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Chapter 15
Carey pulled the car up into the driveway of Molly's house and stopped the engine. The whole ride from the hospital they hadn't said anything their thoughts were coming through loud enough. Ned and Irene had spilt right after the announcement of the engagement still muttering and blood drained. Molly knew they would come around with time after all they loved Carey and seemed to care about her a great deal. Once the shock supsized all will be better. All will be better. That was the term of the moment in her; if you will something hard enough it can happen. Molly had heard that a several thousand times through the years, on television, movies, books, on the street, never had thought much of it, but it surely wouldn't hurt to try.
They were the only car in the driveway, Jack's car which he had position of from Clu for the month was gone. Ned's truck that his parents had arrived in was also missing. Carey was hoping that all of them especially Jack for Molly's sake would be there. She loved and cared about him so much, and knew he had been hurt by the secrets, and Molly couldn't help with the pain. All of this was stress that was to be avoided at all costs, but how do you avoid life? Carey wanted to the answer for his sake, Molly's, the babies and everyone they knew.
"We should go inside." Molly speaks as if talking to herself. He doesn't respond by words but by the action of opening his door and getting out. Walking in front of the car he opens Molly's door and offers her his arm for support to climb out. Retrieving the spare key Molly had made for him Carey unlocks the front door. Be gentlemen he ushers Moll inside first, then closes the door with a good thud.
"Hi! You're back." They both look up in surprise at Annie racing down the stairs as if she was the one man welcoming community.
"Annie I would like to have a talk with you." By the sound of Molly's voice Carey knew this wasn't going to be friendly talk over the weather and each other's favorite movies. Which meant stress.
"Oh I'll take care of Annie, why don't you go upstairs and lay down?" Carey offers.
"Thank you Carey but I would prefer to speak with Annie myself, and now." He knew there was no point of asking again, Molly had made up her mind and nothing short of a miracle could alter that. Annie was smiling mischievously like she was going to start laughing any moment. Molly didn't like the look on her, it spelled nothing but trouble. But what could she of done that would be that horrible? Annie is a pretty good kid a few minor episodes of discipline problems just like all teenagers, nothing to ever become concerned over. Still with knowing that she had some how been involved with the Bell's at the hospital Molly couldn't help but feel something was going on. A part of her wanted to take Carey's suggestion go up upstairs and hide under the covers. The problem would there now or in three hours, Molly decided it would be best to under cover Annie's secrets now instead of having her mind play wondering games on her.
"You were at the hospital, did Ned and Irene give you a ride?" With thinking her unborn child was dying Molly hadn't really paid attention to who had been at the house or left with who. The car behind them in traffic could have been filled with mango trees and she won't have noticed.
"No. Jack gave me a ride." Carey who was now in the kitchen pouring a few cups of orange juice, which was the whole liquid besides tap water that was available. Molly had gotten rid of all the sodas, coffee, teas, and all other sugar filled drinks so she won't be tempted to drink any. Jack and Annie usually kept a few cans hidden in the bottom drawer where the meat products are to go, but they were all gone. At Annie mentioning Jack's name he hurried back into the room not wanting to miss anything.
"Jack? Jack's here?" Molly asked nervously while trying not to get her hopes up.
"Was. He left. I don't think he's coming back. He had the suitcase we use when on the road with him." The hope that wasn't suppose to go up went crashing at Molly's feet. Gone. He was gone. She looks at Annie in possibility she'd keep telling the story, nothing though. Just that annoying look that both her and Carey wanted to slap away.
"Did he say anything?" Carey asks getting tired of the waiting for Annie to catch the hint.
"He wanted to know where you were. I told him you went out somewhere. And since he left you two hadn't said two words about him. Maybe he thought he didn't care about him. I don't know." Molly absolutely could not believe it. Annie had more or less told her son she didn't want him. Being so closed off and hiding of the complete truth Annie just might of said those exact words. If only I had to guts to tell him one on one all of this wouldn't be happening!
Carey knows Molly is blaming herself right now, something she certainly doesn't deserve to be doing. Especially when she didn't do anything wrong.
"How could you Annie?" He asks her.
"I almost forgot! He said he didn't care what you did with his room, so if I guys want to convert it into a nursery go right ahead." A few days before Carey and Molly had been talking about a possible room for the baby and Molly had remarked Jack's room would be best because of it's placement to the master bedroom and the size. They had thought no one was home, but obviously had been mistaken. Carey wasn't a fool he knew Annie had more she should be confessing, perhaps a reason behind all of this crap. But Carey wasn't in the mood to dig it out. And Molly was too busy thinking about Jack.
"My God! It's so damn boring around here! No matter what I say or do nothing changes! Just wait until Fiona finds out. Oh thinks will finally get interesting then!" Annie explodes with that statement while rushing out the door. All of this crap and soap operatic drama all because Annie had been bored. Carey had to admit it made some amount of sense. But he figured Annie would be mature then jerking them around like her personal puppets. He looks over to see Molly picking up the phone and pressing the on button.
"Who you calling?"
"Fi before Annie gets a hold of her." Then she dials the numbers and waits for the other end to be picked up.
