Reunion

Chapter 5

Melody walked into the parlor.

" According to the Encyclopedia…"

"Whatever…"

Yep, she'd found him… Her father and Reid were currently arguing over-----

"Father?"

Keele stopped arguing with his friend and looked over at his daughter standing in the doorway. His face lit up.

"Melody, come in, sit down. Do you need anything?"

Melody shook her head. She sat on the settee across from her father. "May I ask what the two of you were arguing over?" she said curiously.

Keele opened his mouth to speak. "Nevermind," Melody said, desperate not to start another argument.

Henry cleared his throat as he stood in the doorway. :Excuse me sir, I don't mean to interrupt, but there is someone from the observatory here to see you."

"I'll be right back."

"So, when are you due?" Farah asked Chat as she made an omelet for Matt, who was building Inferia Castle with the wooden blocks that he had found.

"In a couple of months", she replied, concentrating on her replica of the Van Eltia that she had made from her toast. "There!" All of a sudden, Quickie came bounding into the kitchen, knocking over the ship. "Eeek! Get away!" She stared at her destroyed, fur laden, creation.

Farah just sighed in exasperation. "Do you and Mitch have any names picked out?"

"We were thinking of Mikayla for a girl. But if it's a boy, we want to name him after my grandfather"

Keiran had just walked in to get himself a drink, which he spewed forth at the mention of naming the baby after the great pirate. "You want to name him Aifread?" Chat glared at him, taking a break from trying to fix her ruined project. He quickly tried to redeem his situation. "Actually, I think that's a good name. Good choice" He nodded his head in approval.

Farah finished the omelet and handed it to Matt, who was trying to keep from laughing.

"Where's Keele?" Farah asked at dinner that night.

"Oh, he was needed over at the observatory." Melody replied. At Farah's inquisitive look, she continued. "It's nothing, really. They just ran into something that they need his help with, he's been going over there frequently, lately."

That didn't seem to ease the look of worry on the older woman's face. Oblivious to the situation, Reid spoke up, "Yum! This is good! Melody, where did you guys get your cook?" His wife glared at him.

"Mom made it!" Matt informed his father.

Reid gulped, "Thanks, honey…" He said, embarrassed.

"Keele, come look at this."

Keele went over to look through the telescope the assistant was setting up. He had been there since late that afternoon, when Andrew had come to his house, informing him of the situation. It seemed he had been living at the astronomy the past week. He sighed, it didn't seem like he would be going home very soon…