Ok so I missed one week! I'm sorry, but last Sunday just happened so fast!! From now on I will only miss posting a chapter if "How I Met Your Mother" is a repeat lol Glad you all are enjoying the story so far! Still got quite a few chapter left so stay tuned! Well before this Sunday passes me by here is Chapter Four of As Time Goes By! Enjoy!
When Archie came home he expected to see Barney parked in front of the TV, while Stephanie would already be in bed, but he was very wrong. Archie opened his front door feeling exhausted to the sight of Barney and Stephanie sitting at the dinning room table playing cards.
"Gin." Stephanie announced not sounding too excited.
"What are youse still doing up?" Archie asked sounding upset but mostly worn down and tired, as he hung up his hat and coat.
"I wanted to know what happened to Aunt Edith." She said sternly.
"You told her!" Archie asked Barney, taking a seat in his chair and as soon as he did Stephanie jumped onto his lap and he released a groan.
"Arch, she saw the ambulance!" his friend exclaimed as he took a seat in Edith's chair, Archie however just stared at him.
"How's Aunt Edith?" Stephanie asked breaking Archie's stare.
"Um…she's doing ok." He told her, "I went into her room there and we talked...so youse knows she's gotta be feeling good if she's talking."
"When's she coming home?" she asked
"Uh...I don't know…soon hopefully"
"What happened to her?"
"You know curiosity is what killed the fish." Archie said pointing at the young girl, earning him two confused looks.
"Alright look," Archie began, "youse go to bed and go to sleep right now and after school tomorrow I'll take youse to go see your Aunt Edith. Ok?" Archie suggested
"Ok." Stephanie said hoping off her uncle's lap. "Goodnight Uncle Archie." She said giving him a kiss on the cheek and then giving one to Barney, "Goodnight Barney." And then she was gone.
Barney waited until he heard Stephanie's door close, and then looked over at Archie. "Alight Arch, she's gone. Now come on tell me, what the doctor say?" Barney asked impatiently
"Ah jeeze Barney, Edith had a whatdaya call Mild Stroke." Archie explained to his friend.
"Boy, Arch, I'm sorry. How's she doing?" he asked concerned
"Ah, she's doing good. The doctor says, she'll be hope soon if things keep going the way they are."
"Oh well that's good." Barney began, "Mild? That don't mean strong does it?"
Archie looked over at his friend in disbelief, "What were youse, born yesterday?" he asked loudly, "Course mild don't mean strong it means regular!"
"How can youse be so sure?" he asked raising an eyebrow
"It's a well known fact look it up." He said as he always did, "And if you're too much of a bum to do dat. Look at the cheddar cheese. Dat ain't strong unless youse put it in the freezer. And what kinda dope puts cheese in the freezer?" Archie protested and Barney rolled his eyes.
"Well, I better get going. You gonna be ok?" Barney asked getting up from the chair he was sitting in.
"Yeah, Yeah, but it aint gonna be the same. I mean in all them years Edith and me 've been married I ain't been able to sleep alone in that bed up there." Archie shared with his friend, as he got up from his seat, "even for them few days she left me to stay at that there sunshine home, I slept on the sofa here."
"Oh you mean when you kissed that waitress." Barney stated more then asked, causing Archie to give him a drop dead look.
"Youse are one heck a friend you know that?" he asked sarcastically
"Well why are you telling me this?" Barney asked, "Youse want me to go sleep in there with youse?" he asked sarcastically as well.
"Get away from me you!" Archie shouted and a frightened Barney left for home.
Well there you the newest chapter of my final episode of All in the Family Thanks for Reading! Please Review! Have a Nice day! Until Next Time bye!