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June rolled her eyes. She couldn’t help reminiscing on what happened back there, really any happy thoughts before she left made her smile.
“Hey babe.” Fade answered his phone. “Really? Alright, see you soon.” He dropped his phone back into his pocket. “Whitney says she will be here soon, the food is about done so let’s head inside, she said she has something to tell us.”
June followed them inside as Fade repeated his message, “I wonder what it is.” Shianne announced after and held Max’s hand while still seated on the couch.
After an awkward moment, everyone quieted down to hear the car door close, three times. The front door beeped and opened and Whitney stepped inside, following behind her were two tall, identical men, “Hi guys.” She removed her cat eye sunglasses revealing red puffy eyes, “They found my brothers.” She gestured to the dark haired, clean shaven men, “Aldous and Orion.”
Ten Years Later
December Twenty Fifth
Wolfgang
“Dad.” A voice hissed over their bed. “Dad!” He continued.
Wolfie shuffled under the sheets, “Yes son?”
“It’s Christmas. Mom said we could get up when the sun was rising, and I can see alittle bitof it. Come on dad, there’s presents.”
“Really?” He popped his head up acting surprised. “Where did they come from?”
“Dad!” Patrick happily wailed. “Come on.” He pulled on his arm.
June laid there, pretending to be in deep sleep so Wolfie would take care of him. Bridgette hadn’t cried yet either, letting June think he could take one child on by himself.
“Dad!” He climbed onto the comforter, “Get up.” Wolfie shot up from under the blanket with a roar, encapsulating their son while he squealed a high pitch noise followed by giggles.
“Alright.” Wolfgang set him on the ground, “Let’s go check on your sister and make coffee and see if that wakes mom up.”
“Then presents?”
“We’ll see.”
Juniper
“The ham is almost finished.” June vocalizes over Wolfgang playing with Patricks new toys. “Please come take Zeppelin out and get him comfortable in the laundry room before guests start to arrive.” She had spent the better half of the afternoon cleaning, cooking and perfecting the dining room table for a hosted christmas dinner, her new favorite pastime, hosting. She started enjoying Placement Days and still joined Whitney at Community Day for the free food and to watch people.
Amy had retired and Golden had taken her place. She couldn’t think of anyone more perfect because Golden was better at her job more than Amy. Juniper became the manager at the Sixth Street Clothing Company and was still stressed right before the annual ball.
She pulled out the ham to check the temperature and Wolfie walked behind her, sticking his finger along the whipped topping of one of her pies for dessert that lined the counter. “Stop that!”
He wrapped his arms around her and under her apron, “Save me a slice of the cherry for later.” She giggled at his request before letting her go. The front door banged, “They’re here, please take care of Zep.” She dropped her hands under the faucet for a quick rinse before drying them on her apron on the way to the entry and opened the door, “Whitney!”
Chapter 7.5
January Thirtieth
Shianne
A tear rolled down her face, embarrassed over what happened through the weekend as she grabbed her lemonade. She sat thinking to herself and reviewed every decision she had made that included Wolfgang. Why didn't he just tell her instead of making her look dumb all these years? She began liking him when they became adults and his shoulders filled out and his voice deepened.
Shianne didn't want to seem obsessed about him all these years, she just wanted to know if he felt the same or see if anything would grow between them.
Now everyone thought she was crazy. She dabbed her napkin against her cheek as the waitress dropped off her plate. “Thank you.” She didn’t look up but the door chimed next to her booth startled her and she watched Max from I.T. walk up to the hostess station. She overheard him, “I had an order to go.”
He looked over at her and she looked away, self conscience that she had been crying over being embarrassed. She felt like a mess.
She listened to him thank the waitress and the sound of his footsteps stopping. “Excuse me?” Her breathing stilled to find him at her table. “Are you okay? Are you here by yourself?” He looked around the table for another's belongings.
