First of all I want to apologize for the spelling and grammer mistakes that I have made and didn't catch when editing. Sorry. Also thank you to the people who are actually reading the third chapter, you guys are awesome! I'm sorry I didn't really get any b/r in this chapter, but I will try to make that up to you next chapter.
Tonight was a going to be a bad night. I knew it the instant my mother left the house at four pm saying she "would be back soon". The flu was going around at school and I wasn't feeling very good. After trying to go to bed around ten, my nine year old self got up and staggered downstairs. "Daddy I don't feel well" I said walking into my fathers office.
"Go to bed RJ". My father said roughly.
"But Daddy, I think I might..." and before I could say anything else I threw up all over my dads office. Terrified I cried, "I'm so so sorry Daddy." Tears starting fall. My dad was very particular about his office, I was not allowed to be in it if he wasn't there, and I especially wasn't allowed to throw up all over it. "I'll go get a towel." I say, but before I could get out of my dads office I throw up again. My dad gets up and for a second I thought he was going to carry me to bed. Instead he came to inspect the damage I caused to his carpet.
"Get out RJ." He yelled. For a moment I thought he was going to hit me. The look on his face showed that he was contemplating doing so. I get up off the floor and walk to the door, I linger for a moment and watch as my dad calls the maid to come clean up. Disgusted, I ran to the bathroom crying. I washed vomit out of my hair as I heard my mom come home. All I wanted to do was run downstairs into my mothers arms, but instead I listen to my parents fighting. Katie starts to cry in the other room. I try to make her stop but I can't. So I sit on the floor near her crib and cry with her.
The first person I see after I leave my dad's room is my mom. I don't really know what to say. I'm still crying slightly and try to turn away so she can't see the tears. "Robin, baby." She says trying to comfort me. "He had a good life."
"He didn't die yet mom." I say annoyed. "If thats what you're here for." I step away from her.
"Robin, what are you talking about?" Confused, she tries to reach out for me again. I don't let her touch me.
"Where were you? All those nights when I was little, when you left us. What were you doing?" I spat, my pent up anger exploding. "Were you having an affair? Did you love somebody else?"
"Robin, I didn't mean for it to happen." She began, looking hopelessly at me. "Please just let me explain".
"What going on?" It was Katie. She looked from my tear stained face to my mom who was desperately trying to calm me down. Disgusted I walk away.
"No Marshall people don't just recognize her here. I mean its not like we've really been anywhere, other then the airport and this hospital, but so far no nurses have wanted her autograph." I hear Ted say as I enter the hospital cafeteria. He sees me coming and hangs up his phone. "Robin what happened?" He asks. The cafeteria only had a couple chairs and I find Ted pulling me onto his lap. At first I want to refuse, but i'm crying and he grabs my waist. I rest my head on his chest as the sobs escape from my mouth. Ted holds me like that for a long time, running his fingers through my hair in a comforting way.
I finally manage to stop crying, "Ted my mom had an affair." I say sitting up a little bit.
"What?"
"When she was married to my dad she had an affair, maybe more then one affair. All I know is she cheated on my dad."
"Did your dad know?"
"I don't know, I was to upset with my mom to ask her and you know what, I don't what to know. Its just, I've always thought that the reason my parents got divorced was my dads fault. Its just another thing I blamed him for, but umm apparently it was all my moms fault."
"Robin, you won't know for sure if you don't ask." Ted said. I get up from his lap, grab some napkins from a table and start to wipe my face off. I don't want to talk about this anymore. But of course, knowing my luck, Katie shows up.
"Robin! What happened? Mom wants to talk to you."
"You know Katie, Robin's really tired. I think we are just going to go to the hotel now. We will come back in the morning and Robin can talk to your mom then." Ted said, coming to my rescue.
"Oh okay I guess." Katie said clearly confused. "Do you want to take my car? You stuff is there anyway. I can go with Mom." She said looking at me for an answer.
"Thanks Katie." I say, I walk over and give her a hug, taking her keys I turn to Ted. "Lets go."
The hotel we were staying at only had a couple rooms available, all of which only had one bed. We decided that it would be easiest just to get one room considering this trip wasn't planned and Ted was going to sleep on the floor. "Ted you can sleep on the bed with me. Its fine."
"No, Robin I don't want to make you uncomfortable." He said as he grabbed a pillow off the bed.
"Listen Ted, its not like we haven't slept in the same bed together before, right?" I say as I take the pillow back. I put it back in the bed. "Its not like we are going to do 're just as tired as I am"
"Robin are you sure?" Ted asks, sitting on the bed.
"Yes. Its not going to be a problem for me." I grab the bag Lily packed me. "I'm going to take a shower."
Thats when I saw him. He was older, in a band, and so incredibly hot. He was everything sixteen year old me thought she wanted. I thought it was love at first sight. To be honest it was really just teenage infatuation, but I thought I loved him. When we broke up I was a complete mess. I thought my life was over. I actually went to a bridge to possibly jump.
I'm really glad I did go to that bridge. That's when my life changed forever.
A/N. I'm really excited for the next chapter. I'm going to write a love story for Robin and ... somebody you will see. Don't worry its not Ted. Hopefully if you read this far you will continue to read more. Thank you for reading :)