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Summary. Modern Au One Shot. A truck driver and the daughter of a lawyer could it even possible work. Modern Willabeth set in Australia. Will receives some news that changes his life.
Chapter 2
Elizabeth was unsure of how she was going to tell her parents that her and Will where expecting a child. Her father had commented time and time again that Will wasn't good enough for her.
Her mum had been supportive of her relationship with Will. Unlike her dad, her mum could see how much they the of them where in love with each other. It had been just after she had graduated that Will had met her parents and older brother Gaven.
Gaven was three years older then Elizabeth and was attending Melbourne University studying to be a lawyer like their father. Gaven was much like her father in the view of judging people before getting to know them. Gaven had made snide remarks similar to what James had.
Five years earlier
Elizabeth had been surprised to see Will at her graduation. She hadn't spoken to him in almost a month. They two of them had been going out for about six months. Phone calls where the only contact she had with Will while he was on the road.
He had just bought a brand new Mack Titan to replace his old truck that had been burned in an accident on Flinders' when a car had hit him head on.
His seven-year-old 2000 Kenworth T904. He had been lucky to walk away from that accident with a few scars and a limp. It had been about six months months before he had met Elizabeth. He had been in and out of surgery for two months before being let out of hospital in Townsville a mouth later.
Elizabeth was standing with her now ex best friend Penelope Walter. She was nothing but a drama queen to boot. He had been dressed in clean Wrangler Jeans; his RM Williams shirt was tucked into his jeans and belt. His Thomas Cook Super Dogger work boots where polished. His good hat a black Akubra Bronco.
Elizabeth had spotted his tall and broad form stood out like a pimple on a pumpkin. Will had just stood there watching her interacted with her friends after graduation.
I stood to one side of the room standing by myself in the corner. I was nervous as hell. I had not shaved in almost a week. I rubbed my hands together as I gathered up the courage to go and speak to her.
Her older brother spotted me before Elizabeth did. He was about four inches shorter then me. He was about twenty.
"Where the hell do think your going," He demanded as I stoped and turned to face him. Elizabeth spotted me along with her mum and dad.
"Gaven leave him alone" Elizabeth said standing next to me there was a nine and a half inch high difference between us. Gaven was shocked when Elizabeth took my hand in hers.
"Who is this man Elizabeth and what is he doing here this is a private affair?" Her father was demanding to know why I was here. It was obvious that they didn't know about our relationship.
"He's my boyfriend dad and his name's Will Turner and I bloody invited him because I wanted him here" Elizabeth snapped at her father.
"How old is he" Gaven spoke up. I turned my attention to him. He was about two years older then me.
"Nineteen" I said trying to hold my temper back. It was no secret that I had a short temper I had lost my cool more then one in my lifetime.
"So what do your parents do" I looked over in the direction of Elizabeth's mum who had not said a word since the conversation, which felt more like an interrogation.
"My dad's a truck driver and my mum left my dad when I was twelve and took my three year old brother with her when she left." I said it had been seven years ago now. The wounds of that where still raw.
"So your from Melbourne then" Her father said getting straight to the point. You could see the disapproval in his eyes already.
"Weatherby maybe we should have this discussion someplace more private" Her mum offered. He nodded and went make their leave.
Gaven remained standing next to us for a few minutes before following after his mother and father. I was introduced to a few of Elizabeth's good friends from school.
I could see the disapproval of me in their eyes. I didn't fit into their perfect little world I doubt that Elizabeth did either. This was her world the high society she had been born into but she didn't fit the mould. And her choice of men being me was not good enough.
"So do really think you have a chance with her" I heard a voice behind me I turned to face Elizabeth's ex boyfriend Adam. She had dumped that day she throw her bags up into the cab of the Valueliner. At least I was treating her right and not sneaking behind her back with her best friend.
"More of a fucking chance then you had mate. Listen here you don't know a bloody thing about me so don't think that you do" I snapped at him irritated and ready to leave.
"Does she even know you? Your just some rebound she'll come to her sense and realise that you're only with her for her money" He accused me. I was about to hit him when I felt a hand my chest. I looked down as Elizabeth touched my arm. It seemed to calm me down.
"Unlike you Adam I know he would never cheat on me and actual loves me" Elizabeth growled at him before I placed my arms around her silently telling everyone that she was mine and I was hers.
"Come on let's get out here," I said taking her hand and walking out of the room. As we walked out of the building I took her hand in mine and we walked towards the Titian, which was parked in the car park taking up three or four car parks.
Most of Elizabeth former classmates had all come outside to see what the noise was. I was building up air for the trailer. They where a little shocked to see a truck and trailer in the car park.
I hit the brakes when a brand new BMW M5 convertible was backing out in front of me. It was the ex boyfriend being a dickhead. Elizabeth placed her hand on my forearm. It calmed me down. It was strange that she had that effect on me that whenever I was anger just a simple touch from her calmed me down almost instantly.
I put the Titian back into gear and drove off. Elizabeth parents lived in the outer leafy Melbourne suborders. I slowed the truck and put on the trailer and diff locks and switched off the engine.
I jumped down from the driver's side. Slamming the door shut I ran around to the other side of the Titan and opened the passenger side door.
I helped her down from the cab of the Titan. We walked towards the front door the house more like a mansion. I was nervous as hell as we walked towards the front door.
"Miss Swann your father, mother and brother are waiting for you and your friend in the sitting room" The butler said as he opened the door for us. Elizabeth took my large hand in hers and lend towards the sitting room where her parents and older brother where waiting for us.
The sitting room where they where seated was large stylish furnished and whatever. I sat next to Elizabeth who I thought to be one of the maids brought in tea in fancy china. I hardly drank bloody tea it was only coffee or beer.
"So are you from Melbourne and do you have job" Was the first question that was fired at me from her father. I glanced over at Gaven who was glaring at me with disdainful hate in his eyes from where he sat.
"I'm from North Queensland and yes I do have a job I'm an owner driver and I work for the family business of Turner and Son Transport" I said my eyes showing the pride I held for my dad and grandad. I had learned from them what I was like to work hard and love with your whole heart instead of part of it.
"Elizabeth could you excuses us while we talk in private" Her father said tyring to get both Elizabeth and her mum to leave. I knew he was going to tell me to leave and not to contact Elizabeth again.
"No dad whatever you have to say Will you can say in front of me and mum too" Elizabeth said standing up for her father for a third time that day.
"Elizabeth he's no good for you if you two ever did get married where would you live and would he be able to provide for you and care for you" Her father was questioning wither or not I could provide for her if we ever did get married. Which was fare enough he was her father and only wanted the best for her.
"Sir I can assure you I would look after her and work till my dying breath to make sure she was looked after and as for living somewhere I have a place up in Charters Towers." I said telling the truth if I had to I would die to protect her I loved her with all my heart and I hadn't told yet that I loved her.
Elizabeth was a nervous wreak waiting for her mum to come back from having to take an egret phone call. She hadn't heard from Will since she had called and told him the news a week ago. Maybe he had been delayed on the road
The nurse doing the ultrasound had told her to try and relax as they where waiting for her mum to come back. Elizabeth had asked her mum to met up with her for lunch about four days ago Elizabeth had broken down and told her mum the news that she was pregnant.
Katherine Swann had been shocked when her eldest daughter had told her she was pregnant. She had asked Elizabeth did Will know and how he had reacted at the news. She hadn't been surprised that he had been over the moon about the news and was coming for the ultrasound.
There was no telling how Weatherby was going to take the news he was going to be a grandfather. Gaven's girlfriend Camilla didn't want kids. Will had attended a few family occasions whenever he had the time to come down to Melbourne he was one of the most hard workingmen she had ever met.
She was happy that Elizabeth had managed to find what most women spent their whole lives looking for but sometimes they never found it. True Love was hard to find these days. From the first day she had met Will Katherine could tell from the way he looked at Elizabeth he would always treat her with equal respect.
I had a bloody mongrel of a time getting to the hospital in the Titan. I slammed the driver's side door shut as I pulled my thick Thomas Cook jacket on and zipping it up. My scuffed and diesel and oil stained work boots made heavy footsteps as I walked into the hospital.
The nurse at the front desk looked up with eyes big as saucers as I walked towards her desk. I spotted Katherine Elizabeth's mum waiting in the lobby for me. I left the nurse at the desk collecting her jaw up from the floor.
"How is she?" I asked as we got off the elevator and walked towards the room.
"She 's been worrying that you weren't going to turn up at all for the ultrasound." Katherine said as we approached the room.
"She's knows I would never abandon her like that" I said in shock that she would ever doubt my love for her. Katherine gestured for me to go in by my self.
Elizabeth felt a large hand on her stomach she opened her eyes to see Will's huge hulking form standing above her. Tears welded up in hers for some reason maybe it was hormones who knew.
"I though you weren't coming" She babbled I silenced her with a kiss. I held her hand as the nurse began the ultrasound. From the looks of the ultrasound she was just over eleven weeks and almost twelve weeks.
I watched the monitor as the tiny form of life they we had both made out of our love moved around in their mother's womb. They photos and video we where going to tell her father and brother and his girlfriend the news. Elizabeth and Gaven little sister Alicia was home from bordering school in Sydney.
I had met Alicia a few times when I was in Melbourne long enough to drop in for a family dinner. Walking out to the car park I spotted a cop putting a parking ticket on the windscreen on the Titan I groaned as we walked closer he spotted us.
"This is no heavy vehicle area are you just dumb or can't read" The constable sneered at me. I held my temper as I walked passed him.
"OY. You think you have a hard job you try my job for week" I shouted after him, he turned and was about to say sometime when his partner a Senior Constable in his early thirties.
"Sorry about him just a fresh pup out the academy the ticket wouldn't stand up in court" Senior Constable said grabbing the ticket and tearing it up.
I turned the key and engine rumbled to life. I looked at the clock on the dash it was only three in the afternoon. There was no way I could park the Titian out the front of Elizabeth apartment.
We walked around the park Reblo followed behinds us. We sat on a park bench under an old weeping Willow. Elizabeth leaned her head against my chest. My arms where wrapped around her and my right hand rested on her barely showing baby bump.
"Elizabeth" Both Elizabeth and Will looked up at the same time to see Elizabeth old school mate Rachel Morrison coming towards them draggin behind her the man Will took to be her boyfriend.
"Rachel it's been a long time." The two old friends embraced. Will stood up and watched as they chattered happily. Reblo sat on his hunches next to his master.
"I didn't think you where still in Melbourne. And I heard about graduation from Danny apparently some guy turned up claiming to be your boyfriend" Rachel babbled on completely ignoring both Will and her own boyfriend.
"That guy is my boyfriend is standing right behind you. His names Will Turner and well we're expect a baby" Elizabeth said moving back towards Will. Will placed his arm around her.
"Oh well congratulation and this is my fiancé Zack Williams" Her voice was as fake as her well-manicured nails and blonde hair.
As soon as they where out of sight. I shook my head and we walked back towards the Titan. I put the truck into neutral and out the air brake for the trailer and truck with the diff locks on the Titan.
We walked up to the front door the butler Edward opened the door for us. Gaven was there with his girlfriend Camilla along with both of Elizabeth's parents. Walking into the sitting room all eyes turned to us. Gaven was giving me the same death glare he had been giving me the last five years since he had discovered that we where together.
Elizabeth's younger sister Alicia wasn't paying attention to anyone except for her Facebook account. I took a seat next to Elizabeth.
"So why did you call a family meeting" Gaven asked getting straight to the point. I watched Elizabeth closely too much stress was bad for baby. Having a miscarriage was the last thing I want to happen to Elizabeth.
"Gaven I didn't call a family meeting mum did and the reason is that Will and I have some news," Elizabeth said trying to control her anger towards her older brother.
" Well could it wait until tonight I have an appointment at the salon in an hour" Camilla said in her use well high pitch beach blonde tone of voice that made you winch inwardly more then once or twice.
"No it can't bloody wait cause I have a load to pick up by five," I snapped at Camilla. She began to pout those fake lips of hers. Gaven looked like he was ready to kill me for insulting his girlfriend when I hadn't even done anything wrong.
"Well what is so important that it can't wait"? Weatherby spoke up for the first time since we had walked into the sitting room.
"Weatherby now don't over react at what both Elizabeth and Will have to tell you" Katharine said, the look on Weatherby's face was hard to read.
"Dad your going be a grandfather in six or seven months " Elizabeth said straight to the point that they where going to be grandparents in a few months.
"What how could the two of you be so irresponsible. How do you think you can raise a child when the two of you live in two different states" Weatherby snapped turning his stony gaze to me like it was all my fault that Elizabeth was pregnant.
"This is mine and Elizabeth child not yours. And if she wants to move up the Charters Towers with me that her decision not yours" I said ever word with ice and venom throw at him. The patronising bastard was calling his daughter a whore for getting pregnant with my child.
"Will come on let's go," Elizabeth said tugging on my hand. I nodded slowly and followed her out the door. I helped her up into the cab of the Titian.
I slammed the driver's door shut in frustration and anger at that bastard. I turned the key the engine rumbled to life. I let out the diff locks, air brake for the truck and trailer.
It was a few hours later. Elizabeth had called her boss a few days ago and told him that she was handing in her notice and that she was moving up to Queensland to be closer to her boyfriend and that she was going on maternity leave for the next year.
Elizabeth had packed her bag and was now asleep in the passenger seat of Titan. Reblo was asleep in the sleeper. I was head to Toowoomba with a oversized load on the drop deck, which was loaded with Caterpillar D10t Dozer. I had doubled checked the permits and height and width of the load.
"Bull that you mate" I heard my best friend Jack Sparrow voice over the UHF. I didn't reply as I looked over at Elizabeth briefly before picking up the hand piece.
"Yea Jack its me," I said through the hand piece. I looked in the mirror some idoit drove past us. There was a line of traffic towards us in the other lane. The bastard cut me off and I had to brake hard and spit shift.
I blasted the air horn at him and got really close to his bumper. I back off slightly and shifted down a gear I looked over at Elizabeth who was fast asleep in passenger seat of the Titan.