Meg explained.
"I wasn't being…, never mind. What do you want to do?" Luke asked.
"I need to fix things here. Why don't you go back to the hotel, and I'll call you later," she told him.
"All right," he said making his way to their rental car. "Meg," Luke called after, "I love you."
She smiled but didn't say anything.
"Mom, Kate wants you to watch her open her presents," David called from inside.
Meg walked inside and watched Kate unwrap her gifts. Beth and JJ had bought her some books; Michael, Christy, and David had gone in on some doll clothes. Kate saved Meg's present for last, it was the Cabbage Patch Doll that the whole family spent days searching for.
"Thank you, this is the best birthday ever," Kate said.
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I realize this chapter moved a little fast, but the story needed to pick up the pace. Part of this chapter wrote itself, and the other part took awhile. I can't wait to read your reviews.
Kelly
"I would say you're insane," she responded.
"I'm serious, we could stay in one of the nice hotels, and see some shows," he said.
"Luke, no," Meg said.
"Come on," he pleaded.
"If I say yes, will you be quiet?" she asked.
"Possibly," Luke answered.
"Than it's possible that I'll go to Las Vegas with you," Meg stated.
The next day, Meg and Luke were on the road heading towards Vegas.
"You know, I have always wanted to elope," Luke said.
"Really?" Meg questioned.
"Yeah, I mean who wants guests at a wedding," he told her.
"Me," she answered.
"You already had a big wedding and look how that marriage turned out," Luke explained.
"The wedding had nothing to do with my marriage, and how do you I had big wedding?" she asked.
"You're the type, Meg," he told her.
"Maybe, I'm not. Heck, I could decide I want to get married right now," Meg said.
"Do you want to get married?" he asked.
"Right now?" she questioned.
"Yes, let's get married in Vegas," Luke suggested.
"You're joking, right?" Meg asked.
"No, let's get married in a little wedding chapel. It'll be nice, and you won't have to worry about inviting guests," he said.
"That sounds nice," she told him.
"So you want to?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, let's get married," she exclaimed.
Two days later Meg was sitting on the bed in the hotel room. "I'm going to have to tell my family that I'm married," she said to Luke who was shaving in the bathroom.
"Why don't you do it in person?" he asked.
"I have to get back to work," Meg told him.
"Says who?" he questioned.
"What am just supposed to take off for week?" she asked.
"No, you are going to assist me on a business trip," Luke explained.
"This trip wouldn't happen to be to Philadelphia?" Meg questioned.
"Why yes," he told her.
"You are so bad. What are people at the office going to say?" she asked.
"Who cares what they say," Luke replied.
"I care, but it is Kate's birthday today. I've never missed any of the kids birthdays before," Meg stated.
"There you go, I already booked to flight," he said.
"How did you know I would go?" she questioned.
"I know you," Luke told her.
The flight to Philadelphia was nice, and there was little turbulence. They arrived just after five in the evening, and they headed straight to JJ and Beth's.
"Happy birthday, Kate," Sarah said handing her sister a small wrapped gift. They were in the upstairs hallway of JJ and Beth's home.
"What is it?" Kate asked.
"Open it," Sarah said with a smile.
Kate neatly pealed the tape off one side of the box. She than did the same until all the tape had been removed.
"Why can't you just rip it like a normal person?" Sarah questioned.
"Because," Kate answered as if the one word explained everything.
"Kate, Sarah, get down here so we can eat cake," Christy yelled from downstairs.
Kate pealed the rest of the wrapping-paper of and smiled. "The smelly markers like they have in the Sunday school rooms at church."
"Yeah, I know how much you like those markers," Sarah replied.
"Thank you, Sarah, this is the best present ever," Kate told her sister.
"No problem, but we'd better go downstairs before they eat the cake without you," Sarah said.
The lights were off in the kitchen and Michael had a box of matches in his hand. He struck a match and soon the candles were glowing. Kate was just about when there was a knock at the door.
Christy went to open it, and she returned with two unexpected guests. Meg and Luke.
Kate ran over to Meg who lifted her into the air, and said, "Happy Birthday."
"You came so I don't have to wish you were here. That was going to be my wish," Kate said excitedly.
"Why don't you blow out the candles, so we can eat the cake before it's covered in wax," Meg told her.
Kate nodded and blew out all six candles in one breath. Beth sliced the cake and soon everyone was enjoying their pieces in various parts of the house.
Sarah, David, and Christy were sitting on the back steps when Luke joined them.
"Hi," Luke said.
They all acknowledged him.
"This is going to sound dumb, but which one you is Sarah?" he asked Sarah and Christy.
"That is Sarah, I'm Christy, and I'm going inside," she said excusing herself.
David was busy poking holes in the paper plate with his fork.
"I need to talk with alone," he told Sarah.
David stood up and went inside without saying anything. Sarah was left staring blankly at Luke.
"Your mother is worried about you," Luke told her.
Sarah nodded. "I already have like a billion people lecture me on my behavior, and I don't need to hear anymore from my mom's boyfriend," she stated.
"She wants you to come to come California with us when we return next week," he said.
"No way," Sarah replied.
"You haven't even heard me out," Luke commented.
"I don't need to, I'm not moving to California," she said.
"Well, it is kind of already decided," he told her.
"Wait why are you telling me this?" Sarah questioned. "Are you marrying my mom?"
"No, well we're already married," Luke explained.
Sarah didn't need to hear anymore. She ran inside past Meg who tired to ask her what was wrong.
"You could have at least told me," Sarah yelled.
"What are you talking about?" Meg asked.
"I know you married…," she was having a hard time saying Luke's name right now, "him."
"Sarah," Meg started to say.
"Leave me alone," Sarah screamed. She ran upstairs to the bathroom because the door had a lock. Once inside, she sank down on to the cool tile. Tear poured down her face, and she didn't bother to wipe them away.
Outside Meg found Luke standing near a tree. "Why did you tell her?" she demanded.
"It wasn't on purpose, and she sort of knew," he stammered.
"This isn't the way I pictured things," Meg told him.
"No, I never pictured myself at my brother-in-law's house, making my stepchildren cry," Luke said. "Make that stepchild, the other two don't have any idea we're married yet."
"We should have waited," she replied.
"It's too late for that," he stated.
"You don't have to be sarcastic all the time," Meg explained.
"I wasn't being…, never mind. What do you want to do?" Luke asked.
"I need to fix things here. Why don't you go back to the hotel, and I'll call you later," she told him.
"All right," he said making his way to their rental car. "Meg," Luke called after, "I love you."
She smiled but didn't say anything.
"Mom, Kate wants you to watch her open her presents," David called from inside.
Meg walked inside and watched Kate unwrap her gifts. Beth and JJ had bought her some books; Michael, Christy, and David had gone in on some doll clothes. Kate saved Meg's present for last, it was the Cabbage Patch Doll that the whole family spent days searching for.
"Thank you, this is the best birthday ever," Kate said.
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I realize this chapter moved a little fast, but the story needed to pick up the pace. Part of this chapter wrote itself, and the other part took awhile. I can't wait to read your reviews.
Kelly