Never Letting You Go
Chapter 8: Chocolate Horsey
This is the last one that I have ready for type. I need to actually write 9. As long as I get my quota of two reviews per chapter, I'm happy. Anything extra is welcomed though.
I had a vision in my head of George holding onto Marty when he was born so I turned it into a chapter for this.
This is how I devised the timeline for the McFly family history. Lorraine and George were born in 1938 and they got married in 1961 when they were 23 years old. Dave showed up in 1962, Linda was born in 1964 and Marty in 1968. I always felt as though Dave and Linda were much older than Marty so this is my take on it.
The title for this was Chocolate Rattle, but I didn't like it so I changed it. And the chocolate horsey makes no apparition in the story.
Summary: George when Marty is born.
Disclaimer: I feel very 90-ish.
Time: 1968
Never Letting You Go
Chapter 8: Chocolate Horsey
George McFly was a nervous wreck. He was in this state of mind for many reasons. For starters, his wife, Lorraine, had been complaining of stomach pains for nearly five weeks now and every time she brought a hand to her stomach, he had thought that the baby was coming. George wasn't nervous about the prospect of becoming a father, he already was one twice over, but this third pregnancy had been difficult for Lorraine.
At least today was the last day that she would complain about these pains for the third child to George and Lorraine McFly was ready to see the world. George only hoped that everything went smoothly for the delivery. He had dropped off his younger kids, Dave and Linda, to his parents' house before rushing to the hospital. Lorraine had gone out to visit some friends when he had gotten the phone call. They hadn't been expecting the baby to come so soon. The doctor had told them that it still had four weeks and a half to go. Those were pretty much the reasons why George McFly was still at the hospital so late into the night, praying that everything would be alright.
He had always wanted children, but in all honesty, it had come to him as a shock when Lorraine had told him that she was expecting their first born nearly a year after they had been married. At first, he had been extremely nervous. He had felt as though he wasn't ready for this new step in his life, but nine months later, he had found himself cooing over a blue bundle of blankets that the doctor had placed in his arms.
George was pacing up and down the corridor, occasionally pausing to take a sip of water or to check the clock. The doctor had kicked him out of the delivery room some thirty-five minutes ago when things had gotten a tad too complicated and he had been in the way of the doctors. He was about to resume pacing when the doctor came out removing his bloody gloves. For a fraction of a second, George thought of the worst and wanted to pass out, but when the older man smiled, he knew that everything was fine.
"Congratulations Mr. McFly, it's a boy." George smiled. The doctor asked him if he wanted to see his wife and son and the man nodded. When he entered the room, he found Lorraine snuggling the latest bundle of blue blankets that was now part of their lives. The moment he glanced upon the blue eyes of his son, he felt a surge of love for this little being that he didn't even know. Lorraine asked him if he wanted to hold their son and before he could even say a thing, he found himself with the small boy in his arms. After a further examination, he noticed that the baby looked a lot like him; from the tuff of brown hair, to the bright eyes and to the curve of his nose. George walked to the window and held his son closer.
"Behold the only thing greater than you." He whispered to the boy as he looked towards the pale blue sky.
"What will we name him?" George snapped out of his reverie and walked back to his wife.
"Martin Seamus McFly." Lorraine smiled, it was a fitting name.
OWARI 8
8:41 PM
I have to admit that the line that George says to Marty is taken from a speech my dad wrote for my sweet 16. I figured George would say something like that.
Started writing: November 18th 2008
Finished writing: November 18th 2008
Started typing: November 20th 2008
Finished typing: November 20th 2008