The Curse of the Scots Ch. 07

Through my crying and my tears I managed, "Anything you say."



Emily interrupted, "I'm bored. We should have brought Candy Land."



That's when Katie, Lauren's mom said through her tears, "We have that game. I'll get it."

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The Denouement.

The days that followed were eventful.

We stayed a few days at the Fischer's. Angie, Emily, and I left first. Lauren and her parents followed a week later.

We built that extra house. We fixed up Angie's mom's house too. The Fishers moved in with us while we built something for them. At our house Angie and Emily took the room across the hall from the big bedroom. Every few days I was expected to disappear so Angie and Lauren could have their 'private time'. Every now and then I was expected to put in some time with Angie too. She wasn't after the sex; just the companionship. I didn't care; I did whatever made them happy.

Lauren and I did get married. Her dad performed the service. Pastor Cook helped. We didn't know it at the time but Lauren was pregnant. That was a while back. Since then we've had three kids, two girls and a boy. Lauren's not satisfied. She wants more. It's OK by me; the more the merrier.

Oh it wasn't all peaches and plums; we got Lauren some counseling. I got some too. I asked Angie if she wanted some; she said she'd rather have a Honda.



Oh by the way Del married Sally, and they've squeezed out a couple boys. I helped Del buy a farm down near Snow Hill just across from Assateague Island. Del brought in all these truckloads of good topsoil and started a blueberry operation. Our sandy soils just aren't suitable for he wanted to do. The poultry industry is big down here, but it's almost all chickens. Del's gotten himself into ducks; the restaurants down here all want his eggs and his grown ducks. I knew he had some good ideas. Sally's in college; says she wants to be a teacher.

Lauren, Evan and I go crabbing down to Del's once in a while. Evan never had Maryland steamed crabs before; says he loves them. I believe him; he eats enough of them.



Angie's mom sold her house and moved in with us; she sleeps upstairs. My brothers and sisters, though I don't deserve it, all still seem to like me. Matt Devereau's still working at the library; still lives alone. Bernard Keith still meets his posse at the Wagon Wheel. They get drunk every Friday night. He's been arrested a few times. Barry found a nice girl from up Georgetown way and settled down.



So I guess it all worked out. I just hope we get enough rain this year; think I'll bring it up with the Lord Sunday. You never know; I think sometimes he listens.



There's got to be an epilogue:

Well you see they all lived happily ever after; just like in all those Hallmark movies.

The end.



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Carvohi