Alan and Katie's Talk

Chapter 14

I stood shivering quietly, listening to the sounds of the T Rex roaring. Lex and Tim made their way through Jurassic Park. Far in the distance, there's another roar. Dad who was standing in front us tried to put on a brave face but tries not to show it.

"Are you hearing this?" Lex whispered her mouth still open and she was still in shock.

"No, we're okay." Dad said, and took Lex and Tim by their shoulders and walked ahead and motioning me to hurry. We keep walking, but now Dad is looking around for a safe place to hide. We come to a stop at a large tree and he looked up. It was high. I wasn't really fond of heights.

"You all look pretty tired. I think we should go find somewhere up there to rest for the night." Dad said.

We heard another roar. "Like about now. C'mon! Hurry up!" He said, grabbing Tim and guiding him up.

"What if we fall? I hate trees." Tim whined.

I shook my head, "Come on, we just practically raced down the last one. I doubt we will fall Tim."

Lex looked at me while we carefully climbed up the tree. "You really raced down the tree?"

"Yep."

Dad was behind us, watching the other two, giving them a push up when they need it.

"You ok Katie?" He said eyeing me to see if I needed any help.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I smiled.

Tim whined again, "I hate trees!"

"They don't bother me." Lex said, climbing up faster.

Tim scoffed. "Yeah well, you weren't in that last one."

Now, near the top of the tree, the four of us sit there, the view was amazing even at night. We could see in all directions it was a full moon tonight aswell. Most striking of all was the dozens of brachiosaurus heads, at the end of long necks, that tower over the park.

"Hey! Those are brontosauruses….I mean, those are brachiosauruses." Tim shouted out pointing to my favourite dinosaur chewing its supper.

"My favourite." I smiled. The Brachiosaurus beginning was the most special part of the trip and it would be something I would always remember.

It's okay to call them brontosaurs, Tim. It's a great name, it's a romantic name. It means thunder lizard."

"There singing." Dad said, and smiled after all that had happened in the last few hours. He was still fascinated over dinosaurs. He started making weird noises which in case dinosaur noises. The dinosaurs shot up and looked in our direction. I laughed. "They are cute."

Lex panicked, while pulling on Dads arm, "No…Don't let the monsters come over here."

I put my arm around her and sat down with her against the tree. "They aren't monsters Lex. They are just animals. The good animals." I winked.

"They are herbivores that means they only eat vegetables. For you I think they will make an exception." Tim teased.

"Tim." Dad warned.

"Oh well I hate the other kind." Lex said beside me.

"Yeah the others just do what they do." Dad sighed and sat down leaning back against the trunk of the tree, with a little room on either side of him. Lex got up left me and nestled up next to Dad on the branch. Dad was uncomfortable and surprised, but accepted it. Tim snuggled into him. I got up and sat beside Tim. My head rested on Dad's shoulder, I was glad that he didn't tense up.

It was silence of a moment, we could hear the hoots and sounds of the animals as they call it was like a musical. "They're singing again." I said and Dad chuckled.

As we start to properly settle in for the night. Dad made a noise and I looked at him. He winced and dug something out his pocket. It's the velociraptor claw he unearthed that seemed so long ago in Montana. It was yesterday, actually. He looked at it, thinking a million thoughts, staring at this thing that used to be so priceless.

"What are you, Ellie and Katie gonna do now if you don't have to dig of dinosaur bones anymore?" Lex asked a good question. I looked at Dad for the answer, I had no idea what we were going to do now.

"I guess we'll just have to evolve too." Dad said, and looked at me. I smiled sadly and put my head on his shoulder again.

"What do you call a blind dinosaur?" Tim tried to lighten the mood.

"I don't know. What do you call a blind dinosaur?" Dad asked.

"A Do-you-think-he-saurus. What do you call a blind dinosaur's dog?" We laughed quietly.

"You got me." Dad said, leaning his head back.

"A Do-you-think-he-saurus Rex." Dad laughed again.

"That's a good one." I said, tightening my arm around Tim.

After a while the kids finally closed their eyes, but after a moment, Lex opened hers again.

"What if the dinosaur comes back while we're all asleep?

"I'll stay awake." Dad said as if it was obvious.

"All night?" Lex sceptically asked.

"All night." Dad repeated, he let the claw fall to the ground. The kids finally went to sleep, and I couldn't get to sleep at all.

"You not going to sleep?" Dad asked. I looked up from his shoulder.

"I want to but I just can't."

"You should try, we don't know what to expect tomorrow." He said, a bit of fear in his voice.

I snuggled in to his shirt, and kept a hand around Tim. "At least we are together. That's what matters right."

He chuckled, "Right."

I thought about Ellie. I wondered if she was safe or if she came looking for us. By the way Dad's expression, I could tell he was worried about her too.

"You are worried about Ellie aren't you?"

He nodded and sighed. "I know she will be ok. She's strong. Just like you."

I smiled, "Thanks, but I don't really feel strong."

"You are, I never noticed it till now but you are. You were just like your mother."

I wanted to ask why he left my mother, but I didn't think discussing it right now would be the best time. But then again, I thought when will be the best time? We could die tomorrow.

"Dad, I hope you don't mind me asking. Why did you leave my mom?"

His eyes glazed over, he took a deep breath. "I just didn't want a committed relationship. Back then I was focused on getting my degree in college and she wanted to get married and have kids. We had a fight one night, and that's when I left. She told me that we could have a family and I got still have my future in Paleontology. I chose the other way out."

He chose the other way out? As in he left her.

I couldn't really be angry with him anymore. I didn't have the strength to, not after I spent so long trying to get him to like me.

"I want you to know that I loved your mother. I still do, she was my first ever girlfriend and she will always have a special place in my heart. I'm thankful that you are my daughter. You look so much like her." He touched my nose softly.

"I miss her." I croaked out. He didn't say anything to me but just let me put my head back on his shoulder.

"You know after all this. I may ask Ellie to marry me."

Now that I was not expecting. "Oh my God really?"

"I was thinking of what could happen for us, when I thought I was going to die."

I smiled widely. I loved Ellie like a mother and now that she may be my step mother made me so happy.

"How would you feel about that?" He asked, like he would have to ask that!

"Of course! I would love that to happen. You know how much I love Ellie. She will definitely say yes."

He shushed me. I didn't even realize I was talking loudly.

"You know she wants a baby right?"

"I haven't forgotten Katie."

I suddenly felt so tired. "Well I'm just letting you know. If you are wanting to marry her."

"Let's just keep that between us for now. I think it's time we go to sleep." He said and yawned.

"Right, goodnight Dad." I said closing my eyes. I really hoped we would get out of here now.

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