Blue Roses

In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new
voice came over the loudspeaker asking for a carry out at check register 4.

Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and
decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a
distance smile caught his eye, the new check out girl was beautiful. She
was an older woman (maybe 26, and he was only 22) and he fell in love.

Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch clock
to find out her name. She came into the break room smile softly at him
and took her card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card, BRENDA.

He walked out only to see her start walking up the road. Next day, he
waited outside as she left the supermarket, and offered her a ride home.
He looked harmless enough, and she accepted.

When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again,
outside of work. She simply said it wasn't possible. He pressed and she
explained she had two children and she couldn't afford a baby-sitter, so
he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his
offer for a date for the following Saturday.

That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her tell him
that she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and
canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, "Well, lets take the kids with us."

She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, but
again not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, brought
him inside to meet her children. She had a older daughter who was just
cute as a bug, Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a
wheelchair; he was born a paraplegic with down syndrome. Kurtis asked
Brenda, "I still don't understand why the kids can't come with us?"

Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away from a woman with two kids,
especially if one had disabilities. Just like her first husband and
father of her children did.

That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, and they went to
dinner and the movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take
care of him. When he needed to use the rest room, he picked him up out
of his chair, took him, brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the
end of the evening, Brenda knew this was the man she was going to marry
and spend the rest of her life with.

A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her children,
and since they have added two more kids.

So what happened to the stock boy and check out girl? Well, Mr. & Mrs.
Kurt Warner now live in St. Louis, where he is employed by the St.
Louis Rams and plays quarterback.

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There were some inaccuracies I found, but that could be explained away...I thought I read that Zach was the oldest, but it could be that he's the oldest boy. Also, I read that he has brain damage from an accident, not Down Syndrome, but he could have both. But Kurt did adopt the two kids, and does do a lot of charity work and donations for kids who have special needs. It's a nice story no matter what. <.g>