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A Cry in the Night - Chapter Seven
Susan and Marissa sat at the kitchen table. "Thank-you Susan" Marissa said drinking the coffee handed to her.
"Marissa… I hate to ask but why are you here, back after all this time?"
She runs her fingers through her hair. "Susan, I made a mistake leaving. He's my son and I want to be a part of his life. I'm… I've… reformed myself…"
"Reformed?" Susan asks.
"Basically, I'm clean now…"
Bree saw from her second floor window. Gaby saw from her front lawn. Susan noticed while pulling into her driveway. Lynette noticed while spending time outside with her family.
A new "shiny" red car pulled up. A moving van followed. A house on the lane has been sold.
The housewives gather together and go over to introduce themselves.
"Hello. My name is Bree Van De Kamp. This is Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo and Gabrielle Solis." All the housewives exchange hellos.
"Hi ladies. My name is Miles Travis. And this is my…"
A woman walks over. Obviously much older than Miles. A pantsuit on. She's fairly tall with long auburn hair. Blonde highlights and eyes a shade of emerald green.
"Mother" Gaby blurts out.
"Wife…" Miles states staring at Gaby.
"Oh…" She says.
"Hello. My name is Kelly Travis" the woman says.
"Hello" the housewives say simultaneously.
"Shiny red car" Gaby says nervously smiling.
Everyone turns and stares at her.
Lynette runs off departing from the other wives when she sees a car pull up to her house. "Dr. Dolan" she exclaims.
"Hi Lynette. It's been a very long while."
"Yes, yes. Please come on" she says showing him the way.
Later that day.
*doorbell rings*
Kelly Travis comes to the door. Bree stands holding a basket. "Earlier was so impolite and informal… I wanted to make it up."
"Oh… how very Stepford of you…" Kelly says going for the basket.
Bree pulls back. "For you and Miles. Biscuits and croissants." As Kelly leans over taking the baskets. "Of course, when you and Miles are done I would greatly appreciate the return of my baskets" She says smiling wide.
"Of course, I cannot reveal many things due to the confidentiality we are under" Dr. Dolan says to Tom and Lynette.
"But… we just have some questions…"
"Such as?"
"Well, we know she was expelled" Lynette says.
"Can you tell us anything about that?" Tom asks.
"She was expelled from a community college near her home. It just wasn't a good situation. She became… extremely affection with a teacher on campus and he didn't have the mutual feelings."
"Doesn't that tell you something?" Lynette pleads.
"You can look at it in many different ways…"
Lynette sighs. "Who's Peyton?"
"Who told you about Peyton?" The doctor starts to stutter.
"Her grandfather" Lynette responds.
"Look… there are some things you have to know about Kayla…"
Gaby and Carlos sit with their girls at the dinner table. After a few minutes of complete silence the girls excuse themselves running up to their rooms. Gaby and Carlos sit directly across from once another.
"How was work?" Gaby asks.
"Fine… How was your day?"
"Good. Good…" Gaby looks around the room and remains silent realizing she has nothing to reply with. The tension is so uncomfortable as deep down both Gaby and Carlos start to face reality that their marriage is coming to an inevitable end.
The next morning.
"Susan!" Marissa calls running through the front yard.
"Marissa, whats going on?" Susan asks anxiously.
"I found him" she says crying. "I found him… I found my son!"
*doorbell rings*
Bree rushes over. "Oh, hello Miles."
"My wife and I wanted to thank you for the rolls and return your umm… baskets."
"Oh that is very sweet of you. Thank you."
Danielle comes walking down the stairs.
"Who's that?"
"Oh, that's my daughter, Danielle. Danielle, come over here. I want you to meet someone."
"Oh… daughter?"
"Umm, yes. Is there a problem?"
"Oh no, no problem. You're just so…" Miles pauses. "Youthful. I wouldn't have ever realized you had kids."
Voices are heard downstairs. Lynette calls Kayla downstairs.
"Kayla! Can you come down here please?"
Kayla opens her bedroom door and walks down the stairs. "Wha… what…" She inches her way further and further into the living room.
On one side of the room Lynette sits. On the other Dr. Dolan and Peyton.
"No, no, no! You can't do this to me again!" Kayla shouts going back towards the stairs.
"Kayla, it's alright. We know everything now… Please come back."
Kayla starts to go up the stairs when Tom appears from the other side of the house. He walks out holding the hand of a child who can be no older than four.
"Mommy…" the child says.
Kayla stops and turns around. "Oh, baby…" she walks over to them.
