Picket Fences! Part 43.2


Across the street at Joy and Larry's house . . .

Kevin came to his birthday cake.

He made a wish and blew out the candles.

Joy, Jimmy, Larry and Arlene blew the horns and clapped the clappers to celebrate.



Then Kevin started growing up.

He grew up into a very handsome adult.

"Happy birthday little brother", said Arlene.

Arlene was surprised when she got her second "baby bump".

"Arlene I want you to call me as soon as you have the baby", said Joy.

"Your mother and I will come over as soon as you call. This is our first grandchild and we don't want to miss a minute of it", said Larry.


"Mom and Dad are going to worry themselves to death until you have that baby", said Kevin.

Arlene was tired, so she and Jimmy left to go home early.

A few days later over at Arlene and Jimmy's apartment . . .


They had just sat down to have breakfast when all of a sudden . . .

Arlene stood up and started having labor pains.


"It's not as bad as I thought it would be", she thought to herself.
With one last push Arlene delivered a beautiful baby boy.


She handed the baby to Jimmy.
"We have a son", she said.

Their baby has brown eyes and black hair like both his parents. They named him David.

Arlene called her parents and invited them over to see the baby.

Jimmy also called his parents and invited them over.

A few minutes later Larry and Joy arrived. Joy gave Arlene a hug.

Joy held David so his grandaddy could talk to him.


David smiled a little at Larry.

As soon as he walked in the door, Jimmy's dad Sam talked to the baby.

Jimmy's mama Emily gave her son a hug.

Kevin watched the grandparents talking to the baby. For some reason, which he thought he knew, he felt out-of-place being here.

He gave Arlene a hug goodbye and told her he was happy to be an uncle.

Then Kevin left before anyone noticed.


Soon after Jimmy's parents were leaving to go home. They told Jimmy the twins (Nathan and Nancy) would stop by tomorrow after school.


Then as Larry and Joy were leaving she said "I wonder where Kevin took off to in such a hurry."
"He more than likely went over to Rhys Sawyer's place. That boy spends more time over there than he does at home", said Larry.

When Kevin left Arlene and Jimmy's apartment he went to Rhys' place.

He felt like he was coming home whenever he came here.

He had one question to ask Rhys and was hoping for an honest answer.
To be continued . . .