Chapter 11: Homeward Bound and Plans of a Second Wedding

It was two days after the surgery and Evy couldn't wait to take Rick home. She had signed him out and they were getting lectured by the doctor to refrain from any stressful activities. Evy got Rick into the car and was driving home when she was take by the beautiful sunset.

"Rick, how would you feel if we got married just as the sun was going down?"

"I wouldn't mind it if that's what you really want. I could work with that."

"I was thinking about getting married at sunset that way the colors of the flowers mix with the beautiful colors of the sunset."

"That's fine with me as long as you don't chicken out and decide to run." He smiled at her and she smiled back. She couldn't take her eyes off the colors of orange, dark blue, and tan in the clouds just above the car.

When they got home they had decided on a date, tomorrow, and decided that they would get married in the garden at sunset. Then they would take off for their honeymoon in some foreign land. As they pulled into the drive they noticed an ambulance and a couple of police cars.

"What the hell happened here?" Rick said going into a furious rage. He only thought of Jonathan and what might have happened to his sister.

"Now Rick, you heard the doctor. No stressful activities."

"I can't help it when police are outside my house with and ambulance."

"Excuse me but it is my house. I am just as worried as you but I am not getting freaked out by it."

"Excuse me miss, do you live here?" A police officer said walking toward both of them.

"Yes I do, officer. What has happened?"

"We got a call about a man trying to break in and we heard gun shots over the phone. Little did we know that there was a furious woman inside with a 44 cal."

"Is every one ok?" Rick asked knowing that the furious woman was his sister.

"Yeah all except the burglar. He was shot in the process of entering the home. Lucky for him he was hit in the shoulder and not anywhere critical."

"Is Jenny going to be arrested?" Evy asked.

"The lady that shot him, no. As far as we can tell it was an act of self defense because in front of the man was a 22."

Evy and Rick breathed a sigh of relief as they saw Jenny and Jonathan walking toward them.

"I did it Rick. Not the man of the house but me."

"So I heard. And where were you may I ask?"

"He was hiding under the kitchen table."

"You are such a chicken! It's a good thing that my sister knows how to use a gun or you would all be dead and we wouldn't have a thing in the house."

"On a happy note though, we have set a date and place for the wedding. Tomorrow, sunset, in the garden." Evy said trying to get off the subject of her brother.

"A little early to be doing that isn't it? I mean he just got out of the hospital and I'm sure that he wants rest."

"Jonathan, he agreed to all this so obviously he is willing to do it." Evy gave her brother a look that simple said 'I'm not going to do it with out his permission'.

All four of them went inside after passing the man that had tried to rob them but failed and ended up with only a bullet wound. Rick was so tired of sleeping in a hospital bed that he went straight to the room and fell asleep as Jonathan, Jenny, and Evy stayed up talking about the events of the night. Jenny was the next to go then Jonathan and Evy followed last after she had finished her cup of tea.