Well here is chapter 5. It might be a little long, not sure yet. I just want to finish it and get them back home and on to their careers they have chosen together. Thank you for the reviews.
AN
Hey, hey, hey there is a special bonus at the end of this chapter.
Christian and Ana have known each other all their lives. They grew up together, if you saw one you saw the other. They were like two peas in a pod. Always getting into trouble. Everyone knew they were meant to be together. Let's read and see what happens. No Cheating ever. No Elena. No BDSM.
Chapter5
Last chapter Carla and Elliot are fixing to shoot pool with Ray and Carrick.
"Alright mom, pick heads or tails."
"We are going with heads."
"Alrighty then dad you and Carrick have tails."
Annie flips the coin and it lands on tails.
"Alright, you want to go first Ray?"
"Naw you go ahead Carrick."
Carrick walks over and chalks his pool stick and points his pool stick at all the balls on the table. He slams his pool stick into the cue ball and puts the five in the right side pocket. He takes aim at the cue ball again and sees he has the one in his sights. He lightly taps the cue ball in the center and makes the one in the bottom right corner pocket.
He walks around the table to where the cue ball is and takes his shot at the six and it goes down the rail followed by the cue ball. Oh my he scratched.
"Carrick Andrew my, my, my, what happened?"
"Oh be quiet Carla Jean."
"Elliot, you want to go next?"
"Oh no momma Carla it's your turn."
"Alright sweet boy as Annie said watch and learn. I have heard her say that many times."
She walks up and gets the cue ball and walks to the front of the table and puts it down where she can easily take out the fifteen and possibly the twelve. She chalks her pool stick and blows off the excess like Annie does.
She lines her pool stick up with the cue ball and rares back and gives it all she has. She leaves the cue ball spinning as it hits the fifteen and the fifteen hits the twelve. The fifteen goes in the top right corner pocket and the twelve sits in front of the right side pocket.
She walks down to the opposite side and hits the cue ball on the left and it hits the twelve. The twelve goes in the right side pocket and the cue ball sides on by and stops.
She looks at what she has and decides to stay where she is at. She pops the cue ball and takes out the nine it goes in the left side pocket. She takes aim and banks the cue ball off the rail and hits the eleven but it doesn't go in.
"That's alright Carla Jean you all might get another shot."
"Carrick, how many times have we told you not to antagonize Carla?"
"Oh this is just fun Gracie."
"Alright Ray you're up."
"Well damn the woman didn't leave me anything to shoot at. She and Annie are just a like. No help at all."
"Ray you have that right."
"Oh hush you."
"Ok dad you have a lot of balls on the table you can choose from stop bickering."
Ray just looks at her and smiles.
"Now you be quiet young lady."
Ray walks around the table and checks his balls and sees what he can run for a few minutes without missing one. He takes his pool stick and aims it at the six and puts it in the right top corner pocket. He wastes no time and slams the cue ball into the seven it goes into the bottom left corner pocket. He walks around and takes out the four and it flys down the rail and goes in the top right corner pocket. He goes back to the top of the table and hits the two but misses.
"Alright Elliot your turn."
"Well Ray, you didn't leave me anything either."
"That's pool son, never leave your opponent an opening."
"I'll remember that next time."
Elliot walks up and chalks his pool stick and walks around to the side and takes aim at the ten and it goes in the right side pocket. He stays where he is and makes the fourteen in the left side pocket. He walks around to the bottom of the table and hits the thirteen and it goes in the left top corner pocket. Now he has to call and make the eight ball.
"Well son you have the eight ball left. Where is it going?"
"I am not sure. I don't think I have a good enough opening without scratching. I will try for the right side pocket."
"You can do it Elliot, I believe in you son."
"Thank you grandma."
He walks to the opposite side of the table and looks at the position of the eight and the cue ball. He banks the cue ball off the side it hits the eight ball and goes in the right side pocket and leaves the cue ball spinning.
"Wooo hooo, woo hoo we did it momma Carla."
"Yes Elliot we sure did but you got the eight ball. I am so proud of you."
"Thank you."
"Good game everyone. How about some dinner?"
"Come on Boo, we are fixing dinner. We will call you all when it is ready."
"Alright we will just stay down here and watch a movie. Or watch someone shoot pool again."
"I think we are done for now."
Ana and Christian walk upstairs and into the kitchen.
"How about something light like club sandwiches and fries? We had a big meal earlier."
"That sounds good to me."
"Alright I will start the bacon and cut the tomatoes. I need you to fry the ham and tear some lettuce into smaller pieces. Good thing I made bread the other day."
"Ok let's get started love and yes it was."
"Don't make the tomato slices too thin."
"Ok how about like this?"
He shows her what he has cut so far.
"That will do just fine."
"Ok I have the bacon done and I'm going to sauté some sliced mushrooms and peppers."
"Oh that sounds good."
"Got the tomatoes and lettuce done. I'm going to fry the ham now."
"Ok let me slide over to the smaller eye so you can use the bigger one to cook the ham evenly."
"Thank you, love."
She smiles at him and gives him a kiss on the cheek.
"Boo would you look in the cabinet to your right and get me the garlic powder please."
"Sure here you go."
"Thank you."
They get all the meat cooked and veggies sautéed. Annie starts on the french fries. Christian cuts and warms up the bread.
"Alright y'all dinner is served."
They hear them all coming up the stairs.
"Oh boy, something sure does smell good."
'Alright everyone have a seat. We are having club sandwiches with fries. We also have sautéed mushrooms and peppers if you would like some of them on your sandwich."
"Well sit down Annie and let's eat?"
"Do you all want water or Annie Rose's tea.?"
They all say tea.
They sit there and eat and talk about what they plan to do when they all get back home.
"When are you two going home?"
" We are leaving in two weeks grandma. We have to finish packing everything up to take home."
"Elliot, you are staying a few days and driving one of the cars back home aren't you?"
"Yes mom I am. They haven't decided who's car I am driving."
"You can drive either one, it doesn't matter bro."
"Alright so the one I am driving we will load it up with a lot of stuff. That way you all won't need a big moving van."
"Yes we will, we are taking the furniture and all with us. Didn't you know dad and Ray sold the house?"
"No, he hasn't said anything to me."
"Oh well yeah he did and like I said we are taking everything. That way we have it later."
"Later what do you mean later?"
"I'll tell you about it later. If you don't figure it out."
"Oh I got it."
"I thought you would."
"Now Annie, you and Chris come and sit down in the living room with all of us."
They all walk in the living room.
"Annie you on my right, Chris on my left."
They sit down like grandma asked them to do.
"Ok now we have something for you both. We thought about giving it to you both at home but we changed our minds. This is from me and your grandpa Annie and you are our grandson too Chris we love you just like you were ours."
"Thank you both."
That gift was from Annie's grandparents to her and Christian.
"Chris and Annie, this is from me and granddad. You are our granddaughter too Annie and we love you very much."
"Thank you both."
This gift was from Christia's grandparents
"Kids, we will give you ours when we all get home. We know we gave you your black Amex But we have something for you both."
"Congratulations to both of you. We are so very proud of both of you. Graduating with a GPA of 4.5 and Summa cum laude."
"Thank you all."
"Open your gifts please."
Chris and Annie sat back down and opened their envelopes and read their cards. They looked in the envelopes and couldn't believe what they were receiving.
"Oh my goodness I wasn't expecting this. Thank you so much grandma and grandpa."
"You are very welcome Annie."
"Oh my lord, thank you so much I appreciate this."
"You are so welcome Chris."
"Granddad, you want us to open y'alls too?"
"Yes please do."
They opened their envelopes and got another shock.
"Oh wow this is way too much from all of y'all. We thank you so very much and we will put it to good use. We promise."
They both received trust funds from both sets of grandparents each. Yes they both got two each. Family means everyone to them. Don't worry they did the same for Elliot.
"We know you will we have no worries."
"Just like with Elliot he put his to good use back home and he is doing very good for himself and his company."
"That reminds me dad, have you and Ray talked to your buddies about working for us after we finish our extra training and mechanical class when we get home?"
"Yes Chris it is all taken care of. Y'all have six guys that will start when you both finish your classes. We told them it was going to be at least a year and a half. Is that right?"
"Yes dad it is. We want to start building the hangers and offices while we are in school. That way all that will be done by the time we finish."
"That's a good idea."
"Elliot, do you have a lot of business going on right now?"
"No, I am all finished for a while. I am just waiting on y'all."
"Awesome, well we will start when we get home. We already have the land and it has been grated and flattened out. Should we go ahead and have it paved so if it rains your trucks won't get stuck in the mud?"
"Dad, what do you and Ray think?"
"Well it will be two weeks before you leave here then another day to the house unless y'all stop for the night. I think it would be feasible to start before you all get home. That way most of the paving will be done when you get home."
"I agree with Carrick it would make sense to do it now."
"Ok well Elliot, whenever you want to leave take my car and we will start loading it in the morning. Is that alright with you?"
"Of course it is and if you get everything loaded that you want me to take home for you I can leave tomorrow."
"Alright I think we can do that can't we Annie Rose?"
"Yes we can, we have a lot of stuff packed that we can put in the car. That way we have more room for the moving van."
"You both do know that an eighteen wheeler with a fifty three foot trailer will be picking up your things?"
"No, we just knew it was a moving van."
"Well yes it is but they will load your belongings for you. They can load the way they need it done so it will be legal if they have to go into a weigh station to be weighed."
"Good idea, I really didn't want to load it myself."
"No and we wouldn't have let either of you."
"Alright people, it's midnight time for bed."
"Grandma, if you want to go to bed you go on. I am not tired."
"I didn't say you all had to go to bed right now. I just said it was midnight and time for bed. I meant I was going to bed Annie."
"Oh ok I am sorry for taking it the wrong way."
"That's alright Annie Rose, now love I am going to bed. Goodnight all of you."
"Goodnight grandma, we love you."
"Well I think I am going to bed too. Are you coming, Ray?"
"No, not right now I'm going to stay up and talk to kids for a while."
"Goodnight hun sweet dreams
"Grace I'm going to stay up and talk to them and Elliot about the blueprints we brought."
"Alright honey goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Moms and grandmothers went to bed.
"Elliot, do you have the blueprints in your room?"
"Yes dad I'll go get them."
Elliot comes back downstairs and lays the blueprints out on the pool table.
"Alright now this is where we agreed the hangers would be. Over here is where the maintenance shop will be. Do you still want your office building over here to the left of the maintenance shop so the helicopters won't be so loud coming and going out?"
"Yes please, it will be better for us and the office personnel. We can park our cars on the far side of the office building. You are having a parking lot made for the employees and you are making sure they have handicapped parking for the employee parking and the visitors parking?"
"Yes Annie I do. If you look here…he points to the office building and then out in front..that's the handicap parking. I also have them putting up signs and marking the ground. If you look over here you will see the handicap parking for any employee you have."
"Good thank you, that is what I wanted to see and we need."
"Yes Annie, I told you I would make sure it was on the blueprints."
"Dad, how much land did we end up buying?"
"Well we were lucky. I was able to talk to the owner and his father. His father was in the Marines with us. We didn't know it was him because the land was in his son's name."
"Oh wow so he is a Marine buddy?"
"Yes Chris he is and we bought twenty thousand acres and leased another ten thousand. They didn't want to sell it all right now. Lease payments aren't that much. Ray and I are taking care of that."
"No dad, we have more than enough to cover it with what the grandparents gave us."
"No Chris this is one of our gifts to you and Annie."
"You both know that we will help you anyway we can? Just like we have helped Elliot."
"Yes dad we know and we appreciate it so very much."
"Yes Carrick we certainly do."
"So is there anything else we need to go over with the land or the buildings before we go home in a few days?"
"Not that I can think of."
"Alright then I am going to turn in and will see you all in the morning. Goodnight."
"Same here Annie I am going to bed too Goodnight all."
"Goodnight we are all going to bed. What would you all like for breakfast? I can make breakfast burritos with sausage and bacon or I can fix biscuits and sausage gravy with bacon, eggs and hashbrowns."
"Whatever you want to fix is fine Annie."
"Alright goodnight love you all."
They all walk upstairs and go to their bedrooms.
Christian walks Annie to her room and gives her a goodnight kiss.
"Just a few more nights love and then I will have myself again in our bed."
"I know and I can't wait.
" I love you and I see you in the morning. I will help with breakfast love."
"Alright goodnight Boo. I love you too sweet dreams."
They all go to bed.
Morning comes early and Christian comes in and wakes Annie up.
"Good morning love time to get up."
"What time is it?"
"Six o'clock our dads are up drinking coffee."
"Wow I figured they would sleep in."
"Guess they didn't want to sleep in after they heard what we were planning on fixing."
"Guess not, let's start cooking Boo. I think we will have biscuits and sausage gravy with bacon, eggs and hashbrowns."
"Sounds good to me. Would you like a cup of coffee or a cappuccino?"
"Coffee for now please."
"Good morning dad and Ray."
"Good morning Chris and Annie."
"Good morning Chris and Annie."
'What are you two doing up? We figured y'all would be sleeping in today after the long drive yesterday."
"Naw we wanted to get up and have coffee early and make sure we got breakfast whatever you two are fixing. The time zone is messing with my internal clock don't you know."
"Hey now did you think we wouldn't make sure you two had breakfast?"
"Well we know how Elliot eats."
"Aww dad I would have left you and Carrick a plate."
"We know Annie, we are just messing with you."
"Are our moms up too?"
"Not when we came down they weren't."
"Come on Boo let's start breakfast. You know what you have to do right?"
"Yes ma'am sure do."
"I have got to see this."
"What Christian can cook. You didn't know that?"
"Him and I cook all the time."
"Really?"
"Yes really, just watch him."
Carrick and Ray are sitting there with their mouths almost touching the floor watching Christian beat eggs adding cheese and milk to them. They watched him cook the bacon and now they are watching him shred the potatoes so Annie can fix homemade hashbrowns.
"Well I'll be damn Ray, our boy can cook."
Grace and Carla and the grandparents walk into the kitchen. The men get up and give the ladies their seats at the bar.
"What Carrick you and Ray didn't know Chris could cook? I'm not surprised I have seen him cook at our house."
"Why haven't you cooked at home some then?"
"Mom wouldn't let me in the kitchen. Annie Rose taught me how to cook at grandma's."
"Why didn't you teach him at home?"
"Because the boy couldn't boil water without burning it. Remember the Christmas they were ten years old and he offered to help me make cookies? Well I told him he could but by the time I was ready to roll the cookie dough out he sat there and poked holes through the dough and made a mess."
"Another time he wanted to boil the spaghetti noodles so I said he could. Well he let the water boil out of the pot before we could put the spaghetti noodles in the pot."
"Annie told him he was going to learn how to cook simple dishes if he was going to live with her in college."
"So my girl put her foot down?"
"Yes Ray she did and I have to admit I can cook fairly well. I pass grandma and grandad's tests when they ask me to fix them something. Granted I did call Annie Rose a few times to come over and help me."
"I have a question for you bro are you ever going to stop calling her Annie Rose?"
"Nope, not in this lifetime. Now I have to cook the eggs if you all will excuse me."
"Don't burn them Chris."
"They will be soft scrambled with cheese in them."
They all sit back and watch him cook while Annie cooks the hashbrowns. She has already made the biscuits and sausage gravy.
"Wow, didn't know you could do that bro."
"It's not hard once you put your mind to it. I enjoy cooking with Annie Rose. We get along just fine in the kitchen."
"Yes I can see that. I guess I need to find a girl that can cook and see if she can teach me how to fix a simple meal to start with."
"Well El I hope you at least like this girl and not just going to use her to teach you how to cook."
"Ok come on Ana you know me better than that."
"Yes El I do and I was picking at you but seriously please like her or she might poison you."
"I'll keep that in mind."
"Breakfast is ready, come on, let's get our food and then go to the dining room."
"Would y'all like more coffee?"
"Yes please thank you."
"El bring the pot in the dining room and fill the cups then it sit on the table behind you please."
"Yes ma'am."
They ate breakfast and sat there and talked for a little while.
"Boo you need to call Jason and Gail and have them come over so we can go to the animal shelter."
"Ok hang on a minute."
"Hello Taylor can you and Jones come over? Annie Rose and I need to go to the animal shelter we were at last week. We want to donate our winnings from a pool game. Well yes you could but we would like to give it to them ourselves."
"We will be over in a little while we are eating breakfast."
"That's fine whenever you have time, no rush. Thank you."
"Yes Chris, you are welcome."
"They will be over a little later, they are eating breakfast too."
"Ok no rush, we have plenty of time."
"What do you all want to do today after we get back from the animal shelter?"
"I would like to visit some of this city. There are some interesting places around it. They have the Cambridge Museum of Science, Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Museum of Natural History. We want to see the Glass Flowers and Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
"Wow mom, you have been checking places out. I bet Grace has too?"
"Yes darlin girl we have. We are leaving in two days and so much to see. We want to see a lot of it today if the grans can handle it."
"Speak for yourself ma'am we can handle it just fine."
"Ok mom I was just making a statement."
"Yes Grace I know but if it gets to be too much we will let you all know."
"Alright, fair enough."
There is a knock on the door.
Christian checks and makes sure it is their security.
Ana turns off the alarms.
Christian opens the door and they walk in.
"Well good morning all."
"Good morning you didn't have to rush."
"No problem Ray."
"Well the family wants to tour Cambridge museums and see some of Boston. Do we need more security?"
"I don't believe so. No one knows them outside of school. I think with us, you, Carrick and Elliot are enough to keep any problems at bay."
"I don't think there will be any problems. Everything has been going good for them."
"Alright now can either of you see if we can get some private tours for museums or do they do that here?"
"I will check and I am sure I can arrange a private tour for you all."
"Thank you Gail. I appreciate that."
"No problem just doing my job Carrick."
"I will let you know what they say and give you a time soon. Would you like to wait and let me confirm this before we take you to the shelter?"
"Yes, that would be fine that way we can all go at one time. Thank you."
"You are welcome and I will talk to you in a little while."
Gail walks off and makes some phone calls. She confirms private tours and times.
"Carrick, we have a private tour of each museum. They were happy to accommodate you all. I have the time also. Museum of Science- eleven o'clock, Museum of Harvard Art Museum- twelve thirty, Harvard Museum of Natural History two o'clock and Peabody Museum three thirty."
"Well that will give us time to change and for the kids to get their things together to take to the shelter."
"Dad, we are not kids, we are young adults."
"Yes we know this but to us you all will be kids."
They get changed and all ride to the animal shelter. Christian and Ana and security go in.
"Well hello, I see you are back. Would you like to adopt a pet today?"
"No sir, we have something for your shelter. We would like to give you this donation from us. We will be going home soon. We just graduated and we feel like this will provide some needed items for the animals."
"Oh my lord, thank you so much. Yes it will help tremendously. We need meds, blankets, towels and beds for them. How can we ever thank you for your generous donation?"
"No thanks needed. Just take care of those beautiful animals."
"Yes sir we will."
"Have a good day bye."
"Goodbye sir and ma'am."
They walk out with smiles on their faces.
"Alright let's go see some science."
They ride over to the Museum of Science. Jason walks over and talks to the man at the door. Then comes back to the cars.
"They are waiting for you all inside. We will all walk in together and take a tour. Our cars are safe where they are parked."
They all walk in and look around and wait.
"Mr. Grey I am Jeffery Young and I will be your tour guide. Please follow me."
They follow their guide and he shows them all kinds of historical artifacts, art collections, and scientific exhibits. They see cultural displays, natural history specimens, technological innovations and so much more.
"I hope you are enjoying the tour so far? I have something to show you all. It is called SubSpace: it is an adult experience and I believe you will enjoy it."
"Very well Jeffery lead the way. I have never heard of this but I am curious now."
"SubSpace is an adult experience of Art, science and technology collide, creating a new wave of nightlife that is intelligent, provocative and one-of-a-kind. From musical tributes in the Planetarium to performance art installations, SubSpace is an ever-evolving lab for Boston's most intriguing and immersive experiences."
"Wow, that was something different, thank you for showing us."
"Yes sir, you are welcome if you come this way I will show you back to your cars."
They followed him back to the door and thanked him again.
"We are going to the Harvard Art Museum next."
They all got in the cars and rode over to the museum.
"Please wait here and let me tell the guide you have arrived."
Gail walks back and tells them they can go in and they will be with them.
"Good day Mr. Grey and family. My name is Sharon Walker and if you would follow me I will be glad to show you around."
"Hello Ms. Walker. Please lead the way."
"Ladies and gentlemen if you look to the right you will see Artworks starting with Vincent Van Gogh- Three pairs of Shoes, Claude Monet- The Gare Saint-Lazare, Frederic Bazille- Summer Scene, Jean Auguste Dominique- Odalisque with Slave, Paul Cezanne- Still Life with Commode, Deric Bouts- The Virgin Child."
"There are hundreds and hundreds of beautiful art works throughout. If you would like to see more of this wall I will be happy to continue telling you the names and titles or we can walk by them as you admire them. Some visitors like us to talk and others like to take in the art in silence."
"Yes we will continue looking and yes just looking is nice thank you."
"Very well sir."
They walk along the wall and see more artworks. Winslow Homer- Schooner at Sunset, Arnolfo di Cambio- a sculpture of Censing Angel.
"My goodness there are so many artworks this is amazing. I love seeing all of this. Thank you."
"Yes ma'am, it is my pleasure."
"We also have the Fogg Museum."
"What in the world is that?"
"It is an early collection that consisted largely of plaster casts and photographs, the Fogg Museum is now renowned for its holdings of Western paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings dating from the Middle Ages to the present."
"Oh my this is amazing thank you. There is so much to see and read about. I will have to look some of this up at home and the brochures I have chosen to look at."
"I believe we are back where we started. Thank you Ms. Walker, we have enjoyed this very much. Goodbye and have a nice day."
"Thank you and you all as well goodbye."
They are within minutes of the Harvard Museum of Natural History. They walk over to the entrance.
"Hello my name Carrick Grey and we have an appointment for a private tour at two o'clock."
"Good afternoon Mr. Grey. My name is Evelyn. Yes, I see your name and your family right here. If you will give me a moment I will call your guide up here to meet you all."
"Thank you ma'am."
"Hey Dennis, I have Mr. Grey and his family here waiting for you."
"Ok I will be right there thank you."
"Dennis is on his way."
"Thank you ma'am."
"Mr. Grey, this is Dennis Chapman, he will be your guide today."
"Hello and welcome Mr. Grey and family."
"What would you all like to start with?"
"Young man, we would like the glass flowers please."
"Yes ma'am if you all will follow me."
"Thank you Dennis."
"I will be happy to tell you about the "Glass Flowers" and they are very beautiful."
"One of Harvard's most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, the "Glass Flowers." This unique collection of over four thousand models, representing more than eight hundred and thirty plant species, was created by glass artisans Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, a father and son from Dresden, Germany. The commission began with only a few models in eighteen eighty six and continued for five decades.
"This unique collection was made by Leopold (eighteen twenty two to eighteen ninety-five) and Rudolf Blaschka (eighteen fifty seven to nineteen thirty nine), a father and son team of Czech glass artists. Over fifty years, from eighteen eighty six through nineteen thirty six, the Blaschkas produced forty three hundred glass models that represent seven hundred eighty plant species."
"The Glass Flowers gallery underwent a historic renovation in two thousand sixteen, introducing rebuilt, original historic wood and glass display cases, new state-of-the-art lighting, and sophisticated conservation systems. The newly configured gallery space and scientific interpretation showcases the ongoing scientific relevance of the collection and enriches everyone's experience of the models."
"Now I will show the "Glass Flowers."
They walk down the hall and all they see are flowers and plants encased in glass.
"This is called the Luffa Cylindrica. It is a big yellow flower with long green stems and leaves. The Rhododendron Maximum. Every flower you can think of is here and some you have never heard of. There are plants and fruits from orchids to bananas and a stunning array of models of plants from around the world."
"Oh look mom here is an aster very pretty."
"Here are some red maple leaves that are very vibrant. Some Lupinus ."
"Oh look grandma, Evening Primrose, Oeothera acaulis."
"Look here they have glass models of insect pollinators showing bees, flies, moths, butterflies and their adaptations to particular flowers."
"Wow, that's cool."
"Oh look bees on a scarlet runner bean."
"Boo look here is a Mexican Tulip Poppy. It's yellow with green stems. Oh goodness they have Cactus and Blue Pea."
"Um ok wow it's big."
"Oh my goodness this was a great tour. Thank you Dennis and thank you for telling us about the history."
"You are very welcome. You all have a nice day."
"Same to you young man."
They walk to their cars and leave and drive over to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
"Alright everyone please wait a moment? There is a guide at the door but I will make sure he is for you all."
Jason comes back and tells them that it is her guide.
They all walk up to the door and are met by a young man.
"Good afternoon everyone my name is George Rhodes and welcome Mr. Grey and family to Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. I hope you will enjoy your time with us today. If you come this way I will be glad to show you around and answer any questions you might have."
"Thank you George."
"The Peabody Museum cares for a large and historic collection of anthropological materials from across the globe, including more than one point two million individual cultural items, five hundred thousand photographic images and associated archival records."
"Wow, that is amazing."
"If you will lend me your ear for a moment I will tell you about the Peabody Museum?"
"Yes young man please."
"It was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in eighteen sixty six at the behest of his nephew Othniel Charles Marsh, an early paleontologist. The museum is best known for the Great Hall of Dinosaurs, which includes a mounted juvenile Brontosaurus and the one hundred and ten-foot-long mural "The Age of Reptiles."
"Oh my stars that is huge I mean scary huge."
"Yes ma'am it is."
"The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are some nine hundred feet of documents, two thousand maps and site plans and approximately five hundred thousand photographs. I am sorry I said that part twice about the photographs."
"Oh that is quite alright young man."
They walk around and see the exhibits of the dinosaurs and the huge reptile and yes it was scary.
"Well thank you for coming by. I hope you enjoyed your tour. Thank you and come again. Have a great day goodbye."
"Thank you and yes we did goodbye."
AN
That's it for this chapter. I hope you all liked it. I have never visited any of these places. My vision comes from Google and some of my words. I like to make it detailed and fun.
Chapter 6 will be coming soon as all chapters are written.
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Alright everyone here is my special bonus. Hope you all like it.
Well this starts with the grandparents who are Grace and Carla's parents. There were some Christian groups coming to sing at their church on a Wednesday met in church after all the singing was over and they wanted to meet them all and buy some tapes so they could listen to their music in the car.
Well the grandparents that were members of that church were Grace's parents Julia and Thomas Trevelyan and they met Carla's parents Teresa and Wade Andrews while they were waiting in line to buy some tapes from them all.
The grandparents hit it off right away. They found out that the Andrews were moving to their town and they were going to be living just a street away from them.
Seems like the girls hit it off too. They both love to sing and they were the same age. They became good friends and went to middle school together and high school. They both sang in the church choir and also in school.
They were like two peas in a pod too. They were happy for each other when they got good grades. They never tried to outdo the other in music or anything. They were best friends.
Both girls still sang in the choir at church and when it was time for Carla to leave and go sing with her group she had her parents talk to Grace's parents because she wanted Grace to join the traveling choir group with her.
The parents talked and then they talked to the directors of the group and they told them that they would be safe and never left alone. In the hotel rooms there would always be a chaperone with the girls and with the boys. That made them feel better so they let Grace join the group.
They went on a lot of church choir tours when school was out. Did some on the weekends. After high school the girls went to Berklee college for music and they both got a Bachelor Of Music (BM) then decided they wanted to have the Bachelor of and Arts (BA) that took them another four years. It paid off well.
They started writing music and sending their songs to their families so they would make sure no one tried to claim their songs. Now some of their friends that they went to college with went back home and became musicians, well known singers and some of them opened up recording studios in Nashville, Tennessee. A few stayed in Pigeon Forge or around the area and became well known music teachers and so forth.
Carla and Grace were through with all their degrees and they graduated at the top of their class. They excelled in all things music.
They came back home to Tennessee and their parents and friends told them they needed to make a tape and take it to the local radio stations around there. Well they did and they hit it off big.
A couple of their friends wanted them to write songs for them. A few radio stations got wind of their songs and wanted them to come to Nashville and talk about what made them want to become singer songwriters.
They thought about it and talked to their parents. They were all for it. Their parents called the radio stations and asked when they would like to meet the girls. They said the sooner the better. So they loaded up their motorhome and they all went to Nashville.
They met with a few radio stations. Talked about how they met in church and became best friends. Went to college together and they always wanted to sing and write.
Some of the recording studios heard their songs on the radio and heard them talking about why they wanted to become songwriters and singers.
ROA music called and wanted them to come and bring a demo tape. They went back to Nashville and met with RCA producers and they liked their music. They asked them if they would sing for them and they did.
ROA was blown away when they heard them singing. They were amazing apart but they blew the roof off when they were singing together. They talked to them and their parents and then wanted to them to sign a contract for them to sing together and for ROA Music
They said they would have to talk and think about it and they would let them know. Well two weeks after they got back home. Their songs were playing at a few radio stations all over Tennessee and a few other places.
They got a call from ROA wanting them to come back and talk again. They went back and talked to them. They also found out that one of their friends that they went to college with was one of the producers there. Well after talking to him and a lawyer they agreed to sign and the rest was history for Carla and Grace.
They became the singing country duet sensation of Tennessee. They were asked to sing at the Grand Ole Opry. They were amazed by that request. They sang at weddings and churches.
Ray and Carrick grew up together and became friends in elementary school. They both worked on their families farms as they got older. They graduated high school and went to college. They both mastered farming technology. But they decided they wanted to serve their country so they enlisted in the Marines and did their tours of duty. That's where the guys met the ladies.
The most amazing request they got was from Bob Hope to be his guest singing for the USO Troops. Not only they but their family and friends were blown away by this amazing offer. Yes they accepted it and sang for the troops.
They were always announced as CarlaGrace. That was their stage name. They didn't like GraceCarla; it didn't suit them. These young ladies became more famous after they got the call from Bob Hope wouldn't you know.
On their fourth visit with the USO they met Carrick and Ray. Let's just say it was love at first sight for all of them. They came back and performed again and again. They were so in love with each other that when they all had time off they sat and talked a lot. This went on for several years.
The guys on the same day as the girls to marry to them. The guys were coming home stateside and they lived in Tennessee. Ray and Carrick asked their fathers for their hands and they said yes with their blessing.
Carla and Grace bowed out of the USO tours. They wanted to stay home and write songs and have a family some day.
Their parents gave them land to build their home on. They built their homes next to each other.
Well it wasn't but a few years that Grace got pregnant first had a little boy they named Elliot Michael
Five years later they both found out the were pregnant
When Carla found out she was pregnant she told Ray he was ecstatic. Boy was he ever they had been trying for years. He called everyone he knew but first he told his parents then he told his best friend.
Well low and behold come to find out that Grace is expecting too. They all were so happy and couldn't wait to see how far along they were. They went to the doctor's together and found out they were both right at seven weeks.
Everyone was so happy. Carla and Grace decided to just become songwriters in their spare time.
They both had good pregnancies and no morning sickness. They were happy and started fixing a nursery up for the babies. They found out that Carla was having a little girl and Grace was going to have another little boy.
As the months went on they were getting closer and closer to their due dates. They were within a week apart of having their babies.
Wouldn't you know the day Carla went into labor Grace wasn't far behind. Ray walked in with Carla in a wheelchair. She was hurting so bad she couldn't walk. Her contractions started slow then speeded up and he had to get her to the hospital fast.
A few minutes later Carrick walked in holding onto Grace. They looked at each other and said really. Then they laughed but the wives weren't laughing. No siree they were in pain.
They had the same doctor and this was going to be hard on her going in and out of their rooms. Checking on one then the other. They decided they wanted to be in the same room so Dr. Bonnie agreed to it.
Carla and Grace gave birth within a few minutes apart from each other. That is how Anastasia Rose (Annie, Annie Rose and Christian Blake, Chris, Boo) came into the world. Both were screaming and crying but when they put the babies beside each other the crying stopped immediately and the rest is history as they say.
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I hope you liked that? It gave you all a little detail of how they all met and how they became lifelong friends.
Chapter 6 coming next week