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| Randee | Jun 30 2008, 08:04 PM |
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Chapter Two: Caleb was walking along the beach when he saw her. There she was with two girls, just as Kam told him. He could not believe that she came back here. What was she doing here, why was she here? He was going to find out. “Mommy, mommy look there is a bird in the water.” Cerra shouted as she ran toward the water. “Cerra Kameron Cates, what did I tell you about getting to closer to the water?” Shannon shouted at her daughter. Cerra stopped dead in her tracks when a strange man walked up beside her. “You know you should listen to your mommy, she knows what she is telling you. The water can be very dangerous.” Cerra ran screaming from the man to her mother. Shannon looked up into a pair of blue eyes that she had not seen for six years, unless you counted the times she looked at Cerra. “Caleb.” She whispered out. “Shannon. How nice it is to see you. It has been way to long.” He said to her. Shannon just stared at him. All her fears came rushing back uncontrollably. Did he know that Cerra was his? The way he looked at her said he knew. “Wow, congratulations! I see you have another little girl, unless you are going to tell me time stopped and this is Megan?” He said jokingly. “No, this is not Megan; she is over there looking for shells. She does that anytime we are at a beach. She says they are her reminders of our trips. Um, this is Cerra.” “So I heard you say. I was nearby when you told her to stay away from the water. Cerra Kameron you called her.” Caleb said without breaking eye contact with Shannon. She looked down at her daughter and decided this was it, she had to tell him now or never. “Um, Caleb there is something I need to tell you.” Shannon was cut off by a young bodacious blonde coming up to Caleb and hugging him. “There you are lover boy. I’ve been looking everywhere for you.” Lori said loud enough for Shannon to hear and then kissed Caleb on the lips. “Shannon, this is Lori, Lori this is my old friend Shannon.” Caleb said awkwardly. “It’s very nice to meet Lori. Caleb, I will talk to you later, I see that you are busy now.” Shannon said trying not to show the disappointment she was feeling. When Shannon walked away, Caleb looked at Lori with fierce blue eyes. “What the hell do you think you are doing?” “I…” Lori started. “Forget it; I really don’t want to hear what you have to say unless it is about that property.” Caleb said cutting her off before she could make any excuses. Showing her discern, Lori said, ”Yeah, about that, the owner said he could show you the property tomorrow afternoon. Will around one o’clock work for you, Mr. Vincent?” “One o’clock is fine. I will see you then.” Caleb said as he walked away. Lori stood there and decided that this Shannon would not just walk in and lay claim to Caleb’s heart, which belonged to her. Little did Lori know Shannon had Caleb’s heart six years ago? Caleb continued to walk along the beach thinking about Shannon. He did not pay much attention to the little girl all he cared about was that Shannon was back. What did she have to tell him? That she was married. Well he did not see a ring on her finger, so that could not have been it. Was she dying? Moreover, did she want to tell him? Is that why she came back here? He needed to see that it was that she had to tell him and soon. He had so many questions for her that maybe she would answer one of them with what she had to tell him. Shannon spent the rest of the night playing games with her girls. She was going to take them to see several of the local attractions that Ocracoke had to offer. She thought that since Cerra loved horses so much that she would take her to see the Banker Ponies. Megan loved history so they were going to go to the Btitish Cemetery. She had to fill her day with things that would keep her mind off Caleb. He would not want the inconvenience of a child, she could see that when Lori came upon them. Therefore, she would just have a nice holiday with her girls before they had to go back to school. After a long day of sightseeing with Megan and Cerra, Lori was ready for a nice long bath. When they reached their hotel, Caleb was there waiting for them. “Hi, Shay.” He said startling her and the girls. “Hello Caleb. Meg you remember Caleb don’t you?” Megan smiled as she did remember Caleb. She held out her hand to his for a nice firm shake. “Hello Mr. Vincent. It is a pleasure to see you again.” “Oh please Megan you can call me Caleb if you’d like, there is no need for formalities. And who is this lovely young lady?” Caleb asked extending his hand to Cerra. Cerra hid behind her mother’s leg. She was not normally a shy child if anything Shannon was often afraid Cerra was to friendly with people. “I’m sorry Caleb, this is Cerra I believe you two have not been formally introduced and she is normally not like this.” “She really is very out going like her father.” Megan cut in. “Megan Elizabeth.” Shannon warned. “Well she is and you know if mom.” “Will you take your sister to our room and start her a bath while I talk to Caleb. thanks Hun.” After Megan and Cerra got on the elevator Shannon decided now was as good as time as any to tell Caleb the truth about Cerra. “Shannon, will you have dinner with me tonight?” Caleb asked before she had a chance to say anything. “You know Cal, that sounds like a nice idea but I think I will have to pass tonight. I am awful tired and I still need to get Cerra ready for bed. How about some other night this week?” “That sounds fine, is tomorrow night good for you then, say around seven o’clock?” he asked. “That sounds lovely, and I will also tell you what I have wanted to tell you for a long time now.” She gave him a soft kiss on the cheek and headed to her room. |
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