Chapter 9
The Past Is Back
Katie paced back and forth at the house waiting for her mom. She needed a dress, and fast. Something awesome and elegant...she bit her lip nervously. Her mom finally walked in the door looking utterly exhausted.
"MOM!" Katie squeled.
"Katie I need to talk to you...you see I.."she started but before she could finish the phone rang. Her mom went to answer the phone a bit confused she came back wearily and sat on the couch. Tears were falling from her eyes.
"Mom whats' wrong?" Katie asked.
"He's actually divorcing me..." her mom whimpered.
"WHAT?!" Katie about fell over.
"Yup, he wants us out by Saturday..." she sniffled between sobs.
"But where are we going to go, what about school?" Katie asked nervously.
"We can get a hotel room, but honey, I can't afford to send you to that school by myself, it's too expensive..." Katie's mom sighed. Katie didn't say a word she simply went to her mother's side.
"It'll be ok mom, just wait and see.." Katie tried to hold back her tears. Yet again the phone rang and Katie went to the kitchen to pick it up.
"Hello," she sniffled.
"Hey it's me Joe," the voice said. Katie sighed looking from her mom and turned in the kitchen.
"Its not a good time Joe you see my mom..is.." Katie started.
"You can tell me on the way to dinner, my dad is in town and he's taking us out, well Tyler and a friend and he said I could invite a friend...and I want to invite you!" Joe went on.
"Joe wouldn't you rather bring Fulton I mean.." Katie started.
"No way, total girl time tonight, we can go shopping for our dresses after!" Joe said excitedly. Katie was highly confused...Joe and dress shopping, she must really be excited.
"I can't you see my mom and my step dad are getting a divorce..." Katie finally spit it out. Joe was silent.
"We'll be right over..." that's all Joe said before she hung up.
IN THE CAR
"A divorce?" arched Mr. Taylor's eyebrow. Joe nodded.
"Pottinger huh, any chance they're from Texas?" he asked looking at Joe questioningly.
"Actually yes daddy they are," Joe nodded confused.
"Her dad died didn't he," Mr Taylor saying knowingly.
"Uh yea, dad how do you know all this?" Joe looked even more confused.
"Her mother's name is Carolyn Reeve isn't it.." Mr Taylor looking knowingly to his daughter.
"Yes dad.." Joe was frustrated by this point.
"She was my highschool sweetheart," Mr Taylor.
"You're not serious...you mean Cari is?" Joe stuttered.
"Yup..." he laughed.
"Do you really want to go over there dad I mean thats...just so.." Joe stuttered.
"We're going over there..." Mr Taylor laid his foot on the gas as he sped off to the Riley house.