| Chapter Two |
| "...Green on the vine. Like strawberry wine..." Shaye got up the next morning to her normal alarm, the rooster. She stretched and pulled on short shorts over her bathing suit, with the idea of going to the lake later that morning. She pulled her hair back in a messy ponytail and started to the kitchen, "Momma, where's the feed pail?" "By the door Honey," Her Momma smiled, as she leaned over the stove. "Momma, sit down, lemme finish breakfast," "It's okay Honey, I can do it," "No, no, you slave over a hot stove, all the time, lemme do it for once, then I'll do my chores," "Oh Shaye," "Where's Daddy?" "He left early this mornin', off to Randy's, where else," "I think I'll head over there later, are you sure your gonna be okay?" "I'm just havin' some back pains, I'll be okay," "Maybe you should go lay down?" "I'm fine Honey, I jus-" Her Momma stopped in her tracks, "Momma?" "Go get your Daddy, Shaye," "Okay! Um, c'mon, I'll take ya to you and Daddy's bed, and you rest," "Okay just get me somewhere," Shaye wrapped her Momma's arm around her neck and led her to the bedroom, she left her there, turned off the stove, and literally ran all the way to Randy's. "DADDY! DADDY!" "What is it Shaye?" "It's Momma, she's havin' the baby!" She never saw her Daddy move so fast, "Shaye, what's goin' on?" Randy asked, comin' from the house. "Momma's havin' her baby," "Stay with Justin," Randy said, running after Johnny. "But-" "Just do what he says Shaye," Her Daddy said. She let out a long sigh, and plopped on the porch, she was 17 years old, why did she have to stay away from her Momma? "Shaye?" "Hey Justin," She perked up the second she saw him. "Hey, did ya know where my Daddy took off too?" "Yeah, he left with my Daddy, over to the house," "Why?" "My Momma is havin' the baby," "Oh really?! Well, c'mon!" "I can't," "Why?" "Randy said to stay with you," "What?" "Gosh! When is he gonna open his eyes to see, I'm not a child?! I don't need a babysitter!" "C'mon, we're goin' to your house," "What?" "My Daddy said to stay with me, not stay right HERE with me, right?" "Right," "So c'mon," "I dunno if I should?" "You said so yourself, your not a child, so c'mon, if you want them treating you like the adult you are, why not take chances?" "Your right! C'mon!" Shaye jumped up from her seat on the porch as they headed to her house. They got there in time to hear a baby cry, "What is it?" Justin asked. "A boy," "It's a little boy Shaye," Justin smiled. "I have a little brother?" Shaye said, "What's his name?" "Benjamin, Benjamin Luke," Isabella smiled, looking at the small creature she had just brought into the world. "C-can I hold em?" Shaye asked. "Sure," Isabella handed tiny Benjamin to Shaye, she looked down at him, he had brown eyes and brown hair, like her Daddy. "Oh Momma, he's beautiful," She smiled down at her little brother, Justin looked at her face, she was so beautiful when she was happy. "C'mon ya'll, let's let Isabella get some rest," Randy smiled at Justin and Shaye. "I'll stay here Daddy, and help around here," Justin smiled. "Oh Randy, that would be nice, Shaye can stay and help Isabella, and Justin can help me," Johnny said. "Ya sure?" "Really, I could use the help," "Justin?" "Jus' tell me what to do," "Great!" "What time does he need to be back?" "By dark, I have some chores to do myself," "I'll have 'em home," "Listen to him J.," "I will Daddy," Justin smiled. That started it all..... |