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  “Ella get to the back before he spots you, because he may not understand us letting a minor in a saloon”, said Brenda worried.

  Covering her face with her hand, Ella hurried away and her brother did not notice. Brenda rose her eyebrows high mumbling, “Oh lord her parents are gonna kill me”. Paul Gene noticed a worried look on her face and asked, “Maw you okay?” “For now”, as her dark eyes are large following the people.

  Brenda let it go for the time being, as they become swamped and help rushed to his parent’s aid, Shane started serving up drinks fast.

  In the back kitchen, Seth sure noticed Ella’s distraction.

  Since she kept going over by the swinging doors peeking out into the bar putting her hand to her mouth, Seth just shrugged keeping busy, as he heard her blurt out, “Oh no, I knew it”. Seth holding the spraying hose of water asked, “Hey what’s up with you tonight?”

  “A bully come into the bar named Kevin”.

  Seth waved his free hand and said, “Aw man don’t worry my brothers can handle anyone”. Giggling added, “Including wild animals even, Saul once strangled a snake with his bare hands”. Ella held her stomach nauseated saying, “Oh yuck, did you have to tell me that, but I’m afraid,

  because Kevin is a snake with much attitude”.

  Seth rolled his hidden eyes getting back to dishes, as she helped.

  However, in between kept running by the doors and as she with Seth was putting glasses onto

  the racks to dry heard a huge argument going down, they hurried looking out the swinging

  doors.

  “Oh man told you my brothers don’t play”, with her hand to her face she replied, “Yeah my

  brother”.

  Seth pushed his long locks back behind his ears and said, “What Ella, the bully is your brother?” “Yes that’s my brother Kevin about to throw fist with your brother Saul, my guy”.

  “Holy-cow, what are you going to do go out there?”

  Shaking her head, “No I can’t, a bigger fight would break out between parents”, said Ella

  glancing out the doors.

  He looks at Ella that added, “My parents think I have a baby sitting job, they would never understand a bar”. Seth let his curls drop back covering his face, and both watched this battle. In the front of the busy bar.

  Through the crowd, Brenda sure noticed a fight starting with her boy and Ella’s brother. Paul Gene saw Brenda nervously biting her bottom lip and knew something is upsetting her tonight worse than the usual fighting.

  Sebastian and Rodney sure caught a glimpse now, as they were playing darts.

  Close upon Saul, right in his face, Ella’s brother Kevin rose his voice louder saying, “Man your nothing but a punk”, they were face-to-face arguing, Kevin remarked, “Think you’re a tough guy”.

  Shoving Saul, moving him back against the wall and Saul immediately cracked his neck, tensing his fists, giving his fighting signal and routine?

  Upset, Brenda looked onto a fist match about to go down and mumbled, “Gee a shame we don’t drink, because I’d be loaded about now”. Sebastian with Rodney watched closely, due to the fact Ella’s brother had about six guys with him and Shane through the mad rush noticed too rolling his eyes, as he saw many tough looking men and mumbled, “Woo-wee, my eyes are gonna be swelled”.

  Shane’s word exactly.

  One big fight went down and even Seth had to rush out helping his brothers and Rodney, that all took some bad hits going down then back up fast, swinging roughly.

  The bar becoming trashed and people cleared out of the way, as the fight was rough. Ella just stayed in the back and even got sick, as she vomited in the trash.

  Especially, after she saw Sebastian’s face bust out the back of the pinball machine and Brenda had to walk off at that point she went back by Ella that was in tears.

  Shaking, Brenda was worried and Ella said, “This is horrible huh?”

  “Well can’t win um all, sooner or later you meet you’re match”.

  Ella wiped tears and Brenda said, “Guess we are not down home anymore, because my boys sure are having rough fights and difficult”.

  Listening to ruckus and many foul words shouted out, “Fuck him up bro!”

  Brenda put her arms around sobbing Ella comforting her and they both had tears, as it sounded like a riot out front.

  Shivering in fear, Ella asked, “Their toughest right?”

  Holding Ella that is shaken up, Brenda replied, “Of course sugar, I know my boys are mighty strong and will overcome, eventually”.

  She and Ella jumped hearing glass shattering along with shouting, it felt like the floor rumbled.

  “Aw sugar don’t worry about my boys they take pain better than dishing it out”. The big brawl ended with a few boys hurt.

  Sebastian had to go get stitches again and many this time around, including his brother Shane who had to get stitches, as a broken beer bottle slashed open his chest.

  Ella just stared at Saul with two black eyes and his left eye was swelled completely shut then noticed Seth had come out of the big fight with only a scratch to his face and knew he was positively a strong little brother.

  Furthermore, Ella did not breathe wind of it either, that they fought her brother and his friends, because the next day she found out after noticing her brother it was an even draw, because he was pretty black and blue with swollen eyes.

  In addition, was at the hospital most of the night getting his fractured ribs taken care of. Without doubt, Ella knew the Wiley boys sure are toughest around and can take pain.

  Their parents were right about them being one of a kind. Nothing fazed the Wiley’s.

  A few weeks pass.

  Brenda had noticed something different with Ella, and shook her head saying, “Oh lord the stork hit, knew it would happen”.

  One evening the Wiley’s are all sitting by the dinner table with Ella as usual.

  Ella kept making a face watching Shane pour ranch dressing all over his meatloaf. They ate and talking, as she picked at her food and felt terribly ill, Brenda had really noticed it

  now.

  Since Ella always cleaned her plate from her cooking and Saul pay no mind to how Ella was

  acting or feeling.

  Chapter 9.

  Pointing across the long wooden table, “Hey maw, pass me the greens”, said Paul Gene when Ella heaved continually and covering her mouth, she got up quickly running to the bathroom gagging.

  The males all gave a funny look, but kept eating their dinner, not paying no mind, Saul asked though, “Hey, what’s that all about?” Pointing towards the bathroom.

  Putting her fork down, ready to take a bite of food, Brenda replied, “Well son you’re a twenty-one-year-old man”.

  “Yes, what’s that got to do with her being sick”.

  “Well guess you made it, better go check on her, because it appears she is about to be your babies mama”.

  “Seriously maw?” Puzzled expression.

  Nodding, “Definitely”, added Brenda taking a bite of food.

  Instantly, all forks dropped on the table and eyes rolled, Brenda said, “Sebastian dear can you pass the gravy please”, as he looked pale as a ghost. With his bluest eyes big, Saul said, “Nah Sebastian, just hold up on that gravy there”, grabbing the gravy bowl right from his brother’s shaky hand.

  Therefore, Sebastian just sat there with the rest of them and kept putting his head down shaking his long curls.

  Pushing his half-eaten plate aside, Saul asked, “Okay maw, now what’s going on, are you playing games again?”

  Brenda now put her fork down and remarked, “No boy, I most certainly am not Saul, the girl is going to have a baby, your baby; I take it from the look of you two”.

  Saul yelled, “WHAT!” With a very surprised look on his face.

  Eyes rolled and his brothers said, “Woe”.

  “No way!”

  “A crying baby?”

  They all pushed the
ir plates aside shaking their heads complaining.

  Mostly Shane, as he mumbled, “Aw heck, my bedroom is right next to Saul’s, I’ll never sleep, need my beauty sleep”. Snarling Sebastian punched his arm then got up from the chair walking away and Brenda asked, “Boy where you going?”

  “I have one of my bad headaches maw, maybe tired”, replied Sebastian, as tears filled his eyes. Waving her hand, “Well go rest”, said Brenda and he walked away hanging his head it appeared he wiped tears, as he walked down the hallway.

  While his two other brothers rave on, Saul stood up asking, “Ella is having a kid?” Pouring gravy, Brenda remarked, “Oh I think so boy, surely I can bet on it”. Now, Saul rushed away from the table and went to check on Ella.

  Smiling, Paul Gene said, “Hey come on Shane, let’s us go out back and celebrate the news of my grandchild”.

  Shane smirked to that getting up from the table and followed his paw outside and Brenda just shook her head and mumbles, “Oh no, smoking the wacky tobacco”. Seth giggled. Brenda had a funny feeling that this was not good news and none of them finished their dinner that evening a true Wiley first.

  Clearing off the table then walking into the kitchen, Brenda heard Paul Gene laughing, as he was happy about the news.

  Saul went in by Ella who was kneeling on the bathroom floor with her face lowered into the toilet, “Well Ella, how long was you gonna keep this a secret?”

  Wiping a wet washrag across her face, “I am sorry Saul”, and vomited again. “You okay?” He just looked at her, as she heaved with a few gags, “No, I feel horrible”.

  Silently stood Saul looking down at her with her face in the toilet then kneeling down to her asked, “A baby, is it true?” She shook her head meaning yes.

  “Shocker, a kid of mine, shoot we only done it twice, swear I used protection too”. Holding the wet cloth back against her face, “Saul they can break right?” Expressionless he answered, “I guess, it appears to be, huh?” She just nodded and he said, “You’re pregnant”.

  “Yes Saul, are you happy?”

  Raising his pale eyebrows, “Heck yeah”, replied Saul rubbing her back and Ella reached over hugging him and his facial expression did not seem thrilled.

  Time would tell how happy Saul was or if he is ready to be a father?

  Brenda yelled, “Saul telephone it’s Rodney”.

  “Coming maw”, looks at Ella saying, “Be right back”.

  “Okay”, gagging again.

  Saul walked out shutting the door, a few seconds later the door opened and Sebastian stood there looking at Ella vomiting. Lifting her head up noticed him standing there, he asked, “You’re having a baby?”

  Instantly tears rolled, she replied, “Yes, I’m pregnant”, he rushed out of the bathroom and hurried into his bedroom. When Seth in his bedroom mumbled, “What the heck”, as he heard ruckus coming from his brothers room added, “What’s he doing rearranging furniture?” Then Seth jumped, as Sebastian in his trashed bedroom pushed his dresser over.

  Right across from Sebastian’s room in the bathroom, Ella heard and stood by the sink, placed the cloth over her face crying.

  Two weeks pass.

  Ella started feeling much better, the morning sickness finally stopped and her parents told her that they were working hard now to pay her brother’s wedding expenses and their house was finally paid off.

  After many years and that they were not about to take on another mouth to feed, as they put it.

  Ella’s parents also told her, that she made her bed so she should lay in it, she was devastated over what her parents told her and told the Wiley’s. Brenda along with Paul Gene both got angry over such a comment toward a grandchild including their own child and Brenda knew what kind of folks they are.

  Brenda comforted Ella in tears, as she then showed Ella her new room if she wanted and the Wiley boys stood grinning, as they knew their parents are awesome.

  Ella liked the room and told them, “Yes, I am honored to be a part of the Wiley’s”. Paul Gene had a tear over that one, and Shane patted his paw.

  Ella along with Brenda fixed the room up cute.

  Furthermore, Saul pitched in with the wallpaper, as his brothers helped him and the room was coming along nicely.

  Although, Saul had to yell a few times at his three silly brothers who helping out with the room, somehow got into a wallpaper fight with glue too.

  Aggravated Saul yelled at the three of them,

  “STOP FOOLS!”

  Seth gave Shane a look of mischief, and Sebastian nodded to them both whispering, “Yeah, let’s get him”.

  Suddenly, they tag teamed their older brother and had him down wrapping him in wallpaper, all laughing including Saul, as they were making a huge mess?

  Paul Gene walked by the room, as he heard the ruckus, opened the door and saw them all in a big mess, rolling on the floor in wallpaper and on each other just slinging glue all over. Paul Gene shut the door fast shaking his head, chewing his tobacco and said, “Yep maw, rooms coming along great”.

  The boys did get the room done after a week and it looked nice.

  “Pink”,

  “Yuck”, remarked Seth, as his brother’s smirk.

  Folding his beefy arms, Sebastian said, “I knew maw wanted all girls, told you Shane”, pointing to every pink corner. Standing in the newly decorated room, Ella told Brenda, “I am so grateful to you all and very lucky that I finally have a family”.

  Brenda replied, “Ella, I love you”.

  “Really”, said Ella happily.

  “Yes sugar I do from day one I did and you’re having my grandchild, our bond will grow stronger through the years”.

  They both hugged tightly at that moment of true Wiley bonding and the room after another few days was definitely finished.

  Brenda had done the final touches, she hung up curtains that she made by hand they looked nice and pink.

  Walking down the long hallway Sebastian passed Ella’s new bedroom and he paused noticing his mother and mumbled, “Heck, over doing the pink”.

  Turning away, walking down the hallway mumbling under his breath “Please lord, let it be a boy?”

  Ella loved her new totally pink bedroom and it was now time to go get her things. She prayed her parents would not be home, as they never were before. However, they are home of all days and outside, Ella was handing light things to Saul that loaded up the truck.

  Handing more things to Shane and Sebastian with Seth, when Ella went grabbing a box up from the porch, quickly Sebastian snatched it up saying, “Aw this one might be to heavy”. She nodded and he winked putting it onto the truck then they were getting her bed along with her dressers into the truck and most everything was all loaded now.

  At this point, her parents remained quiet.

  Her father though had been glancing out the living room window and told Ella’s mother. “Linda would you look at the Wiley clan, bad people I’m telling you and a bunch of hippies”. He watched them putting his daughter’s things into the trucks and tried to stay silent to his daughter.

  Until Ella got the last of her things, grabbing her pillow, then she went into the living room.

  In tears said, “Well bye mom and dad”.

  Her mother was calm, hugging her, and said, “Please come see us with the child”. “Of course I will mom”, as her father on the other hand got her upset.

  He said, “Never come for a hand out Ella, you are on your own”.

  Sitting down onto the big oversized chair and added, “Wiley boy made it, he pays”. Looking at him angry she thought, you are so great dad and her mother said, “I love you Ella keep me posted how you are doing?”

  Instead of arguing, headed towards the front door and as she was going out the door, her dad yelled, “Ella your life will be ruined from a Wiley”.

  Instantly, Ella froze in her tracks and listened to her dad who said, “Me and your mom are heading out of Tennessee next spring, your brother with his new bride too
, won’t be here if you come calling for help”.

  Standing by the front entrance, Ella sarcastically said, “Sure dad that’s fine if you’re leaving, because you’ll see that I will be fine with the Wiley’s”.

  Her father chuckles and added, “Sure you will daughter”.

  That stood there real upset in tears holding her pillow tight. “Might I just fill you in a bit on you’re so called new family dear that you’ll be so happy with”. Gripping her pillow now she was real quiet and listened to her father that said, “I knew the Wiley’s from way back up in the hills of West Virginia”.

  Ella rolled her eyes listening to her father who had her attention and her mother just hung her head knowing it was true about that family.

  He said, “Ella their nothing but a bunch of trouble making hillbilly’s, the worst of our kind”. “Heck from selling moonshine to even scalping people up in the hills”.

  Ella took a deep gulp and hugged her pillow, her father added, “God girl, I don’t even want to say what all they have done and what their really like”.

  Ella seemed shocked, he said, “The name Wiley says enough for me”.

  “It can’t be true dad or there must be something behind them hurting people, they would not do it intentionally”.

  Her father nodded his head and said, “Sorry dear”, lighting up a cigar.

  Looking sad, “I just don’t believe that about them”.

  “It is true Ella”.

  “No dad, you got them all wrong, just because they own a bar and fight, it’s their job to keep things in control”.

  A pitying expression her father remarked, “You will see dear daughter in a few years from now how your life has been with a Wiley”.

  She had more tears that rolled squeezing her pillow and her father was furious at this point raising his voice loudly, “You’ll find out just who Wiley’s really are and back ground they come from”,

  “Heartless murderers!”

  Shocked, Ella gasped, “Ah”, rushing out fast, slamming the door on her way out of that home, as she was upset.

  “Oh Mark did you have to tell her the gore details about that family”.

  “Yes Linda, because I grew up in those hills going to bed scared of the Wiley bandits”.