"Why so many questions about my Dad?" Gavin didn't know why Caitlin was so concerned.
"I dunno. You never talk about him." She sat on the couch next to him while they were watching an episode of some obscure British comedy on Netflix.
"Well, he's always working." Gavin sighed. His dad never took time for a vacation. "I think Mom is just worried about his blood pressure."
"So he's the reason you work so hard." She flirted as if his Dad must be so wonderful.
"Yeah, that's it." He decided to agree. Of course, he always thought his dad was just avoiding the issues. Home. His kids. He let his Mom run the show, as far as Gavin was concerned. Not that he was complaining, but he seriously didn't want to be that guy.
"So have you heard from your friend, lately?" Usually, Cait spoke of Megan, but she hadn't in the longest while. "Did you two have another falling out?" He wasn't really watching TV. Actually, he was enjoying how she leaned on his shoulder. It was good to be this close, to talk. Of course, he wanted her to do the talking. Maybe he was a lot more like his Dad, than he thought.
"You know, how busy she is with a baby." Caitlin sighed as if might be something she would never exactly know.
"Yeah, I guess it would be..hard." He cleared his throat. He reminded her that she was very busy, too. She was after all taking so many computer classes. She so wanted to get ahead. "But you know, what you are doing, isn't exactly a piece of cake." She was working full time too. At least as the moment, she wasn't annoyed with some paper she was working on.
"Well, what does your Dad like to eat?" She asked as if she was ready to get in the kitchen and make his favorites.
"Oh, no you don't." Gavin grinned. "They'll be taking us out to eat. Besides, you have way too much to be worrying about, than what he likes."
He had a feeling his Dad would be full of questions. Like, why weren't they married already.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
you never know
"You are not a match maker." Caitlin hated to pop Hattie's bubble, but it was time to let this go with Alfie and Liza.
Hattie was helping Caitlin clean up. It was easy to see that Hattie wanted to give Alfie and Liza some time alone. They were out in the back yard looking at the pool. At least Liza was sitting next to him and their feet were dangling in the shallow waters.
"If it happens, it'll happen." Caitlin shrugged as she rinsed another dish to put in the drainer.
"Why doesn't he get it? She's perfect for him." Hattie dried a plate to put away. She was in a maxi tank dress that exposed her baby bump to its fullest. Caitlin couldn't help but stare, wondering how skinny Hattie would be after she had her baby.
"Maybe he thinks she's too perfect." Caitlin shrugged as she went back to the dishes. "Maybe, its just not his time. And who knows, she might meet some rich Leo DiCapri type at the gift shop."
Hattie gave her a look that Caitlin didn't have to be such a downer.
"I'd just let him figure it out." Caitlin informed her. "Besides, you do have a baby to worry about."
Hattie smiled.
"Gavin and Timo's parents are coming next week." Hattie finally gritted. "I wonder what their dad is like. They never talk about him."
"I dunno. But one thing for sure, its a good way to see what they'll look like in the future." Caitlin didn't mean to sound like an old wives' tale, but there was some truth in it.
Hattie was helping Caitlin clean up. It was easy to see that Hattie wanted to give Alfie and Liza some time alone. They were out in the back yard looking at the pool. At least Liza was sitting next to him and their feet were dangling in the shallow waters.
"If it happens, it'll happen." Caitlin shrugged as she rinsed another dish to put in the drainer.
"Why doesn't he get it? She's perfect for him." Hattie dried a plate to put away. She was in a maxi tank dress that exposed her baby bump to its fullest. Caitlin couldn't help but stare, wondering how skinny Hattie would be after she had her baby.
"Maybe he thinks she's too perfect." Caitlin shrugged as she went back to the dishes. "Maybe, its just not his time. And who knows, she might meet some rich Leo DiCapri type at the gift shop."
Hattie gave her a look that Caitlin didn't have to be such a downer.
"I'd just let him figure it out." Caitlin informed her. "Besides, you do have a baby to worry about."
Hattie smiled.
"Gavin and Timo's parents are coming next week." Hattie finally gritted. "I wonder what their dad is like. They never talk about him."
"I dunno. But one thing for sure, its a good way to see what they'll look like in the future." Caitlin didn't mean to sound like an old wives' tale, but there was some truth in it.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
just a mess
"Just what is she trying to do to me!" Timo was at his wits end. No Hattie. And her phone was on the dresser. He was ready to scream, but there was no one to scream at.
He heard the front door and hurried up the basement stairs quick. It was only Gavin.
"She's not with you?" He glared at Gavin as if he should know where Hattie was.
"Who?" Gavin winced slightly as Caitlin followed him in.
"Hattie's gone." He was holding her phone. "She didn't even take this with her." He said more frantic than he meant too, but there were weird things happening on the news, and he didn't want anything bad to happen to her.
"Just slow down." Gavin rested his hands on Timo shoulders to calm him. "Don't think the worst." Gavin wanted him to start at the beginning.
Timo took a deep breath. He'd came home about thirty minutes ago from work. About then Alfie came through the kitchen door, he wanted to know what was wrong.
"Where's Hattie?" Timo looked at him, thinking Alfie would be the last person she would be with.
Naturally, Alfie shrugged and went to help Caitlin with dinner.
"Why did I even ask?" Timo gritted. "She doesn't do things like this." He squinted hard as if he couldn't bare it if anything awful happened. He looked at Gavin as if he was suppose to have the magic touch.
"Do you want us get in the truck and drive around?" Gavin asked.
"All right." Timo bit his bottom lip, contemplating to call 911.
They didn't get out the door because Hattie opened it, and she was with Liza.
"THANK GOD!" Timo hugged her before she could take another step. "Where have you been?" He hugged her again.
"I'm all right." But she had a limp.
"No, you're not." He made it to the livingroom couch with her. He scolded her about not having her phone. What was she thinking?
Hattie just smiled. She thanked Liza for all her help. "I wanted to go to the zoo."
"You walked to the zoo?" He looked at her as if she better stop having these crazy ideas, as he took off her shoes.
But she wasn't even looking at him, Hattie was watching Alfie and Liza.
He heard the front door and hurried up the basement stairs quick. It was only Gavin.
"She's not with you?" He glared at Gavin as if he should know where Hattie was.
"Who?" Gavin winced slightly as Caitlin followed him in.
"Hattie's gone." He was holding her phone. "She didn't even take this with her." He said more frantic than he meant too, but there were weird things happening on the news, and he didn't want anything bad to happen to her.
"Just slow down." Gavin rested his hands on Timo shoulders to calm him. "Don't think the worst." Gavin wanted him to start at the beginning.
Timo took a deep breath. He'd came home about thirty minutes ago from work. About then Alfie came through the kitchen door, he wanted to know what was wrong.
"Where's Hattie?" Timo looked at him, thinking Alfie would be the last person she would be with.
Naturally, Alfie shrugged and went to help Caitlin with dinner.
"Why did I even ask?" Timo gritted. "She doesn't do things like this." He squinted hard as if he couldn't bare it if anything awful happened. He looked at Gavin as if he was suppose to have the magic touch.
"Do you want us get in the truck and drive around?" Gavin asked.
"All right." Timo bit his bottom lip, contemplating to call 911.
They didn't get out the door because Hattie opened it, and she was with Liza.
"THANK GOD!" Timo hugged her before she could take another step. "Where have you been?" He hugged her again.
"I'm all right." But she had a limp.
"No, you're not." He made it to the livingroom couch with her. He scolded her about not having her phone. What was she thinking?
Hattie just smiled. She thanked Liza for all her help. "I wanted to go to the zoo."
"You walked to the zoo?" He looked at her as if she better stop having these crazy ideas, as he took off her shoes.
But she wasn't even looking at him, Hattie was watching Alfie and Liza.
Monday, May 6, 2013
a friend in need
"Are you OK?" Liza hadn't expected for Hattie to show up at the zoo. "Did you walk all the way here?"
She had to sit down. There were blisters on her tired feet. Liza went to get some juice. It was warming up out there as the day wore on. Those clouds were burning up and the sun was in full force.
"What are you doing here?" Liza hated to ask, but she was a little worried. After all, Hattie was pregnant.
"I'm OK." Hattie thanked her for the bottle of juice. "I wanted to know if I could do it. You know, walk here."
"Why?" Liza looked at her as if she'd lost her mind.
"Walking is good for me, in my condition. It does the body good." Hattie sighed as if she might put herself to sleep.
"That's a good five miles from where you live." Liza reminded her.
"Is it? It can't be that far." Hattie looked at her blankly.
Liza looked at her feet. Those blisters looked painful. She went to get something for blisters in the closet where they kept band-aids and things for little injuries.
"So how is everything with you and Alfie?" Hattie wanted to know while Liza cleaned up her feet. "You're not mad at him, are you?"
Liza looked up at her wondering why she was so worried.
"We're fine. But you're not going anywhere for the next hour. When I get off work, I'll take you home." Liza said.
Hattie smiled as if she knew exactly what she was doing. It was as if she wanted Liza to see Alfie.
She had to sit down. There were blisters on her tired feet. Liza went to get some juice. It was warming up out there as the day wore on. Those clouds were burning up and the sun was in full force.
"What are you doing here?" Liza hated to ask, but she was a little worried. After all, Hattie was pregnant.
"I'm OK." Hattie thanked her for the bottle of juice. "I wanted to know if I could do it. You know, walk here."
"Why?" Liza looked at her as if she'd lost her mind.
"Walking is good for me, in my condition. It does the body good." Hattie sighed as if she might put herself to sleep.
"That's a good five miles from where you live." Liza reminded her.
"Is it? It can't be that far." Hattie looked at her blankly.
Liza looked at her feet. Those blisters looked painful. She went to get something for blisters in the closet where they kept band-aids and things for little injuries.
"So how is everything with you and Alfie?" Hattie wanted to know while Liza cleaned up her feet. "You're not mad at him, are you?"
Liza looked up at her wondering why she was so worried.
"We're fine. But you're not going anywhere for the next hour. When I get off work, I'll take you home." Liza said.
Hattie smiled as if she knew exactly what she was doing. It was as if she wanted Liza to see Alfie.
Monday, April 29, 2013
it'll be summer soon
"That must have been a scare?" Sammi smiled at Liza who was working at the zoo gift shop. Sammi had came to the gift shop to see if their were any post cards of the new lion cubs. Of course, they didn't have any. She guessed she was going to have to rely on her Android phone camera, after all. at the Cat House. She would send Logan and Alex some pictures so they could see how much they'd grown.
Liza looked a bit suspicious of Sammi.
"Oh, please don't be mad at Alfie," Sammi said with a wince. "Actually, Hattie told me. She got it out of him about the wine. He's not spreading gossip. Sorry." Sammi kept her voice quiet. She was really making this worse instead of better. She turned quickly in her loafers. Sammi was sporting her plaid summer shorts today with her pale yellow sweater set.
She grabbed some new post cards, and some gummy worms. She knew Logan would love them. It was going to be sad without those two this summer, but she was getting another care package ready for Alex and Logan.
Soon she gave Liza an update. How Logan was working in a lab.
"I don't even know if I remember what they look like, anymore." Liza finally admitted as she rang up Sammi's loot, which included a couple of new Zoo T-shirts.
"I bet they've both grown up a lot," Sammi said. "I think Alfie's grown up a lot too. You know, he's going to have Paul all on his own once again."
"Really?" Liza winced as if that was weird.
"Paul's mom likes to travel in the summer. I guess Paul likes staying home." Sammi told her.
"He hasn't mentioned it to me." Liza shrugged.
"I'm sure Smed and I can watch Paul from time to time, if..you know, you and Alfie want to do something." Sammi then offered.
Liza let a smile slip. Sammi had a good feeling about this. Alfie would definitely take them up on their offer.
Liza looked a bit suspicious of Sammi.
"Oh, please don't be mad at Alfie," Sammi said with a wince. "Actually, Hattie told me. She got it out of him about the wine. He's not spreading gossip. Sorry." Sammi kept her voice quiet. She was really making this worse instead of better. She turned quickly in her loafers. Sammi was sporting her plaid summer shorts today with her pale yellow sweater set.
She grabbed some new post cards, and some gummy worms. She knew Logan would love them. It was going to be sad without those two this summer, but she was getting another care package ready for Alex and Logan.
Soon she gave Liza an update. How Logan was working in a lab.
"I don't even know if I remember what they look like, anymore." Liza finally admitted as she rang up Sammi's loot, which included a couple of new Zoo T-shirts.
"I bet they've both grown up a lot," Sammi said. "I think Alfie's grown up a lot too. You know, he's going to have Paul all on his own once again."
"Really?" Liza winced as if that was weird.
"Paul's mom likes to travel in the summer. I guess Paul likes staying home." Sammi told her.
"He hasn't mentioned it to me." Liza shrugged.
"I'm sure Smed and I can watch Paul from time to time, if..you know, you and Alfie want to do something." Sammi then offered.
Liza let a smile slip. Sammi had a good feeling about this. Alfie would definitely take them up on their offer.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
always in reverse
"Oh, MY GOD." Hattie looked at Alfie as if he'd lost it. "How could you? Is Liza OK?"
Hattie felt terrible for the girl. Anyone could see, Liza was not an alcoholic drinker. She was frail. So pale.
"You should have taken her to the emergency room." She told him as he gave her a festered look there in the kitchen as he was eating buttered toast and marmalade.
"Its not a big deal." He winced as if why would she have a problem. "You've done tons worse. Besides, she..she doesn't have insurance."
Hattie sucked in a breath. Maybe she shouldn't dwell on it.
"I just thought..you cared.. about her." Hattie at least had to say.
"I do." He winced back as if it were none of her business.
"Liza..is..she's a very nice person, Alfie." Must she remind him.
"Yeah, I know." He finished up his breakfast.
Hattie crossed her arms as if that would be enough to hide her baby bum, but it was so noticeable.
"Well, you have to be careful with her." She couldn't help to be a bit livid. Maybe it was the hormones. Did she have to tell him how much she wanted them to be together? Of course, she knew he'd take it the wrong way and do his damnedest to not want anything to do with Liza.
"What? You saying she's too good for me?" He asked as he was sliding into his denim jacket.
Hattie did her best to stay even lipped. It was working. Truly working. She gave him a sore look.
He left and she couldn't help but smile.
Hattie felt terrible for the girl. Anyone could see, Liza was not an alcoholic drinker. She was frail. So pale.
"You should have taken her to the emergency room." She told him as he gave her a festered look there in the kitchen as he was eating buttered toast and marmalade.
"Its not a big deal." He winced as if why would she have a problem. "You've done tons worse. Besides, she..she doesn't have insurance."
Hattie sucked in a breath. Maybe she shouldn't dwell on it.
"I just thought..you cared.. about her." Hattie at least had to say.
"I do." He winced back as if it were none of her business.
"Liza..is..she's a very nice person, Alfie." Must she remind him.
"Yeah, I know." He finished up his breakfast.
Hattie crossed her arms as if that would be enough to hide her baby bum, but it was so noticeable.
"Well, you have to be careful with her." She couldn't help to be a bit livid. Maybe it was the hormones. Did she have to tell him how much she wanted them to be together? Of course, she knew he'd take it the wrong way and do his damnedest to not want anything to do with Liza.
"What? You saying she's too good for me?" He asked as he was sliding into his denim jacket.
Hattie did her best to stay even lipped. It was working. Truly working. She gave him a sore look.
He left and she couldn't help but smile.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
not quite the bucket list
"Why? Why are you doing this to me?" Alfie's words sounded so far away.
Liza was in such a fog. What was happening?
She didn't really like chicken. But the wine..it was sublime. She'd never had anything quite like it.
Suddenly, she was so happy. Like euphoria. She supposed. Maybe.
For a while, she couldn't stop laughing, but now..where was she? What happened?
Her eyes fluttered as she stared at the bathroom ceiling.
"Hey! Liza!"
Snap.
She winced. She felt the sting of his hand across her face.
"What are you doing!" The slap stung so. She squinted harder, trying to push Alfie back, but instead she bolted for the toilet and suddenly spewed what was in her stomach.
"Good." Alfie sighed, pulling her hair back. "I thought I was going to have to take you to the emergency room. Just wasn't sure how you were covered on insurance."
She felt very bad. She looked at him as if this was all his fault. But they were in her bathroom.
"You, OK?" His dark eyes were innocent enough. Like he might be this cartoon that came to life and knew nothing of what some guys might do in a situation like this. "I'm really sorry. I just thought..you would..." He blew a breath as he sat on the bathroom floor with her, as if they might be discussing the math of bath tiles. "My God woman, you drink like a sailor. Whats the matter with you?"
Liza swelled a frown. She felt so cold. Goosebumps spread across her arms.
"Maybe, its all over now." Alfie got himself up to get her some water from the bathroom faucet. "But I can stay. Just in case. On the couch." He almost tripped over her.
She only nodded. She guessed he could.
"But if you want to go to the hospital and get checked out?" He shrugged.
She looked at him as if he didn't need, too.
"OK." He sighed. "I'll be right out here. And if you don't come out in ..lets say 10 minutes, and I come in here, finding you unconscious. You're going to the hospital."
She nodded. Hopefully, it wouldn't come to that. But she needed help off the floor.
"Thanks for not letting me get drunk tonight." Alfie sighed. Of course, that didn't make her feel any better. Although, she could put a check on her list of things she had never done before. Getting drunk.
Liza was in such a fog. What was happening?
She didn't really like chicken. But the wine..it was sublime. She'd never had anything quite like it.
Suddenly, she was so happy. Like euphoria. She supposed. Maybe.
For a while, she couldn't stop laughing, but now..where was she? What happened?
Her eyes fluttered as she stared at the bathroom ceiling.
"Hey! Liza!"
Snap.
She winced. She felt the sting of his hand across her face.
"What are you doing!" The slap stung so. She squinted harder, trying to push Alfie back, but instead she bolted for the toilet and suddenly spewed what was in her stomach.
"Good." Alfie sighed, pulling her hair back. "I thought I was going to have to take you to the emergency room. Just wasn't sure how you were covered on insurance."
She felt very bad. She looked at him as if this was all his fault. But they were in her bathroom.
"You, OK?" His dark eyes were innocent enough. Like he might be this cartoon that came to life and knew nothing of what some guys might do in a situation like this. "I'm really sorry. I just thought..you would..." He blew a breath as he sat on the bathroom floor with her, as if they might be discussing the math of bath tiles. "My God woman, you drink like a sailor. Whats the matter with you?"
Liza swelled a frown. She felt so cold. Goosebumps spread across her arms.
"Maybe, its all over now." Alfie got himself up to get her some water from the bathroom faucet. "But I can stay. Just in case. On the couch." He almost tripped over her.
She only nodded. She guessed he could.
"But if you want to go to the hospital and get checked out?" He shrugged.
She looked at him as if he didn't need, too.
"OK." He sighed. "I'll be right out here. And if you don't come out in ..lets say 10 minutes, and I come in here, finding you unconscious. You're going to the hospital."
She nodded. Hopefully, it wouldn't come to that. But she needed help off the floor.
"Thanks for not letting me get drunk tonight." Alfie sighed. Of course, that didn't make her feel any better. Although, she could put a check on her list of things she had never done before. Getting drunk.
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