Chapter 14
Surprise!
That night, as Clay ran to the store to pick up snacks and then to movie store to pick up the movies Heather had requested, Heather sat at the kitchen table ordering pizzas. Just as she set the phone down, the doorbell rang. Thinking it was Clay and he couldn't get in, she went over and opened the door.
But instead of Clay as she thought, she stood staring up at Gerard Butler!
"Are you Heather Turner?" he asked in his thick Scottish accent.
Speechless, Heather could only nod. "May I come in?" he asked. Again Heather could only nod as she opened the door a little wider.
He walked in and stood, waiting while she closed the door. "Have, have a seat." Heather stammered. Then she opened the door again, "Excuse me a minute." He nodded.
Heather walked into the hallway and turned to her left. She knocked on the door. As soon as Alyssa answered, she dragged her into the hallway, barely giving her time to shut the door behind her. Then she went and did the same thing to Paige, on the right side, Scot following behind her.
"What?" asked Paige, "What was that for?" she asked Heather again. Then she turned around and stopped in the middle of her next sentence. "Oh."
"Yeah, oh! That's why!" Heather whispered.
"Hello," Gerard greeted the other girls and Scot. "I assume you're Alyssa, Paige, and Scot?" he asked.
Dumbfounded, they could only nod. Gerard reached into his pocket and retrieved a package. "Here, this is for you," he said, handing it to Heather. Slowly she took the package. She dug her pocketknife out of her pocket and slit the top of the manila envelope.
Just then Clay opened the door. He walked in and went and sat the stuff down on the kitchen table and came back to the living room. Then he noticed Gerard. "Who are you?" he asked suspiciously.
"Clay," Heather said softly, "Just wait a minute. Sit down." Clay sat down beside her on the couch.
Heather carefully pulled out a packet of letters out of the manila envelope. They were neatly tied together with a black ribbon. Heather shot a quick glance at Paige. They were both thinking the same thing. Heather glanced at Gerard. He nodded to her. Gently Heather untied the bow.