A/N-This chapter is based on "Come on and Marry me, Bill". Charlene's whole family was in there this time and I think you will be pleased ( I hope ) with this and there may a little bit of myself in this, tell me what you think it is.
One day Charlene comes in with a very happy face on and she sits down by Mary Jo and Suzanne asks, "What is it Charlene? Are you going to Europe again? Or is your hillbilly family coming back to town?" Julia shrills out, "Suzanne!" "Just asking" says her sister. Charlene goes on to say, "Neither one, after I got back from Europe and saw all those old, old families it just got me interested in it...not that I haven't met old family's over here, yours is a old family but somehow being over there..." Julia then says, "Charlene, tell us the story" Charlene looks like a scolded little girl then says, "I'm sorry, I'm just so excited...I just came back from a man named Tommy Bonner, he's a incredible genelogist, you know, people who look into the history of families. Bill and I hired him as soon as we got back from Europe and guess what he has found?"
Suzanne then says, "Don't tell me, you found your family in some backwoods slave who belonged to somebody and that explains your need to do everything!" Julia stands up and screams, "Suzanne!" Anthony looks around then says, "Let me say Suzanne, I would not be saying that...I heard about some of the white owners from back then and well, that famous great-great-great grandfather of the carriage company might be the father of a grandfather of a car company here in Atlanta" Everybody smiles and snickers at Suzanne and Julia says, "I for one would be proud of that Suzanne and it just might explain somethings about you" Suzanne looks around then asks, "Like what?" Julia picks up a pile of design books and goes to sit down then says, "Well, like that little chant you give when you go into the bathroom" Anthony snickers then Suzanne says, "It's not a chant, it's a beautician prayer that my maid taught me" Everybody shakes their head like 'Yeah, right' then Julia says, "Go on Charlene without going past Christmas"
"Well, he has found that my family on my mother's side...she was a Hogg as you know but further back in her family..." Suzanne says, "Just tell us Charlene" "Well, it's still kinda sketchy how but my family is related to the Waltons!" They all look at each other then Charlene says, "Oh, come on! You don't know? The Waltons, they did a t.v. series on them back in the 70's!" Anthony then says, "Oh yes, I remember watching the show back before my unfortunate incarnation days...Julia, this wasn't just a show, it was a real show about a real family back in the depression days. It showed how a large family like Charlene's that survived those days" Julia says, "That sounds really intreresting" Suzanne says, "Oh great, a show about hillbilly's that Charlene is related too" This time Charlene stands up for herself then says, "Suzanne, it's not just about a show, it's..." A look of elation comes on her face then says, "It's a show about t.v. royalty" Mary Jo says, "I only saw the show a few times growing up because of dance recitals, Brownie meetings and so forth but it was very good" Julia then says, "I would like to see it" Charlene then says, "Let's go rent some DVD girls and watch it at my house...oh, please" Julia smiles then says, "Why not, let's go" Charlene turns to Anthony and says, "You come too Anthony , please?" He smiles and says, "Why not?" Charlene then says, "I wish Bernice was alive to come to this, she would love it"
Mary Jo says, "We'll do it in her honor, come on...here we come Walton Mountains" "Well, I might as well come and see what this honkey tonk hillbilly thing is about"
They all go out the door to the nearest DVD rental place.
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