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The Next day came faster then Archie would have liked it to. At the moment he was doing what he said he would do, bring Stephanie over to see Edith. Although don't think he went without a fight he didn't look forward to see Edith lying in a hospital bed, instead of running around the house singing. There was also the fact that like he told Barney, he wouldn't be able to sleep in their bed. Instead he had slept on the uncomfortable twin size couch.

Archie opened the door slowly to make sure Edith wasn't asleep and she wasn't. She was laying in the bed her glasses on reading the Readers Digest. Archie smiled a small smile as he watched her but that smile soon shrunk when an impatient little girl who had been standing behind him quickly made her way into the room.

"Aunt Edith!" she exclaimed getting Edith's attention right off the back.

"Ooohh Steaphy!" she exclaimed happily, and then began giving Stephanie kisses all over he face, once she had hopped onto the bed.

"These are for you." Stephanie told her aunt, while handing her the bouquet of small white daisy she had been holding. Edith smiled before giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you Steaphy, that was so sweet. And they're so beautiful!" she gushed as she placed the bouquet of daisies next the bouquet of pink carnation Archie had brought over earlier before.

"How was school?" Edith asked

"Fine."

"Did you get to have a snack when you got home?"

"No." the child said while shaking her head.

"Why not?" Edith questioned

"I couldn't bite into it." She said while looking over at Archie.

He frowned, "Was that a shock?!" he asked sounding upset.

Stephanie just stared at him, causing him to sigh and reach into his pocket to take out some change.

"Here, go get somethin' from those food machine things out there." He told her handing her the money.

"Archie." Edith said surprised

"Don't worry Edith, its safe. I didn't see one black person on the way up and it ain't a lotta money we'll be missing if somethin' does happen to her." Archie explained to Edith who simply shook her head as Stephanie left the room.

"So how you feeling?" Archie asked as he took in the chair he had become familiar with.

"Oh fine." Edith said smiling a bit, "A little tired though. And homesick."

"Well don't youse worry there Edith. Youse just keep getting the rest you need and you'll be home in no time." Archie said trying to cheer her up a bit, and he knew it worked when he saw that famous smile of hers grow.

"Archie can youse come over here for a minute?" she asked.

"Yeah, yeah sure." He said getting up from the chair and moving to her bed wondering why she had asked him to go over. Once he took a seat only a second or two passed before Edith moved closer to him and wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"How was your day?" she asked like she did everyday, only today the kiss was abit longer.

Archie had to smile at the fact, that here she was lying in a hospital recovering from a stroke and she still asked him of his day.

"Ah well…" he began, "like any other day. People coming in going out coming back in. But you know I was thinking of some stuff today."

"Oh really like what?" Edith asked getting interested

"Well you know, us all them things we've been through, ya know?"

Edith nodded, "Yeah." As she smiled at him while placing her hand over his, "Me too."

"Guess this stroke kinda set off a trip to memory lane huh?"

"Yeah."

There was silence before Archie continued. "Well I was also thinking about kids you know and…Edith what would you think about us moving out to California?" he asked surprising Edith.

"What?!"

"Yeah, I mean we'd be closer to the kids and get to see our little grandson more." Archie went on; he knew that would get her on board.

"But Archie, I thought youse said we wasn't gonna move out there cause the kids would move back when they really missed the snow on the ground." Edith half stated half asked.

"Yeah Edith but if we wait any longer when they move back because they missed the snow on the ground we're gonna be six feet under that there snow!" Archie protested and Edith shook her head.

"I don't know Archie."

"Oh come on Edith, remember when we went out there for Christmas? And youse said we should come out there to live when I retire…"

Edith thought back, she did say that and she did love California. "But Archie, you ain't retired yet." She said realizing the fact, not realizing what Archie would say next.

"Yeah, but I'll retire when we move out there!" he explained before he began painting a picture for her. "Just think Edith, you and me in California where it's never cold, and we'll be closer to the kids…hey we can go to Disney Land!" he exclaimed causing Edith to smile. "Maybe we'll even take Joey with us sometimes."

Edith's smile at that thought, she looked over at Archie, "Archie, I love you. And I've supported you in a lotta things you've wanted to do, even if I didn't want to at first like with the bar. Remember…."

"Get to the point will ya?"

"Oh right, well if you want to move to California. Then dats alright with me. As long as we go together." She said smiling as she cuddled closer to him.

Archie couldn't help but smile as well as he moved his arm around her and pulled her closer to him. Just then Steaphy entered the room with a small bag of chips, which probably came from the vending machine.

"I'm back!" she announced before hopping onto the bed.

"We can see dat Rose Marie." Archie stated somewhat loudly.

"Stephanie." Both Edith and Stephanie corrected, each with a different expression on their face, Stephanie's had annoyance while Edith's remained with a smile.

"Whateva." Archie said with a wave of his hand, as he got up and picked up the phone and began dialing.

"Archie who ya calling?" Edith asked

"The kids, I haven't had the time to call 'em and tell 'em what happened." He explained as before giving the operator the information. A few seconds passed as he waited for an answer.

"Hello?" a familiar voice was heard from the other line and a smile appeared on Archie's' face.

"Hiya lil' Goil." He said in a tone that matched his expression.

"Hi daddy!" Gloria greeted in a tone identical to her father's.

"How you alls doing over there?"

"Oh, we're fine Daddy. Me and Joey are here watching TV and Michael's at work." She explained

"At Work?!" Archie questioned loudly, "He trying to make more problem between the two of youse?"

"Now daddy you know very well that we both had some part in our problems." Gloria stated. "Now what's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Archie protested, "Can't a father call every now and then to talk to his daughter, without having a reason?"

"Yeah." She answered, "But you don't." Archie frowned as his daughter went on, "Now come on daddy what's going on?" Gloria pleaded.

"Alright, alright lil' Goil…your mother here had a stroke…" he told her calmly hoping she'd take it calmly but once more he was wrong, dead wrong.

"What?! How? When? What happened?" and many other questions sounding more like screeches came from the other line. Archie tried to calm her down, well truth be told he tried more to shut her up, but she just went on, finally he gave up.

"Here! Talk to your daughter!" he told Edith as he handed her the phone.

"Hello?" she said into the phone, "No Gloria I ain't dead." She said after a pause and then there was another, "Yeah I'm pretty sure."

Archie rolled his eyes before taking a seat once more in the chair. Soon Stephanie, since Edith was talking to Gloria, hopped off the bed and over to Archie's lap. After listening to Archie groan like he always did, she looked up at him, "What's going to happen to me when you and Aunt Edith move to California?" she asked shocking Archie.

"Don't youse know its very improlite to evasdrip on other people's conversations?" he asked her frowning.

Well there you have it, Chapter 5 of As Time Goes By. Hope you liked. Sorry if there we any errors. Errors fro time periods, sooty wasn't around for the 80's let alone the 70's. Grammar Errors, I am looking for a better reader btw incase anyone is interested! Anyway I must be off thanks for Reading hope you liked! Please review! And Have a nice day!