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The next day Teddy decided she needed to make up for the past couple of days, so she walked to the bakery down the street and bought fresh Danish for all of her brothers and her mom.
Teddy got back to the apartment and she swore she saw Charlie's car driving away. Just outside the door of the apartment was a long box with a card for her.
She opened the card; it read 'Sorry about the other night. I had fun; maybe we could do it again soon. Charlie.'
When she opened the box and looked inside she saw a dozen red roses.
Teddy went inside and went directly to Tommy and Jimmy's room. She woke up Tommy, "Wake up."
"What? What's wrong?"
"I need to talk to you." She opened the box and showed him the flowers.
Tommy sat up, "Whoa, nice flowers. Who sent them?"
She handed him the card, "Huey said that he and Nicky took care of this."
Tommy read the card, "I knew I should have put his face through the windshield."
"Don't go getting mad and do something stupid. You'll only make it worse." Teddy put her hands over her face, "I knew I shouldn't have hooked up with Charlie, but I wanted to show you guys I could make some decisions for myself."
Tommy put his arms around her and held her to him, "Its ok. Charlie just can't take a hint. If you ignore him he'll go away."
"You think?" She looked at him with a single-tear running down her face.
"I know, I'm your brother would I steer you wrong?" He wiped the tear off her face.
"I don't think you have ever steered me wrong. Thanks, Tommy."
"No problem, now go clean up before ma and the others see you upset."
Teddy gave him a hug and left the room to clean up.
When she was gone, Tommy woke Jimmy up and told him what was going on.
Jimmy was pissed, "I told you face through the windshield, it would have solved this whole thing."
"I know. Don't tell Teddy you know, I told her I would keep quiet about it."
When breakfast was finished and cleaned up. Jimmy put his arm around Teddy's shoulders, "Do you want to go and get your dress?"
"Yes!" Teddy was so excited she nearly knocked Jimmy over hugging him.
Helen hadn't seen Teddy this excited in a long time, "Nothing too short and nothing too revealing."
Jimmy kissed Helen's cheek, "Why do you think I'm going." He eyed Teddy, "I won't pay for it if I don't approve of it."
Sean laughed, "Yea right, all she has to do is give you the eyes, pout out her lip and you will melt and give in. I know 'cause she's done it to me."
Tommy and Kevin had to nod because she had done it to them too.
Helen spoke to Teddy, "If Jimmy says no it means no, do you understand?"
"But ma…"
"Don't you but ma me, young lady. Do you understand?"
Teddy gave in without much resistance, "Yes ma'am."
Jimmy had the door open, "Let's go, time's awastin'."
Jimmy and Teddy searched all day for the perfect dress, as she called it. Finally at about 5 pm Teddy found it.
She yelled from the dressing room, "Jimmy, I want this one!"
Jimmy, who really hadn't been paying attention, looked at the door, "I haven't heard you say that all day." He stood up, "So let's see it."
Teddy came out and did a twirl. The dress was a simple, spaghetti strap, knee-length dress and it was the same color as her eyes, emerald green.
She walked in front of the mirror, "With ma's lace shawl, heels and some jewelry it will look fine." She saw Jimmy's face in the mirror, but she couldn't read it, "What? You don't like it do you?"
Jimmy shook his head, "No, I love it. It is perfect." He walked closer to her, but it looked like he was afraid to touch her, "You said something about shoes and jewelry?"
"Yea, I think I have those at home."
"Nonsense, I'll buy them for you. It's not very often that I get to escort the most beautiful girl at the dance."
Teddy changed, they bought the dress and everything else she said that she needed. They went home and Helen was waiting, "I want to see this dress it took you this long to pick out."
Jimmy grabbed the box, "No, no one can see it till Friday."
Teddy smiled, "It's perfect, thank you for everything you bought Jimmy." Teddy took the box and bag to her room.
Helen sat down, "Everything you bought her?"
Jimmy grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down, "Yea, the dress, shoes, a necklace, earrings and this."
He pulled a box out of his inside coat pocket and opened it. Inside was a hairpiece with small white and green flowers on it, "The green matches the dress and she said that she was going to wear her hair up. Do you think she'll like it?"
Helen took it and examined it closely, "I think she'll love it and coming from you will make it even more special."
"I want to make this dance special for her. She has already missed out on enough with dad not being here, ya know? So Friday is Teddy's night, I want to make her feel like a princess."
Helen patted his arm, "I know she will. It is a special thing that you and your brothers are doing for her."
Friday night came quickly and all the guys looked extremely handsome in their suits, even Jimmy wore one to everyone's surprise, except Helen.
Helen was in her room helping Teddy with her hair and make-up. She put the hairpiece in her hair, "Jimmy bought this for you."
"I love it, it's beautiful." She turned to Helen, "Can I borrow your white, lace shawl that daddy bought you?"
"I would be happy to let you use it." Helen pulled the shawl out of a box in her closet and handed it to Teddy, "I'll go wait out in the living room with your brothers. They can't wait to see you."
"Ok, I'll hurry."
It took about ten minutes and Teddy put her head out the door, "Jimmy, I need your help."
Jimmy walked in the room and closed the door behind him, "What do you… you are so beautiful." He took her hand and twirled her around, "Everything fits together perfectly."
"You don't look bad yourself." She gave Jimmy a big hug, "Thank you for the hairpiece, I love it."
"You're welcome, sweetie. Do you feel like a princess?"
"Yes, I do."
Jimmy held his arm out for her, "Let's go."
She took his arm, and then stopped, "Hold on one second." She turned toward a picture of her father and picked it up, "Daddy, I know you're watching us. We are doing fine and the boys take really good care of me. Do you think Jimmy and I did a good job picking out a dress, I know you would like it. I have to go now, I love you." She kissed the picture, put it down and took Jimmy's arm, "I'm ready."
Jimmy smiled at her, "Ok, let's go."
They walked into the living room and everyone turned to look.
Helen walked up to her, "You look beautiful."
"No she doesn't, ma." Sean smiled, "She looks sexy."
Kevin came over, "The dress matches your eyes, cool."
"Ma, is that your shawl?" Tommy asked Helen.
"Yes it is."
"It looks great with the dress." Tommy kissed Teddy's cheek, "You are a beautiful, young woman."
Teddy started to blush, "Stop, you're making me self-conscious."
Jimmy put Teddy's hand back on his arm, "Let's go."
They all walked to the dance and everyone they knew whistled and told them how good they looked.
They got to the dance and her teacher, Mr. Bigelow, walked over to her, "Well, Miss Donnelly, you look pretty tonight and who are your escorts?"
"These are my brothers, Jimmy, Tommy, Kevin and Sean."
"It's nice to meet you your sister talks about you all the time."
"I wasn't even sure I was coming because my father is dead, but I asked my brothers and they all said yes."
"Your brothers must love you a lot then."
"I don't know what I would do without them."
"Why don't you and your family go get some punch and enjoy the evening."
They found a table and sat down. An hour had gone by and Teddy's friend Shelby made her way to the table with her father, "Hey Teddy."
Teddy stood up, "Hey Shelby."
"Did you see who is standing over in the corner?"
Teddy looked around, "Who?"
Shelby pointed to the far corner, "Your best friend."
Teddy squinted, "Gabby."
Tommy reached over and took her hand, "We don't want any fighting tonight. We're here to have a good time."
She took a deep breath and sat back down, "I won't start anything, but I'm warning you if she starts anything."
After a little while of dancing, talking and laughing, Shelby turned to Teddy and tilted her head sideways. Teddy stood up and followed her, "What's up?"
Shelby blushed, "I'll let you dance with my dad if you ask your brother to dance with me."
"What a trade off Jimmy for your dad, ok." Teddy laughed
Shelby hit her arm playfully, "Not Jimmy, Sean."
"Oh yea, like I didn't know you have been crushing on my brother. Hell, if he wasn't my brother I'd crush on him too."
Shelby gave her a look, "Come on, one dance. Make a friend's dream come true."
"Ok, come on." Teddy pulled Shelby back to the table. She walked over to Sean and leaned down near his ear, "Dance with Shelby for me."
She stood up and looked at him. Sean stood up and leaned down near Teddy's ear, "I will, but you owe me one."
Teddy covered her mouth and giggled.
He walked over to Shelby, "Would you like to dance?"
Shelby was so excited she couldn't say anything, she just nodded and giggled.
On the way home Teddy was messing with Sean, "She has had a crush on you since her and I were 10."
"That's a long time."
"Tell me about it, now I'll never hear the end of it." Teddy stopped and made google eyes at Sean, "He's so cute, look at the way he walks, what shampoo does he use his hair looks so soft." She reached up and ran her fingers through his hair and laughed, "But the best one was when she asked me if I had ever seen you naked."
Sean and the rest of the brothers were shocked, "What did you say?"
"Yes." She smiled, "When I was 2." She laughed so hard she nearly fell down.
Sean held onto Teddy's arm, while they all laughed.
After they had calmed down Kevin put his arm around her, "You did good tonight, real ladylike."
Before Teddy could say the smart-ass comment she had thought of a guy came running toward them, "Teddy, you clean up nice. I was wondering if…a…maybe you…a go to…a dinner and movie…with a…me?"
Teddy looked shocked, "Eddie O'Malley, are you asking me out?"
"If your brothers don't kill me, yes."
Teddy turned and looked at the faces her brothers were making at Eddie. She giggled and turned back toward him, "They won't kill you and I can say yes, but I will have to clear it with my ma first. When do you want to do this?"
"How's tomorrow night?"
"Ok, meet me at the Firecracker tomorrow afternoon and I'll tell you if it is a definite, cool?"
"Cool, see you tomorrow."
They continued walking in quiet until Jimmy spoke, "He must really like you."
"What makes you think that?"
"He asked you out in front of us. He's got guts to do that."
"Now I have to find out if mom will go for it."