FAMILY EXPANSION
It looked like if Mary was the sun in the house because everybody liked
her very much and she always defended Mitch when Adam, Hoss, Little Joe and
Candy were teasing the boy.
One morning Ben asked, “Mary, you look so pale. Are you ill?”
“I have been sick every morning since a while. I keep nothing inside me”,
his daugther-in-law answered.
“Then I would go and see the doctor. Better go right away”, Ben said.
Mary got up and went to the doctor. It was her turn at once.
“Mary Cartwright, what can I do for you?”, the doctor asked.
“I’m sick for a long time every morning. I also keep nothing inside. Can
you examine me?”, Mary asked.
“Go and lie down at the table”, Paul said.
Mary did that and got examined.
“I already know what is wrong with you. You are three months pregnant.
I may assume that Adam Cartwright is the father?”, the house doctor asked
after the examination.
Mary nodded. She said goodbye and went outside. There she bumped into her
husband.
“I just come from the doctor’s and he has confirmed that I’m pregant with
our child. It comes within six months”, Mary said going straight to the
point.
“Great honey”, Adam said.
He kissed her.
“We must get Mitch involved because soon everybody can see that I am carrying
a baby with me”, Mary said.
That morning Mary went along with Adam.
Ben was alone at home when the young couple came riding at the yard. Adam
stopped the carriage before the frontdoor. He helped Mary out and walked
with her inside the house.
“Pa, we must tell you something”, Adam said right away while entering.
“Fire away”, the rancher said and he looked at the young couple.
“I have just been to the doctor’s and he told me that I am already three
months pregnant of my and Adam’s second child”,, Mary said.
“Congratulations boys”, he said smiling.
That afternoon both his parents came to get Mitch from school. Hereby the
boy knew that there was something going on because normally he got collected
by one person. Abigail saw the carriage of the Cartwrights coming and her
heart began to jump like a madman. Mitch knew how much in love his teacher
was with Adam and decided to help her from the pink dream into the black
nightmare.
“Miss Jones, I don’t want to say much but you really don’t have to count
on the fact that my father will ever choose you as your partner in life
because he is still married to my morther and they are madly in love with
each other”, Mitch said like he was presenting the weather forecast.
Abigail swallowed and realised that her pupil was right. Mitch ran to his
parents and got in.
“Why are you both coming to get me? That never happens”, Mitch said amazed.
“That is because we have something to tell you”, Adam said seriously.
The boy looked at his parents amazed and questionable.
“I went to see the doctor this morning. He has examined me ans told me
that your father and I are having a baby. That means that you will be getting
a little brother and/or sister”, Mary said.
“I always wanted that. How great daddy, mamma”, Mitch said excited.
“The baby comes within six months so enjoy the time that you are an only
child”, Adam said.
Mitch nodded. They noticed that Mitch wasn’t jealous at all which they
expected.
When Hoss, Little Joe and Candy heard the good news as well they were enthousiastic
too.
Hoss said righyt away, “Then we can tease another little kid.”
“You bet we do”, Little Joe said.
“No way! Nobody in this house will tease the children of Adam and mine.
How big or little they are. And that also counts for you, Adam Poindexter
Cartwright!”, Mary reacted directly.
The boys agreed with it but knew that they would do it anyway.
THE END
March 2002
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