Oopps - that was the wrong chapter ! Thanks for the note!
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Okay that's a little scary - I just passed the 500,000 word mark! Well done and thank you to all of you who have read this far!
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Tonight when Kendal came home from work, it was a different Dr Castillo sitting on the couch and welcoming her with a smile.
"Hey Cara, how was your day?" Kendal asked, dropping her purse on the couch and collapsing extravagantly beside her friend wearing a great big smile on her face. One had been wearing all day.
"Well someone looks happy!" said Cara.
"I am." said Kendall.
Cara suppressed a giggle.
"Griffin was looking pretty happy all day today as well."
"He was?" said Kendall, on mock surprise.
"Can I just say, it's about time! I've seen snails quicker at getting their act together than you two."
"And you're okay with it?"
Cara just stared at Kendall.
"I love you both, of course I'm happy!"
"Good," said Kendall lounging back. "Then we are all happy..!"
"We are." said Cara reclining back on the couch beside Kendall, mirroring her friend.
"…Almost!" finished Kendall turning pointedly to Cara. "So when are you going to do something about Ryan?"
"Ryan?" asked Cara, "He's just a friend."
"Rrr-right." said Kendall rolling her 'r's in disbelief.
"We are" protested Cara. "We are just friends!"
"But he likes you!"
"He's still mourning his wife."
"He's mourned enough." said Kendall. "Greenlee would want him to be happy. I am talking from experience here. I thought I would never get over losing Zack… twice over. But both times it was you brother that got me through. I know you can do that for Ryan. You care about him don't you?"
"Of course I do!"
"So are you going to be even slower than… what's slower than snail?"
"You and Griff!"
Kendall laughed.
"Are you going to be even slower than me and Griff?"
"I'm just not sure I'm at the right point in my life to start a relationship. I have my career and Charlie takes up all of my time…"
"Kids will always take up all of your time; if it's not feeding, it's diapers and then it's teething, crawling and learning to talk and walk and potty training and reading and writing and school and sickness and it never ends… Once they are born it doesn't stop. If you are waiting for a pause with Charlie it won't come. All you can do and make the rest of your life happen around your kid! Trust me I have two of the monsters and I've still found time to fall in love!"
"You love him?" said Cara her smile suddenly wide. "I knew you guys had got together but I didn't know that you loved him!"
"Of course I do. He has been my rock for over a year. The perfect gentleman giving me the time and the space and the care I needed and now… now he's perfect in new ways." Kendall's wide smile gained a saucy edge and Cara quickly covered her ears.
"Whoa, whoa, too much information!"
"So you didn't answer my question…" said Kendall when Cara eventually uncovered her ears. "You and Ryan?"
"It's movie night on Friday… Emma is continuing my film education with the Spiderwick Chronicles."
"And?"
"And… we shall see…"
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