Craig is 48, Kasha is 42, Tyler is 15, Ryder is 2, Christa and DeAndre McMillan are 21
Narrated By: Craig Ray
I can't believe I'm almost 50 years old! I'm turning into "that old guy." Where have the years gone? Christa's off at school and a mother and Tyler will be headed off to college soon......geez! Pleasantview has come under a new government, and while most residents seem to be pissed about this, it doesn't really bother me. Do I WANT to pay taxes? Of course not! But I would like to know that if the city needed something, it would be there. It doesn't hurt that Mayor Harris has named me Director of Education and put me in charge of Pleasantview Elementary School (PVES). I think that this is all going to work out pretty well for everyone if we can simply come to terms with it.
Every since Anna died, Kasha has been painting like crazy! She wants to be sure that her mother's shop continues to turn a profit. Picture This! has been around for years and I'm trying to convince her that it isn't going anywhere. She's doing a wonderful job managing it.
Christa came for a visit and brought a guy with her. She's been in school for 2 years, and we haven't so much as heard her MENTION any guys, so I figure this DeAndre McMillan must be special to her......hmph, we'll see about that. I refuse to have another Tyson situation on my hands! I was working when they came over so Kasha started the questioning for me!
She asked him about his intentions with Christa and he said they were just friends, but he wanted to be so much more. Kasha thinks it's sweet, but I'm reserving my final opinion for later! Kasha explained to him that Christa has been hurt and he said that he's willing to wait until she feels she's ready........now that's a line if I ever heard one!
Christa misses Ryder so much that it makes all of us sad. By the time she graduates, he'll be starting preschool. But she'll have a good education and will be able to take care of him. I gotta admit, when she first told us she was pregnant, I was ready to kill her. She was throwing her whole life away. But Ryder is the sunshine of all of our lives and I'm so glad he's here!
She introduced DeAndre to Ryder, who promptly closed his eyes. Ryder is a very shy child and takes a while to warm up to people. DeAndre seems to be a pretty patient guy, and he claims that he loves children.
He actually got Ryder to open up to him and they sat on the floor playing peek a boo for over an hour. Maybe DeAndre is a nice guy, but I don't want my baby girl getting hurt again.....or I might have to go to jail!
DeAndre has even won Tyler over which is sometimes hard to do. Tyler has his playful moments, but he is also a very grouchy young man at times! Seems like the whole family likes this guy.........
So of course, I come home and corner him in the bathroom, demanding to know what his intentions are with my daughter. He remains calm, looks me in the eye, and says, "Sir, I plan to marry Christa one day. I think I love her." Well, what the hell could I say to that? I just told him that he could and would never love her more than me. And that if he messed up, I would be all over him!
Kasha told me I was too hard on the boy, but hey, we didn't get a chance to be hard on Tyson and we could have saved Christa a lot of heartache! Kasha decided after dinner that she wanted to play pool. She cheats! Bending over the table like that, it's distracting!
Yep, she's such a cheater! She always wins when she plays dirty like that! But we gotta go to bed eventually, and I plan to get her back!!!!
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Heh, Deandre seems nice but I don't blame Craig for being dubious. Tyson was a terrible choice but hopefully, Deandre will be a better one.
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