. . . TBA
I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was freezing, outside, and I was fumbling with my keys, trying to lock the door. I was already running late, and with my fingers numb, I kept dropping the key ring. "FUCK!" I shouted, when I dropped them again. I finally got it, and made my way down the stairs and to my car. I was shocked that we hadn't gotten any snow the night before. I couldn't remember the last time it was that cold. I climbed in my car, and threw my bag on the passenger seat. My car was a mess, as always, and I made another mental note to clean it out. I looked at my watch, and it was 5:00 a.m. I had an hour drive to get to work. I just might make it on time. I thought to myself. I turned the key to start the engine, but it just made a grinding noise, and didn't start. "SHIT! SHIT SHIT SHIT!" I shouted, and hit the steering wheel. The horn honked, and scared me, making me jump. I sighed and tried to start the car again. Still nothing. I couldn't be late to work again. I got out of my car, and lifted the hood up. I had no idea what I was doing.
"Need some help?" I heard someone ask.
"Um, Yes, actually." I said, and looked up. It was one of the maintenance guys that worked at the complex. I had noticed him around before. He was pretty cute, and had to be about my age.
"What seems to be the problem?" He asked, walking over and looking at the engine.
"I honestly have no idea. All I know is I'm running really late, and it wont start." I said.
He laughed and looked around the engine. I didn't bother to pay attention to what he was doing. "It's the radiator." He said.
"And what does that mean?" I asked.
"It means you're not going to get to work today." He said.
"Damnit!" I shouted. I felt like I was going to burst into tears. I took a deep breath.
"Wow you really need to get to work." He said laughing. "I can drop you off and have this fixed when you get back home today."
"Oh my gosh you are a life saver. Thank you so much." I said.
"Hey, anything to help a pretty lady out." He said.
"I work kind of far away." I told him.
"Don't worry about it, really. Come on." He said. I grabbed my bag off the passenger seat and followed him to his old pick up. "Nothing fancy, but it runs. AND it has heat." He said, and opened the passenger door for me.
"Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me." I told him.
"I think I have an idea." He said, and walked around to his side of the truck and climbed in. He started the car and Johnny Cash started singing Ring of Fire.
"Johnny Cash fan?" I asked.
"Yeah. My dad and brothers always listened to him. I picked it up from them." He said.
"That's cool. My ex husband used to listen to a lot of Cash. " I told him.
"Ex?" He said.
"Yeah. I'm divorced. 2 years now." I explained.
"Ah. So where am I taking you?" He asked.
"Oh! I'm sorry. I work in Murphysboro." I told him.
"Wow, you do work far." He said.
"Sorry."
"Hey, I'm just teasing."
He pulled out of the complex and we started the drive to where I worked. We were quiet for a few minutes. "So, What happened with your ex? If you don't mind my asking." He said.
"I got pregnant. Freaked him out, and he left." I said.
"Oh, Sorry to hear that." He said.
"Hey, honestly, we're better off without him."
"How old is your kid?" He asked.
"Two and a half. Her name is Molly."
"Molly? Sounds cute. I have a son, Peter. He stays with his mom though in Jamistown, east of here."
"Yeah, I know where that is. My mom lives there." I told him.
"You grow up there?" He asked.
"Nope. We grew up in Oakland, California actually." I said. "Moved here when I was eight years old."
"Wow a California girl." He said. "Been here my whole life. Never even been anywhere else."
"Oh I love Cali. I wish I could move back, but it's expensive to live there." I said.
"I bet." He said.
"So, are you married?" I asked.
"Nope. Sasha was my high school girlfriend, we never married. She's great though. We're still good friends, which is good since we have a child together." He said.
"That's good. I only hear from my ex a few times a year. He comes around for Molly's birthday and Christmas." I explained. "But, he's a busy guy. We're hoping once she's in school, she can go visit him in the summers."
"Do you get along with him?" He asked.
"We get along good enough. We don't talk much when we actually talk." I said. "But, I do think it is important for him to be in her life."
"So who watches her during the day?" He asked.
"My next door neighbor, Sasha. She has two kids of her own and runs a little day care out of her apartment. She usually watches about 5 or 6 kids at a time." I told him.
"Hey, this may sound as way to direct, but can I maybe take you out for dinner or something sometime?" He asked.
"Really?" I asked. I blushed when I realized how silly I sounded.
"Yeah. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked." He said.
"NO! I would really like that. I'm sorry, I'm just not used to being asked out or anything." I told him.
"Great!" He said. "How old are you, anyway?" He asked.
"I'm 23. 24 in two months." I told him.
"Me too. Well, I'll be 24 in a few weeks." He said. When he dropped me off we exchanged phone numbers. I told him I'd give him a call if I needed a ride home. I ran into my office, and was 10 minutes late. I snuck to my desk, and hoped my boss didn't see me.
"Ah. Miss Archer. Late again?" I heard Mr. McCalister say behind me. He was a middle aged, bald, slimy shell of a little man.
"I'm sorry, sir. My car wouldn't start, and-"
"No excuses. I told you no more tardiness." He said. I hated how he always spoke like I was in school. Tardiness. I wanted to just kick him.
"It wont happen again, sir. I promise." I told him.
"Well, seeing as how you said that yesterday, I can't help but get the feeling your promises mean nothing." He said, and rubbed is pitiful tiny mustache. "I'm afraid this is your third strike." He said.
"No! PLEASE! I promise, this time. Really!" I said.
"Look, I'm sorry. But rules are rules." He said. I tried really hard not to start crying.
"I need this job! There is no work anywhere else right now! I have to pay rent, and Molly is-"
"I'm sorry." He said, and walked away. I sighed, picked my bag back up, and followed him to HR. I didn't have anything personal on my desk,so I had nothing to take home. I was trying to think of anything to be able to get my job back. We lived in such a small area that it was nearly impossible to find a descent paying job. Especially one with benefits.
"Wait." I said. "I will do anything. Please just give me one more chance."
"OH MY GOD!" We hard someone shout. We turned around. It was a younger guy from my department, Reed. He ran over to me and hugged me. I was so confused. "I just had to say, I am so sorry to hear about your sister. You and your family will always be in my prayers." He said. I just stared at him. "Does cancer run in your family?" He asked me with big eyes.
I nodded and continued staring at him. I hadn't talked to Reed much. He was very attractive. He had dark hair and blue eyes. I always saw him as too young for me though. "Your sister has cancer?" Mr. McCalister asked me. I looked at Reed and he nodded. I took a deep breath. "Yes." I said staring at the ground. I was very good at fake crying, so I decided to use it for my benefit. I started crying. "Oh dear." Mr. McCalister said. "I had no idea. Look, we'll go ahead and give you another shot, okay?"
"Thank you SO much Mr. McCalister." I said, continuing to cry.
"Oh please. If there is anything else I can do, just let me know." He said, and patted me on my shoulder. He left, and Reed walked me back to my desk.
"Oh my god! You completely saved me back there!" I told him. "I don't even have a sister."
"Hey, I heard you were about to get fired. I can't stand Mr. McCalister. He makes me want to just tare his puny little mustache off and pee on it!" He said, and I started laughing.
"Sorry, that was gross." He said.
"Gross, but still funny. How can I ever pay you back for that?" I asked him.
"Well, you could let me take you out to dinner tonight." He said smiling.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"I knew you were going to ask me that." He said.
"Well?" I asked.
"Eighteen."
"Wow." I said. "I'm almost twenty-four and I have a daughter."
"It's just dinner. I'm not asking you to marry me." He said.
I smiled. "I know that."
"So?"
"Yeah." I said smiling. I explained to him what happen this morning with my car and he said he would take me home after dinner. I called the babysitter on my lunch break and she was fine with watching Molly later today.
They day flew by so fast. I made sure I got as much work done as possible. I really wanted to make Mr. McCalister see that I wanted the job. I hadn't even noticed the time, until Reed walked up and knocked on the corner of my desk.
"Are you ready?" He asked.
"Yeah. One second!" I said, and finished shutting down my computer. "I just have to drop these off." I said, holding up a stack of files. He walked with me over to accounting where I left the files, and then we walked out to the parking lot.
"You wait in the lobby. I'll pull the car around. It still looks pretty cold out." He said. I just smiled, and he left. I saw a black Honda Accord pull up, and he waved at me. I waved back, and walked out to the car. He got out and opened the passenger side door for me.
"Thank you!" I said.
He shut the door, and got back in on his side.
"Are you cool with Lucy's Diner?" He asked.
"That would be fine." I said smiling.
"Wow, does it bother you that much?" He asked.
"What?"
"My age." He said laughing.
"Oh. No, not really. . ." I said. "I guess I just havn't dated much."
"Really?" He asked surprised.
I laughed. "Why is everyone so surprised by that?"
"Well, you're a cute single lady." He said.
I smiled. "Thanks."
We pulled up at the diner and walked quickly inside. It was so cold out!
We sat down in a booth in the corner. I could feel the heat blowing on us, and it felt so good. A waitress walked up to us.
"Coffee." I said.
"I'll have the same." Reed said. She handed us both menus, and walked away.
"So, how did you come up with my phantom sister with cancer?" I asked him.
"I thought of it on my way down. Trish said she heard Mr. McJackassiter at our desk, and that he was walking you to HR. So I ran down and thought of that." He said.
"Wow. That is crazy! You did that just for me?" I asked.
"Yeah. Why wouldn't I?" He asked. I shrugged my shoulders.
"I don't know. Thanks though. You saved my butt today....big time." I told him.
"You're welcome." He said smiling.
"So, what do you like to do?" I asked.
"I go snowboarding a lot in the winter. You should come with me some time." He said.
"Oh gosh. I would be horrible." I said.
"Nah, you'd have fun." He said.
"I don't know about that. . ." I said.
He sighed. "Oh stop. It's a blast."
I giggled. "Maybe."
"You would. It doesn't matter how good you are at it." He said. "I don't do anything crazy, you'd be safe."
I smiled. "It would be nice to get out some time. . ."
"Come with me Saturday." He said. "You can stay at the lodge with me too."
"Overnight?" I asked.
"Yeah. . ." He said. "Is that not a good idea? Each room ussually has two twin beds."
"Oh, um. Sure, I guess. This is so crazy. I really havn't dated since my daughter was born. Maybe my mom would watch her this weekend." I told him.
"Awesome! You'll have a blast, I swear!" He said.
"I hope I don't make a fool of myself."
"Stop! You wont. If anyone is a fool, it will be me." He said. I just laughed at him. The waitress walked over to us, and just stood there.
"Oh, um. Cheeseburger and fries with a side of ranch and BBQ sauce." I told her.
"I'll have the roastbeef sub and a side of onion rings." Reed said.
"Yup. Coming right up." The woman said, and walked away.
"Okay...." Reed said, and rolled his eyes. It made me giggle.
"So what do you do for fun?" He asked me.
"Oh, gosh. Not much I guess! Work and my daughter take up most of my time. I used to really big on music, but to be honest, I havn't even heard anything new lately." I said.
"Aw. Well that is a shame! I'll see if I can fix that." He said.
"This is so weird! You really have made my day! I mean, first you save my ass at work, then you take me out. I'm so flattered." I told him.
"Hey, I've kind of had a little crush on you for a while. I was too afraid to ask you out since I'm younger." He said.
"Well, that's very sweet." I said.
He just smiled.
"What kind of music were you into?" He asked.
"A little of everything. I don't think there's a single genre that I don't like a little of." I said.
"Cool." He said.
I nodded. "I collect records, so I have a lot of those. I have over a hundred now."
"Oh wow. That's awesome." He said.
"I guess so." I said.
"It is! You are so shy." He said.
"I can't help it. I'm out with an attractive guy." I said.
"You think I'm attractive?" He asked. I smiled, and blushed. I didn't know why I said that.
"Well, I think you are attractive." He said. We talked for a little while, and then the waitress brought out our food. It smelled delicious!
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We ate for a while not saying much. He was eating so fast, as if he hadn't eaten in years. It made me laugh. "Hungry?" I asked.
"Oh." He said smiling. "Sorry. I skipped lunch, so I'm starving."
"No worries." I said continuing to eat.
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He finished his and I was only halfway done with mine. I slid my plate over to him.
"Still hungry?" I asked him.
"I can't eat your food." He said.
"Go ahead! It's okay. I'm done." I said. He smiled and started eating my fries.
"You really are hungry, aren't you?" I asked. He laughed.
"Yeah. I can eat a lot." He said.
"I can see that!" I said, laughing.
We finished eating and he took me home. "Bye. Thanks for everything today." I said as I got out of the car.
"Any time. See you tomorrow." He said.
I smiled and closed the door. I rushed to Sasha's to get Molly. I was freezing. I let myself in quickly. Molly came running around the corner. "Momma!" She shouted. She ran over to me and hugged my legs. I picked her up. "How was she?" I asked. Sasha walked around the corner. "She was good all day, until she wanted Billy's bear. She bit him in the arm and took his bear from him." She said.
I picked up Molly. "Sweetie, you can't do that. No Teletubbies tonight before bed." I said.
Molly started crying. "I'm sorry, it's not okay to bite." I told her.
"See you tomorrow." Sasha told her rubbing her back.
Molly turned away and rested her head on my shoulder. "Bye. Thanks for watching her a few extra hours." I said. I picked up her bag and went home. She needed a bath, but she was grouchy so I just put her to bed. I set my alarm for a little earlier, so I'd have time to take her in the shower with me in the morning.
I picked up my book, and got situated under the blankets. After reading a page about three times, I realized I was way to tired to attempt reading. I put my book down, and shut off the lamp next to my bed. Once I was trying to fall asleep though, I couldn't. My mind was racing with everything that happened that day. I had gone a few years without any guys even noticing me, then all of a sudden I had two in one day! The thought made me smile. Then I laughed when I realized I was still only 23. I felt so much older most days.
I finally fell asleep after watching a Seinfeld rerun. I woke up a few hours later to my phone ringing. I didn't feel like getting up, so I ignored it. Not even a minute later, it started ringing again. I rolled over and grabbed it. I answered it. "Bethy, it's David." I heard.
"David who?" I mumbled confused.
I heard him start to cry. "David?" I asked.
"It's Lauren." He said.
I sat up. "Is she okay?" I asked. He didn't answer. I was so confused and still trying to wake up to comprehend what was going on. David was my ex and Lauren was his girlfriend. "David?" I asked again.
"She was in a car accident." He said.
"Oh my god, honey. Is she okay?" I asked.
"No." He said.
I thought it was strange that he was calling me in the middle of the night with a problem. "Bethy, you're the only one who has ever understood me." He said.
"Where are you?" I asked, worried.
"Fifth & Osbourne." He said.
"That is a block from my house." I said.
"I know. I took a bus." He said.
"David. . ." I said.
"I need you more than ever." He said. "I don't know what to do. I don't know where to go."
I sighed. "Molly is asleep. Can you walk over?" I asked. I knew it was cold outside and miserable to be walking any distance, but I didn't want to wake up Molly to go pick him up. "Yes." He said.
"I'll make some coffee." I said.
"Okay. I'll see you in a few minutes." He said, and hung up, I got up, put my robe and slippers on, and walked out to make some coffee. I was still trying really hard to wake up. About 15 minutes later there was a light knock on my door. I shuffled over, and answered it.
"Sorry. I didn't know where to go." He said, and walked in.
"It's okay, sit on the couch." I said. I brought him my extra comforter and threw it over him. Then I brought out two cups of coffee.
"Thanks." He said.
"Now, do you mind telling me what the hell is going on?" I asked. He took a deep breath. It looked like he was about to start crying. I was amazed at how different he looked. He had always been kind of bum before...long hair, a few peircings, grungy clothes. He had cleaned up a bit the last year or so though. His hair was shorter, which looked a lot better, and no longer had his piercings in.
"Lauren was in an accident earlier today. She died." He said.
"What? Oh my god!" I said. I wasn't expecting to hear that! I thought maybe seriuosly injured, or in acoma, but not dead.
"David, I'm so sorry!" I told him. He started crying again. I put my arm around him, and he rested his head on my shoulder and cried.
"We had broken up yesterday morning." He said. "She didn't want me to have anything to do with you. She was jelous." He sat up and turned to me. "I told her there was no way I was letting go of you and Molly."
I just looked at him. He looked so upset. I had never even seen him cry before. He continued when I didn't say anything. "I told her I wanted to see more of you and Molly and she freaked out. She left all upset and got in the accident on her way home. It's all my fault."
I hugged him. "It is not your fault." I said. "It isn't anyones fault."
"I didn't love her." He said.
"Did you really tell her you wanted to see more of us?" I asked softly.
"I have missed my girls so much the past year. I missed everything." He said. "I missed my little girl growing up."
I laughed. "Oh honey, she's got a lot of growing up to do still. She hasn't even been on the potty yet. She should be soon though. She's advanced. You know what she did yesterday? She bit a boy cause she wanted his teddy bear." I said.
He smiled. "Can I take a peak at her?" He asked.
"Of course." I said. Just then I heard her crying. "It's like she knew her Daddy was here to see her." I said giggling. He smiled and stood up. He followed me to her room. I went to pick her up, but he stopped me and picked her up himself. She put her arms around him and he started crying again. "She doesn't ussually like men." I said. He smiled and sat down on the rocking chair with her. I sat down on the floor next to him and put my hand on his leg.
Molly stopped crying and started to fall asleep on his shoulder.
"She is so beautiful. I'm an idiot." he said.
"Don't say that." I told him.
"I am! Look at these two beautiful girls that I left behind. What is wrong with me?" He asked. It looked like he was going to start crying again.
"I had no idea you felt that way. You were just scared, and young. We both were. We got married on a whim, and I got pregnant right away." I said.
"We got married in a fever, hotter then a pepper seed." He sang, and we both laughed.
"I thought of you today when I heard Johnny Cash." I said.
"Really?" He asked.
"Yeah, really." I said.
"I did love you though. So much. I still do. And now my girlfriend is dead." He said.
"Stop, baby. It wasn't your fault!" I said, and rubbed his leg.
Molly started fussing again.
"She hates the cold weather. One of these days I'm going to take her out of this miserable place." I said. David sang to her.
"I find it very, very easy to be true I find myself alone when each day is through Yes, I'll admit I'm a fool for you Because you're mine, I walk the line."
"You still have a great voice." I whispered when he was done singing the song. Molly was sound asleep.
"Thanks." He said, and kissed her forehead. It looked like he was going to cry again.
"Let's go to bed." I whispered.
"I just want to hold her a little longer." He said.
I smiled and stood up. "I'll get you a pillow and leave it on the couch. I've got work in the morning, so I should get back to bed." I said softly.
He nodded. "Elizabeth." He said.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Thank you." He said.
I smiled and left the room. I grabbed a quilt and a pillow from the linen closet. I set them down on the couch with the comforter. I peaked into Molly's room on my way to mine. David was puting her back in her bed. He walked out and left the door cracked a little. "Goodnight." I said smiling.
"Goodnight." He said. I leaned against the wall and watched walk down the hall. I stood there for a few minutes listening to him. When I noticed the lamp turn off, I went to bed.
I climbed in bed, and started crying. I hadn't seen David much over the last two years. Just long enough for him to visit with Molly. And then only briefly. It was weird thinking he was out there sleeping on my couch. I couldn't believe how much he had changed. Like he finally grew up or something. I thought of Lauren, and couldn't believe she had died. It all felt so sureal. I fell asleep and woke up when my alarm went off the next morning. I got up and started getting ready. I woke up Molly, and took her in the shower with me. She thought we were playing though, and kept making a mess. I couldn't help but laugh at her. I got out and put the towel around us, then walked to her room. After I got her dressed, I let her fall back asleep while I got dressed and ready. I walked out, and forgot that David was on the couch.
"Morning." He said, when he saw me walke out.
"Morning. Sorry, didn't mean to wake you." I said.
"It's okay. Can I watch Molly today?" He asked me.
"Um I don't know-"
"Please? I'm not the same irrisponsible slacker I used to be." He said. I smiled at him.
"Yes, you can watch him. Sandra next door usually keeps an eye on her. If you need anything, just let her know." I told him.
"Okay." He said, and stood up. He was just in his boxers, and I looked away.
"Bye." He said, and gave me a hug.
"Bye. I'll be home around 6:00." I told him.
"Okay." He said, and walked to the bathroom. I grabbed my bag, and walked to Sandra's door and knocked.
"Hey. Where is Molly?" She asked.
"You'll never believe this!" I told her.
"What?" She asked smiling.
"David came home." I said.
Her eyes got big. "Your David came back home?" She asked like she couldn't beleive it.
"Yes."
"Your David?" She asked again.
I laughed. "Yes." I said. "He's going to keep an eye on Molly today. Will you check up on him a couple times?" I asked.
"Of course." She said.
"Thanks." I said.
I left and headed to work. The traffic was horrible, but I made it to work right on time. We had meetings all day and it was very tiring. They were boring and seemed pointless. We were let out a half hour early and it made a big difference in the traffic. It was so much better than ussual. I got home in fourty minutes. I rushed inside. I was anxious to see David. I heard loud music and lot's of laughter. Molly was laughing her head off. I walked to the back room and they were dancing. David was being silly and she couldn't stop laughing at him.
"Hi." I said smiling.
"Momma!" She shouted. She ran up to me giggling and hugged me. "Hi sweetie." I said picking her up. She gave me a hug and wiggled pointing at David. I put her back down and she ran over to him. He laughed. I walked over to them. "I guess you did good with her today." I said. He put his arm around me and pulled me close to him. "Dance with us. She loves it." He said.
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I smiled, and started dancing too. Molly was laughing so hard! We all were. I was laughing so hard I fell to floor, and Molly ran over and jumped on me.
"You are silly!" I told her.
"No!" She said, and then licked my cheek.
"Ewwww! Gross!" I said, and she started laughing. David sat down on the floor behind me and put his arms around us.
"My two Beautiful, silly girls." he said. I just looked at him and smiled. I still wasn't quite sure what to think about him being back.
"I ordered pizza for dinner." He said.
"Thank you. You are awesome." I told him. He smiled, and it looked like he was going to kiss me. I turned my head before he could.
"Hey, mind if I take a bath while we wait for the pizza?" I asked him.
"Sure, of course. I'll keep an on the Mollster for you." He said.
"Thanks." I told him, and stood up. He stood up too, and hugged me.
"Hey, can we talk later? About us-about everything?" He whispered.
"Yeah, of course. We can after Molly goes to bed." I told him.
"Okay. Thank you." He said. I smiled, and walked to my room. I grabbed a candle off my dresser, and my bathrobe and some sweats I wore around the house a lot. I walked in the bathroom, and started the water. I looked in the mirror and smiled. I still couldn't believe David was there.
I lit the candle and got in the tub. I hadn't had a chance to take a bath and relax for a long time. It was so nice. "Hey Bethy." I heard.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Is it safe to come in?" He asked.
I looked down and the bubbles were covering me up. "Yeah." I answered.
He opened the door and peaked in. "She wants to watch Barney." He said.
"Oh. Her movies are in the drawer under the coffee table." I said.
He stood there staring at me. I just smiled. "Alright." He said tapping the door. He smiled. "Take as long as you want." He said.
"Okay, I will." I said. He just stood there, and it made me laugh.
"Oh. Sorry." He said, and left and shut the door. I just laughed. I took a deep breath and slid farther into to hot water. It smelled so good. I was in there for a while, and had even started to fall asleep. I figured I had better get out, so I climbed out and dried off. I put my sweats on, and pulled my hair back. When I walked out Molly was sitting on the floor watching Barney. I looked up and David was paying for the pizza. He shut the door and took the pizza to the kitchen.
"Pizza's here Molly!" I said, She jumped up and ran to the kitchen.
"Wow, that hungry?" I asked her.
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"You're a little piggy." David said laughing. She giggled. "Daddy is piggy." She said pointing at him. David looked at me with a strange look on his face. I was confused and then it occured to me why he gave me the strange look. "She just called you Daddy." I said. "Awwww."
He smiled. "Where did you learn that?" He asked her.
"Aunt Sandy say you my Daddy." She said pointing.
"You like to point, don't you?" He said laughing.
"Hmm!" She said with a mad look on her face. David and I laughed and it made her laugh. "We know you're not really mad, girl." He said to her.
"Hmm!" She said again crossing her arms. She looked like she was trying her hardest not to laugh.
"Okay mad girl. Let's get you some food!" I said, taking a piece and putting it on a plate. It was hot, so i put it in the fridge.
"Let it cool, then you can eat it." I told her. I poured her some juice in her sippy cup, and handed it to her. She ran to her booster seat that was on one of the kitchen chairs. I put her in it, and fastened it. David turned off the TV, and I put a few pieces of pizza on a couple plates for us and put them on the table. By the time I was done Molly's pizza was cold.
"Yummy!" She said, when I put it in front of her.
"She loves Pizza." I told David. He looked sad.
"What is it?" I asked him.
"I should know that, I'm her dad." He said.
"Stop. You know it now. You're here now. It's all that matters." I said. He smiled at me. Molly took all the cheese off her pizza and ate part of the crust.
"You eat your pizza weird." David told her.
"We-ad." She repeated.
"Yeah, she repeats everything too, so be careful!" I laughed.
She giggled. "You a poopy butt." She said.
David laughed. "And where did you learn that?" He asked her.
"Don't say the word poop at the dinner table." I said trying not to laugh at her.
"Ricky say it!" She shouted.
"Well, Ricky doesn't have very good manners." I said.
"You poopy butt!" She said to David laughing.
He looked at me and I could tell he was trying to keep a straight face. "Honey, that's not nice to-" He said, then laughed.
"I wanna watch tubbies." She said kicking the chair.
"Take more bites of your pizza." I said.
"It yucky!" She shouted. She kept looking at David like she was trying to get his attention. "It's not yucky, you just said it was yummy." He told her.
"Yucky!" She said throwing her pizza on the floor laughing.
"Molly, you pick that up right now, or no Tubbies." I told her. She stuck her tounge out at me.
"Molly. Do you want time out?" I asked her.
"NO!" She said, and I stood up and unfastened her from her chair. She climbed down and picked up her pizza and plate and threw them away.
"Do you want another piece? No desert of you don't eat more. We have chocolate pudding." I told her, and her eyes lit up.
"Only if you eat another piece." I told her.
"Okay!" She said. I got her another piece, and put her back in her chair. She ate the whole thing. When she was done I put let her go watch her show.
"Wow. You're good at this." David told me when I sat back down to finish eating.
"She's pretty good most of the time. I'm lucky." I told her. We finished eating, and sat at the table and talked for a while. We played a little bit with Molly, and then it was time for her to go to bed. I let David put her to bed. He really seemed to enjoy it. When he came back out of her room, he shut the door, and we walked to the living room and sat down on the couch.
"You okay?" I asked him.
"Yeah. I'm sorry I left. I always regreted it." He said.
"You could have come back so many times." I told him.
"I know that now. I always hated my father, and I'm not better them him." He said.
"Don't say that. You are here now, and that is a lot better then you can say for your father." I told him. "So, what did you want to talk about?" I asked.
"Are you seeing anyone?" He asked.
I laughed. "No. I havn't even dated anyone since you." I said.
"Why?" He asked. He looked like he felt so bad. "Did I cause you to be afraid of getting close to someone?"
"No. I guess I just don't feel like I have the time to be in a relationship." I said.
He nodded. "I'm sorry."
"I was suppose to be going snowboarding this weekend with a guy from work." I said. "I was going to see if my Mom would watch Molly for me."
"Okay." He said.
"I can reschedule." I said.
"Oh no. You don't have to do that." He said.
"I'm thinking I probably should. . ." I said.
"I'm thinking you probably need to go." He said. "I'm sure a vacation would be a great thing for you."
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Do you not want to go?" He asked.
"Well, I kind of want to hang out with you. While you're here." I said.
"While I'm here?" He asked. "I was thinking of sticking around. For Molly." He said. "Rent is cheaper in this area anyway. I can get a place real close. He said.
"What about your job?" I asked him.
"Honey, there are construction jobs everywhere. I can find work, trust me." He said.
"Well then, I think it is a great idea." I told him. He smiled at me.
"So, how are you holding up?" I asked him. He sighed.
"I don't know." He said, and his eyes teared up.
"Bethy, I'm not just here for a visit." He said.
"I guess I'm just afraid." I said softly.
"I'm not going anywhere." He said taking my hand. "I'm not going anywhere unless you to me to go somewhere else."
I looked down at the floor. "I don't want you to be anywhere else." I said.
He nodded. "Please don't worry. You'll see." He said.
I just smiled.
"Come here." He said softly. I looked up at him. He was gesturing for me to sit in front of him.
"I think I'm going to get to bed." I said standing up. As much as I wanted to get close to him again, I was afraid. "Goodnight." I said. I started to walk away and he grabbed my hand. I turned around. "Do you still love me?" He asked.
I nodded. "As much as I didn't want to, I never stopped." I said trying not to cry.
"Please sit with me for a few more minutes." He said. I walked up to him slowly and sat down in front of him. He put his arms around me and held me tight. "I never stopped loving you either." He whispered.
I started crying.
"Don't cry. I'm sorry." He said.
"No, you didn't do anything. This is all just so unexpected." I told him. He lifted my head up with his hand, and leaned forward and kissed me. It was amazing. Better then I remembered.
"I missed you so much." I told him.
"I'm sorry. I missed you too. I was too stubborn to admit it though. Untill now." He said.
"I'm scared though." I said.
"I'll still get another place, okay? We'll work on our relationship slowly." He said.
"But what happens if you realize this isn't what you want. Having a child is a big responsibility." I said.
"It is what I want." He said.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"I just know." He said.
"Then stay here." I said.
"I would really love that, but I don't know if that's a good idea." He said.
"Why?"
"I don't know, baby. I just don't want to rush into anything." He said.
"Rush? We already have a child. We just spent some time apart." I said.
"Okay." He said.
"Okay? Really?" I asked him.
"Yes, really. Let's get you to bed so you aren't tired in the morning." He said. We stood up, and I turned and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my forehead.
"I'm so sorry, for everything." He said.
"It's okay. We're starting over, remember?" I asked.
"Yeah." He smiled.
He walked me down the hall and stopped at Molly's room. He peaked in at her, then closed the door. "I love how she sleeps." He whispered. "With her butt in the air."
I giggled. "She has done that since she was a little baby." I said.
"It's cute." He said.
He walked me to my bedroom and stopped at the door. "Goodnight." He said.
"You can sleep in here." I told him.
"I want to. Maybe it's too soon. Let's wait, okay." He said.
"Okay." I agreed. He hugged me, and kissed me on my cheek, then walked out to the living room. I shut the door and took a deep breath. I was a little dissapointed.
As soon as I layed down, my door opened and he peaked in. "Hey." He said quietly. He opened the door more and walked in. I sat up. He walked over to me and sat down on the bed next to me. "Can I ask you something kind of personal?" He asked.
I bit my bottom lip and nodded. He shifted his body towards me. "I know you said you havn't dated anyone since me." He said. "Have you. . ."
"What?"
"Slept with anyone since me?" He asked.
"No." I said. "That's not something that is important to me. I focus on work and Molly. That's it."
"Wow." He said.
"I havn't had the urge or felt the need to go find someone to sleep with." I said.
He nodded.
"Sex is not high on my priority list." I said.
"You probably forgot how much you need it." He said.
"I don't need it, David." I said.
"You're amazing, you know that. I'm not good enough for you." He said.
"Don't say that." I told him.
"It's true. I've always looked up to you. I'm not a good person like you are." He said.
"Stop. Don't look up to me. You are crazy...I fell in love with an amazing person. I'm still in love with that amazing person." I told him.
"I'm not amazing. I'm horrible! I left you, and Molly." He said.
"That was two years ago. You are here now. You've changed, David. You aren't the same guy you used to be, I can tell." I told him.
He sighed. "You gave up so much for her." He said.
"And it was my choice." I said.
He stood up and smiled. "I just want you to know that pretty soon I'm gonna remind you how much you need it." He said.
"Sex? I doubt it." I said.
"You just wait." He said.
"I've went this long, I think I can go longer." I said.
"Well, you're crazy if you think this relationship won't involve that." He said.
I smiled. "Well go away before it starts involving it tonight." I said.
"Hmm." He laughed and sat back down on the bed. "Just teasing." He said standing back up.
I sighed.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing." I said.
"No, something. You wanted to! Thats what that sigh was." He said. I laughed.
"Did not!" I told him.
"Did too! Don't worry. You'll get it, just not tonight." He said.
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"I told you it's not important to me." I said.
"It will be." He said.
"I don't even think about things like that anymore." I said.
"You'll see." He said. "Goodnight."
He left the room, closing the door behind him. I had trouble falling asleep, but I finally did around midnight. I was so tired the next morning. I left Molly at home with David again and went to work. When I got to my desk, there was a huge bouquet of flowers on it and a card. I opened the card and it was from my whole unit. "I told them you didn't want people to make a big deal about your sister." I heard someone whisper. I turned around and it was Reed. "I told them it was too hard for you to talk about, but they didn't listen." I sat down in my chair.
"Oh my god." I said.
Mr. McAllister walked up to my desk. He handed me a day off sticker. "I want you to take the day off today." He said. "Go be with your sister."
"Oh. . . thank you." I said. I started crying. "Please sir, I don't like to talk about it."
"I'll keep that in mind." He said. "Take the day off." He smiled and walked away. I wiped my eyes. "I feel horrible." I said.
"Why couldn't I have said your dog died or something." Reed said.
"Cause that's not a lie that will get you your job back." I said laughing quietly. "I just feel bad about this."
"Say she's improving or something." He said.
"Yeah. I'll have to." I said.
"So, are we still on for this weekend?" He asked.
"Actually, I need to talk to you about that. My ex husband is in town, and we are kind of trying to see where we stand." I told him. He looked disapointed.
"GOd, I'm sorry." I told him.
"No, it's okay. As long as he isn't a jerk or anything." Reed said.
"No. He's different now." I told him.
"Do you want to go out to lunch today? We can still be friends, right?" He asked.
"Uh, sure." I told him.
He smiled and walked away. I moved the flowers over to the corner of my desk and turned on my computer. I was not looking forward to answering everyones questions about my fake sister with cancer.
I didn't get much work done that morning, because several people came by to talk to me about my sister. I was so glad to get out of there for lunch!
Reed drove us to a small chinese food place that was close to work.
"I'm going to hell!" I said in the car on the way over.
"No you aren't! I take all the blame." He said.
"People keep coming over to talk to me. I just keep saying she is taking a turn for the better." I told him, and shook my head. He laughed.
"In a few weeks just tell them it was a miracle and she is cured." He said.
I started laughing. "Yeah I guess." I said.
"I'm sorry. I got you into all this." He said laughing.
"It'll be fine." I said.
After lunch, I went to see Mr. McAllister and told him I would take my day off tomorrow. I figured I would just stay in and spend the day with Molly and David.
It was friday, so I'd have three days to spend with them. The day was finally over, and I couldn't wait to rush home and see Molly and David. Traffic was awful, and it got worse because it started to snow. It was only snowing lightly, but it was enough for people to start driving horribly slow. I hated when people overeacted to the weather. I finally got home, and as I approached the apartment, David and Molly were outside playing in the snow. Molly was all bundled up, and she could barely move. She looked so cute.
"Hey, baby." He said smiling.
"Looks like you're having fun." I said.
"Yup, but it's about time we got inside." He said looking at Molly.
She sat down in the snow, then started crying because it was cold.
David laughed and picked her up. We went inside. "I'm off tomorrow." I said.
"Oh yeah?" He said.
"Yup." I said smiling.
"I think I'm going to go get some of my stuff tomorrow." He said. "And bring it here if that's okay."
"Of course." I said.
He took off Molly's shoes and jacket. "You stinky." She told him laughing and pointing at him.
"You really crack yourself up, don't you?" He said to her.
She smiled. "Hmm!" She said crossing her arms with a mad look on her face.
"I swear that is like the most adorable thing I've ever seen." He said laughing.
"Come on, let's get some dry pants on you." I said to her.
"I got it." David said smiling. "Don't worry."
"Okay." I said.
He winked at me and walked down the hall with her. I took off my scarf and jacket. "Oh dear god." I heard him say loudly. "And you're calling me stinky." He said.
"You stinky!" She told him. I laughed and walked into the room. He was changing her diaper.
"Wow! Thats a bad one!" I said.
"Yeah, tell me about." He said. I laughed and walked to my room to change. When I came back out David was laying on the couch while Molly was watching Popeye.
"You look tired." I told him.
"She's a handful." He said. I smiled and walked over to him. Here, stand up." I said.
"I just layed down." He wined.
"Stand up!" I told him. He stood up.
"NO lay down on the floor on your stomach." I told him.
"What?" He asked.
"Just do it! And take your shirt off." I told him. He gave me a weird look, but he did it. I sat down with my legs around his waist and started massaging his back.
"Why didn't you say that is what you were doing?" He asked me. I just laughed.
"Shoosh. Relax." I told him.
Molly walked over to us and giggled. She pointed at us. "Sex." She said giggling.
"What?" I asked her.
She giggled and pointed at us again. "Sex!" She said.
"And where the hell did you learn that?" He asked.
"No hell." Molly said with a mean look on her face.
"Oops." He said laughing.
"Oops." She said copying him. She giggled. "Sex." She said again.
"Where did you learn that word?" I asked her.
"Sex, sex, sex!" She said jumping around in circles.
I got up. "Stop saying that." I demanded. "This is not sex, Molly. Who tought you that word?"
"She probably heard it on tv or something." He said sitting up.
"SEX!" She shouted, giggling.
"Molly Catherine! You stop that right now! It is NOT funny!" I scolded. She finally realized it wasn't a joke and stopped. It looked like she was going to cry.
"Are you hungry?" I asked her.
She just nodded her head.
"What do want for dinner?" I asked her.
"Pizza Maconi!" She said.
"Honey, there is no such thing as Pizza Macaroni." I told her.
"YES!" She shouted. David laughed.
"I'll make some Macaroni, and she can have both." He said.
"Is just pizza okay?" I asked her.
"NO!" She shouted.
I grabbed her hand and slapped it. "You stop wining!" I yelled. She started crying.
"She's not ussually like this." I said. He picked her up. "David, she can't have everything she wants." I said.
"Baby, I could easily make some macaroni." He said.
"That's not the point." I said. "You're giving her everything she wants. Even when she doesn't ask nicely. That's why she's acting like this."
He put her down and walked down the hall to the bathroom. "Sweetie, go watch your Popeye. I'll be right back." I said. She ran to the living room and sat down in front of the tv. I walked to the bathroom door and knocked. "Dave?" I said.
"Come in." He said.
I opened the door. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for that to come out rudly." I said.
"I don't know what I'm doing." He said.
"David." I said. I walked into the bathroom and shut the door. "It's okay to give her things she wants, but you can't do it all the time." I tried to explain to him.
"I guess I'm just trying to be a good Dad." He said.
"And you are." I said.
He smiled. "I don't think I am."
"It just takes practice. It's really hard at her age too, because she is testing us. It's okay to tell her no. She'll be mad for a little bit, but she'll eventually forget about it." I told him.
"Sorry." He said.
"Don't apologize. You didn't do anything wrong." I told him. He looked up and smiled at me. I walked up to him and kissed him. He put his hands in my back pockets, and continued kissing me. I stopped and he smiled at me.
"I'll go heat us all up some pizza." He said.
"Not so fast, mister." I said.
He smiled. "Okay."
"Seriously, don't get worked up about it." I said.
"Okay." He said.
"I love you." I said. My eyes started to tear up and he hugged me.
He sighed. "I love you so much." He said.
"Momma!" I heard Molly yell.
David let go of me and laughed. I smiled. "Popeye is probably over." I said.
"God forbid." He said smiling.
I laughed. "I'll find a movie for us all to watch while we eat." I said. "Oh that reminds me of another thing. We only eat in the living room every so often for dinner. Make sure you make her eat at the kitchen table most of the time."
He smiled. "Oh okay."
"Has she been eating her lunch in the living room?" I asked laughing.
"Yeah. . . sorry." He said.
"It's okay. I just don't want it to be a habit." I said.
"Okay. Good idea." He said.
He stood up and kissed me one more time, then we both walked back out to the living room. Molly was in the kitchen. She had pulled out the box of pizza and had eaten most of the cheese off of what was left. I started laughing.
"Molly! What are you doing?" David asked.
"Hungy." She said.
"Molly! Goodness! You know you are suposed to wait for mommy!" I told her. I was trying so hard not to laugh. She had cheese and sauce all over herself, and the floor. Her hair was full of it.
"Looks like it's bath time." I said.
"No!" She yelled.
David got down on his knees so he was at her level. "Looks at this mess you made." He said to her. "You've got sauce all over yourself."
She just stared at him. "Go get your bath toys." He told her. She stuck out her bottom lip and made the saddest face. She always did that when she was about to cry. "Mess." She said pointing at the sauce on the floor.
"Yes it is a mess." He said. "Now go get your bath toys."
She walked down the hall. "I'll clean this up." He said.
"Thank you. I guess we're having mac and cheese after all." I said. He smiled at me, and I walked after Molly. She was already in the bathroom putting toys in the tub. I started the water, and got her messy clothes off of her. I turned the water off, and put her in the tub. She fussed while I washed her hair, and then she was fine and enjoyed herself. When it was time to get out, she didn't to come. I finally convinced her that she wanted some mac and cheese, and she let me take her out. I got her pajamas on, and when I walked out David had made Macaroni and Cheese and hot dogs.
We all sat down at the table and ate. David put his hand over mine. He still had no shirt on and I couldn't stop looking at him. When we finished eating, I turned on Teletubbies for her and helped David clean up the kitchen. He walked over to me and reached over my head to put a plate in the cabinet. He set the plate down and put his arms around me. He started kissing me. We kissed for a few minutes, until Molly came in and said sex again pointing at us.
"Molly." I said, sternly.
"Sorry." She said.
"Apology accepted. Do you want some cereal?" I asked her. She nodded her head. I put some fruit loops in a bowl, and handed it to her. She walked out to the living room and sat down on the floor. She played with some of her toys while she watched TV.
"I wish I knew where she learned that." I said.
"Who knows. Could have been anywhere." He said.
"I guess." I sighed. We finished putting the dishes away, and then it was time to put Molly to bed. I let David tuck her in again, and straightened up the living room while I waited for him. I was picking up some fruit loops off the floor, and he came out and smacked my butt.
"Hey!" I said, laughing.
"Sorry. I had to." He said. I stood up and looked at him.
"Can we continue where we left off?" He asked. I just smiled, and nodded my head. He walked over, put his arms around me and kissed me again.
He took my hand and lead me to the couch. He sat down and pulled me on top of him. "I can't beleive how much I've missed you." He whispered. I smiled. "I didn't realize how much I missed you until you came back." I said.
He layed down and I layed down on top of him. He put his arms around me and started kissing me again.
We kissed for a while, and then I stopped.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine." I said.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Do you want to take this to the bedroom?" I asked. I was nervous because I wasn't sure if he had actually meant to continue things further or not.
"Yeah." He whispered smiling as he tucked my hair behind my ears.
We got up and he followed me to the bedroom. I shut the door and went to my bathroom. I took out my earrings and my necklace. He walked up behind me and put his arms around me. He kissed my neck. "Are you sure about this?" He asked. He looked up at me in the mirror. "Yeah." I said smiling. I turned around and slid my pants off. He picked me up and put me on the counter. He kissed me and took off my shirt. "Still don't think you need this?" He asked. I grabbed his pants and pulled him close to me. I put my legs around him and started kissing him.
I almost fell off the counter, and we both laughed.
"Guess, you do need it?" He asked.
"I need you." I told him. He picked me up, and carried me over to the bed. He layed me down, and climbed on top of me.
"We don't need an casualties." He said, and smiled at me.
Just then we heard Molly start crying. "I'll get her." He sighed. He got up and left the room. I went to the bathroom and washed my face. I got ready for bed and turned on the TV. When ten minutes passed, I went to Molly's room. They weren't in there. I walked further down the hall and saw the light on the wall, so I could tell the TV was on in the living room. I walked out there and they were laying on the couch watching Barney. "I think she had a bad dream." He whispered. She looked up at me and then back at the TV. I sat down by his feet. "See you're a good Dad." I said smiling.
"Thank you." He whispered. Molly fell asleep a few minutes later.
"Is it okay if I sit with her for a little while?" He asked.
"Of course. I'll go to bed." I told him. He smiled, and I walked back to the room. I stoped in the hall and listed to him. He was singing to her. I smiled, and then climbed in bed and went to sleep.
I woke up in the late afternoon the next morning. I couldn't beleive I slept in so late. I jumped up quickly and ran out to the living room. I was releived when I saw Molly throwing her blocks around and David on the couch reading a book. He looked up at me. "Why did you let me sleep so late?" I asked sitting down next to him.
"I figured you hadn't had a chance to sleep in for a long time." He said.
I nodded.
"So, I didn't want to wake you." He said.
I hugged him. "Thanks." I said.
"Momma." Molly said walking over to me. She climbed onto the couch and hugged me.
"Hi baby." I said, and kissed her.
"I was going to go and get some of my things today. Do you two want to come with me?" He asked.
"Um, sure. Molly loves going places, even if it is just running errands or something." I said.
"GO bye." She said. And I laughed.
"Yes Molly." I told her, and she got all excited.
"I'm going to go take a shower, and then we can head out if you want." I told him.
"That sounds good. I'll watch Molly for you." He said.
"Thanks." I told him, and went and took a shower. I walked from the bathroom to my bedroom in just the towel, and David was in there.
"Oh, hey!" I said. "You scared me."
"Sorry. I was looking for a pair of socks to borrow." He said.
"bottom drawer on the left." I told him.
"I found a pair. I opened one of the drawers and found your wedding and engagement ring. You still have it?" He asked.
"Yeah. I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it." I told him.
"I'm glad you didn't." He said. He walked over to me and put his arms around me. He kissed me and let go of me. He started walking away, then turned around. "Baby." He whispered.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"She's watching tv." He said.
I smiled. "Okay."
He closed the door a little more and walked over to me. "I was hoping we could continue where we left off last night before she woke up." He said.
"I give her five minutes before she figures out we're both in here and wants to know why we aren't out there with her." I told him.
"It looked like she was about to fall asleep." He told me.
"Hmmm. We might be safe then." I told him, and smiled. He walked over, and put his hands on my waste and kissed me.
"Momma!" We heard Molly shout.
David stopped kissing me and sighed. He looked really frustrated.
"In here, sweetie!" I said.
She walked into the room and put her arms around my legs. "Sorry." I mouthed to him.
"I'm going to take a shower." He said.
"Tonight." I told him. "I promise. Just wait, okay?"
He picked up Molly. "Let's get going." He said.
"You just said you wanted to take a shower?"
"No. I'll take one when we get back." He said, and walked out of the room. I got ready, and then walked to Molly's room to put together her diaper bag and pack some things to keep her buzy. When I was done we walked down to my car, strapped Molly in, and started driving to Davids. I let him drive, since the weather looked like it might take a turn for the worse. There wasn't very much traffic, so it didn't take long for us to get to his place. We pulled into the driveway and David told me to wait in the car with Molly while he went in real quick. I thought it was a little strange, but I figured he probably wanted to let his roomate know we were there. Maybe even make sure the place was safe for Molly. I looked in the back seat and she was sound asleep in her car seat.
He walked back out and opened the door for me. "Sorry my room mate has a girl over." He said laughing. "Just making sure the coast was clear." He got Molly out of her seat and grabbed her diaper bag. He closed the door and smiled at me. We went inside and there was a lady sitting on the couch smoking a cigarette. Her hair was all messy and her eyes were bloodshot. I felt really uncomfortable. "Are you Lizzy?" She asked me. I smiled. "Yeah." I replied. I thought it was cute that he told her my name was Lizzy. He hadn't called me that since high school and I loved him calling me that, because he was the only one who did. "She is darling, David." She said standing up. She walked over to him and put her hand on Molly's back. "I'm proud of you, you know that?" She told him. He nodded. A man walked into the room. "Beth?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"It's me. Jeff. From high school." He said.
"Jeff! Wow. How are you?" I asked smiling. He gave me a hug. Jeff was very popular with the ladies in high school. He looked a little different now and had gained some weight, but he still looked attractive. "I didn't know Jeff was your roommate." I said.
David smiled. "Yup." He said.
"How you doing?" Jeff asked him.
"Much better." He answered smiling as he looked at Molly.
"You guys can hang out in the living room." Jeff said. David handed Molly to me and I followed Jeff to the back of the house. "I cleaned up and child proofed when I found out you were coming." He said.
"Thanks." I said smiling.
"No problem." He said. He turned on the tv and handed me the remote. "We've got satelite, so I'm sure you could find something to watch." He said.
"Thank you." I said.
"And you're welcome to help yourself to anything in the fridge." He said.
"Thanks so much." I said.
"Good to see you, Beth." He said.
"You too. You look great." I said smiling.
"You too." He said.
Jeff left, and flipped through some channels until I finally found some cartoons. I looked at Molly though, and she was asleep on my shoulder, so I found something for me to watch instead. About half an hour went by and the girl that was in the front room popped her head in.
"Hey. Can I get you anything? Something to drink? Something for the Baby?" She asked.
"Um, could I get a glass of water?" I asked.
"Sure." She said smiling. She left the room and came back with a glass of water and some potato chips. She sat down on the couch.
"Thank you." I said.
Her hair was brushed now and it looked liks she had put some make up on. She looked so much better. "I could get you a blanket if you'd like to lay her down." She said.
"Oh, thank you. That would be great." I said.
She smiled and walked over to a chest next to the couch. She pulled out a nice blanket and layed it down on the floor. I layed Molly down on it and she rolled over to her side. I turned on a rerun of Dr. 90210. "I'm so glad David is finally taking charge of his life." She told me.
I just smiled. I didn't really know what his life was like before he came back home. I wasn't really sure if I even wanted to know. "He talked about you every day. I don't know how many times Jeff and I told him to just call you or go see you." She explained.
"Really?" I asked looking at her.
She nodded. "Yeah." She said.
"Everything okay in here?" David asked walking up to me.
"Yup." I said.
He looked at Molly and sat down on the floor next to her. He brushed her hair out of her eyes. "You almost done moving your things?" She asked him.
"Yup. Pretty close. Jeff wants to go get something to eat. I told him it's up to you." He said looking at me.
"Maybe we should just get take out somewhere so Molly can sleep." She said.
"I just realized you were never introduced. This is Kelly." He said pointing to the girl.
"Oh okay." I said laughing.
She laughed. "I'm sorry." She said.
"It's okay." I said. "We can still go out. She sleeps fine in her carseat. It's up to you guys."
"Well, what do you feel like eating?" He asked me.
"Oh! Don't leave it up to me. I never know what I want." I said.
"We can go to that Chinese buffet down the road. It's cheap, and fast, and pretty tasty." Kelly said.
"That sounds good to me." I said.
"Okay, Chinese it is." David said. He stood up, walked up to me, and gave me a kiss, then left.
"He is so differnt now. He's even taken out his piercings." Kelly said.
"I noticed that. It surprised me." I told her.
"He was starting to loose his super-rebelious attitude a little while ago. He finally decided what he wanted in life, I guess. I'm surprised he's handling Laurens death so well." Kelly said. I didn't say anything. It was a little weird having a stranger try to talk about David and Lauren with me. I just shrugged.
"They had a weird relationship, but he's such a good guy and he felt guilty every day when he was with her and thinking of you." She said. "He tried to love her."
I nodded.
"His heart belongs to you, Beth." She said.
"Okay. Ready?" David asked from the kitchen.
I picked up the diaper bag and David walked into the room. He picked up Molly and we got in the car. "Did you really not love Lauren?" I asked.
He sighed and his eyes got glossy. He shook his head no and started the car. He put his hand on my leg as he backed out of the driveway.
"But you wanted to love her." I said.
"I could never love anyone but you." He said not looking at me.
"Yeah, but you wanted to love her." I said again.
"No. I just felt guilty for not being able to love her like she loved me." He said.
I didn't say anything. I decided to drop it. I tried not to think about him loving her. According to him and Kelly, he didn't love her anyway. "I love you." He said softly.
"I love you too." I said.
He just smiled at me.
"Sorry I brought it up." I told him.
"It's okay. I'm guessing Kelly brought it up. She's kind of nosey. Really bossy too." He said.
"She did." I told him.
"I always loved you. I just felt like you deserved better then me after I left you." He said.
"We deserve each other." I told him. He stopped at a stop sighn and leaned over and kissed me real quick on the cheek before it started going again. It was so cute.
"Molly loves you too, you know." I told him.
"She is so beatiful. She's smart too for her age, isn't she?" He asked. I just shrugged.
"I know one thing." I told him.
"What?" He asked.
"She's as stubborn as you are!" I said, and he laughed.
"I guess she got my good quality." He said smiling.
I giggled and leaned back in the seat. I sighed.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, I just feel tired." I said.
"You can sleep on the way home if you want." He said.
"I just might do that." I said smiling.
We pulled into the restaurant and parked. Jeff and Kelly parked next to us, and we all got out and walked into the place. We found a big booth, and a woman brought over a baby seat for Molly.
"You go ahead and get your food first. I'll watch the girl." David said. I just smiled and got up. Kelly came with me, and Jeff stayed at the table with David.
"I can't get over what an adorable family you guys make." She said.
"Thank you." I said smiling.
We got our food and went back to the table. David gave me a kiss and stood up. Him and Jeff went to get their food.
I put an empty plate in front of molly, and put some food on it, and cut it up for her. I wished David would get back. I felt awkward around Kelly.
"She is so adorable." She told me.
"Thanks." I said, and smiled at her.
"I don't think I ever want kids though. I mean, they are cute, but I don't know." She said.
Molly started crying. It was really embarassing. I hadn't really taken her out in public much. David rushed over, set down his plate and picked her up. "Eat. I'll take her outside." He said. He stepped outside with her. Jeff walked up to the table and sat down. "So, do you talk to anyone from school?" He asked.
"Just Angie Palmer every few months." I said.
"You guys were so tight. It's crazy how easy it is to lose touch with people." He said.
"Yeah, it is. It's weird running into people now too. After five years." I told him.
"No kidding. You look just like you used too. Only a little more mature I guess." He said. "Me, I've put on a lot of weight." I laughed.
"You look good though." I told him. "Where did you go to highschool?" I asked Kelly.
"Palm Springs." She said smiling.
"Oh wow. Awesome." I said.
"Yeah. I love going back there." She said. "It's such a beautiful place. Jeff and I plan on moving there within the next few years. We've been trying to save money."
"Cool." I said.
David walked in with Molly and set her back in her chair. She was laughing.
"Wow! How did you get her in such a good mood?" I asked him.
"I'm just a funny guy, I guess." He said, and made a funny face at her. She stared laughing again
"No eat the yummy food." David told her, and she picked up a small piece of chicken and ate it.
"Wow! That is amazing." I told him.
He smiled at me. "I'm a natural, baby." He said puting his arm around me. I giggled. We all ate and talked for a while, then we went our seperate ways. Molly and I slept the whole ride home. I woke up to David giving me a kiss. I smiled and yawned. "Wake up, honey." He said. I looked back at Molly and she was still asleep. "Hand me the diaper bag and I'll take it in." I mumbled. He handed me the bag and picked up Molly. "I'll bring my things in in the morning." He said. We went inside and he put her to bed. I went to my bedroom and got ready for bed. It was only 8:00, but I was exhausted and the day seemed to go by so slowly for some reason. I layed down in bed and turned on my radio. David walked in and I sat up. "She's out." He said.
"She's gonna be up early." I said.
"Not a problem." He said smiling. He walked over to me and layed down on the bed next to me. He sighed. "What a day." He said.
"I know. I thought You'd have more stuff?" I asked him.
"What didn't fit in the car, I just let Jeff keep. I'ts mostly junk anyway." He said.
"So, are you ready for bed?" I asked him.
"Only if I can sleep in here with you." He told me.
"Of course you can." I told him. He smiled, and stood up and stripped down to his boxers then climbed into bed with me. We started kissing right away. I guess there is no need to go into too much detail. We had no more interuptions, and it ended up being one of the most romantic, passionate nights we had ever had together. Before we fell asleep David was holding me in his arms. He kissed my neck and whispered "Goodnight". I closed my eyes and fell asleep, happier then I had been in a really long time.
I woke up early the next morning to Molly crying. I opened my eyes and she was standing next to the bed. I leaned over and picked her up. I layed her down between David and I and she fell back asleep.
I couldn't go back to sleep, so I just layed there and watched her and David sleep while I thought about a lot of different things. I was still so amazed that David was there. I never ever thought he would be back in my life like that. I watched him start to wake up, and he looked a little confused when he saw Molly in the bed.
"Morning." I whispered to him.
He smiled.
"She walked in here crying, so I just layed her down with us." I said.
He turned over and put his arm around her. He kissed her forehead. "I'll go make breakfast." I said smiling.
"Okay." He said. He closed his eyes. "We can sleep longer if you want. I can make something later." I said.
"Alright." He said yawning.
I just laughed at him. He fell back to sleep right away, and I snuck out of the room. I wasn't used to sleeping in so late. I prepared some food to cook for breakfast, and set it in the fridge untill the woke up. That way I could just throw it all together real quick. I looked at the clock and it was 9:00. I knew Sandra would be up with her kids, so I left a note for David, then walked over to Sandra's.
"Good Morning, come on in." She said smiling when she opened the door. I walked in and she poured me a coffee right away. "How are things going?" She asked. We sat down on the couch. "Really good actually." I said.
"You don't sound happy about that." She said.
"I guess I'm just a little scared still." I said. "I mean everything is perfect again. It feels way too good to be true."
"Are you afraid he will just up and leave again?" She asked.
"Yeah and god, I know I shouldn't feel this way, but I just can't help it." I said.
"I would be afraid too." She said. "He's just going to have to prove to you that he's not going anywhere. It'll take some time."
"We finally slept together last night." I said.
"Was it weird?" She asked.
"No. Not at all. It was incredible." I said.
"Of course it was incredible. It's been quite a while for you." She said.
I laughed. "That's not it."
"Did you feel a strong connection with him?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"I would give anything to have that feeling again." She said.
"What are you talking about?" I asked her. "You have Jim."
"Yeah. He works all the time though. I never see him. It's just me and the kids all the time." She said.
"Oh stop! You see him plenty." I told her. She just shrugged.
"So, are you guys like back together then? Seriously?" She asked.
"Yeah, we are. I still can't believe it. It's like It's a dream or something." I told her.
She smiled. "It'll feel right soon." She said.
"I know. It just doesn't feel real. I know it will soon." I smiled.
"It all just shows how happy you are that he's here." She said.
"I know." I said. "Maybe you should talk to Jim about being around more. Maybe he could take a week off or something. I'd love to watch the kids for you."
"Yeah right. He'd laugh if I suggested that. Maybe I can just get him to come home early for a change. Or take a day off." She said.
"Let me know, I'll watch them." I told her.
"Thanks. My birthday is coming up. Maybe we can do something special." She told me. Her son Ben came running down the hall. He had make-up all over his face.
"BENJAMIN SCOTT!" She yelled. He was 3, and thought this was all hilarious. I was trying hard not to laugh.
She grabbed his arm and walked him down the hallway to the bathroom. "I'm gonna go back home, Sandy. Thanks for talking!" I shouted to her.
"You're welcome!" She said.
I went outside and it started to snow. I just stood there in the snow. It reminded me of my first day in this town and it made me smile.
My nose started to get cold, so I walked back inside. David and Molly were still asleep, but I figured they would probably be up soon, so I started cooking breakfast. Sure enough, the both wondered out shortly.
"Smells good." David said, and walked into the kitchen. He put his arms around my waist and kissed my neck.
"Yummy mommy!" Molly shouted. David picked her up.
"You're a stinky girl. Let's get you cleaned up before breakfast." David told her.
I giggled.
"I love you, baby." He said pinching me in the butt. I jumped. "David!" I said laughing.
I finished cooking and fixed a plate for each of us. I sat down at the table and waited for them to come back. There was a knock at the door, so I walked over to it. I opened it a little and peaked out. There was a man standing there. He was tall and fat and he had a shaved head. "I'm looking for Dave." He said. I got a weird vibe from the guy. "I think you must have the wrong apartment." I lied.
"Dave owes me a lot of money." He said pulling a knife out of his pocket.
"I don't know anyone named Dave." I lied again. "And you're scaring me with that knife, so I suggest you step away from my property before I call the police." I closed the door and started freaking out. I ran to the bathroom where he was helping Molly dry her hands. I started crying. "What is it, baby?" David asked setting Molly down. "A big man was just at the door asking for you. He said you owed him money." I said. He hugged me. "Fuck." He said under his breath.
"Do you owe someone money?" I asked wiping my eyes.
He just continued to hug me. "Yeah." He said.
"Is that why you came here, hu?!" I shouted crying. "To hide out?!"
"No, baby." He said looking angry. "I can't beleive you would even think that!"
"Who do you owe money and why?" I asked.
He hugged me again. "We have to move." He said.
"What?!" I shouted.
"That guy is really dangerous. I don't want him to hurt you or Molly." He explained.
"Will you please give me some kind of explanation for this?" I said.
"I helped my friend Park get drugs from that guy." He said. "I drove him. He got the shit, jumped in the car and I drove away."
"Park owes him a lot of money." He said.
"Well you call Park and tell him to pay that guy." I said.
"It's not that easy, baby. Park doesn't have that kind of money anyway." He said.
"How much did he steal?" I asked.
"A lot. I don't know how much, but I know it was a ton of money. Fuck. I don't know how he would know I was here. The only one that knows where I am is Jeff." He said, then it looked like something clicked in his head.
"That bastard." He said.
"Jeff?" I asked.
"Yeah, Jeff. That asshole!" He said.
"David. Not in front of Molly." I told him.
"Oh, God! Why the hell did I come here. I thought it was over." David said.
"David, I can't move. This is my home. Molly's home." I told him. My eyes started to tear up, and he hugged me.
"I'll figure something out baby. I promise." He said. There was a lot of really loud pounding on our front door.
"Momma?" Molly said.
"It's okay baby." I said, and walked over to her. I picked her up.
"How could you bring us into this?" I asked David.
"I'm so sorry!" David said.
"Well do something! That guy is still pounding on the door!" I shouted.
"Go answer the door again." He said taking Molly from me.
"No." I said.
"You have to." He said.
"David, no." I said. "He pulled a knife out of his pocket last time."
He looked out the window. "Some guy just made him leave." He said.
I rushed to the window to peak out. It was the maintenance guy that helped me with my car. We watched the big guy pulled away squeeling his tires. He knocked on our door and I ran to answer it. "Hi." I said. "Thank you so much for getting rid of that guy."
"I told him if he ever came back to these apartments, I'd have him arrested." He said.
"Oh my god. Thank you so much." I told him.
"What's going on?" He asked. I stepped outside, and shut the door.
"My ex-husband is here. I guess there was some misunderstanding about money. Shit." I said.
"Everything okay? Need me to ask your ex to leave?" He asked.
"NO! No. It's okay. Thank you though." I told him. I realized I forgot his name, so I snuck a glance at his nametag.
"Hey, Chris. Thank you." I told him.
"Your welcome. How is your car?" He asked.
"Great. Hey, wanna come inside for some breakfast?" I asked him.
"Um, as long as I wouldn't be intruding." He said.
I smiled. "You wouldn't be intruding at all." I said. "Come on in."
He followed me inside and took off his coat. "Come on and eat." I said to David. He walked out with Molly. He stopped when he saw Chris sitting at the table. Chris stood up and introduced himself. David shook his hand and gave me a dirty look. "He does maintenance work here at the apartments. He fixed my car the other day." I said. David had such a mad look on his face. He nodded and put Molly in her seat. He sat down next to me. "Hey, baby." He said to me.
"Yeah?" I asked.
He leaned over and kissed me. "I love you." He said, then looked at Chris. I giggled and put my hand on his leg. I squeezed it. "Baby?" He asked me. I looked at Chris and he suddenly looked uncomfortable. "Yes?" I asked.
"You're beautiful." He said giving me another kiss. I smiled. "Thank you." I said. I giggled. "So, Chris. How long have you been working here?" I asked.
"Just a few months. Um. I just remembered. I have some things I need to do before it gets too..a...late." He said, and stood up.
"Are you sure?" I asked him.
"Yeah. Nice meeting you." He said to David. David didn't say anything.
"Thanks again." I told Chris. I stood up and let him out.
"What was that about?" I asked David when I sat back down at the table.
"I don't want some guy thinking he can make a move on you." He said.
"David! He got rid of that goon! He's a nice guy." I said.
"He just wants you. I know guys like him." David said.
"Oh please! You are being completely unreasonable!" I told him. I looked at Molly and she looked upset.
"We can talke about this later." I told David. We ate, and then I let Mollly down so she could go play in her room.
"Don't be naive." He said.
I stood up and picked up my plate. I put it in the sink. "He's not trying to make a move on me, David." I said.
"Alright. I guess you know guys better than me." He said.
"I knew this was all too good to be true!" I shouted. I ran to my bedroom slamming the door. I started crying. "Baby." He said opening the door. "I'm just looking out for you." He said giving me a hug.
"It doesn't matter if people make a move on me, David. It doesn't matter, because I would just reject them." I said.
"I'm sorry." He said. "That guy just gave me looks like, I'll be fucking your wife soon."
"Oh please!" I shouted.
"He was." He said.
"He was not, David!" I said.
"You've been back two days, and your just a jealous as you always were." I said.
"I'm sorry. Please stop crying." He said. "I'll take you out. Unless you want to stay in. Then we can see if Sandra will watch the Molly and we can watch some movies or something." He said. I had never seen him freak out and act so nervous before.
"David. Just promise me do not jump to conclusions like that. Trust me." I told him.
"Sorry baby. I promise." He said.
"Okay." I said.
He hugged me again. "Please don't cry." He said. I took a deep breath and he wiped my eyes. He put his arms around me and started kissing me.
I stopped and smiled at him.
"I still can't believe you are back." I told him.
"Well, I am." He said, and hugged me.
"We need to figure out what to do about this crazy guy. He knows where you are staying." I told him.
"Leave that to me, okay." he said.
"David, I don't think that is a good idea-"
"Just trust me, okay. I'll fix it." He said, and kissed me again.
"Daddy?" We heard Molly say. David smiled. "In here, baby." He said. She walked into the room and started crying. "What's wrong?" He asked her. He picked her up. She pointed at her head and he felt it. "She has a bump on her head." He said starting to freak out.
"It's okay." I said smiling. "It happens all the time, she's fine."
"But there is a bump!" He said.
"DON'T PANIC! You will freak her out. She'll be okay...I assure you. She has has worse." I told him.
"Do you want some ice baby?" I asked her. She nodded. We walked out of the room, and I put some ice into a baggie and wrapped a towel around it. It wasn't really going to help, but it always made her feel better. I got her a popsicle to eat too. David sat down on the couch with her and held the ice on her head while she ate her popsicle.
"I'm going to go do some laundry while you are watching her." I told him.
"Okay." he said. I gathered up the dirty stuff in the hamper, found the laundry soap, and some quarters and headed to the laundry room.
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I filled up the washer with whites and poured some bleach in. I sat down to wait for the load to finish. Nobody was in there, so it was pretty quiet. A guy walked into the room with a garbage bag full of something. He set it down by the door and walked over to me. "Can you spare a few quarters?" He asked. He smelled horrible. "I'm sorry, I only brought enough quarters for my two loads of laundry." I told him. He gave me a dirty look. I heard the door open again and I looked up. It was the big guy that Park owed money. "Sir, if you walk with me to my apartment, I can get you a few quarters." I told him. I was freaking out inside, but trying to play it cool. I picked up my bag with the rest of my clothes in it. The man smiled. "I am George." He said.
"Kerry." I lied. I didn't want the big guy to know my real name.
"You are a sweet girl." He said. I looked up and the big guy was still standing by the door.
George and I walked toward the door. The big guy pulled his knife out again.
"Leave." He said to George. George grabbed his trash bag, and ran out.
"Kerry? You can do better then Kerry, Elizabeth." He said.
"I know where David is. And I suggest you tell him to pay us back." He said. I backed away from him and stopped when I hit a washer.
"He doesn't owe you. His dumb friend does." I said.
"Oh, is that what he told you? And how much did he say it was? He's in a lot deeper then he's going to be willing to tell you." The guy said. "He doesn't have a friend that owes us money. He does. He messed with the wrong people." The guy said.
"I don't believe you." I said, trying not to cry.
"You should. Lauren didn't believe us either." He said, and walked up to me. He grabbed my throat, and made look in his eyes.
"You tell David that when I come looking for someone, I find them. If he runs or screws us again, I'm going to come after you and his kid." He said.
"Fuck you." I whispered. He let go of me, and smacked me. I watched him put his knife away then leave.
I slid down the washer onto the floor and started crying. I sat there for a few minutes and heard someone walk in. I peaked up and it was a policeman. I saw George walk in after him. "He attacked her, sir." George said to the officer. I stood up. "He's been arrested, ma'am." The officer said. "I need you to tell me what he did to you."
I explained everything to him. He picked up my bag and walked me back to my apartment. "We've been looking for that guy for over a year for armed robbery." The officer said. I opened my door. "Are you going to be okay ma'am?" The officer asked.
"Baby." David said walking over to me. He hugged me. "I'll be fine. Thank you." I sobbed. The officer nodded and left. George was still standing there. I wiped my eyes. "Would you like to come in for a cup of coffee?" I asked him.
He nodded. "Baby, why don't you get him some clean clothes?" I said.
"Okay." David said.
"Thank you." George said.
"No, thank you George." I told him.
"Sorry I wasn't faster. The police don't always take us guys seriously." He said.
"It's okay. You did good." I told him. David gave him some clothes.
"Thank you!" George said. He seemed nice, but like he wasn't quite all there.
"Are you hungry?" I asked him.
"Yeah." He said.
"Have a seat. I'll fix something for you." I told him.
He held up the clothes. "Baby, will you show him where the bathroom is?" I said to David.
"Yeah." He said. "You're welcome to clean up too if you'd like."
"Thank you." George said.
David walked him to the bathroom. I started boiling some water to make macaroni and cheese. I sat down at the table. I was still a little freaked out. David came up behind me and put his arms around me. "Was it him?" He asked.
"That big guy." I said starting to cry. "But he's arrested now. He won't be bothering us anymore."
"I'm so sorry." He said. I turned around so I was facing him. "Promise me you won't get yourself into anymore trouble." I said.
"Of course." He said hugging me.
"So it was you that got into trouble. What did you do?" I asked him. He sighed.
"Yes. And it isn't relevant now." He said.
"David, he said something about Lauren." I told him.
"What?" He asked. He sat down across from me to look me in the eyes.
"What did he say about Lauren?" He asked.
"That she didn't believe he would come after you and her." I told him, trying not to cry.
"Oh my god! I didn't even know Lauren knew about it. It is my fault she died!" He said. His got all watery.
"It is not your fault." I said. "Nobody ever deserves to be treated badly."
"We're fine now and happy and safe." He said.
"I know." I said smiling. "I know."
"You gotta beleive that." He said.
"I do beleive it." I said.
We heard the shower turn on.
"I'm so glad he was there. I was terrified." I said.
"Me too. Water is boiling." David said. I got up and poured the macaroni in.
"I wish I had more to give him." I said.
"I'm sure he appreciates all of this." David said. We heard Molly start to cry, so David got up to go get her from her room.
There was a knock at the door. I peaked out the window and it was a police officer. I walked over to the door and opened it. "I'm just here to tell you that the man who attacked you earlier had a key to your apartment. I suggest you change your locks incase he's got some buddies with copies of it." He said handing me the key.
"How could he get a copy of it?" I asked.
"You'd be surprised." He said.
I nodded. "Thank you." I said.
"We've tightened up security in the area, so you should be safe otherwise." He said.
"Okay." I said.
"You have a great night." He said.
"You too." I said.
He smiled and left. I closed the door.
I put the key in my pocked, then called the office to tell them I need my locks changed. I ended up just telling them I'd have them changed myself. I didn't trust the people in the office anymore. I grabbed the phonebook and started looking up locksmiths. There were so many, and I was afraid I couldn't trust any of them. I started crying again.
David walked in with Molly. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"That guy had a key to the apartment somehow. We have to change the locks." I said. "An officer came to the door and told me."
"Baby, it's fine." He said. "You want me to take care of it? I'll put a chain on the door too."
"Thank you." I said.
I finished making the macaroni and cheese and George walked out a minute later. We gave him some food, and even found some spare cash to give him. He was real thankful, and left sortly after.
"Baby, I need to go lay down for a little while." I told David.
"Okay. I'll keep an eye on Molly." He said. I just nodded, and got up and walked into my room and climbed in bed.
I fell asleep and woke up later to David climbing in bed with me. "Locks are changed. Molly's asleep in her bed." He whispered.
I turned over onto my back. He leaned over and kissed me. "We're safe." He said. "Okay?"
"Yeah." I said.
"Park and Jeff paid that guys friend for me too. We shouldn't be bothered anymore." He said.
"Okay." I said. "I love you, David."
"I love you too." He said. "Bethy." He smiled and gave me another kiss.
"Lets ask Sandra to watch Molly so we can spend the rest of the night together." I told him.
"Okay. That sounds great." He said.
"I'll call her. We can take Molly over when she finishes her nap." I told him. He smiled at me and kissed me some more.
"Hold that thought." I said giggling. "I'm going to go call her real quick."
I went to the living room and called her. She was happy to take Molly for the night. I packed up her things and we watched tv while we waited for her to wake up.
It didn't take her long to wake up. When she did she got excited when I told her she was going to get to go see Ben and Sandra. I got her ready, then she said goodbye to David and I walked her over.
"Thank so much!" I told Sandra.
"Don't mention it! You know I don't mind." She said, and hugged me. I ran back over to my place. I was so excited to get to have some uninterupted time with him.
He was laying in bed watching tv. I got my red lace ligerie out of the closet. It was the outfit I wore on our wedding night. I grabbed it quickly and ran to the bathroom. "What are you doing?" He asked.
"Getting ready for bed." I lied. I put it on and checked myself out in the mirror. I smiled. It still fit and I felt hot in it. I brushed my hair. I opened the door and peaked out. "What are you up to?" He asked suspiciously.
I opened the door all the way. He sat up with big eyes. "Wow." He said.
"It still fits." I said.
"That is the same one?" He asked. I smiled and nodded.
"Get over here!" He said, standing up. I walked over and he put his arms around me and kissed my neck.
"I love you." He whispered. I sent a chill down my back.
"I love you too." I told him, and slid off his shirt.
"I'm surprised you still have it." He said smiling.
He layed me down. "Of course I still have it." I said.
"Well, I'm glad you did." He said kissing me.
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"Remember our wedding night?" I asked him. He laughed. "That stupid maid kept interupting us! Finally you made a sign that said Consumating Marriage, DO NOT DISTURB and hung it up!"
David and I were both laughing so hard.
"I remember. She could harldy speak english and kept asking if we needed towels. I told her we might when we were done, and she just looked at me funny!" He said.
"Do you still have our wedding albums?" He asked.
I nodded. "Yeah."
"Will you look at them with me?" He asked.
I smiled. "Yeah." I got up and grabbed my big wedding keepsake box from the back of my closet.
I set it down on the bed, then climbed under the blankets with David. We started going through everything. I started crying right away.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I just never thought you would be back here. I loved you so much." I told him.
"Well, I am." He said, and kissed my hand.
He picked up a picture and started laughing. "I got the cake all over your nose." He said holding up the picture.
I giggled and he handed me the picture. "I was so embarassed." I said.
"You were the most beautiful bride." He said picking up an album.
"Thank you. We didn't even think we'd get it all planned in time, remember? It remember it was so beautiful." I told him.
"It was. Look, there we are standing under that big tree that you were alergic too. You kept sneezing." He said.
"Oh yeah! The pictures came out so nice. You can't even tell." I said.
He laughed and pointed at a picture of my little cousin picking her nose with cake on her finger. "She is so cute." He said.
"She is. I can't wait to see them all for Christmas." I said.
"Oh I wanted to ask you about that." He said. "Your family doesn't know we are working things out. Is that going to be a problem?"
"I wouldn't worry about it." I said.
"Okay." He said. "Is it okay if we spend Thanksgiving with my family?"
"Yeah. Definatly." I said smiling.
"It almost feels like we were never apart." He said.
"I know. It's weird how things work out sometimes, isn't it?" I asked him.
"It is." He said, putting the photo album down. He put his hand on my cheek and kissed me.
He pushed the box over and layed down. "Come here." He said pulling me down on top of him. We had sex and it was just as amazing as the last time. Afterwards, we took a shower together, then cuddled in bed to watch some TV.
I fell asleep right away. I felt so comfortable laying there in his arms.
The next morning I woke up and he wasn't there. I was half asleep, so for a brief second I thought it was all a dream. Until I heard Johnn Cash on the stereo, and smelled food cooking. I jumped out of bed and ran to the kitchen to see him.
"Hey beautiful." He said.
I laughed when I saw him standing there flipping eggs with my red apron on. He smiled.
"Red is definatly your color." I said walking over him and hugging him. He put his arms around me and started kissing me.
"So, what do you want to to today?" I asked him.
"I don't know. I havn't had free time in a while." He said.
"We could go ice skating. Or maybe go see a movie. OH! Or we can go hiking. It's cold, but once you get moving it gets warm pretty fast." I said.
"Wow! Slow down!" David said.
"Sorry. I just havn't had free time in a while either." I told him.
He laughed. "Let's watch a movie on the couch while we eat breakfast." He said. "Then we'll think of something."
"Sounds good to me." I said smiling.
He gave me a kiss. "Sit down and I'll make you a plate." He said.
"You are so sweet." I told him. He just shrugged. I sat down and turned on the TV. He walke out a minute later with two plates of food.
"What do you want to watch?" He asked.
"Goonies!" I told him.
"Goonies? You still love that movie?" He asked.
"Of course I do! How can you not like the Goonies?" I asked him.
He laughed. "It's a kids movie." He said.
"I watch a lot of kids movies with Molly around now." I said.
"You watch that one for your own entertainment." He said.
I smiled. "So!"
"Yeah we can watch it." He said. He turned on the movie and sat back down next to me.
When we were done eating I curled up next to him to watch the rest of the movie.
He kept laughing at me when I would laugh at the movie.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing. You are just so cute." He said.
"Shut up." I told him, and stuck out my tounge.
He just laughed.
When the movie was over, we talked and agreed on going ice skating. We got all bundled up and headed to the ice park.
There was a bunch of people there. Mostly young kids. We put our skates on, and got on the ice. David was having trouble keeping his balance.
"You never were very good at this." I said, laughing.
"Hey, I'm trying. I'll get the hang of it!" He said, gripping onto my arm.
"Like how you're hanging onto my arm? I asked, and laughed.
"Don't make fun." He said smiling.
"You are so cute." I said.
I put my arm around him and we skated slowly. It was so beautiful outside. Everything looked so pretty. "This place is amazing." He said looking around and almost falling.
"Take it slow." I said giggling. "And yes, it is a very beautiful place."
"How are you so good at this? I suck." He said, laughing.
"Stop! It's because I used to skate a lot when I was little. I can't wait until I can start bringing Molly here." I told him.
"She would love it." He said. I little kid came wizzing by, and nearly knocked over David. If I hadn't had my arm around him, he would have lost it. I started laughing.
"Watch it!" David shouted at the kid.
The kid glared at him. It made me laugh even harder. "Stupid kid." David said under his breath.
"You're funny, honey." I said.
He turned around in front of me and stopped me. He put his arms around me and kissed me.
I stood there kissing him. It was so amazing. I felt like I did when we first met when we were teenagers. I stopped, and looked at him.
"What?" He asked.
"Remember when you snuck in my room that one night?" I asked him. He started laughing.
"I thought your mom was going to kill me!" He said.
"I know! I did too!" I told him. He looked in my eyes, and then leaned in and kissed me again. He lost his balance though, and fell backwards right on his butt.
I laughed and he grabbed my hand, pulling me down onto the ice with him. It was so cold! I scrunched my nose at him and he laughed. I stood back up and skated to the side of the ice where there was a bench. I wiped the snow off of it and sat down.
I laughed as I watched David get up and skate over to me. He almost fell twice. He saw me laughing and stuck his tounge out at me when he sat down.
"I'm sorry. You are just so cute honey!" I told him. He put his arms around me and kissed me again.
"I'm cold." He said.
"Does that mean you want to leave?" I asked, giggling.
"Kind of. . ." He said.
"We can go." I said.
"Actually can we sit here for a few minutes?" He asked.
I smiled. "Sure."
We sat for a little while and watched people skate. David pointed out a little girl who was skating around, rather well.
"That will be Molly someday." He said.
"Don't say that! I don't want her to get bigger." I said, and laughed.
"She's gonna be a hearbreaker someday. She has your eyes." He said.
I giggled.
"She is. She's too beautiful. Just like you." He said smiling.
"Thank you." I said.
"Okay, now we can go. I'm freezing my ass off." He said.
I laughed and stood up. We went back home and took a warm bath. He got out before me to go get Molly so we could all eat together.
I got out and put on some pajamas and started getting stuff set out to cook. David came back with Molly, and she went running to me.
"MOMMA!" She shouted.
"Hey sweetie!" I said, picking her up and kissing her.
"Did you miss me?" I asked her. She smiled and licked my cheek.
"Oh, I see. You are Molly the puppy right now!" I said, laughing.
David laughed.
"You girls are so beautiful." He said walking over to us. He hugged us. Molly licked the tip of his nose. We all giggled.
David took Molly into the living room to play with her while I made dinner. Most of the time I was watching them play. It was so cute to watch him with her. I was amazed how much he cared about her. When I first had her, he freaked out and wanted almost nothing to do with her. I looked at him and realized just how much he had grown up in those two years he was gone. The timer went off and pulled me from my thoughts. I smiled at them, and then turned to pull the chicken out of the oven. Just then someone knocked at the door.
"David, can you get that?" I asked, holding the hot pan.
"Yeah." He said, and got up to anser it.
I heard him open the door, then there was silence. "George is here, baby!" He shouted.
"Oh." I said to myself. I set the pan down on a potholder and walked to the door. "Come on in." I told him. He took his hand out of his pocket and it was bleeding really bad. "Oh my god, what happen?" I asked.
"I'm sorry. I had nowhere to go." He said with a shaky voice.
"You finish dinner, I'll clean up his hand." David said.
I smiled at him. "Thank you." I said.
I watched David walk George to the bathroooom, then I finished setting the table for dinner.
David walked back out to the kitchen, and then I heard the shower start.
"I guess he got in a fight with another bum." He said.
"Don't call him a bum." I told David.
"Why not?" He asked.
"I don't know. Just don't." I told him.
"Okay. Anyway, It wasn't as bad as it looked. I cleaned it up and told him I'd give him a ride to the hospital after dinner. He could probably use a stitch or two." David said.
"And you don't think that's bad?" I asked.
"I hope you aren't going to let this guy get in the way or our relationship." He said sitting down at the table.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"He is going to be waltzing in here all the time." He said.
"So. He needed help. He helped me out down there...we'd still be avoiding that man if he hadn't gotten the police." I told him.
"I know. I just don't want to suddenly have to take care of him all the time." He said.
"Oh come on. Why not? What's wrong with showing some compassion?" I asked. David just sighed.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing. I drive him to the hospital after dinner." David said.
I went to Molly's room where she was playing with her toys and brought her out to the table. After I strapped her in I dished out food onto everyone's plate and sat down. George walked out and I told him to sit down.
"Oh, no. That's okay...I'll just be on my way. I don't want to bother you nice people anymore." He said. I looked at David, and he rolled his eyes.
"You can eat with us George. Then I'll drive you to get stitches." David said.
"Oh." George said letting out a chuckle. "No need for that."
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"I don't have money or insurance. I've had worse cuts in life. I'll be just fine." He said. "I appreciate all you've done."
I looked at David. "Don't worry about me. I'll be just fine." George said. "Okay." I said. George left. "You shouldn't have let him leave." I told David.
"He wanted to go!" David argued.
"He's probably hungry! Why did you call him a bum? He probably heard you." I told him.
"Well he is one!" David said.
"I can't believe you just let him leave like that." I said.
"Momma!" Molly whined.
"Sorry baby." I said, and cut up some food on a plate for her.
"Are you going to continue to let stupid shit like this get in the way of our relationship?" He asked getting mad.
"Shit, shit." Molly said.
I looked at him. "Thanks for that." I said.
"Shit, shit, shit!" Molly continued.
"Don't ever say that word again, Molly. It's not nice." I said.
"Not nice." She said pointing to David.
"Now she thinks I'm not nice. Thank YOU for that." He said. He walked out of the kitchen. I heard the front door open and close. I started crying as I cut up her food. "Shit." She said again. I slapped her hand. "Don't say that!" I shouted. She started crying. She flipped her plate over and the food went everywhere. I took her out of her seat and cleaned up the mess. "I guess you're not eating tonight then." I said. "Is yucky." She said.
"It is not yucky. Go to your room." I said. She went running down the hall. I leaned back against the couter and slid down the cabinet to the floor. I just sat there crying. I couldn't figure out why I was so emotional.
I saw Molly walke up to me and wiped my eyes real quick.
"Sowy." She said.
"It's okay. That is just a bad word. Don't say that word, okay." I told her. She nodded. I put my arms out, and she walked over and gave me a hug.
"Are you hungry?" I asked her. She nodded again.
"Okay. I'll get you another plate." I told her. I walked her to her chair, and fastened her in then put some more food on a plate for her. She ate it all quietly. When she was done I got her a popsicle and sat down on the couch with her to watch some cartoons.
When she finished her popsicle, it was all over her face. I laughed and wiped her face. I went to the bathroom and started filling up the tub with water to give her a bath. "Baby, get your bath toys." I said. I heard the front door open. "Oh my god!" He shouted. Molly started crying. "Jesus! What is wrong with you, Elizabeth?! Do you EVER watch your child?!" He yelled.
I walked out to the living room. He picked up Molly and held her close to him rubbing the back of her head. "I'm filling up the tub so I can give her a bath." I said rudly. "What is wrong with YOU?"
"I walked in here and she had a steak knife in her hand." He said.
"What?" I asked.
"You heard me." He said. He walked into the bathroom and shut the door. I started crying again.
I looked around and there was no steak knife. I didn't know what he was talking about. All I saw was her toys where she had been sitting when I left her. I knocked on the door.
"There is no knife, I don't know what you are talking about." I told him.
"Yes there is! I took it away from her. It's on the counter." He shouted. I looked and there was nothing, so I walked back to the bathroom.
"There is nothing on the counter!" I shouted. I was trying to figure out what he was talking about. We hadn't used steak knives at dinner, and I kept those in the knife caddy on top of the fridge. I looked up and they were all there. "David, are you okay?" I asked him.
"FINE." He shouted back. I tried to open the door, but it was locked.
"David! Come out!" I shouted. I started to cry.
He opened the door, grabbed my arm and practically dragged me to the kitchen. "What the fuck is this then?" He asked. He picked up a knife that was on the counter next to the fridge. I started crying more. "I don't know how she got it." I sobbed.
"Because you left it where she could get it." He said rudly. He let go of my arm. We heard Molly splashing and giggling in the bathtub. "Fuck!" He shouted. He ran quickly to the bathroom. "Yeah you are so much better! Leaving her alone in the bath tub!" I shouted. I walked to the bathroom. "She climbed in herself." He said.
"Yeah, that's much better." I said.
He slammed the door in my face.
"David!" I said. I heard Molly laughing and splashing. I grabbed my purse and my coat and went outside. I walked out to the car to go for a drive. I got in and it wouldn't start agian. I hit the stearing wheel, and then layed my head down on it and started crying.
I looked up and saw Reed walking this way with some guy. I watched him as he waved goodbye to the guy and walked to his car. I quickly got out of my car and rushed over to his. I knocked on the window and he looked up. He opened his door. "Elizabeth." He said smiling. "My friend just moved into your apartments. I didn't think I'd get lucky enough to run into you here."
"Where are you headed?" I asked.
"To my parents. They are out of town. I have to go feed their dog and cat." He said.
"Can I go with you?" I asked.
He walked up closer to me. "What's wrong? Have you been crying?" He asked.
I took a deep breath and nodded. "I just want to get away for a little bit." I said.
"Hop in." He said. I walked around to the other side of the car and got in. He pulled out of the parking lot and I felt so releived.
"So what's going on?" He asked me.
"I don't know. It's been crazy." I told him.
"What has?" He asked.
"Everything." I said, wiping my eyes. "I'm just confused. I'm sorry. Thanks for taking me with you. My car wouldn't start." I told him.
"It's okay. I like your company." He said.
"I can't wait to get back to work." I said.
"That bad?" He asked.
I shrugged my shoulders. "I think we are seeing too much of eachother." I said.
He laughed. "Okay."
"Have you ever been in love?" I asked.
"Nope."
"You'll see soon enough what I am talking about." I said.
"No. If you were mine, it wouldn't be possible for me to spend too much time with you." He said.
I laughed. "Tell that to David." I said.
"He must be crazy if he doesn't realize how lucky he is to be with an amazing women like you." He said.
I smiled. "Thank you."
We pulled up in front of a cute little house. "Here we are." He said. We got out of the car and went inside. The house was very small, but really nice inside. I imdediatly felt comfortable and safe. I smiled. "This is such a cute house." I said.
"Yeah." He said. "It's cozy. I like it."
"Cozy. That's the word I was looking for." I said. I sat down at the kitchen table and he fed the dog. It was a big dalmation. "This is Rita." He said petting her. "She is so beautiful." I said smiling.
"Wiskers is around here somewhere." He said as he poured some cat food into a bowl. I stood up and studied him. He was so attractive. I started to think about the day he saved me from being fired from my job. "What?" He asked laughing. "Do I have something on my face?"
I shook my head and took a few steps closer to him. "Are you okay?" He asked. "You're making me nervous."
"Sorry." I said, and stopped walking.
"It's okay." He said, and smiled at me. I think I was confusing him.
"I was just...um...sorry." I said.
He walked up to me, put his hand under my chin, and lifted my head up. Then he kissed me. He stopped and looked in my eyes.
"Was that what you were trying to do?" He asked.
I nodded and he kissed me again. He kept his hand under my chin. It was cute. After a few minutes, he stopped kissing me and put his hand down. "Okay." He said. "Um. . ." He looked away, then back at me and smiled. He scratched his head. I giggled. "I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself." I said.
"Oh no problem. No problem at all." He said. We looked at eachother and smiled. "So, should you get back home?" He asked.
"I don't think I want to yet." I said.
"Okay. Um, what did you have in mind?" He asked.
"Well. . ." I said looking at him.
"Whoa. I don't want to be a jerk. I mean you just got back together with your ex." He said.
"I'm starting to wonder about that." I told him.
"Not going so good?" He asked. I shook my head no. He put his arms around me and hugged me.
"I thought I was too young for you." He said.
I looked at him and smiled. "Eh." I said shrugging my shoulders.
"I was not expecting this." He said.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to freak you out." I said.
"You didn't freak me out. Just caught me by surprise. It's pretty flattering actually." He said.
He leaned down and started kissing me again. I felt free for the first time in over three years. I decided to take advantage of the moment.
"There's a guest bedroom down the hall." he said. I smiled at him, and he took my hand and lead me down the hall. He opened the door and we walked inside.
He closed the door and put his arms around me. He kissed me roughly and lead me to the bed. He slipped my shirt off over my head. I toof off his belt and unbuttoned his pants. "Hey." He whispered. I looked up at him and we both smiled at eachother. He continued kissing me and I slid off his pants. I layed down on the bed and he layed down on top of me. I took off his shirt and he unhooked my bra. I slid it off. "Wow." He said staring at me. I giggled. "This isn't going to scar our friendship is it?" He asked.
"No." I said, then continued kissing him.
It occured to me that I hadn't been with anyone other then David. I was excited, and smiled.
"Happy?" He asked.
"Just really excited." I told him.
He kissed me, and we had sex. I felt amazing after.
"Okay?" He asked me. I just smiled at him.
"I should probably get you back, huh?" He asked.
"Yeah." I told him. We got dressed and he drove me back home. We talked the whole way, it was incredible. When we got there I kissed his cheek, and then climbed out of the car and walked inside. David was sitting on the couch and he looked pissed.
"Where were you?" He asked.
"I went for a drive." I told him.
"You left your car." He said.
"It's not starting, so I grabbed a ride with my friend." I told him.
"You know the living room window faces the parking lot, right?" He asked.
"Yes. Were you spying on me?" I asked him.
"I saw you kiss whatever asshole dropped you OFF!" He shouted.
"David, where is Molly?" I asked him.
"She's asleep in her room." He said. "Who was that guy?" He asked, standing up.
"Just a friend from work." I told him.
"BULL FUCKING SHIT!" He yelled at me. It made me jump.
He started crying. "I guess I failed again." He said.
"You havn't failed, David. Molly loves you to death." I said. "And you are great with her."
"You're slipping away from me." He said.
"No I'm not." I said.
"Why were you with him then?" He asked.
"Because I needed to get away. I was upset." I said.
"Baby, I am so sorry." He said hugging me.
"Me too." I whispered.
"We're moving too fast, aren't we?" He said.
"If this is going to work, we need to talk more when there is a problem. We can't scream at eachother and we can't just leave in the middle of a fight." I said.
"Like you just did?" He said.
"I won't do that again." I said.
"I won't either." He said. "Why did you kiss him though?"
"He just made me feel better. He's a good friend." I said.
"He probably just wants to get in your pants." He said.
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He walked up and hugged me, and I cringed.
"What?" He asked.
"I'm sorry. You just scared me when you yelled at me just now." I told him.
"Hey, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled." He said. I just nodded and he kissed my forehead.
"Let's go to bed." He said.
"Okay." I said.
We went to the bedroom and got ready for bed. "Baby?" He asked climbing into bed.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"I really am sorry." He said. "And I want you to know that if this doesn't work out between us, I'm not going to run away. I will still be here for you and Molly."
I smiled. "I know, sweetie." I said. I got in bed next to him and he put his arms around me.
I wasn't sure how I felt about him then. He showed breif flashbacks of how he used to be, and it scared me a little bit. I knew he was trying really hard though, so I decided to just let it go.
"Love you." He whispered.
"Love you too." I told him,and kissed his cheek. We both fell asleep soon after.
I woke up the next morning with David practically on top of me. "Hey baby." He said smiling. He brushed my hair away from my face with his fingers. "Hey." I said yawning. "I love you so much." He said.
I smiled. He tilted his head down and started kissing me. I put my arms around him. "I love you too." I said.
"I better go wake up Molly. She's going to get used to sleeping in." I told him.
"I wish I could get used to sleeping in." He said, and yawned. "I'll go look for a job while you are at work tomorrow." he told me.
"Okay." I said, and touched my finger to his lips. He kissed it and then I got up.
I went to the bathroom and put my robe on. David walked up behind me and put his arms around me. He kissed my neck. "Can we go back to bed for a few minutes?" He asked softly as he untied the front of my robe. "I better get Molly up." I said.
"She'll be fine, baby." He said.
I looked up at him in the mirror. He sighed and walked away. I walked back out to the bedroom and he was getting dressed. I layed back down in bed. "I'm sorry. Come here. She can sleep for a while longer." I told him.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said smiling. "Now get back over here before I change my mind."
He laughed and climbed back in bed.
We had sex and layed in bed for a little while. I don't think either one of us wanted to get up.
"I don't want to go back to work tomorrow." I said, and yawned.
"Me either. Don't you wish we could just stay here forever?" He asked.
"NO! You would start to smell bad." I told him, and he laughed.
He grabbed me and started tickling me. I laughed. It reminded me of us when we were teenagers. I screamed. "Stop!" I said.
"You know you love it, baby!" He said. I pinched him and he backed off laughing. "Ha!" I said laughing. "Just for that, you get more tickling." He said grabbing me again.
"NO!" I shouted, laughing. Molly came walking in the room and saw us. She started laughing.
"Save me baby!" I shouted. She climbed on the bed and started trying to tickle David. He pretended to laugh, which made her laugh even more.
He tickled her and she was laughing so hard. It was making us laugh too. It was the cutest thing. "See baby, she loves you." I said.
He smiled at me. He stopped tickling her. "Hmmm!" She said crossing her arms with that mad look on her face.
"Aww baby you are just too damn cute." He told her as he picked her up and hugged her.
She giggled, and kissed his cheek.
"Hey, want to go to chucky cheese today?" I asked her.
"Yeah." She said, and started trying to jump up and down. David was holding her though, so it looked hilarious.
"We'll go for lunch, okay baby." I said, and kissed her.
She nodded smiling. David gave me a kiss. "I'll find something to make for breakfast." He said. He left the room and Molly went running after him.
"Hey little girl." He said, picking her up.
"Do you want to help me make breakfast?" He asked.
"Yes!" She shouted. I smiled and got up to get ready. When I got out of the shower I walked out to the kitchen in my robe. Molly was covered in flour. I started laughing so hard.
"We made pancakes." David said.
"I see that!" I said. I ran and found my camera so I could take some pictures of them. David had a bunch of Molly sized flour hand prints all over his shirt and sweatpants.
"Cheese!" She shouted smiling. David and I laughed. "You are way too cute, girl." He told her. We sat down at the table and ate breakfast.
"I talked to my Mom yesterday. She wants to come over and visit." David said.
"Oh." I said.
"It's up to you." He said. "I told her I had double check your schedule first."
"Yeah I guess that would be fine." I said.
"I thought maybe we should figure out what you and I want to do first." He said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
He placed his hand over mine and looked at me. "I know that I want this to work." He said. "But I need to know if you want it to work."
"I do. I guess it just feels like it's moving really fast. I mean, you showed up here less then a week ago." I told him.
"I know, and I understand. I promise we can take things slower too. I can even get my own place if you want." He suggested.
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I shook my head. "I don't want you to get your own place." I said.
"Okay." He said.
"I like having you here." I said.
He smiled. "Good." He said. "Because I love being here."
"So, when is your mom coming?" I asked him.
"I'm not sure. I'll call her later." He said.
"Okay. Anytime is fine with me. You know my hours."
"Yeah. She'll like seeing you again. She hated me when I left." He said.
"Really? I always thought she didn't like me much."
He laughed. "No, she likes you." He said. "She told me that if I hurt you again, she will beat me senceless."
"Well, goodness." I said.
He laughed.
He took Molly out of her seat and she ran to the TV.
She knew what button to press to turn it on, she pushed it and sat down in front of her cartoons.
"She's smart." David said, looking at her.
"She is. I'm always amazed by her. She has a pretty good vocabulary too." I told him.
"Yeah. Like shit and sex." He whispered, and I started laughing.
He put his arm around me. "Is this going to work?" He asked me quietly.
"I don't know." I said.
"You ready to tell me where you went with that guy?" He asked.
I shook my head.
"Does that mean I probably don't want to know?" He asked.
I nodded.
"I was a dick." He said. "But, please don't ever run off with someone else again." He looked at me.
I nodded. "It was a bad idea." I said.
He sighed. "You've been stuck in this house for a couple years tied down." He said. "I'm here so you can live your life and be happy. Feel free sometimes."
I smiled and nodded.
"If you want to go on dates, then go on dates." He said. "If you want to go out drinking with the girls, then go out drinking with the girls."
"Thank you." I said softly.
"I'm not here to make you feel even more tied down, Bethy." He said.
I smiled.
"All I care about is your happiness." He said. "And Molly's."
"I love you." I told him.
"I love you too." He said.
"You know what we should do?" I asked him.
"What?" He asked.
"We should play a game with Molly. She is histarical when she plays board games. She is sitll a little to young for any of them, but it is so funny to see how serious she gets. She makes up rules too." I said.
"I would love too." He said, and kissed me.
"Pick a game. I'll be right back." I said. I went to the bathroom to put on something more comfortable. I put on my flannel pants and a tank top. I pulled my hair back and went back out to the living room. He had the game Sorry set up and they were waiting for me. I sat down and got a pain in my side. I rubbed my side. "Are you okay?" David asked. I smiled. "Yeah." I said. We played the game and had a lot of fun. Molly kept throwing the peices everywhere though and had trouble paying attention. We layed down on the couch to watch a few movies. It started to get late, so we had dinner and went to bed. I was excited that I was going back to work in the morning. I fell asleep quickly.
The next month went by quickly and before we knew it, it was December and Christmas was right around the corner. David and I were still not sure about our relationship, but we were getting along a lot better. Reed was becoming a good friend as well. We started going bowling a lot together and he would sneak sips of my beers. We found that pretty amusing. On Christmas Eve morning, I woke up feeling really nautious. I ran to the bathroom and started throwing up. I was throwing up that whole day and David rushed me to the hospital after dropping Molly off with Sandra. As I layed there in the emergency room, I was so scared that something serious was wrong with me. "Elizabeth." Dr. Groom said as he walked back into the room.
"Yes?" I asked trying not to cry.
"You are going to be just fine." He said.
"I am?" I asked with releif.
"You're pregnant." He said.
"I am?" I asked.
"Yes, you are." He said.
"How far along am I?" I asked him.
"About two months." He said. I imediatly thought of Reed. I knew I had been with David a lot since he had been back, but I slept with Reed the same time I started sleeping with David.
"We're going to keep you hooked up to the IV, but when it's done we can send you home." He said.
"Okay, thank you." I told him.
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