I Can't

Part 5

“you can’t be your supposed to be dead” Isobel gasped “RICHARD” she yelled down the hall closing the door in their faces

“Isobel what is it what wrong” Richard called running out of the guest room where he was talking to Elsie. “ye look as though you’ve seen a ghost Issy”

“I think I did” Isobel said taking his hand and rushing him towards the door where the couple from Lytham St. Annes where perched. Swinging the door open for Richard to see

“Richard, I expect answers as to why you wife I presume just slammed the door in our faces” Margaret fumed

“B... Benjamin” Richard stuttered look at the man he thought was dead for the past thirty years

“Hi Richard” Benjamin replied sticking his hand out for a handshake

“you need to leave Benjamin Elise can’t know you’re here she just had two babies and she does need this Mags you may stay but Ben you will come with me I need to speak with you” Richard demanded grabbing the man that was basically a strange to Richard at this point.

Shocked by the quick change of events Margaret didn’t have a chance to fight against it so she walked into the house of her Brother-in-law. “not a word of your husband to Elsie please there is so much that I think you do not know about their past” Isobel said before ushering her into the room that housed the Carson family. “Elsie lass we have someone here who wants to see you” Isobel said walking into the room to Elsie nursing her babies

“oh, Mags I’m so glad you came sorry about the state of myself, but you know they want what they want, and they want it now” Elsie chuckled

“it’s alright lassie I understand I have six kids myself and all but one I breast fed myself” Mags replied

Once she was done burping her babies Elsie and Charles made their formal introductions “well don’t you look just like my little girl Lori” Mags giggled holding little Fraya

“I didn’t know you had an adopted daughter mags then again I don’t think I ever got the chance to meet your family” Elsie chuckled

“yeah she is my husband’s first daughter from his first marriage his wife died during child birth. Such a sad thing really I don’t know what I would do if my husband died” Mags said looking down at the baby in her arms

“aye me neither” Elsie choked back tears “I don’t think I ever told you but I married Richard’s brother Benjamin we had a daughter Lorelei was her name and a son Fergus but he died before he was born anyways they died in a fire about thirty years ago” Elsie sniffled deciding her oldest friend deserved to know this part of her life

Handing little Fraya off to her father Mags made a B-line for the trashcan before losing the contents of her stomach

“Are you alright Margaret” Charles asked

“aye just a bit of motion sickness left over from the train” Margaret replied “I’m gonna go get some fresh air” She waved them off as she walked out the bedroom door followed by Isobel

“I’ll go make sure she is alright” Isobel excused herself before leaving the room

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