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Edwina had everything ready for the new arrival at Penngrove, and Thursday had finally arrived. On July 30, 1995, Theo made his journey from San Myshuno to Brindelton Bay...

WILLA- “Okay it’s time Theodopolis, someday you are going to thank me for this.”

CHAPTER TWO- Secrets

FIFTEEN YEARS PRIOR

JULY 20, 1995 2:21 p.m.

      Charles Penngrove has recently taken over his grandfather’s pride and joy, the Penngrove Home for Boys. His grandfather built this home in 1943 when finding a homeless boy living on the streets. Since then numerous young men had a place to call home, to be educated and given a better chance at life.  However, since Jonathan Penngrove’s death, the home has hit some financial problems, and Charles is looking for any way that he can to keep the house afloat.  His current guest in his office may very well be the one that can assist with that.

       Wilhelmina Gray is old money, really old money and a lot of it.  A former resident of Brindleton Bay, she moved to San Myshuno after the death of her third husband, Thomas Littleton. 

       Her young daughter, Anita ... a fifteen year old promiscuous young woman became pregnant by ... in her words, a money hungry hormonal low life..  So now she has come to Brindleton Bay, where she lived with Anita’s father, Stuart Gray, a wealthy politician that died of a heart attack at forty-five to take care of “her problem”

       She doesn't want her name to be smeared through the mud, so she sent her daughter to Sunset Valley to give birth.  Now that the child has been born, she needs to find a place that will care for the child, without any repercussions to her or her family.  She takes a trip to Brindleton Bay to talk to Charles Penngrove to convince him to take young Theodopolis.

CHARLES- “I understand completely, Ms. Gray. If you are willing to finance his stay here, I can make it happen. And I can assure you that his parentage will be held in the strictest confidence.”

WILLA- “I thought maybe a healthy stipend and a nudge would get me the answer I wanted to hear, Charles.  I will have the child brought over to you Thursday morning, along with the first of the monthly installments for his special care. And again, no one is to know anything of where this child is from, including your staff.”

CHARLES- “As you said, I am very good at keeping secrets.  I give you my word, as long as I am running the Penngrove House, no one will know..”

WILLA- “I knew I could count on you, Charles.  It’s a shame you and my daughter didn’t work out. I will notify you when my guy leaves Thursday morning to bring the child.”

WILLA- “It’s Gray, I took back my former name.  Too confusing to have a different last name than my daughters.  Anyway, Charles…Jonathan Penngrove would not turn anyone away.  I knew your grandfather for years, and I know he would make the sacrifice. He is there watching us from the mantle. He would have done this, no questions…”

CHARLES- “As would I, Ms. Gray, but like I said, we do not have the financial stability right now to take on an infant.”