Donald's P.O.V We went up to go and tuck Anne in as we had promised her before she went up. I first had to get the tears out of me and wash their trace from my face. I didn't want Anne thinking that she had made me sad when in fact they were happy tears. We were walking down the hallway when we heard this beautiful voice sing the one song that I would call special. It was the song that Juliet and I danced to when we got married first and it was also the song that Anne has loved to be sung to her when she was restless in the evenings. Mind you we weren't singers and it was off key but at least we got the correct words in and she seems to have learned and memorised them. I turned and looked at Juliet. She had tears in her eyes and she was smiling so bright. We started quitely walking to her bedroom where we stood just outside the door as quietly as we could while she was singing the last part of the song. She even added some of her own dance moves in. I doubt she knew we were stan
Two months laterArnold's P.O.VErnie is turning seven today. I can't believe that Elizabeth and Ernie have been in my life for the last eight years now. Time really does fly when you are having fun and that is exactly what I have been having with Ernie. The same cannot be said about Elizabeth. She is sad because she still misses the little girl that we had given up for adoption at birth. She doesn't show it openly anymore and she doesn't do anything for her on their shared birthday anymore, because Ernie is at the age when he would be starting to ask questions and we both don't want to be the one that would need to be answering those.Everything has been going better. Elizabeth has a job and I have a better one that is bringing in more money. We haven't struggled financially in a while, not that we are rolling in the dough as they say either, we have enough to get by and have everything that we need and that makes m
Juliet's P.O.VThe last two months have been absolutely wonderful. Anne's singing lessons are going wonderful and her teacher said that she has great potential if she does later want to continue on with her singing. She has the voice of an angel.Donald and I are very happy and we even sometimes get a little private show in the house. For her birthday party we invited all of her friends and we got her her favorite cake shape. She is absolutely in love with butterflies these days. The morning of the party everything finally started sinking in. My baby girl is seven years today. I will be blinking and then she will be all grown up at the rate that she is growing. All of her invited friends showed up and brought her the most amazing presents. She really loved the butterfly decorations and she absolutely loved the cake that was made for her. They had the most fun. They didn't stop smiling once. Pickin
A week later Anne's P.O.VDad's funeral is today. I don't think I will make it through the whole service, but I do have to try and be as strong as possible for mum. His body is still missing so the funeral is just a formality for mum to try and say goodbye. I know that I wouldn't be able to say goodbye to dad without having definite proof that he is indeed gone but I will go and pay my last respect to my beloved father's coffin even if it is just so that mum would think I'm doing fine. I really need mum to be okay.Arriving at the church for the service I was overcome with a great sadness. All you could see was all the business people that knew dad as the business man he was. There wasn't anyone other than me and mum that knew dad as the loving father and husband he was. I already miss him and it hasn't even been a week. How will I live my life without him? I mean I wanted dad to meet my boyfri
Eight months laterElizabeth's P.O.VAnother training session for work. I really do hope that there is going to be another person to train me, the last few times, as he was so extremely busy and important that we were being interrupted more than the actual training we were doing, and this tended to have us finish later on than the scheduled dates and that would have Arnold mad at home all alone with Ernie because he is in fact mad in the first place that I am even going on these training sessions. After the first one, I learned and just added more days to the trip when I told Arnold the dates when I would be away so he didn't get upset when I called home and had to tell him that it had been extended yet again.Arriving, I was escorted to the normal sitting area and was told that I had to wait for someone to come and fetch me any minute to take me to the office of the person in charge of my train
Three weeks later Anne's P.O.VWith the help of my singing instructor and mum, I had decided that I would be trying to organize a small concert for myself and see how that would go. I mean I have sung in public before at my residles and at special events for people that are close to me, so the singing part wasn't going to be new and strange. The new part was going to get people to actually come and buy tickets to the concert. "You won't believe me but I need to tell you that the tickets are sold out. You are performing in front of a full house." Liam and mum said in unison while I was busy getting ready for the show, worrying that there wouldn't be anyone in the audience. Well, it looks like I'm going to do a show tonight and the tickets are sold out." Mom, you want to come to my concert? I got backstage passes for you and Elizabeth?"" Yes, honey, that sounds like fun. I'll d
Two years laterLiam's P.O.VAnne and I have been going out for about a little more than three years. I love her and I'm pretty sure she loves me as much as I love her. I'm going to pop the big question soon, her mom already gave me permission, the ring has been purchased and the plan has been set. I just have to decide on a date to ask her dependend on her schedule and when she will be able to join me. Maybe tonight or tomorrow night? I'm so nervous so as soon as possible should really be the best option for me. Let me just call and find out when she's free." Hey, I'm just calling to hear if you're free tonight?"" That depends, are you asking me on a date?"" Yes, will you go to dinner with me please?"" I would love to!"" Pick you up at seven. Look gorgeous!"" Fine, don't I always?"I only chuckled and said goodbye. I have to get the rest of this day planned and I need to get t
Anne's P.O.VHe asked me to marry him. I can't believe it. I am just so happy. Although I did expect it to happy some or other time now I didn't expect for it to happy so soon. He had only asked my mum like a week ago and he told her that he still needed to go and get the ring he wants to ask me with. No judging I was walking past my mums office on my way to the kitchen after I got back from a meeting that was cancelled last minute when I heard them talking. I decided to continue walking and leave them be and chatting when I heard my name and the words marry and ring so I stood as quite as I could at the door listening what they discussed. Mum's squeal at the end almost had me caught out. When he dropped me at home and said goodbye I already started missing him. Hopefully mum is still awake so we could do something that would tire me out enough not to miss Liam that much anymore. I walked into the house and called