Chapter 14: Ethan's Birthday Party
Ok- sorry I thought I posted chapter 13 yeasterday and I didn't so you get a double wammy today which I am sure doesn't hurt any feelings. I hope it doesn't any way. We are going to pretend that about three weeks has passed, so this chapter is going to be Ethan's birthday party chapter and then dah dah da dah, the wedding. Yay! If I missed anyone in my dedication to ya'll in the last chapter I apologize, I am sorry with all my heart and soul. So if you were forgoten and you have been on this roller coaster ride with me, this chapter is for you. Oh and I decided to kind of try to write this in Ethan's POV. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone. Just the obvious ones.
Today is my birthday and I am turning nine years old. Ms. Olivia or my new Ma is going to have a real party for me here at Pa and I's house, well I guess it will be her house too in a few weeks. All of my friends are coming today, Oliver and Emily, Billy Yates, Ken Banks and a few other kids from school who aren't really my friends but Ma said that I had to invite them.
Ma has been out here at the house for the past couple of days helpin' out Pa and I. We have been cleanin and scrubbin' and yeasterday I got to help Ma bake my cake. Boy it was pretty when we got done. Ma was real careful about how she made it. It was made in three layers with chocolate frosting between those layers and then Ma frosted the whole outside with chocolate frosting. I told Pa last night on the way back from taking Ma home that it was almost to pretty to eat today.
Right now I'm outside with my dog Rusty. Ma and Pa are in the house, probably kissin on each other. The other kids aren't due to be here for another hour so Pa sent me outside, he told me that he and Ma had to discuss weddin' stuff. I wish this weddin would just happen. I'm ready for Ma to live out here all the time.
A half an hour after Pa sent me outside I hear a buggy and so I look down the road and I see Ms. Casey, Mr. John and Emily and Oliver. I run into the house, only to catch Ma and Pa kissin again. Gee, don't they ever stop? I think to myself. "Pa," I say, "The Munch's are comin down the road."
Pa lets go of Ma and looks at me, "Alright. Go out and greet them."
When the Munch's get up to the house I greet the family, especially Emily. She's special to me and I don't think she knows it. "Hi Emily." I say, running my toe in the dirt.
"Hi Ethan. Happy birthday." Emily says.
"Thank you." I reply. "Hey the old cat had kittens in the barn, would you like to see them?" I ask.
"Sure!" Emily says.
We run to the barn along with Oliver in tow, while Mr. John and Ms. Casey went into the house.
About an hour later my party is in full swing. I'm in the house now, Granddad Percy was there now and he was fillin the whole house with laughter.
"Ok." Ma says. "Ethan I want you to come sit here and get ready to open your gifts."
"Yes ma'm." I reply. I go over to where my Ma wants me and have a chair. I save the chair next to me for Emily and when she comes over I pat the spot. She smiles at me and sits down.
Ma hands me the gifts and I open them and then pass them around for everyone to look at. The first one is from Granddad Percy. It's a really nice leather belt with a shiny silver buckle. "Thank you Granddad." I then pass the belt on to Emily so that she can look at it. The next gift I open is from the Munch family and inside I find a new notepad and packet of pencils. I thank them and pass the gift to Emily. She looks at me with wide green eyes and says into my ear, "That's so you can write me notes at school."
I giggle at that and take the next gift that is from my Pa. The box isn't very big and I wonder what it is. I have been askin Pa for a pocket knife and he keeps tellin me that I'm to young. I open the box carefully and I'm suprised to find that it is the two blade jack knife that I have been lookin at for months in the store.
"Oh wow!" I say. "Thank you Pa. I will take really good care of this. Thank you so much Pa."
Pa looks at me, a slight smile on his face. "I know you will son. I think that nine is old enough to be responsible for a pocket knife, and you know that you aren't allowed to take it to school, right?"
"Yes sir." I say
My last gift is from Ma. I know what it is already, it's a bunch of new shirts and a couple of pairs of pants for school. I open them up and look at the gray, blue and red shirt that she has spent all the time sewing for me. "Thank you Ma. I really appreciate all these new clothes." I stand and and give her a hug.
She wraps her arms around me and it is the nicest feeling that I have ever had.
I open a few more silly gifts and then we move on to eating the cake that my mother made me. Today has been one of the most special in my life. In a couple of more weeks my Pa is going to marry the woman who will become my new Ma. Already she treats me just like a son and I will forever be grateful to her for that.
Once everyone has left for the day, Ma went home with her granddad, Pa and I are sittin out on the porch. He looks at me and say, "Ethan, did you have a good time today?"
"Yes sir. I thanked Ma over and over again for all that she did. This was the most special day of my life Pa."
"That's good, Ethan. I'm glad that you enjoyed it so much." Pa said.
"Pa?" I say.
"Yes son."
"Thank you again."
"Your welcome son."
"Pa."
"Yes son."
"I love you Pa."
"I love you too son."
Oky doky i know the ending to this chapter sucks again. Sorry. But I promise that things are going to get more interesting very soon...like the next chapter is going to be the wedding and lots of fluff. Hehehe. So read on my little friends read on. Oh and please R&R!