Finding His Way Back to Her

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Looking around the halls brings back fond memories for Amelia. "Hello professor."

"Amelia, I am so pleased you are here. I am going to work with you for the rest of this semester. There is only two weeks left. Then you will come back for the fall semester, I will monitor the class until the end of the first semester. As good as you are in art, I know you will be a good teacher."

"I am going to try to be as good as you are professor." All four of them are having a good day. The triplets are a hit at the school and their Australian accent makes them that much more of a hit. While Amelia is catching all of the boy's eyes and has gotten quite a following. "Professor I am leaving for the day I have to get to the Gallery and make sure it is ready for the opening tonight."

"I will be there tonight, thanks for the invitation. I am very anxious to see what you have done." She runs to the gallery and checks that everything is ready for the opening, along with the refreshments.

"You have to keep this painting covered until I tell you to uncover it and the rest will stay covered until ten minutes before we open."

Her assistant has a clip board checking things off. "I got it, and the rest has all been checked off, we are good to go. That is why you hired me. I can handle running the show, I have run some of the best galleries in the country. Mr. Donavan talked me into running this one. He is very persuasive."

"I know you gave up working in New York at one of the best galleries in the country. I also know you can handle this show, but it is the first time that I have ever done this. I am very nervous. Collin talks very highly about you, and I have full faith in you, but this little voice in my head keeps saying you forgot something."

"You wouldn't be human if you weren't nervous. We have gotten all the invitations out. There seems to be a lot of positive feedback on this opening. I also have some local artists that aren't bad that will show their work here after A's show."

"That's good, I will see you later." Amelia goes home to her kids and Max. "How was your first day at preschool?"

"Mummy it was the best. They teaches us how to sing and make cookies." Olivia tells her.

"You made cookies in school. That is so cool."

"I like that I got to play on the computer. They are teaching us how to make our own sites. I know it already, but it is nice to help the other kids."

"That is great Evan, I am glad you are helping them. What about you Conny did you learn anything new?"

"They are still doing easy math and it is boring. I told them it and the teacher said she would get me harder problems. I did like the singing and arts class. The teacher said we draw better than her."

"What did you tell her after she said that?"

"I told her that you taught us how to draw. Then, I told her that Olivia and I are just like you, an artist. I like the school the kids are nice to us and the teachers."

"We have to get ready for the opening tonight so let's get dinner started. Thanks for helping me with the kids Uncle Max, come over for dinner we could go to the opening together."

At the opening the gallery was full. People from all over came to see her artwork. Max walks over to Amelia. "Uncle Max this is bigger than the ones back home." She stands there greeting people as they came in.

As nervous as Amelia was, she stayed calm on the outside. "I told you this was going to be out of this world." Max gave her a half hug.

"Collin, I didn't know you were going to be here?"

"How could I miss A opening in America. You have so much talent."

"Shhh, they can't know who I am." Collin pecks her lips turning her all red.

The kids see this and look between the two of them. "You can't kiss my mummy." Evan gives Collin a stern glare.

"It is alright Evan; he was just congratulating me." Evan still stared at him.

"Your mum is very gifted just like you and your sisters. I give you hugs and kiss your sister's cheeks. It is the same thing."

As soon as Collin said Evan was gifted, he smiled. "Oh, tay but you can't give mummy a baby, kissing makes babies."

Collin and Amelia laughed at him. "Evan kissing doesn't make babies. I promise I am not going to have a baby any time soon."

"Max came over. "Who is having a baby?"

Olivia says as calm as can please. "Mummy kissed Uncle Collin. Evan said she is going to have a baby."

Max grins at the kids. "It is getting late do you want me to take them home and put them to bed?"

"I can't ask you to do that. I am leaving soon they will be fine."

"Amelia Wright, I have taken care of my boys and you. I have not for gotten how to do it."

"My name is not Wright. It is Driggers, and I know how well you can take care of my trio of troublemakers. I just don't want to be a burden."

"I have waited four years for you to come home so I could spend time with them, this is not a burden it is my joy."

"Uncle Max, I love you. Kids, do you want to go home. There is ice cream in the freezer." The kids took their grandpa's hand and left without a bit of fuss.

"How long are you staying here for?"

"Unfortunately, I'm leaving at Midnight. I came just for your opening."

Amelia's eyes got glassy. "That is very kind of you."

"I couldn't stay away from you. I have fallen head over heels in love with you Miss Driggers."

"Collin, I care for you more than I thought I would ever care for someone ever again. It might take me some time to be open for it to be more."

"I can wait until you are ready as long as I get to spend time with you. My plane leaves in three hours, I'd like to spend it with you." The two of them go and get a drink still greeting people. "We can leave Marcy take care the rest of the evening and we take off." When they get in the car they start kissing like teenagers. "Ames if we keep this up, I might not be able to stop."

"Collin I am not ready for the next step, we should stop." Just then his watch alarm goes off.

"It looks like it is time to get to the airport. Next time I am with you I would like to start this over again."

"I like that idea. I wish you could take the plane in the morning."

"I do too. Unfortunately, I can't." He kisses her on the tip of her nose. Then adjusts himself and starts the car. "Airport here I come."

Amelia gets out of the car at the airport. "I will miss you, when are you going to come back here?"

"I don't know for sure. I will try to get back as soon as possible." He hands the car keys to Amelia. "One more kiss than I have to get on that plane." They kiss for a minute then he walks in the airport.

"Foolish heart of mine, I haven't felt this way in a long time. I am acting like a silly schoolgirl." Amelia gets in the car and heads for home.