I'm so glad alot of people are liking this story! To be fair, this is She Will Be Loved's replacement! I'm sorry if any of you liked it. And now's here's chapter 2! We'll get a better view of Margaret's past!
The next day:
"Mr. Tompkins, it's a girl" A nurse handed Jack their daughter.
Jack made a weird look, "Where's our son?!" He asked, a little angered that he had a daughter.
Margaret looked up at him, "It's ok Jack. I'm sure we'll be just fine with a baby girl"
Jack glared, "I can't have a daughter! Where's all the boy stuff going to go?!"
The cardinal was exhausted from delivering, "Jack. It's ok" She repeated. "I'm sure she'll be able to do a lot of boy stuff"
He snarled, "It's not the same!" The male bird grabbed Margaret by her throat, dropping their baby girl to the ground, Margaret heard a heart shattering SMACK to the ground. Jack tightened his grip on Margaret's throat, "Don't worry Margaret! It'll be ok!" He clenched her throat.
Margaret sat up in a gasp, "Oh my god!" She felt her hands around her neck, "You're ok" She got out of bed, looking at her mirror. Slowly she lifted her shirt to wince, staring at her stretch marks and thin feathered belly. "I'm hideous" She told herself.
"Mama!" Rosie cried from her bedroom.
Margaret ran to her daughter's bedroom, swinging the door open to see her daughter in her bed, hugging her doll. "I wan up"
The cardinal controlled her heartbeat, "Honey. You scared me. Don't yell like that again" She reached into the toddler bed, lifted her daughter up.
Rosie smiled, "You ok Mama?" She snuggled her head into her mom's pajama shirt.
Margaret let out a sigh, "I had a bad dream" She smiled, "But it's ok. Now I need to find a job" She sat Rosie next to her dresser, "Let's get you dressed"
After a quick dressing, Margaret carried Rosie out, "I'll get dress. Now stay here" She turned on the TV to cartoons.
Margaret walked into the bathroom, closing the door. Rosie picked up her dolly and reached up and grabbed the doorknob. "C'mon Dolly! I wan pway!"
Mordecai strolled out of his living room, dressed in his work uniform. He heard a giggle coming from down the hall, he turned to see Rosie playing with her doll. "Hey Rosie" He waved.
She smiled, "Hi Blew!" She waved.
Mordecai looked to see the door was wide open, "You shouldn't be in the hallway all by yourself" He knew a bunch of creeps that lived in the building that loved little girls.
Rosie pouted, "Bah Dolly swaid" She lifted her doll to show Mordecai the doll's face.
Mordecai took her hand, "Where's your mom?" He led her back into the apartment.
The little red bird shrugged. "I da" She went back to playing with her doll.
The blue jay felt a bit awkward, "Uh. Maybe I should stay here" He sat on the couch, watching Rosie play with her doll and watch Power-Puff Girls.
"I watch you cry bathed in sunlight by the bathroom door…" A beautiful voice sang from the bathroom.
Mordecai turned his head, "What the.."? He made sure Rosie was preoccupied with Blossom and Buttercup shooting eye lasers at the green monster. He sneaked off to hear the beautiful voice.
"You said you wish you did not love me anymore…" The voice was like a angelic siren, it lured him closer.
Mordecai opened the bathroom door a peek to hear better, "Her voice is amazing"
The water turned off, "You left your flowers in the backseat of my car" She wrapped a towel around herself, "The things we said left permanent scars" She opened the door to see the blue jay. "AH!"
Mordecai jumped, "Oh shit! Hi!" He fell backwards from the yell.
The cardinal wrapped herself in her towel, "What the hell are you doing here?"
"I…I…Rosie got out…and…I well…" He blushed, "I heard you singing" He admitted.
Margaret's anger melted a little, "So…you just decided to take a peek at me in the shower?"
He shook his head, "No! I just…I just…liked your voice. I was listening to it"
Margaret blushed, "Oh. You liked my voice…?" She smiled, "Thanks"
Mordecai stared at her, "I wasn't trying to get a peek at you! To be honest, you are just very talented"
A giggled slipped out, "Thanks" She repeated then looked at him, "Is that your work uniform?"
He nodded, "Yea. A stupid old thing. I work at The Coffee Shop on 2nd Avenue"
Margaret stared at him, "Do…do you think you could get me a job?"
The blue jay smiled, "Sure! I'm gonna be the manager soon. I'm the boss's go to guy"
A smile grew, "Oh thanks!" She gave him a hug.
He blushed, he was hugging a girl in her towel, her wet feathers touched his shoulder, "Yea…"
Margaret smiled, "Well. I better get dressed" She blushed, heading off into her bedroom.
The Coffee Shop:
Mordecai walked down the steps to see his manager, Benson Marin, a very abusive gumball machine. "Hey Benson?"
The gumball machine glared, "What Mordecai?!"
He gulped, "I need you to give this girl a job" He said, looking in the other direction.
Benson stared at him, "What!? Speak up!"
Mordecai coughed, "I need you to give a girl a job!" He spoke in a less fast tone.
The gumball machine sighed, "Alright! Bring her in!"
"Thanks so much!" He raced up the stairs to see Margaret walking in, Rosie holding her hand.
Margaret smiled, "So what did he say?"
The blue jay chuckled, "He said he'd like to see you first"
She lifted Rosie up on her hip, "C'mon Baby girl. I told you we'll be ok" She walked downstairs to see the gumball machine.
Benson looked her over, "Hi there, I'm Benson Marin. New employees have to call me Mr. Marin until their first year is up" He sort of made a smile, "What's your name?"
Margaret smiled, "My name is Margaret Haddad"
Benson nodded, writing her name down, "And…any experiences in being waitress?"
The cardinal sat on the stool, adjusting Rosie to her lap, "Uh…I spent my junior and senior year being a waitress at a burger place back in Capital City"
Benson nodded, "Your boss's name?" He looked up, "I need to know from him"
Margaret shook her head, "No! You can't call him" She spoke, a little too harsh.
He stared at her, "Why can't I?"
Mordecai noticed how stressed she looked, like bring up Capital City to her was like stabbing her in the chest, "He's…he's dead. That's why…that's why I left Capital City"
Rosie made a funny look, "Nah uh Mama" She looked up, "Jack!"
Margaret looked at the ground, Benson cleared his throat, "His name is Jack what?"
The cardinal shook her head, "That's not my boss's name"
Benson made a weird look, "Ok…next question" He looked down, "Do you have patience?"
She nodded, "I'm a mother aren't I?" She giggled making Benson make a chuckle like noise.
Rosie played with her doll that got bored, "Sippy" She murmured, resting her head on Margaret's chest.
The cardinal giggled, running her fingers through Rosie's hair. Benson looked at his clipboard, "Last question. How old are you?"
Margaret answered, "I'm 25. I'll be turning 26 this June"
Benson nodded, "Hey, you're younger then Mordecai over there" He pointed at the blue jay, cleaning a mug. "So. I'd love you to start on Tuesday at 8:15. And…we have a strict no kids behind the counter rule"
Margaret looked at her daughter, "Can she just run around out here?"
Benson nodded, "Absolutely, just not behind the counter" He smiled, "Welcome to The Coffee Shop Margaret" He walked away with his clipboard.
Margaret fist-pumped, Mordecai walked over, "So…you're working here now!"
She nodded, "Thanks Mordecai! You've been a big help"
"Don't mention it" He smiled, staring into her eyes.
Rosie peeped, ruining the moment, "Sippy" She repeated.
Margaret awed, "Ok. We'll get your sippy cup" She got her purse off her shoulder and placed it on the table, she reached in and pulled out a purple sippy cup with Disney princesses on it. "Here you go"
Rosie smiled, placing it in her mouth, silencing her for the moment.
Mordecai stared at her, "So I noticed, you were kinda desperate to not talk about Capital City"
The cardinal shook her head, "No I wasn't!" She argued.
He nodded, "Like right now. You didn't wanna talk about it"
She bit her lip, "Just…a lot of messed up stuff happened to me and I…I just don't like talking about it"
Mordecai saw her starting to look desperate again, "Ok. Well…see ya around" He stood up.
Rosie pulled her bottle out, "Uh oh Mama"
Margaret sighed, "Ok. Let's change your diaper" She lifted Rosie on her hip, walking to the bathroom.
Mordecai sighed, then heard the bell chime, "Hello there good sir!" The voice greeted.
The blue jay looked to see a red robin wearing a green turtleneck and jeans, "Hey" Mordecai smiled.
The robin reached into his pocket, "I'm looking for my wife and daughter…" He pulled out a picture, handing it to Mordecai.
Mordecai looked at the picture, a long haired red bird was smiling at the camera, holding a tinier red bird's hands, what looked like she was trying to walk with the tiny bird. The older bird had a bright pink shirt on with jeans, while the little bird had a onesie on.
Mordecai stared at the bird for a minute then realized. He couldn't believe it. It was Margaret! She was with Rosie, they seemed to be a year younger or something. "Uh. Nope" He shook his head, "what's your name Sir?"
The red robin replied, "I'm Jack Tompkins. And you are?"
Mordecai gulped, "Mordecai Quintel"
Jack sighed, "I haven't seen my little girl in so long. She's about three now I guess"
The blue jay shrugged, quickly throwing the picture on the ground, near his foot, "That must suck"
Jack nodded, "Indeed." He sighed, "See ya later" He headed out the door.
Mordecai picked up the picture, staring at it, Margaret looked so happy with her young daughter. "I wonder what happened"
So now Mordecai knows something: Jack is in Twin Pines looking for Margaret and Rosie O.o. Uh oh! If you're asking. I'm updating alot of stories! Get ready! LOL! Margaret got a job at The Coffee Shop! Don't worry, Eileen and Rigby will appear soon! I promise! Please comment or review!
-Ryan's out!