Here's the prologue to the trilogy! This takes place 8 years after New Beginnings. Enjoy! As usual R&R!

Love Isn't Supposed To Hurt

Prologue

Kenny's POV

After a long day in the office, I arrive home to get dinner started for Lee and I. When we first started dating, I took cooking lessons. I was lousy cook before, I've stepped it up a bit, but I still have ways to go to catch up to Lee. He usually cooks on his days off, but when he works, sometimes he doesn't get home until midnight. I like to have a meal prepared for him.

I'm making filet mignon, roasted potatoes, and asparagus. Lee loves eating steak and potatoes so I try to make sure he has it a few times a week.

Just as I'm taking the food out of the oven, my phone rings and I look and see its Kyle. "Hello?" I answer.

"Dude! I finally got a hold of you!" Kyle tells me. "Did you get my Evite?"

"About Karen's surprise party? Yeah I got it."

"Are you and Butters coming?"

"We're going to try to make it. Lee isn't sure if he'll have clients that day."

"Oh come on Kenny! It's your sister's 30th birthday!"

"I know, we're really trying!"

"Dude, you haven't been here in six years! It would mean so much to Karen."

"She doesn't even know about the party."

"Well when she finds out she's going to wonder why you're not there."

"How's Karen doing anyway?" I ask trying to change the subject.

"She's doing much better. She's on medication for her postpartum depression and she seems to be getting better as each day passes."

"That's good." Karen just had another baby girl named Kristen about six weeks ago and had really bad postpartum depression. That's part of the reason why Kyle is planning this surprise party to help lift her spirits up. "How's Kyla adjusting to her new baby sister?"

"Very well actually! She really loves being a big sister and she helped out Karen a lot especially when I'm at work."

"Good, good." I hear the door knob turning. It must be Lee. "I have to go Kyle!" I tell him quickly.

"Ok, just let me know what you decide as soon as possible."

"I will." I quickly hang up and put my phone down as Lee walks in. I run over to him and give him a hug. "Hi baby! I missed you!"

He pushes me off of him and glares at me. "Who were you talking to?"

I look away from him. "I-I was talking to Kyle..."

"Kyle from work?" He starts walking closer towards me.

I start backing up. "No, Kyle Broflovski!"

He stops and glares at me and then smiles. "Oh, why didn't you say so? What did he want?"

"He wanted to know if we're going to Karen's surprise party." I tell him as I start fixing his plate.

He sits down at the table. "I told you I don't think it's a good idea."

"Come on Lee! I haven't seen my family in six years!" I put his plate down in front of him. "Please Lee?" I give him sad puppy dog eyes.

"Don't do that..."

"I really want to see my family! I miss them! I have two nieces that I need to meet." Kevin and Missy also have a daughter named Katie, she's three. "Plus I don't want Karen to be disappointed that I didn't show up to her party."

He shakes his head. "No! I know you only want to go because you're hoping to run into Stan now that he's out of jail."

"That's not true!" I tell him as I hand him a glass of water."

"Do you think I'm an idiot? I know you're still in love with Stan!"

"No I'm not! I got over him a long time ago!"

"Oh that's right! You're still in love with that black guy!" He says in a mocking tone. "Do you want to go back to see him?"

"No! I'm over him too and he lives in California."

"Then you're going for Stan like I said before!"

"No I'm not! I really want to see my family…"

"Don't fucking lie to me!" He yells throwing the glass of water on the ground which causes me to jump.

On instinct, I bend down and start cleaning up the glass. "I'm not lying Lee..." I accidentally cut my hand on the glass in the process of picking it up.

He takes a deep breath and kneels down beside me. "I'm sorry I yelled at you." He takes the broken glass from me and examines my hand that's now bleeding. "I'll clean this up and take care of your hand."

"Thank you..." I tell him softly as he throws the broken glass in the trash. He goes to the bathroom and gets a rag and some peroxide. He puts some peroxide on the rag.

"This may sting a little..." He tells me as he puts the rag on my hand to clean the wound. "I'm sorry I threw the glass..."

"I'm sorry I got you that upset." I look away from him.

"Hey, look at me." I look at him. "It's not that I don't want you to go to the party, I just think for your protection it's best you don't go. I care about you and I don't want to see you get hurt!"

"I'm not going to get hurt. I just want to see my family." I smile.

"The answer is no. Now I don't want to hear about this party again, do you understand me?"

I nod. "Yes sir."

"Good." He grabs me and pulls me into a tight hug. His hug is almost suffocating. "This is for your own good."

"I know...I love you Lee..."

He pulls away from me. "I'm going out, I'll be back later." With that he leaves. I sigh and put away the food he doesn't eat and fix my own plate. I sit down and eat alone…again.

Preview:

Butters is jealous of Kenny's coworker.

Kenny tells Kyle they won't be able to attend the party.