Author note: This new story about Thatcher and Meredith. I have another story about them. It is call "need you now".

Listen to the heart

Thatcher put his daughter to bed and went for a walk around his college campus. He was a professor. Even though he had done right thing, he still feel like he still feel do wrong thing by keep Meredith from her mom or maybe again, the bad feel was from fact that they lived in his office. All sudden, he walks into a lady.

Thatch: I am sorry ma'am.

The lady laughed.

Thatch: Why are you laughing?

The lady: You are apologizing too much.

Thatch: My ex would be proud.

The lady: Why did she leave then?

Thatch: She didn't. I left her.

The lady: Then why does your daughter live with you, not your ex?

Thatch: How do you know that my daughter lives with me?

The lady: I saw you put her to bed in your office. So do you live in your office too or just your daughter does?

Thatch: I do.

The lady: How you did leave your ex with your daughter?

Thatch: If I going to tell you that we have to know each names. I will start, mine is Thatcher. What is yours?

The lady: It is nice to meet you, Thatcher. My name is Susan. So will you answer my question?

Thatch: Yes. At first, I left and got all way to my father's house before turn back. As I go to ring bell I hear my father voice in my head said, "Thatch, it is okay break woman's heart but it is wrong to break a little girl's." I asked, "What is difference?" The voice said, "Time will tell. Don't worry, everything dies." Finally, I know answer to question that I ask him every time he said this statement. All sudden, I drive back to my wife's house and pay the sitter. I wake up my daughter and pack up enough stuff to get us through next week. I go back to my father's house with my daughter fast sleep in back. That Thursday during my free time I go back to my wife's house and pack rest of Meredith's stuff. What I think is funny is that I make sure she is not home when I pack up Meredith's stuff. Eventually, my father said, "It is time for you and your daughter get own place." I said, "Do you love your granddaughter and me?" He said " Yes, but I thought I raise you to stand on your own two feet." He just kick out with the money that I earn those six months, we lived there. Sadly, it was not enough money to buy a house or even small apartment. So we move in to my office. He let us take couple of his inventions like couch and the desk. Couch can turn two beds, and the desk can change into a diner room table.

Susan: Why did you leave your wife?

Thatch: She was being a bitch and constantly breaks my daughter's heart. If you remember my father said, "Thatch, it is okay break woman's heart but it is wrong to break a little girl's."

Susan: How?

Thatch: She was always pushing Mere away and after we left I call her boyfriend of time and ask him, "If he thought my wife loved our daughter." He said, "Your daughter's birth didn't change her life as it change yours." He said " She put herself up grid."

Susan: What is grid?

Thatch: Aids

Susan: Can you only get that from bodily fluid touch other bodily fluid?

Thatch: Yes, but that back we didn't know that and more about the action than get it.

Susan: What was the action?

Thatch: She didn't care if she died during Meredith's childhood.

Susan: Did she?

Thatch: No.

Susan: I have guessed this Meredith is your daughter.

Thatch: Yes, sorry if I didn't make that clear and that is another thing that annoy my wife.

Susan: So how long did you leave your wife?

Thatch: Two years ago.

Susan: So how old was Meredith?

Thatch: five

Susan: So when she is 18 only remember her mom little bit.

Thatch: Yes, but that way my wife wants it.

Susan: That sad.

Thatch: Well, she had kid. Then one day, she decided that she didn't want kid any more.

Susan: It is still sad.

Thatch: Did you listen anything?

Susan: Yes, but I still think it is sad.

Thatch: I bet I can change your mind with a tape of mine.

Susan: You are on.

Thatch: Okay let go back to my place and I will get the tape. Susan: Okay

Thatch: Here is my office. We have really quiet because.

Susan: I know Meredith is sleep.

Thatch: Here is tape and my only advice on this tape is watch my eyes.

Susan: So when should I return this tape.

Thatch: How about tomorrow at 7:00pm and we talk about it and life. So bye.

Susan: So bye.

Author note: Please review. I don't feel like anyone is listening if you don't.