Miracle of the MacLeods-Chapter 3-Meeting the Cousins


Since it was the last day of school, Mìor, Jamie, Alec, and their classmates were let out of school at 12:30. As they waited for the bus that would drop them off at Mìor's house, Alec and Jamie decided to question their friend about her cousin.

"So, what's he a professor of?" Alec, always interested in anything that had to do with teaching, asked her.

"He teaches history of medieval Europe and history of weaponry. According to Kate, he's a master of the sword."

"That sounds so cool. And you said that he should be at your house when we get there?"

"Yeah; he made me promise that I wouldn't tell Elsie that he was coming earlier than he told her."

"So, besides his career, is he cute?" Jamie, the girly-girl of the group, grilled her friend.

"He's married, Jay. And he's too old for you." Mìor didn't even know the half of it when she told them his seniority over her. "He says that it's a good thing that I'm going to be going to school in New York because it'll give him a chance to teach me how to fence like a proper MacLeod."

"Like a proper MacLeod? What does that mean?" her friends asked.

"I have no idea. All I know is that if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't even be going to school in New York. Did you know that I'm actually getting a discount partly because he works at NYU and I'll be living with him and Kate?"

"That's nice of them."

"Yeah; the only downside to that is that they said that I have to get a job so that I can pay for my own things."

"Well, at least they're being fair. I have to live in a dorm." Jamie made a face at the thought of living with a stranger who would probably mess with her stuff.

"And at least you'll both get to see some snow. I'm stuck in San Francisco because my parents won't pay for school and they both make too much for me to get financial aid," Alec put in.

The three friends continued talking about random things as they walked up the stairs of the yellow school bus that had just arrived. Ten minutes later, the trio was walking to the yellow and green house where Mìor and Elsie lived. As they walked up the walkway, they noticed that there was a red sports car parked in front of the house.

"Who's car?" Alec asked as he admired the vehicle.

Mìor's eyes lit up and, without an explanation, ran through the door that her cousin had left open and squealed as two strong arms lifted her up in a giant hug.

"Duncan! When did you get here?" she asked as he swung her around before placing her back on the ground.

"Right after you left for school. So, how was your last day as a high school student?" the tall, dark-haired man asked as they waited for the teen's friends to catch up with her.

"It was great! No finals; we watched a movie in English and then they let all of the seniors out early so we could play flag football."

"That explains the grass stains," a lilting female voice said as a brunette woman only slightly taller than Mìor and Elsie walked into the living room from the kitchen.

"Aunt Kate! You look amazing!" Mìor exclaimed as she hugged the older woman.

"Thank you, inghean. I see that you still refuse to let your hair grow out," the brunette known as Kate answered as she fingered a lock of her cousin's short blonde hair.

"And why Alec looks like he went through a large mud puddle. Hello Alec, hello Jamie," Elsie added as her cousin's friends walked into the room.

"Hello Elsie," the two teens answered.

"Do you all want to come into the kitchen for some snacks?" she asked the group.

The three teenagers nodded in reply before rushing into the kitchen, picking up plates and glasses, and greedily held out the dishes as their mouths watered at the sight and smell of the food that the red-haired woman had spent the past hour preparing for the hungry teens.

As the group ate lunch, Alec and Duncan talked about Duncan's job as a history professor (as Duncan put it) and the expensive-looking car that was parked outside of the MacLeod house.

"I don't remember seeing it this morning when I got on the bus," Mìor cut in.

"That's because I had it," Kate told the girl.

"That makes sense. So, tell me, Kate, how goes the world of fashion?" Mìor asked the woman.

"You're in fashion?" Jamie asked, her eyes wide with awe.

"You could say that. It's okay; not as easy as one might think, but it's a living." The older woman said as she took a sip of the coffee that sat in front of her.

"That sounds so cool."

For the next hour, the teens and adults talked about various topics until it was time for Jamie and Alec to go home and get ready for graduation.

"I'll call you later, 'kay?" Jamie called as Alec, the goodies that Elsie had made for him and placed in a bag, pulled her arm and walked across the street to where their families' own houses lay.

"Yeah; and we have to go over the details for Saturday's party!" Mìor called back.

After she had closed the front door, Duncan spoke, his voice sounding grave, "There's something we need to tell you, Mìorbhuil."


Dun-dun-duuuuun! Ooh! Cliff-hanger! What did you think? Reviews are welcome!