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Chapter 34

Wendy's POV

Stan left a month ago and I haven't seen or heard from him. I've called him multiple times, but he's not answering or returning my calls. So much for not keeping Ethan from me. It's killing me to not be able to see my son. I'm going to make Stan pay for this and I know how.

I decide to go talk to Cartman because I know he's the one person who can help me. I ring his doorbell. "Now what do you want?" He sighs heavily as he answers the door.

"I need to talk to you."

"Oh no, every time I talk to you, I get my ass kicked!" He tries to shut the door, but I block him from doing so.

"That's why I want to talk to you." I look down. "Stan and I broke up last month. He moved out."

"Sorry to hear that." He tries to close the door again, but again I stop him.

"He took Ethan with him..."

"Why did you let him?"

"How was I supposed to stop him?" I burst into tears. "I haven't seen my baby in a month! I'm losing it."

"You don't know where he moved to?"

"No, he just told me he got an apartment. I've tried to call him, but he's not taking my calls."

"I'm not sure how I can help."

"Stan has to go to court next month, I was wondering if-"

"I'm not dropping the charges. I was nice about it the last time, but I can't do that this time around!" Cartman interrupts. "May I remind you, that Red got hurt because of him."

"I wasn't going to ask you to drop the charges. I want you to embellish your story a bit."

"What?"

"I want you to make thugs sounds much worse than they are. Tell the judge how scared you are and how Stan bullies you, he's tried to kill you other times. Cry if you have to. I just want to see Stan go to jail!"

Cartman shakes his head. "I'm not going to do that. They have my statement so there's no need for me to even be there. I guarantee you he's going to get jail time."

I can't believe he's not going hard to get Stan put in jail. I just knew he would be up for the challenge. "If you do what I ask, he could get a longer sentence."

"Why are you so interested in him getting a longer sentence?" He seems a little interested in hearing my response.

"Because if he does, then he can't take me to court and Ethan will be back with me like he belongs!"

He shrugs. "Well that's between you two. I'm not getting involved in your drama."

"Don't you care what happens to me and my son?"

"I hope everything works out for you Wendy. However, my number one concern is Red."

I nod. "You really care about her, don't you?"

"Yes, I love her."

That really just pinched a nerve, but I'll pretend to be happy for him. "I'm happy for you Cartman. Treat her well."

"I intend to."He smiles.

"Well I guess I know where I stand. I want to leave you with one thing."

Cartman sighs. "What's that?"

I grab him and pull him into a kiss. He quickly pushes me away. "I'll remember that forever!" I wink at him just before getting in my car. I watch him as I'm pulling out and I see how dumbfounded he looks.

Cartman's POV

I can't believe she just kissed me! What the hell was that? I figured I better call Red and tell her what happened before Wendy tells her and tires to put her own spin on things. "Hey hon!" Red answers.

"Hi. I need to tell you something."

"What is it?"

"Wendy just stopped by."

She's silent for a few moments before responding. "Oh? What the hell did she want?"

"She wants me to embellish my story so Stan goes to jail. I told her I'm not doing that."

"Is that all she wanted?"

My face turns red, I'm glad I'm talking to her on the phone. "She kissed me before she left…"

"She what?" I can hear the anger in her voice.

"I quickly pushed her off of me!" I tell her.

"Oh like that makes things any better. I can't believe that bitch kissed you!" She's getting angrier by the second.

"I couldn't believe it either."

"Did you enjoy it?"

I can't believe she asked me that silly question. "No! I pushed her off of me!"

"Why did you even call to tell me this?"

"Because I don't want any secrets between us. I know how crazy Wendy is. I know she would go out of her way to find you and spin this. I wanted you to hear this from me first."

"Uh huh..." Damn, she doesn't believe me.

"I'm telling you the truth."

"Why is she so anxious to send Stan to jail anyway?"

"She said he left her a month ago and took the baby."

"Smart man..."

I laugh. "Yeah I guess. I kind of feel bad for her, but not enough to help her. It's none of my business."

Red groans. "So she's lonely and bored so she wants to make trouble for us? What a bitch!" She's silent again for a few minutes. "I'll call you back later."

"Are we good?"

"Of course we're good. I love you."

"I love you too. Don't go starting a fight with Wendy."

"I'm not. We'll talk later." She quickly hangs up. I feel better knowing I got all of that out of that out in the open. I'm also grateful that Red believes and that this didn't drive a wedge between us. I am however a little worried about the aftermath of this. I mean Wendy and Red work at the hospital together. Although they're in different departments, they're still bound to run into each other.

Stan's POV

I decided to go to the bar alone and grab a drink. "Vodka tonic." I tell the bartender. Once he hands me my drink, I notice Red sitting at one of the tables at the bar alone. I pick up my drink and walk over to her. "Is this seat taken?" I ask her.

She looks at me at frowns. "It is now." She puts her purse in the chair.

"Your purse needs its own chair?" I roll my eyes.

"Yes it does. Now get lost!"

"Oh come on Red. You're here alone, I'm here alone. We might as well have a drink together."

She narrows her eyes. "Did you forget that you tried to kill my boyfriend, but I was shot instead?"

"Trust me I didn't forget. I have to go court next month." I move her purse and sit down.

"Did I say you can sit down?"

"Let me buy you a drink. Even though I'm not the one who pulled the trigger, I still feel guilty that you were shot."

She thinks about it for a moment. "Apple martini."

"Great!" I call the bartender over and order her martini. "So what brings you out here?"

"Probably the same thing as you…your ex." The bartender returns with her martini.

"So you know we broke up?"

She nods. "Cartman told me. She was at his house bugging him. Just a head's up, she's out to see you suffer in court she wants you to serve serious jail time. She wanted Cartman's help."

I grunt. "No surprise there."

"Then she kissed Cartman…" I notice her face turns red as she takes a drink.

"I'm not the least bit surprised. This is why I dumped her. She and Cartman have these hidden feelings for each other. I'm tired of playing second fiddle to him! I've turned my life around in many ways and I'm still not good enough for Wendy! He can have her!"

"Hello! He's with me now." Red reminds me.

"Just watch out. Now that we're no longer together, she's coming after Cartman." I try to warn her.

"He's over her."

"Are you sure about that?"

"If I wasn't sure before, I am now. Especially after the news I received…"

"What news if you don't mind me asking?" I inquire.

"I found out I can't have kids because of the shooting." She starts tearing up.

"I'm sorry to hear that."

She wipes her eyes. "Cartman's great! I expected him to dump me for Wendy immediately, but he did the opposite. He still wants to be with me. So that's how I know he's over Wendy."

"Did you ever stop and think that he's only staying with you out of guilt because he pulled the trigger? I mean technically it's his fault you can't have kids. He would look like the biggest douche if he dumped you now."

She downs the rest of her drink and glares angrily at me. "You just don't like him, you'll find any reason to discredit him!"

"I'm trying to help you out. I would hate to see you end up like me because those two can't stay away from each other."

"I'll be fine. You just worry about you, and your pending court case." She stands up. "Have a nice evening and thanks for the drink!" She storms out.

The girl is naïve as hell if she really thinks Cartman loves her and is over Wendy. I've witnessed how they are with each other. He likes her as much as she likes him. The only difference is, he's at least told me his feelings. I doubt he got over it that quickly. I just really don't want to see Red get hurt. I don't want her to feel the pain I feel…

Preview:

The aftermath of Stan's hearing.

Cartman pops the questions!