Ch5-Competion
About 10 minutes later Ally sat up and still saw Larry there. She rubbed her hand over her face and sighed. "You're here" Larry nodded and gathered her in her arms. "Please, don't touch me" She said and pulled her knees to her chest. "I thought you'd be happy to see me again Ally" Ally looked pained and said. "I am Larry, but couldn't have called?" Larry's eyes flashed. "How would you expect me to do that? I just found out that you bought a totally neglected house and.." He readjusted his tone and continued softly. "I didn't know if you changed your number, or moved or whatever. I really had no way to contact you" Ally sighed. "Yeah" She said softly.
The phone rang and Ally gave Larry an apologetic look. "Hello?" She asked. Ms.McBeal? This is Ms. Black. I have Madelyn in my office, she was in a fight with a girl during lunch, I'm afraid we are going to have to suspend her. " Ally sighed and said. "Alright, I'll be right there" Ally loudly hung up the phone. "I have to go" She said and made a move for the door. "What? Why?" "Certain things need to be taken care of" "Well I'm coming with you then" Ally looked over her shoulder at him and shrugged. "Fine come on".
It just occurred to Ally (being the bright little thing that she is) that Larry had no idea about Maddie. She stole a sideways glance at Larry and sighed. She had missed him so much, now he was back and she had no idea what to do with him. "Why are we here?" He asked her slowly. Ally bit her lip and got out of the car before she had to answer him.
Ms. Black soon appeared outside, holding Maddie by the arm who looked miserable and had a bruise the size of a peach on her cheek. "Come on young lady, we're going home now" Ally said sternly, grabbing Maddie a little too hard on the arm where she had a hidden cut.
Larry was watching this scene from the car and slowly, some puzzle pieces fell into place. 'She's married' He thought to himself bitterly. Ally slammed the car down shut, and Maddie did the same thing. "Ally who's he?" Asked Maddie, just noticing Larry for the first time. "Not now Maddie" Ally shoved the car into gear and drove home.
When they got to the house Ally turned to Maddie and said "Get to your room, I'll be up later" Maddie rolled her eyes but did as she was told, she didn't want to make Ally any angrier, but she wanted to find out who the man downstairs was too.
Ally glanced at Larry before she headed into the kitchen. "Want coffee?" She asked. "No" Ally didn't notice his tone had changed and said. "Well I do" She flipped on the coffee maker and went to meet Larry in the living room.
"Cute kid" Larry said, his eyes were a bit too intense for Ally's liking. "Yeah, adorable" Ally said shooting a look to Maddie who was trying to listen to the conversation between the railings.
"So is she your daughter?" Larry asked. Ally ran her fingers through her light shaggy hair and said. "Yeah, she is" "How old is she?" Ally sipped the cooling coffee and said "10" Because her eyes were directed to the coffee, she missed the flash in his eyes. "Are you married?" He asked. Before she could answer, Victor came bursting through the front door with an armful of blooming red roses. "Ally!" He called out. "I guess that answers my question" Larry mumbled, but Ally didn't hear him. Victor handed her the roses and kissed her friendly on the mouth, but Larry didn't see it like that. "What's with the roses?" Victor just grinned. "Is Maddie home from school yet?" He asked. "Yes, she will be for a while, she's been suspended" Victor's smile slowly disappeared "Why?" "She got in a fight at school" Victor looked up the stairs and asked. "Want me to talk to her?" Ally smiled gratefully. "Would you?" "Sure" He kissed her cheek before heading up the stairs.
About 10 minutes later Ally sat up and still saw Larry there. She rubbed her hand over her face and sighed. "You're here" Larry nodded and gathered her in her arms. "Please, don't touch me" She said and pulled her knees to her chest. "I thought you'd be happy to see me again Ally" Ally looked pained and said. "I am Larry, but couldn't have called?" Larry's eyes flashed. "How would you expect me to do that? I just found out that you bought a totally neglected house and.." He readjusted his tone and continued softly. "I didn't know if you changed your number, or moved or whatever. I really had no way to contact you" Ally sighed. "Yeah" She said softly.
The phone rang and Ally gave Larry an apologetic look. "Hello?" She asked. Ms.McBeal? This is Ms. Black. I have Madelyn in my office, she was in a fight with a girl during lunch, I'm afraid we are going to have to suspend her. " Ally sighed and said. "Alright, I'll be right there" Ally loudly hung up the phone. "I have to go" She said and made a move for the door. "What? Why?" "Certain things need to be taken care of" "Well I'm coming with you then" Ally looked over her shoulder at him and shrugged. "Fine come on".
It just occurred to Ally (being the bright little thing that she is) that Larry had no idea about Maddie. She stole a sideways glance at Larry and sighed. She had missed him so much, now he was back and she had no idea what to do with him. "Why are we here?" He asked her slowly. Ally bit her lip and got out of the car before she had to answer him.
Ms. Black soon appeared outside, holding Maddie by the arm who looked miserable and had a bruise the size of a peach on her cheek. "Come on young lady, we're going home now" Ally said sternly, grabbing Maddie a little too hard on the arm where she had a hidden cut.
Larry was watching this scene from the car and slowly, some puzzle pieces fell into place. 'She's married' He thought to himself bitterly. Ally slammed the car down shut, and Maddie did the same thing. "Ally who's he?" Asked Maddie, just noticing Larry for the first time. "Not now Maddie" Ally shoved the car into gear and drove home.
When they got to the house Ally turned to Maddie and said "Get to your room, I'll be up later" Maddie rolled her eyes but did as she was told, she didn't want to make Ally any angrier, but she wanted to find out who the man downstairs was too.
Ally glanced at Larry before she headed into the kitchen. "Want coffee?" She asked. "No" Ally didn't notice his tone had changed and said. "Well I do" She flipped on the coffee maker and went to meet Larry in the living room.
"Cute kid" Larry said, his eyes were a bit too intense for Ally's liking. "Yeah, adorable" Ally said shooting a look to Maddie who was trying to listen to the conversation between the railings.
"So is she your daughter?" Larry asked. Ally ran her fingers through her light shaggy hair and said. "Yeah, she is" "How old is she?" Ally sipped the cooling coffee and said "10" Because her eyes were directed to the coffee, she missed the flash in his eyes. "Are you married?" He asked. Before she could answer, Victor came bursting through the front door with an armful of blooming red roses. "Ally!" He called out. "I guess that answers my question" Larry mumbled, but Ally didn't hear him. Victor handed her the roses and kissed her friendly on the mouth, but Larry didn't see it like that. "What's with the roses?" Victor just grinned. "Is Maddie home from school yet?" He asked. "Yes, she will be for a while, she's been suspended" Victor's smile slowly disappeared "Why?" "She got in a fight at school" Victor looked up the stairs and asked. "Want me to talk to her?" Ally smiled gratefully. "Would you?" "Sure" He kissed her cheek before heading up the stairs.