Returning to Atlanta
Amanda Rollins receives a letter saying that her old track coach has passed away. She starts to have flashbacks about her past. She decides to go back to Atlanta for her coach's funeral with her friends and family one last time a month before her wedding. When Amanda's daughter is kidnapped by Patton, she has a flashback on what he did to her and when he drugs her father, she has a flashbacks about her father.
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Returning to Atlanta
Chapter 1
Amanda Rollins is at her apartment with her fiancé Declan Murphy and they're watching TV. She gets up and she checks the mail and she puts the mail down on the table. There's a letter addressed to her from her friend Larry Jones. Amanda sits back on the couch and she opens the letter. She opens the letter, reads it and is in shock.
"Amanda? What is it?" Declan asks.
"I just got a letter saying that my old track coach has passed away from a heart attack." Amanda replies, sadly.
Amanda lays her head on Declan and she sheds a tear. He tells her that everything's going to be okay and he kisses the top of her forehead. She remembers that when she and Larry ran track together, they were good friends and they still are even thought he still lives in Atlanta and she lives in New York. Tony Rollins comes into the apartment with his wife and they play with baby Jesse and Frannie.
"My old track coach from high school passed away. He had a heart attack. I wanted to invite him to the wedding and he said that he was too sick and that he was dying. There's a funeral soon and everyone from his old track team is coming, including Larry." Amanda says, sadly.
"Let's see the letter." Tony tells his daughter.
Amanda hands her father the letter that her track coach sent her after she told him that she was engaged and that she wanted to invite him to her wedding. They read it and they are heartbroken. Amanda tells them that he was a great track coach and that he was nice to her.
"I never met this man, but I think that he was a good man." Christina says.
"This wedding is in a month and we have some parties to plan." Declan replies.
An hour later, Tony and Christina leave Amanda's apartment and Amanda goes into the bedroom to read the letter by herself. After reading the letter, Declan comes into the bedroom and he lays with Amanda. She looks into his eyes and she feels safe. He kisses her cheek assuring her that everything will be okay.
"Before you proposed, why were you nervous about the future with me?" Amanda asks.
"Because of your past in Atlanta. You're the mother of my child and you're my fiancée. I love you." Declan replies.
"I love you, too." Amanda responds.
At 10:30 PM at night, Amanda and Declan go to bed and they fall asleep. Half an hour later, Amanda wakes up and she feels her pajama pants and her sheets. Her pajama pants and the sheets are wet. She shakes Declan and he wakes up and he also feels the wet sheets.
"Did I spill water?" Amanda asks, confused.
"No, darling. You wet the bed." Declan replies, calmly.
They get up from bed and they take the covers back. They look at the wet sheets and Amanda becomes upset. Declan tells her that it's okay and that these things happen sometimes. She feels guilty that she didn't get up before she wet the bed.
"Take a shower and put on fresh pajamas. I'll change the sheets and I'll sleep on the couch. You can sleep on my side of the bed." Declan says.
"Okay. I need fresh pajamas. Amanda replies.
Declan gets fresh sheets from the linen closet and Amanda gets fresh pajamas and underwear. She goes into the bathroom and she closes the door. In the bedroom, Declan takes the wet sheets off the bed and he puts the fresh sheets on. In the bathroom, Amanda starts the shower and she hops in the shower. As she showers, she washes every part of her body. Declan leaves the bedroom and he takes the wet sheets out of the bedroom and he knocks on the bathroom door.
"Amanda, are you okay in there?" Declan asks.
"Yeah. I'm just taking a shower. I'll be right out." Amanda tells Declan as she showers.
Declan gets cozy on the couch and he falls asleep. In the bathroom, Amanda steps out of the shower and she dries off and then she puts her new pajamas on. She leaves the bathroom and she walks over to Declan who is asleep on the couch and she falls asleep on the couch. He wakes up and finds Amanda asleep next to him on the couch and he wakes her up.
"Can I sleep with you?" Amanda asks.
"Yeah. I'll come back to bed and you can sleep on my side of the bed." Declan replies.
Amanda and Declan walk back into the bedroom and they fall asleep. She feels safe knowing that Declan is asleep in the same bed with her. They get a few hours of sleep and they stay sound asleep until morning.