Chapter 15: Trouble Brewing
The smell of fresh coffee wafted into the room as Victoria studied the calendar again.
John would be home in two more days, with the baby arriving a few weeks later.
The repeated looks gave her hope despite her tiredness and the little pains she was feeling.
In need of rest, she slowly eased down in the rocking chair.
In the summer kitchen, Isabella smiled shyly as she handed Wind the cup. Equally shy, he thanked her. Aunt Violeta was also smiling discreetly, hoping her sister didn't think the girl too young.
Victoria's cry was sudden.
"Violeta! ¡Ayúdame, por favor!"
~HC~
Author's Note: When surprised, people often resort to their native language, even for an instant, as we've seen many times in movies like "The Great Escape." Spanish was Victoria's first language, so here she does just that, particularly since Violeta is still learning English. Translated, Victoria said, "Violeta! Help me, please!", which incidentally for those counting keeping up with the drabble word count, is also four words. :-)
The review glitch was fixed today, so thanks to Cathy, Nillis82, and wotwasithinkin for the reviews on recent drabbles. As you can see from this chapter, the guess that events are accelerating may be correct. Of course, you'll have to read the upcoming chapters to be sure!
I agree that Buck and Mano both going to town and leaving Victoria home alone would be completely irresponsible, so the drabble was written with just that in mind. After all, what else would they have done? lol
Finally, the idea for the chapter on the boys adventures in Tucson was eliminated in favor of another event, though perhaps we'll see that play out in another story sometime in the future.
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