Rise(COMPLETED )

Chapter Thirty Four

The next morning Natalie arrived at the house to pick up the kids.

"I'm Natalie " she said greeting Mattie when she opened the door

"I'm Mattie"

Jordan walked up behind Mattie with Emerson on his hip

Emerson squealed in delight at the sight of his aunt

"Eman!" Natalie exclaimed when she saw the baby

"Natty!!"Jasmyn squealed running past Jordan's legs

"I have everything ready for you Nat "Jordan reassured her as he carried the bags down to her car

After transferring the children's seats from his truck to Natalie's car Jordan helped the kids into the car

"Thanks for keeping them Jordan I just got back into town the other day and didn't even know what was going on until Nate called me "

"How was your deployment ?"

"Same shit different country "Natalie joked

"I'm glad you're home safe "

Natalie jumped in her car and waved as she pulled out

"She's in the Navy "Jordan explained

"So does she know all that's been going on ?Does she know about Mary ?"

"Nate filled her in on everything "

"What a welcome home "

"Yea she has to come home to a funeral not exactly what we were hoping to throw her when she got home .She's been deployed for six months "

"Has Nate even talked to a funeral home yet?"

"I spoke to one this morning .I'm handling all of the funeral arrangements it's too much for Nate"

"What can I do to help ?"

"Well the church the service was supposed to be held in was the one that was just on fire so we have to find a place for her service "

"Why not just have the pastor come to the funeral home and then the cemetery ?"

"Nate's having her cremated there won't be anything at a cemetery "

"Well let's call the funeral home and pastor to get them coordinated for her service .When did you book it for the service ?"

"Friday"

"That gives us a few days to coordinate with the pastor "Mattie replied

"Let's go get us some breakfast and then we can call Father Duffy and then contact the funeral home "Jordan suggested

They climbed into his truck and drove to the local diner a couple blocks away

"Have you ever been here before ?"Jordan asked as he pulled in the parking lot

Mattie shook her head

"They have the best breakfasts .My mom and I used to come here a lot when I was still in high school "

"Favorite spot ?"

Jordan nodded and opened the passenger side door for her

Placing his hand on the small of her back Jordan guided her through the door as the smell of cinnamon assaulted them

They found an empty booth and sat down

Their server took their drink order and handed them menus before walking away