by Katie Dowe
“I knew you were upset, and I knew you were okay, so no harm done.” Kendra said.
“Thank you, love. Hopefully, next time the world goes crazy I’ll handle it better. But I’m learning.” He said, getting up, clearly too nervous to sit.
“Okay, we all know that we have some big financial issues facing us. I’ve managed to keep the bank at bay for now, but that’s only a stop gap. We have to have a permanent solution. I’ve come up with a plan that I think might work for all of us.”
“Son, I’m sorry we’re in this situation, it’s all my fault. Things just got away from me.” His dad said.
“Well, that’s in the past and we still need you at the office, we’re not completely down and out yet. The first thing we need to do is to get someone in there to help you. It’s not going to be me, that’s one decision I think we can all agree upon.” He paused for a minute to check everyone’s reactions. When everyone nodded their heads in agreement he went on.
“Dad, I have three candidates lined up for you to interview next week. I‘ve prescreened them, each is perfect to the job, but since you know better than I what is needed, I want you to make the final decision. I know this is quick and you’ll still be in charge but one thing is clear, we need to modernize. That’s the only way the business can survive.”
“Son, that sounds like a great idea. I’ll be happy to meet with anyone who you feel could help us keep the business going, but what about you?” His father said.
“We’ll get to that in a minute. Mom, Kendra told me that you had a grand vision for the house. Something like a nonprofit to help kids.”
“Well, yes. But that was just a pipe dream, not something we could actually do. Where would we get the money?” She said, surprised at the turn in the conversation.
“It is something we could do though, I’ve spent the last week talking to everyone from the government to private charities. It’s a complicated arrangement, but basically we create our own non-profit and deed the estate to it.”
“The house...” His mother started to interrupt.
“You and dad would be able to live here for the rest of your lives and we can even put in an option for future family to occupy a wing if we want. The details will come later but let me tell you what I had in mind.”
“Okay I’ll listen, but I don’t know about this...” His mother said.
“My vision is to turn this place into a children’s home. A place where all those unwanted and damaged kids could come and find some peace. We could also have day programs, and maybe summer camp. There are so many things we can do with the property.” Remy had clearly thought about this a lot.
“But Remy, what about money. It will cost a fortune to make that happen.” His mother said, again.
“We can get funding, I’ve already applied for the non-profit certification and lined up some donations. Nothing like this has ever been done, with the right people helping us we could do it.”
“Okay so this is the plan for the estate, if we agree, but what about you?” His father asked.
“I will run the place. I have a business degree, I can’t think of a better way to use it. Someone will have to be in charge of the day to day operations and after careful thought I think this could make me happy. We’ll make it a family affair.” He said, pulling a folder for each of them out of his briefcase.
“I’ve put all the details in these folders. You can read them then let me know what you think. Kendra, there’s a place for you as well if you want. Nothing makes a kid happier than a good meal and who better to enjoy your food than kids who’ve never even had much to eat?” Remy said, sitting by her on the couch.
“I know you love your job, but you could really make a difference here. We might even be able to develop some kind of cooking school if you were interested in that.” He told her.
“I for one love this idea and from what I can see, it’s feasible.” His mother said.
“I’m in too.” His father added.
“As long as I get to spend my day cooking, I can be happy anywhere.” Kendra said, getting up to give Remy a kiss. “You’ve done a good thing, my love.”
They talked late into the night, making plans, each feeling relief that Remy had found a solution for their problems. Kendra, was pleasantly surprised by how hard Remy had worked to make this all possible. He really was the man of her dreams, and they had their whole lives ahead of them.
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Less than six months later, Remy and Kendra were standing on their favorite rock on the estate grounds. They had watched the sun come up, feeling content and happy. The new children’s home would welcome its first residents today.
The estate had been remodeled, each and every room was designed for kids, whether sleeping, learning, or playing. Kendra had indeed taken over the kitchen, including the remodeling and would be teaching her first cooking class next week.
Remy had become an expert at raising money and using that money to its fullest. While his father, along with a new partner was bringing the business back to life. His mother was in heaven, as director she was in charge of keeping the kids healthy and happy.
“Well, we’ve done it.” Remy said, gesturing to the first residents arriving with their luggage.
“It’s quite an accomplishment, you should be proud. I know I’m proud of you.”
“We did this together, but you know I could never have done this without you. You showed me that money is not everything. It’s nice to have, but real contentment comes from sharing your life with the people you love.” He said, pulling her closer.
“I know what you mean, I had to learn that lesson early. You had to wait a bit longer to get there but what’s important is that you’re here now.” She said.
“I hope you don’t mind living here, it’s just easier now to be here all the time. Maybe someday we can get a place of our own but for now....” Kendra didn’t let him finish.
“No, I love living here. We have privacy if we need it, but also as much company as we want. Besides it might come in handy to have babysitters close by.”
“Good, I was worried you would feel cramped. Babysitters...” Remy’s question trailed off.
Kendra turned to him with a big smile on her face. “Well, there might just be one more set of little feet running around the estate, except these little feet will belong to us.”
“You mean....”
“Yes, we’re going to have a baby. I know it wasn’t planned but...” Kendra’s words trailed off when she realized that he was just staring at her.
“A baby, our baby.” With those words, he scooped her up in his arms and spun her around. That was all Kendra needed, to know that he was as happy as she was.
Setting her down he looked into her eyes, she saw both desire and love shining there.
“Thank you for giving me a life. Before I met you I never imagined that in a little more than a year I would be standing here with the love of my life, talking about our child. I love you, Kendra and nothing can ever change that.” He said, lowering his mouth to hers in a kiss that cemented his words forever.
The end.
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