Trista smiled as she watched Megan on Santa's lap. She was a little shy at
first, but now she was sitting there chattering away. The store was warm
and filled with Christmas decorations. It was almost enough to put Trista
in a Christmas spirit. Then she thought about how she was going to get the
money for the doll Megan wanted and felt her spirits drop. She sighed. She
had Two weeks to figure something out.
"Im ready." Megan said running up to her grabbing her hand.
"Okay Honey. Lets go to the restaurant and get some hot chocolate." Trista said smiling.
"With whipped cream?" Megan asked.
"Of course." Trista said laughing.
They walked through the crowded store to the little in store restaurant Trista looked at the people throwing everything in site in there carts and felt a moments jealously, then waved it off. She should be grateful that she had Megan and they had enough to eat and a place to stay.
They sat down at a small table and Trista ordered hot chocolate for both of them.
Mark walked in Logan's and headed for the restaurant He needed something warm to drink. Glen was following him laughing
"Shut the hell up Glen or I will kick your ass right here." Mark growled.
"Sorry man, cant help it that was funny." Glen said still cracking up.
"How he hell was I supposed to know that was a prostitute service, I mean the add said hire an actress." Mark growled getting pissed agin.
"That would have been hilarious. Im sure a hooker would make a real good impression on Reynolds." Glen said grinning.
"Shut the hell up." Mark snapped.
Glen just grinned and shut up.
Mark sat down at a table and Glen plopped down across from him.
They ordered Coffee and big pieces of Apple Pie topped with Ice cream.
As they waited for there food they talked.
"So What's the plan now?" Glen asked. "I don't know, I have to find someone and soon." Mark said.
"Trista , can I go get a piece of gum out of that big gum ball machine?" Megan asked.
"Sure." Trista said.
She fished a quarter out of her purse and handed it to Megan.
"Now I can see you from here. Go get a piece and come straight back." Trista said. "Okay." Megan said and happily skipped away.
Megan hummed as she skipped toward the gum ball machine. It had been a good day and she was happy. She was so glad she had come to live with Trista. She was the best sister anyone could have. Sometimes Megan pretended that Trista was her mommy instead of her sister. She really wished she was. Megan wasn't really watching where she was going and suddenly tripped and fell towards a table.
Mark cursed as something jarred his arm and his coffee went flying all over him.
He looked down and seen a tumble of red curls and green eyes staring back at him.
"Dammit kid you need to watch where your going." Mark bellowed.
Megan looked up at the huge man, he had short Auburn hair and green eyes. He eyes went wide at the site of all the scarey looking tattoos on his arm. He was scarey. She took a deep breath and burst into tears.
"Jackass your scaring her." Glen hissed at him.
Glen stooped down and helped the little girl up.
"Are you alright Honey? Don't cry his bark is worse than his bite." Glen said patting her shaking shoulders.
Megan looked up into Glen's blue eyes.
"IIIIM SSSSORRRY." She sobbed.
"Aww sweetie. It's okay." Glen said trying to calm her down.
Mark was feeling pretty much like a heel for yelling at the kid and making her cry but he wasn't good with kids. They didn't seem to like him. "Megan are you okay?" Trista said putting her arms around Megan and pulling her close..
She glared at Mark. She had seen the whole thing. He didn't have to yell at Megan, he had scared her to death.
"I think she's fine Maam. My friend here just scared her by growling at her." Glen said.
Trista looked at Glen and smiled a little. He had helped Megan up and tried to calm her down.
"Thank you, she is very shy and your friend scared her by snapping at her." Trista said turning to glare at Mark again.
"Well lady maybe you should watch your kid and things like this wouldn't happen." Mark said
"I was watching her!" Trista said raising her voice.
"Not good enough." Mark said.
Mark was enjoying getting a rise out of her. She was a beautiful girl and even more so with her face flushed in anger.
"Hey it was just an accident , no big deal." Glen said trying to make peace.
Trista turned Megan toward Mark.
"Sweetie apologize for running into him and we'll go." Trista said gently.
Megan looked at Mark fearfully her bottom lip trembling.
"Im sorry." She said in a low voice.
Mark felt bad about scaring her but wasn't sure what to say to her.
Glen stepped in and kneeled down to the little girls level.
"Honey its all right, okay." He said smiling at her.
Megan liked him, he was nice and pretty eyes.
"Okay." Megan said giving him a smile.
"Well now aren't you a beauty when you smile?" Glen said drawing another shy smile from her.
Trista smile. He was so nice unlike his idiot friend.
Glen handed her a candy cane from his pocket.
Megan grinned . "Thank you sir." She said.
"Your welcome sweetie." Glen said.
"We have to go. Thank you and again Im sorry." Trista said taking Megan's hand.
Glen smiled as he watched them go.
He sat down and looked at Mark. "No wonder you cant keep a wife." Glen said.
"Oh go to hell." Mark muttered.
"Well You really blew it." Glen said grinning.
"What the hell ya talking about?" Mark asked.
"Did you see that kid?" Glen asked.
"Yea so?" Mark said.
"She could be yours, red hair, green eyes, yep she could pass for yours and her Mom was pretty nice to look at." Glen said.
"Your crazy, That girls probably married." Mark said.
"No wedding ring." Glen said smirking.
" I cant just ask someone off the street to play my wife." Mark said.
"All she could say was no, you don't have any thing to lose, besides you could pay her a nice little sum , probably help her out, a single mother at Christmas could probably use the money. And she looks sweet and proper, just the way a wife should look." Glen said.
Mark thought for a minute and then jumped up and took off to look for her.
Glen got up and followed with a big grin on his face. He had the feeling Mark was going to get more than he bargained for.
"Im ready." Megan said running up to her grabbing her hand.
"Okay Honey. Lets go to the restaurant and get some hot chocolate." Trista said smiling.
"With whipped cream?" Megan asked.
"Of course." Trista said laughing.
They walked through the crowded store to the little in store restaurant Trista looked at the people throwing everything in site in there carts and felt a moments jealously, then waved it off. She should be grateful that she had Megan and they had enough to eat and a place to stay.
They sat down at a small table and Trista ordered hot chocolate for both of them.
Mark walked in Logan's and headed for the restaurant He needed something warm to drink. Glen was following him laughing
"Shut the hell up Glen or I will kick your ass right here." Mark growled.
"Sorry man, cant help it that was funny." Glen said still cracking up.
"How he hell was I supposed to know that was a prostitute service, I mean the add said hire an actress." Mark growled getting pissed agin.
"That would have been hilarious. Im sure a hooker would make a real good impression on Reynolds." Glen said grinning.
"Shut the hell up." Mark snapped.
Glen just grinned and shut up.
Mark sat down at a table and Glen plopped down across from him.
They ordered Coffee and big pieces of Apple Pie topped with Ice cream.
As they waited for there food they talked.
"So What's the plan now?" Glen asked. "I don't know, I have to find someone and soon." Mark said.
"Trista , can I go get a piece of gum out of that big gum ball machine?" Megan asked.
"Sure." Trista said.
She fished a quarter out of her purse and handed it to Megan.
"Now I can see you from here. Go get a piece and come straight back." Trista said. "Okay." Megan said and happily skipped away.
Megan hummed as she skipped toward the gum ball machine. It had been a good day and she was happy. She was so glad she had come to live with Trista. She was the best sister anyone could have. Sometimes Megan pretended that Trista was her mommy instead of her sister. She really wished she was. Megan wasn't really watching where she was going and suddenly tripped and fell towards a table.
Mark cursed as something jarred his arm and his coffee went flying all over him.
He looked down and seen a tumble of red curls and green eyes staring back at him.
"Dammit kid you need to watch where your going." Mark bellowed.
Megan looked up at the huge man, he had short Auburn hair and green eyes. He eyes went wide at the site of all the scarey looking tattoos on his arm. He was scarey. She took a deep breath and burst into tears.
"Jackass your scaring her." Glen hissed at him.
Glen stooped down and helped the little girl up.
"Are you alright Honey? Don't cry his bark is worse than his bite." Glen said patting her shaking shoulders.
Megan looked up into Glen's blue eyes.
"IIIIM SSSSORRRY." She sobbed.
"Aww sweetie. It's okay." Glen said trying to calm her down.
Mark was feeling pretty much like a heel for yelling at the kid and making her cry but he wasn't good with kids. They didn't seem to like him. "Megan are you okay?" Trista said putting her arms around Megan and pulling her close..
She glared at Mark. She had seen the whole thing. He didn't have to yell at Megan, he had scared her to death.
"I think she's fine Maam. My friend here just scared her by growling at her." Glen said.
Trista looked at Glen and smiled a little. He had helped Megan up and tried to calm her down.
"Thank you, she is very shy and your friend scared her by snapping at her." Trista said turning to glare at Mark again.
"Well lady maybe you should watch your kid and things like this wouldn't happen." Mark said
"I was watching her!" Trista said raising her voice.
"Not good enough." Mark said.
Mark was enjoying getting a rise out of her. She was a beautiful girl and even more so with her face flushed in anger.
"Hey it was just an accident , no big deal." Glen said trying to make peace.
Trista turned Megan toward Mark.
"Sweetie apologize for running into him and we'll go." Trista said gently.
Megan looked at Mark fearfully her bottom lip trembling.
"Im sorry." She said in a low voice.
Mark felt bad about scaring her but wasn't sure what to say to her.
Glen stepped in and kneeled down to the little girls level.
"Honey its all right, okay." He said smiling at her.
Megan liked him, he was nice and pretty eyes.
"Okay." Megan said giving him a smile.
"Well now aren't you a beauty when you smile?" Glen said drawing another shy smile from her.
Trista smile. He was so nice unlike his idiot friend.
Glen handed her a candy cane from his pocket.
Megan grinned . "Thank you sir." She said.
"Your welcome sweetie." Glen said.
"We have to go. Thank you and again Im sorry." Trista said taking Megan's hand.
Glen smiled as he watched them go.
He sat down and looked at Mark. "No wonder you cant keep a wife." Glen said.
"Oh go to hell." Mark muttered.
"Well You really blew it." Glen said grinning.
"What the hell ya talking about?" Mark asked.
"Did you see that kid?" Glen asked.
"Yea so?" Mark said.
"She could be yours, red hair, green eyes, yep she could pass for yours and her Mom was pretty nice to look at." Glen said.
"Your crazy, That girls probably married." Mark said.
"No wedding ring." Glen said smirking.
" I cant just ask someone off the street to play my wife." Mark said.
"All she could say was no, you don't have any thing to lose, besides you could pay her a nice little sum , probably help her out, a single mother at Christmas could probably use the money. And she looks sweet and proper, just the way a wife should look." Glen said.
Mark thought for a minute and then jumped up and took off to look for her.
Glen got up and followed with a big grin on his face. He had the feeling Mark was going to get more than he bargained for.