Post by Me on Mar 13, 2006 23:04:09 GMT -5
Chapter 15: Life Doesn’t Get Any Better
Silence filled the doctor’s office and time seemed to stand still. Walker and Alex looked into each other’s eyes and knew this was it. Soon they would know who the father was.
The only sound that could be heard was the tick tock from the clock on the wall.
The doctor reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a yellow envelope. On it read: ‘Alexandra, Cordell, and Angela Walker’
Tick tock. Another minute had pasted and still no one in the room had spoken. Alex and Walker were lost in their thoughts. They knew that in a few moments they would know if Walker was Angela’s father. It was ripping at there insides, they had to know.
But still the only sound heard in the office was the tick tock coming from the clock.
The doctor slowly began to open the envelope. Walker and Alex were both thinking the same thing. ‘Hurry up. This is taking too long. We need to know. Now.’
But still the only sound that could be heard in the room was the tick tock. That sound was starting to drive them crazy.
Finally the doctor had the piece of paper out of the envelope. He wouldn’t let Walker and Alex see it. Not just yet. He still had to read it over. It seemed to take the doctor forever to read the piece of paper over. He then scanned it several times. He looked up at Walker and Alex a few times, but he quickly looked back down at the paper.
‘Hurry up.’ Walker thought and he looked over at Alex. He grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, reassuring Alex he was there.
Alex squeezed his hand back. ‘Okay. I’ve waited long enough. I can’t wait any longer. Please, let Angela be Walker’s child.’ Alex thought as she looked at her husband. Their eyes meant and they knew exactly what the other one was thinking.
The doctor again looked up. This time he put the paper back in the envelope and put it back into his desk. He reached in and grabbed a different piece of paper. He looked this one over for several minutes. Again, every now and then he looked up at Walker and Alex.
Thoughts were running through the doctor’s head. It wasn’t the DNA test result that was bothering him; it was what he had been told was found in the blood that was bothering. The new nurse had told him something was wrong, but according to the paper, nothing was wrong with any of the people in his office. So the doctor continued to search through the papers, looking for the right one.
Tick tock, rang the clock as another few minutes passed. This was taking forever.
Walker’s and Alex’s eyes again met. They stared into each other’s eyes. As if they could see each other’s soul and thoughts through their eyes.
He finally found what he was looking for. It scanned the piece of paper over. It confirmed what the doctor thought.
Finally the doctor spoke.
“I’m sorry to have kept you folks waiting for so long. I know you’ve waited a long time and I have the DNA test results,” the doctor pulled out the yellow envelope again and took out the piece of paper. “Alex, Cordell……”the doctor stopped mid-sentence. He then continued. “Angela is your daughter. You are both the biological parents. So yes Cordell, you are Angela’s father,” the doctor told them and smiled.
Walker looked at Alex. They both stood up and he pulled her close to him. He hugged her and they both cried tears of joy. Walker let go of Alex and looked down at the still sleeping Angela in her arms. He picked his baby girl up and held her. He put his other arm around Alex. They were happier then they could ever remember being.
“I’ll leave you alone. Please take all the time you need in my office,” the doctor told them and left his office.
“Wait,” Walker said before the doctor left. “You made it sound like something was wrong. So is something wrong?” Walker asked a little worried.
“At first there was. I was told by the new nurse that something was wrong with Angela’s blood test results and I didn’t think there was so I was reading over a bunch of papers. Then I had to compare it to a few other papers to make sure what I was about to tell you was right. I’m sorry I scared you, but by the time I was informed that there might be something wrong, I had already called you and you were on your way out here. I’m sorry I made you wait when you got here, but I thought if I didn’t tell you we needed to talk, you would grow worried that Cordell wasn’t the father. Again I’m really sorry. Nothing is wrong with your daughter and you are both the biological parents. I’ll leave you alone now.”
Walker and Alex stood there for several more moments. Arms wrapped around each other, they looked at Angela. And as they looked at her, they knew that LaRue was out of their lives once and for all. Angela was Walker’s daughter and not his.
Words could not describe the way Walker and Alex were feeling at that moment. Nine months of worry were gone. Angela was Walker’s daughter and Alex’s worst fear had not come true. They were a family and nothing was ever going to change that. But as Walker and Alex looked at Angela, who was still in Walker’s arms, they felt a lot better. Angela was Walker’s daughter. They couldn’t believe it. It was the greatest news either of them could have ever heard.
Alex finally broke the silence that filled the room. “I love you so much” Alex said and she leaned forward to kiss Walker.
“And I love you” Walker told her and kissed her. “Come on lets go home with our daughter”
“You’ve got it Cowboy”
And with that Walker and Alex headed home.
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They arrived at the ranch a ranch a little after two in the afternoon. They had decided to stop for lunch and just enjoy the day.
Alex checked the messages on the answering machine while Walker took Angela upstairs to the nursery. He made sure to grab the baby monitor.
Meanwhile, Alex was listening to the messages. There was one from Sydney, Gage, and a few from Trivette.
‘Hey guys, it’s Trivette’ came Trivette’s voice. ‘Listen I know you find the DNA test results today and I’m here if you want to talk. And if you want to tell me how it went, I’d be more then willing to listen.’
‘Hey, it’s Sydney’ came Sydney’s voice next. ‘Just wanted to make sure you were all okay. I know you find out the results today. Talk to you later.’
‘Hi, Gage here’ came Gage voice shortly after the last message ended. ‘Listen I was wondering if you were okay, since the DNA results come back shortly. See you later.’
And then there was another one from Trivette. ‘Listen, Walker, Alex. I know I called earlier, but I was wondering where you are. Call me when you get home. Bye.’
“So who called?” Walker asked when he came back down the stairs.
Alex went up to him and put her arms around his neck. “Well, our friends. They want to know if you’re Angela’s father and I don’t care if they didn’t come right out and say it. I’m a lawyer and I think I know those three well enough to know when they want something even if they don’t come right out and say it.” Alex told her husband.
“When are we going to tell them?”
“Today, I don’t want to wait and I can’t wait. I want them to know you are the father of our beautiful baby girl. So, how about you order pizza and I’ll see if they want to come over? I would cook, but I’m still tired. And I don’t think they would trust you’re cooking, although I think you’re a wonderful cook.”
“Okay, pizza it is.”
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Trivette, Sydney, and Gage arrived a little after six that night. Alex met them at the door and invited them in and invited them in.
“Thanks for having us over Alex,” Sydney told her.
“No problem.” Alex told her.
“So, what’s for dinner?” Gage asked.
“You’re always hungry Gage,” Sydney told him and he gave her a strange look.
“No, I’m not. I just haven’t had dinner yet.”
“We’re having pizza,” Alex spoke up.
“So, when do we find out how you’re day was?” Trivette asked.
“We’ll tell you after dinner,” Alex said, she knew exactly what he wanted to know.
Dinner went well that night. Everyone was having a good time and every now and then Alex or Walker would take go upstairs to check on Angela. Angela ended up being brought downstairs and like usual Chance wasn’t far behind her.
Alex took Walker aside for a minute while everyone was holding Angela. “So, do you think we should tell them now?” Alex asked her husband as a smile came to her face.
“Whenever you want to,” Walker said as he kissed her.
“Okay let’s tell them now then.” Alex said as she grabbed his hand and he followed her. Trivette handed Angela to Alex when she started to cry. Alex rocked Angela back and forth for a minute till she was asleep.
“Everyone, Alex and I would like to tell you something.” Walker told them. Walker looked down at Angela before he continued. “The results were positive. Angela’s my daughter.”
Within moments hugs were being exchanged throughout the room. Everything was back to normal in their lives.
Trivette, Sydney, and Gage left a few hours later.
Walker and Alex took Angela to bed. They changed her and put her in her little pink pajamas.
Walker put his arms around Alex’s waist as they watched Angela sleep. He bent down and whispered in her ear. “You know, life doesn’t get any better than this.”
Alex looked up at her husband. “I think you’re right. Life doesn’t get any better than this.” She then placed her hand behind his head and pulled it towards her so she could kiss him.
At that moment everything was right in the world. Walker was Angela’s father and everything that had happened to them in the past few months seemed to disappear. So they watched Angela sleep, they knew that they had once again got through it together and they knew that they could get through anything.
The End
Silence filled the doctor’s office and time seemed to stand still. Walker and Alex looked into each other’s eyes and knew this was it. Soon they would know who the father was.
The only sound that could be heard was the tick tock from the clock on the wall.
The doctor reached into his desk drawer and pulled out a yellow envelope. On it read: ‘Alexandra, Cordell, and Angela Walker’
Tick tock. Another minute had pasted and still no one in the room had spoken. Alex and Walker were lost in their thoughts. They knew that in a few moments they would know if Walker was Angela’s father. It was ripping at there insides, they had to know.
But still the only sound heard in the office was the tick tock coming from the clock.
The doctor slowly began to open the envelope. Walker and Alex were both thinking the same thing. ‘Hurry up. This is taking too long. We need to know. Now.’
But still the only sound that could be heard in the room was the tick tock. That sound was starting to drive them crazy.
Finally the doctor had the piece of paper out of the envelope. He wouldn’t let Walker and Alex see it. Not just yet. He still had to read it over. It seemed to take the doctor forever to read the piece of paper over. He then scanned it several times. He looked up at Walker and Alex a few times, but he quickly looked back down at the paper.
‘Hurry up.’ Walker thought and he looked over at Alex. He grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, reassuring Alex he was there.
Alex squeezed his hand back. ‘Okay. I’ve waited long enough. I can’t wait any longer. Please, let Angela be Walker’s child.’ Alex thought as she looked at her husband. Their eyes meant and they knew exactly what the other one was thinking.
The doctor again looked up. This time he put the paper back in the envelope and put it back into his desk. He reached in and grabbed a different piece of paper. He looked this one over for several minutes. Again, every now and then he looked up at Walker and Alex.
Thoughts were running through the doctor’s head. It wasn’t the DNA test result that was bothering him; it was what he had been told was found in the blood that was bothering. The new nurse had told him something was wrong, but according to the paper, nothing was wrong with any of the people in his office. So the doctor continued to search through the papers, looking for the right one.
Tick tock, rang the clock as another few minutes passed. This was taking forever.
Walker’s and Alex’s eyes again met. They stared into each other’s eyes. As if they could see each other’s soul and thoughts through their eyes.
He finally found what he was looking for. It scanned the piece of paper over. It confirmed what the doctor thought.
Finally the doctor spoke.
“I’m sorry to have kept you folks waiting for so long. I know you’ve waited a long time and I have the DNA test results,” the doctor pulled out the yellow envelope again and took out the piece of paper. “Alex, Cordell……”the doctor stopped mid-sentence. He then continued. “Angela is your daughter. You are both the biological parents. So yes Cordell, you are Angela’s father,” the doctor told them and smiled.
Walker looked at Alex. They both stood up and he pulled her close to him. He hugged her and they both cried tears of joy. Walker let go of Alex and looked down at the still sleeping Angela in her arms. He picked his baby girl up and held her. He put his other arm around Alex. They were happier then they could ever remember being.
“I’ll leave you alone. Please take all the time you need in my office,” the doctor told them and left his office.
“Wait,” Walker said before the doctor left. “You made it sound like something was wrong. So is something wrong?” Walker asked a little worried.
“At first there was. I was told by the new nurse that something was wrong with Angela’s blood test results and I didn’t think there was so I was reading over a bunch of papers. Then I had to compare it to a few other papers to make sure what I was about to tell you was right. I’m sorry I scared you, but by the time I was informed that there might be something wrong, I had already called you and you were on your way out here. I’m sorry I made you wait when you got here, but I thought if I didn’t tell you we needed to talk, you would grow worried that Cordell wasn’t the father. Again I’m really sorry. Nothing is wrong with your daughter and you are both the biological parents. I’ll leave you alone now.”
Walker and Alex stood there for several more moments. Arms wrapped around each other, they looked at Angela. And as they looked at her, they knew that LaRue was out of their lives once and for all. Angela was Walker’s daughter and not his.
Words could not describe the way Walker and Alex were feeling at that moment. Nine months of worry were gone. Angela was Walker’s daughter and Alex’s worst fear had not come true. They were a family and nothing was ever going to change that. But as Walker and Alex looked at Angela, who was still in Walker’s arms, they felt a lot better. Angela was Walker’s daughter. They couldn’t believe it. It was the greatest news either of them could have ever heard.
Alex finally broke the silence that filled the room. “I love you so much” Alex said and she leaned forward to kiss Walker.
“And I love you” Walker told her and kissed her. “Come on lets go home with our daughter”
“You’ve got it Cowboy”
And with that Walker and Alex headed home.
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They arrived at the ranch a ranch a little after two in the afternoon. They had decided to stop for lunch and just enjoy the day.
Alex checked the messages on the answering machine while Walker took Angela upstairs to the nursery. He made sure to grab the baby monitor.
Meanwhile, Alex was listening to the messages. There was one from Sydney, Gage, and a few from Trivette.
‘Hey guys, it’s Trivette’ came Trivette’s voice. ‘Listen I know you find the DNA test results today and I’m here if you want to talk. And if you want to tell me how it went, I’d be more then willing to listen.’
‘Hey, it’s Sydney’ came Sydney’s voice next. ‘Just wanted to make sure you were all okay. I know you find out the results today. Talk to you later.’
‘Hi, Gage here’ came Gage voice shortly after the last message ended. ‘Listen I was wondering if you were okay, since the DNA results come back shortly. See you later.’
And then there was another one from Trivette. ‘Listen, Walker, Alex. I know I called earlier, but I was wondering where you are. Call me when you get home. Bye.’
“So who called?” Walker asked when he came back down the stairs.
Alex went up to him and put her arms around his neck. “Well, our friends. They want to know if you’re Angela’s father and I don’t care if they didn’t come right out and say it. I’m a lawyer and I think I know those three well enough to know when they want something even if they don’t come right out and say it.” Alex told her husband.
“When are we going to tell them?”
“Today, I don’t want to wait and I can’t wait. I want them to know you are the father of our beautiful baby girl. So, how about you order pizza and I’ll see if they want to come over? I would cook, but I’m still tired. And I don’t think they would trust you’re cooking, although I think you’re a wonderful cook.”
“Okay, pizza it is.”
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Trivette, Sydney, and Gage arrived a little after six that night. Alex met them at the door and invited them in and invited them in.
“Thanks for having us over Alex,” Sydney told her.
“No problem.” Alex told her.
“So, what’s for dinner?” Gage asked.
“You’re always hungry Gage,” Sydney told him and he gave her a strange look.
“No, I’m not. I just haven’t had dinner yet.”
“We’re having pizza,” Alex spoke up.
“So, when do we find out how you’re day was?” Trivette asked.
“We’ll tell you after dinner,” Alex said, she knew exactly what he wanted to know.
Dinner went well that night. Everyone was having a good time and every now and then Alex or Walker would take go upstairs to check on Angela. Angela ended up being brought downstairs and like usual Chance wasn’t far behind her.
Alex took Walker aside for a minute while everyone was holding Angela. “So, do you think we should tell them now?” Alex asked her husband as a smile came to her face.
“Whenever you want to,” Walker said as he kissed her.
“Okay let’s tell them now then.” Alex said as she grabbed his hand and he followed her. Trivette handed Angela to Alex when she started to cry. Alex rocked Angela back and forth for a minute till she was asleep.
“Everyone, Alex and I would like to tell you something.” Walker told them. Walker looked down at Angela before he continued. “The results were positive. Angela’s my daughter.”
Within moments hugs were being exchanged throughout the room. Everything was back to normal in their lives.
Trivette, Sydney, and Gage left a few hours later.
Walker and Alex took Angela to bed. They changed her and put her in her little pink pajamas.
Walker put his arms around Alex’s waist as they watched Angela sleep. He bent down and whispered in her ear. “You know, life doesn’t get any better than this.”
Alex looked up at her husband. “I think you’re right. Life doesn’t get any better than this.” She then placed her hand behind his head and pulled it towards her so she could kiss him.
At that moment everything was right in the world. Walker was Angela’s father and everything that had happened to them in the past few months seemed to disappear. So they watched Angela sleep, they knew that they had once again got through it together and they knew that they could get through anything.
The End