"Love in the Great Pine Woods" by Gratiana Lovelace (2015-2016) (Completed)

Ch. 47 (PG-13, D, S): Young love is tested

Love in the Great Pine Woods", Ch. 47 (PG-13, D, S): Young love is tested, August 02, 2016 by Gratiana Lovelace  (Post #947)

(An original story copyrighted by Gratiana Lovelace; all rights reserved) [(1) story cover, left]

[From time to time, I will illustrate my story characters with: Richard Armitage as Sam Wakeforest, Marcia Gay Harden as Sam's older sister Tessa Wakeforest Shoop Delaney, and Emily Deschanel as Tessa's sister-in-law Olivia Delaney Wakeforest, Viola Davis as Pauletta Perkins, Cicely Tyson as Nellie Newton, Anna Sophia Robb as Alice Trent, Kevin Spacey as Roger Delaney, Sam Heughan as Todd Wakeforest, Idris Elba as Dominic Perkins, the late Polly Holliday as the Waitress Madge, Donald Sutherland as Aldus Warren, Teri Polo as Lillian Warren, Ewan McGregor as David Warren, Noah Lomax as the 5 yrs old Daniel Wakeforest, Soleil Moon Frye as the 5 yrs old Ellie Wakeforest, a young Tom Cruise as Drew Wakeforest, and others as noted.]

Author's Content Note: "Love in the Great Pine Woods" is a mature love story with dramatic themes of love and relationships. It will mostly be at the PG and PG-13 movie levels. Specific chapters or passages may have a further rating of: L for language, D for dramatic emotions, and S for sensual themes. And I will rate the chapters accordingly. If you are unable or unwilling to attend a movie with the ratings that I provide for a chapter, then please do not read that chapter. This is my disclaimer. And as is my habit, I will summarize the previous chapter's events at the beginning of the next chapter.

Author's Recap from the Previous Chapter: When the twins Daniel and Ellie were a tumultuous 5 years old in 1961, Sam and Olivia had a houseful of children that included 3 year old Joshua and 1 year old Suzie. Though the twins often vied for dominance, Olivia and surprisingly Sam were nurturing and patient parents. Sam lives for the day when his children will mellow out.

"Love in the Great Pine Woods", Ch. 47 (PG-13, D, S): Young love is tested

(dedicated to my cousin, who served his country)

 Sam and Olivia Wakeforest's children's olderWakeforest and Delaney cousins—and the whole extended family—will find that theturbulent decade of the 1960's will bring times of change and times of personalchallenge.

In the Fall of 1961, the now nineteen year old beautiful and brainy Alice Trent Delaney [(2) right] is starting her sophomore year at Bemidji State College near Duluth, Minnesota. She wants to become a teacher like her Aunt Olivia. Her similarly aged cousin Andrew "Drew" Wakeforest—Sam's brother Kevin's eldest son—elected to follow his Uncle Sam into the military and he joined the Air Force.

Though the U.S. is in peace time [(3)], there are always conflicts around the world where the U.S. seems to have a presence, on a consultative basis—in Europe and Asia especially, such as in Korea and the former French held territory of Viet Nam. And though the Wakeforest family have always done their patriotic duty when called to serve, they are glad that Drew is not likely to see a battle anytime soon.

So while Alice studies literature and art history at college, Drew is getting a crash course in avionics. He wants to be a pilot like his Uncle Sam was in WWII. And their Uncle Sam is in the reserves and pilots for rescue or medical flight missions which keeps his flight license current. And just like her Aunt Olivia does of her husband Sam, Alice thinks her cousin Drew is very handsome in his flight suit [(4) right]—with Drew serving in the 2nd chair behind the pilot on jet training exercises.