Desires (4)

"What am I going to do with that child?" Rachel shook her head. She didn't see why Regina would not want to make amends with her brother. 

"Don't worry mother," Samuel patted Rachel's back to calm her down before she started fuming again. "There will be a lot of opportunities for me to talk to her tonight. She can't cause a scene out in public." 

"Samuel, you'll be surprised by the times your sister does when she wants attention. Let's go before your grandmother gets upset by our absence," Rachel intertwined her arm with Samuel's. Her son was the key to all of this one day belonging to her. 

When Samuel and Rachel reached the carriage, Nathaniel and Regina were seated beside each other while Minnie sat all alone on her side. It was evident by Nathaniel and Regina's identical facial expressions that neither of them wanted the two to sit beside them. In the end, Samuel sat next to Minnie, and Rachel at the end beside her side.