The Kids Grow Up by Trish Hanan (novel24 .TXT) 📖

banned for life like Violet,” he informed her and she grinned.
“That’s going to make them angry,” she said and they all laughed.
“That’s what they get for tricking Jewel and calling her names, its funny because if they hadn’t have called her those names, they would have gotten away with it,” he said.
When Tammy told Amy what the two had done she got mad but when she told her what Harry was going to do to them as punishment the other twin laughed. Then the two decided that they had had enough of the rotten pair and asked Harry for another house and the men built it for them and they moved out leaving Violet and Susie on their own which they hated because now they had to do their own cooking and cleaning.
“He can’t do this to us, this isn’t fair, we were only joking with her,” Susie screamed when she got the email from Jake and Harry informing her that because of her rudeness to Jewel and her tricking her into taking her to Macy’s before her ban was lifting, she was now banned for life like Violet, Gloria and David. She was cried and blamed it all on Violet.
Harry’s birthday came in July and once again they had a big bash on the beach and everyone had a great time. Jewel was happy with her seven month-old daughter and the two babies, Cassie and Adam played together on the blanket. Gloria came by to have a look at nineteen month old Emma who picked that time to shit her diaper and throw up. Gloria ran back to David grateful that they had given her away. Harry laughed as he cleaned up the mess.
“That mean old lady ran out of here so fast, I guess a little barf isn’t her cup of tea, Emma darling,” he cooed and she giggled. Jake laughed and handed him a wet cloth. Harry wiped the naked butt and expertly diapered her. She was clean and pretty in less than five minutes and back to having fun.
“Harry and Jake are so lucky they have Fran to help them,” Linda remarked as she watched the lady holding Adam. Myra nodded.
“They were smart to grab her up years ago, we should have snatched her up, that Harry is really very clever,” she said and sighed. Four kids at home was a lot. Linda laughed and changed a diaper.
“It’s funny, I’m forty-four but I don’t feel that old, maybe having little ones at home makes you feel younger,” she said and all the women agreed they didn’t feel as old as they were.
“Kids do keep you younger,” Meri declared. “Look at Charles; he looks good for forty-seven.” Myra beamed.
“He played eighteen holes yesterday and still took the kids to the pool, I swear I don’t know where he gets his energy,” she told them. They all looked impressed.
“Max is the same way,” Linda bragged. “He’s forty-six and he played eighteen holes and still had the energy to give me a good time,” she teased and they all giggled.
August was a hot month and Max’s cows got sick and then Carl’s cows got sick and soon a lot of the white cows were sick and then one by one they started to die. Dr. Jackson didn’t know what or how but blamed it on the green cows. Dr. George and Harry did their own investigation and found something completely different. They called a town meeting to show their results.
“This is all your fault; Harry; you should have never brought those damned green cows to our barns,” Max shouted and everyone looked angry. Harry sighed.
“Then how do you explain that my cow and Fran’s two cows and Jan’s cows and some of the white cows that were in the barns with green cows are perfectly fine?” he asked them and no one had an answer.
“This is the cause of the cow’s death, a little parasite we’re calling the Memphis Parasite because we’ve determined by examining the birth chambers that it originated in them,” Dr. George announced and Harry flipped on the microscope to show them the little nasty parasite that had killed their cows. Everyone gasped.
“Are you sure this is what killed our cows?” Kate stood up and asked. Harry nodded.
“This parasite was found in all of the dead cows and in the birthing material in the birthing chambers,” he informed them. “It probably developed during the long sleep, or maybe it was there all along and would have killed them on Galileo. Now watch this,” he said. He added some solution to the slide and they all watched some cells attack and devoured the parasite.
“That’s amazing, it’s eating the parasite,” Carl exclaimed. Harry laughed.
“That’s exactly what it’s doing and this is why my cows and every white cow that’s been exposed to this little soldier has not died,” he explained. “This antibody is found in the saliva of the green cows and from what we determined is passed in the drinking water. You all know how much the green cows drool and when they drink, their saliva is mixed in the water and the white cows that drink from the same water drink some of it and these antibodies enter their body and kill the parasites.”
“Now, all of your white cows were kept separate from the green cows and didn’t drink from the same water so they didn’t drink any of these protective antibodies,” Dr. George continued the explanation. “Harry and the rest of the kids and Jan and Otto didn’t keep their green cows and white cows separate so their white cows got the antibodies.” Everyone looked at each other and sighed.
“We tested all of the animals and this parasite was also found in all of the cattle but we have developed a vaccine so don’t panic, it’s simple to give and we’ll pass them out,” Harry told them and everyone looked relieved.
“But what are we going to do about white milk, I don’t like green milk,” June complained. Everyone nodded.
“Now we can all get white cows again but it’s going to take a few years,” Harry informed them. “Fran has two cows and has agreed to impregnate them; Jan and Joy have four and have agreed to do two of theirs. Roger, Zach and Wendy have two and have agreed to do one and Otto and Lisle have two and will do one. The rest of the kids have two and have agreed to do one. Out of those, at least half or more will be dairy cows and we’ll work from there and use a lottery system to pass out the cows.” Everyone frowned and nodded, it wasn’t the best solution but it was the only one they had to work with.
“You have a white cow, Henry, why can’t you impregnate it, especially since you have to drink green milk for your healing powers,” his mother Kate asked. Everyone looked interested in knowing the answer to that. Harry smiled.
“Because Jake likes white milk, Mom, and he doesn’t have to drink green milk and neither does Fran,” he told her. “Why should they suffer because the rest of you were prejudiced against green cows?” A few people laughed.
“Prejudiced against green cows, that’s funny; Harry,” Roger retorted and more people laughed. Kate didn’t think it was funny and pursed her lips and sat down.
So they went back out to the field and got everyone two green cows apiece and brought them back and while everyone was glad to have milk and butter again they all sighed at the sight of green milk again. David giggled when he milked his white cow Mabel, happy that Harry had given it to him. If he hadn’t, he would have had one of the cows that had died and would be forced like all of his neighbors to drink that horrible green milk. And everyone knew better than to ask him and Gloria to impregnate their precious cow, they knew the selfish couple would never in a million years drink green milk for a year to produce a white cow for someone else, they were much too greedy.
September rolled around again and the harvest came. Everyone went to work and DJ and Otto made a recycling run and everyone got new bags and some cans. Steve and Synta did a toilet paper run and used the cotton from the fields and the tissue was soft and everyone gushed over it. Paper was made for the school and pretty stationary was handed out with everyone’s name on it which everyone loved.
On the twenty-seventh Harry and Jake took off for Hawaii in the wee hours of the morning to make their next baby by the waterfall on a blanket while the sun came up and it was very romantic. Harry wrapped his arms around Jake’s neck and whispered the magic words into his ear.
“Give me a baby, Jake, I want a son,” in his throaty voice, his purple eyes, dark and all sexy, half-closed and slanty and Jake felt wild desire rush over him. He didn’t know how Harry could do that to him after all these years but he still had the power to make him tremble. He nodded and went to work. He wanted another son so desperately. He loved his daughter very much but he really wanted five Dolphin sons just like his husband.
Afterwards they swam in the lake, lazy swimming, touching and holding each other.
“This is nice,” Harry declared as he wrapped his arms around Jake’s neck and floating in the water. Jake grinned and kissed his slowly. Harry sighed with pleasure and wrapped his legs around Jake’s waist. Jake grinned and placed his strong hands around that perfect ass.
“You’re like an otter in the water, babe,” he teased him. Harry laughed.
“Don’t you mean dolphin,” he teased back. Jake laughed and his fingers moved to tease that special hole. Harry moaned.
“Oh, honey, you know how to please me,” he whispered. Jake bit Harry’s lower lip gently and Harry turned around and they made love quickly and frantically, the blue waters splashing around them. The birds called and the sun shone down on them, it was a perfect day to make a third son.
When they got back to Eden, Harry’s purple eyes were glowing and Fran giggled when she saw him. They hugged.
“Congratulations you two, I hope it’s a boy, but if it’s a girl, then I know you’ll be happy,” she said and they both nodded. The next day they took the children in for a check up and Harry for a scan and Dr. George laughed.
“It’s a boy,” he announced and Harry and Jake kissed. Jake beamed.
“I told you, babe, I’m going to give you five sons,” he declared. Dr. George laughed.
“We need all of that new DNA in the community,” he informed them and they agreed. Five sons meant twenty-five different DNA’s for the community and that would be terrific. When Sunday came and the men stood up in church and announced that they would soon welcome baby Ryan into their home everyone cheered and clapped. Kate stood up.
“Five more DNA for the community, wonderful, Harry,” she gushed. Harry laughed.
“Don’t thank me, Mom, thank Jake, it was his super guys,” he told her and everyone laughed. Dr. Jackson beamed.
“That’s right, Jake, you go, Son,” he shouted and everyone