"How long will you be in the area..."
"Potsie-" Ralph blurted out. Postie punched his friend in the shoulder. The woman laughed and leaned in closer to him.
"My friends call me Potsie. My real name is Warren." The woman smiled and put out her hand.
"Nice to meet you,Warren. My friends call me Hannah but my real name is Hannah." He slowly took her hand and shook it. His eyes were glued to hers,just like his hand was to hers. Just then, the door opened behind them. It was Mr. And Mrs. Cunningham. Chuck was right besides them.
"What's going on,Mr. C," Fonzie asked.
"We're going home."
"Home? But we just got here,Mr. C! Besides, I have never been to New York before!"
"Do I have to remind you why we came here in the first place?" Postie was silent. He looked at Hannah and shrugged his shoulders. She got up and joined the group.
"Hey,listen,I have been due for a vacation anyways. Maybe if you all don't mind, I can go with you. It might help Tom-I mean Chuck to transition from his newer self to who he really is." Howard chuckled and nodded his head.
"Alright, pack up your things and meet us at the airport for three thirty." Postie beamed with excitement and gave Howard a huge hug. Howard rolled his eyes and patted Potsie on the back.
The flight left right on time. Ralph sat next to Fonzie,falling asleep on his shoulder halfway through the three Cunningham's sat behind them and Potsie and Hannah sat behind them.
Potsie noticed Hannah pull a book from her bag.
"This is his new book. It is titled 'Lost in the City'. It is a man who moves to the city a new life for himself in the city after his parents died only to realize that they weren't his real parents. His birth parents lived in the city but he doesn't know their names at all." Potsie shook his head.
"Boy,does that sound familiar."
"When you told me about them being his family,I had no doubt in your mind that they were him. Besides, when I saw him, I noticed right away that he looks like he could be related to those two." Potsie looked around him and noticed people were falling asleep.
"You have any family?" Hannah looked out the plane window.
"I did. A long time ago." She turned her head to meet Potsie's gaze.
"My mother died a few years ago and my father was abusive. I never married.. maybe it was because I was afraid to."
Potsie folded his hands on his lap and looked down.
"What about now?" She grinned sheepishly and looked at him.
"Well,I suppose I wouldn't be. I guess the right guy hasn't come along yet." Potsie grinned and put his hand on hers.
"Don't worry,he will."
A few seats in front of them, Chuck was turning his head from the view outside to his father next to him.
"I didn't remember my name so I just came up with one on my own. The writing part just came to me naturally.I've been in New York for six years now. I just have been so caught up in work that the thought of finding my family sort of been put on the back burner for now. Not that I didn't want to find you. I just wasn't ready,I guess." Howard patted his son on the back.
"Don't worry,son. We will help you through this,don't you worry." Chuck smiled,looked around and then whispered in his father's ear.
"I have any siblings at all?"