The whole Camden family sat down to dinner. Mary had just come back, so her
mom had made her favorite food, meat loaf and apple pie for dessert. They
all ate happily, and shared lively conversations. Robbie kept stealing
glances over at Mary. He didn't think anyone realized, when suddenly Ruthie
kicked him underneath the table. She then grinned devilishly.
After dinner everyone ate apple pie, and talked caught up on the things that have been going on.
"So Luce, any guy in your life?" asked Mary smiling sweetly.
"As a matter of fact there is, I met him in school, and we have been dating for about a week."
"That's good." Said Mary, truly happy for her sister.
"And anything new with you Simon?"
"I got my permit!' he shrieked.
"Wow, you sure are excited." Said Mary blown away, by his enthusiasm.
"I am finally independent. I can go where I want, when I want. I am a man!" He said jumping up from his seat.
"Matt anything with you?"
"Well, I also met someone. Her name is Sarah, and she is from work."
"Ruthie your turn."
"I am not going to Eleanor Roosevelt anymore, and that's it I guess."
"I am so happy for all of you guys." Said Mary smiling genuinely.
"Mary you haven't said what you've been up to." Said Eric, "how is everything with you."
"Well Wilson and I broke up, we had very different views on life, and we don't plan on getting back together. But the good news is I was taking courses in Buffalo for becoming a fire fighter. And I can transfer my credits here and keep studying."
"That's good." Said the whole family in unison.
Everyone finished their dessert and left the kitchen. It was 7:30 on Saturday night, and everyone had their separate places to be. Matt was going out with Sarah, Lucy was going out with Scott, her boy friend, Ruthie was going to a sleep over, Simon was going to a party, and Robbie had a date with Joy.
"So where you going tonight?" Mary asked Robbie, as he was about to leave the kitchen.
"I am supposed to be going out with Joy, but since it's your first night back, I could cancel and we can do something." Robbie suggested.
"No, I don't want to intrude on anything, please you don't have to."
"No, it's alright. I don't mind." He said, "Joy will understand."
"Okay then, let me go changed."
"Okay, then let me call Joy." He said as he picked up the phone.
When Mary came back down stairs, she saw Robbie sitting at the table, reading Sports Illustrated. When he caught sight of Mary, his heartbeat quickened. She was breath taking, in a black tank top and a pair of dark jeans.
"I'm ready." Said Mary, as she came down.
"Okay then lets go."
When they got into the car, the two of them could sense the attraction. Every time Mary smiled, Robbie got chills all over his body. And every time Robbie laughed, Mary's heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong with me?" Robbie asked himself, "I have a girlfriend."
"Robbie can I talk to you?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Well if there wasn't you and Joy, would you consider there to be a me and you? Hold on don't answer yet. Also I know I blew it when I left you for New York, but I still love you."
"Mary look, I am in love with Joy. You know I still love you, but I moved on. I am sorry. And if there wasn't Joy, I don't know. But the reality is, there is Joy."
"Oh I see."
"I wanna be friends still please. Mary we live in the same house, we have to be friends. I don't wanna feel weird around you." Said Robbie.
"I wanna be friends too. I just wanted to know." Said Mary staring out the window.
When they arrived at the movies they went in, and bought tickets. They then got popcorn and candy and went to go sit down. They sat in the middle of the theater and prepared to enjoy and action packed film.
Just as the lights went out, Robbie grabbed Mary's arm.
"What??" Mary asked startled.
"Its Joy!"
"Where?"
"Right there, with that guy."
"You mean the one who is kissing up on that guy?" asked Mary confused.
There in the front row, was a Spanish girl, who Robbie identified as Joy, devouring this other guys lips. They were in public, yet everyone could see their steamy make-out session.
"Yeah that's her. I don't understand." Said Robbie with tears in his eyes.
"Come on, lets see what's going on." Said Mary, pulling Robbie to the front row.
"Joy, what the hell are you doing?" asked Robbie fuming.
"Oh my god Robbie, what are you doing here?" Joy asked startled, as she stood up you could see a red hickey on her neck.
"What am I doing? What are you doing?"
"I was just seeing a movie, with uh my friend." Said Joy stammering.
"So you kiss all your friends?" asked Robbie.
"Why are you getting down so hard on me? You were the one who canceled our date to spend time with Mary." Said Joy trying to retaliate.
"Yeah, and that's all were doing, spending time together." Said Robbie on the verge of tears, "I told you, I loved you. You said you loved me too."
"Umm… should I leave?" asked the guy she was with.
"No, you stay. I am leaving. Joy, don't ever think of calling me again. Its over!" yelled Robbie, as he pulled Mary out of the theater with him.
After dinner everyone ate apple pie, and talked caught up on the things that have been going on.
"So Luce, any guy in your life?" asked Mary smiling sweetly.
"As a matter of fact there is, I met him in school, and we have been dating for about a week."
"That's good." Said Mary, truly happy for her sister.
"And anything new with you Simon?"
"I got my permit!' he shrieked.
"Wow, you sure are excited." Said Mary blown away, by his enthusiasm.
"I am finally independent. I can go where I want, when I want. I am a man!" He said jumping up from his seat.
"Matt anything with you?"
"Well, I also met someone. Her name is Sarah, and she is from work."
"Ruthie your turn."
"I am not going to Eleanor Roosevelt anymore, and that's it I guess."
"I am so happy for all of you guys." Said Mary smiling genuinely.
"Mary you haven't said what you've been up to." Said Eric, "how is everything with you."
"Well Wilson and I broke up, we had very different views on life, and we don't plan on getting back together. But the good news is I was taking courses in Buffalo for becoming a fire fighter. And I can transfer my credits here and keep studying."
"That's good." Said the whole family in unison.
Everyone finished their dessert and left the kitchen. It was 7:30 on Saturday night, and everyone had their separate places to be. Matt was going out with Sarah, Lucy was going out with Scott, her boy friend, Ruthie was going to a sleep over, Simon was going to a party, and Robbie had a date with Joy.
"So where you going tonight?" Mary asked Robbie, as he was about to leave the kitchen.
"I am supposed to be going out with Joy, but since it's your first night back, I could cancel and we can do something." Robbie suggested.
"No, I don't want to intrude on anything, please you don't have to."
"No, it's alright. I don't mind." He said, "Joy will understand."
"Okay then, let me go changed."
"Okay, then let me call Joy." He said as he picked up the phone.
When Mary came back down stairs, she saw Robbie sitting at the table, reading Sports Illustrated. When he caught sight of Mary, his heartbeat quickened. She was breath taking, in a black tank top and a pair of dark jeans.
"I'm ready." Said Mary, as she came down.
"Okay then lets go."
When they got into the car, the two of them could sense the attraction. Every time Mary smiled, Robbie got chills all over his body. And every time Robbie laughed, Mary's heart skipped a beat.
"What's wrong with me?" Robbie asked himself, "I have a girlfriend."
"Robbie can I talk to you?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Well if there wasn't you and Joy, would you consider there to be a me and you? Hold on don't answer yet. Also I know I blew it when I left you for New York, but I still love you."
"Mary look, I am in love with Joy. You know I still love you, but I moved on. I am sorry. And if there wasn't Joy, I don't know. But the reality is, there is Joy."
"Oh I see."
"I wanna be friends still please. Mary we live in the same house, we have to be friends. I don't wanna feel weird around you." Said Robbie.
"I wanna be friends too. I just wanted to know." Said Mary staring out the window.
When they arrived at the movies they went in, and bought tickets. They then got popcorn and candy and went to go sit down. They sat in the middle of the theater and prepared to enjoy and action packed film.
Just as the lights went out, Robbie grabbed Mary's arm.
"What??" Mary asked startled.
"Its Joy!"
"Where?"
"Right there, with that guy."
"You mean the one who is kissing up on that guy?" asked Mary confused.
There in the front row, was a Spanish girl, who Robbie identified as Joy, devouring this other guys lips. They were in public, yet everyone could see their steamy make-out session.
"Yeah that's her. I don't understand." Said Robbie with tears in his eyes.
"Come on, lets see what's going on." Said Mary, pulling Robbie to the front row.
"Joy, what the hell are you doing?" asked Robbie fuming.
"Oh my god Robbie, what are you doing here?" Joy asked startled, as she stood up you could see a red hickey on her neck.
"What am I doing? What are you doing?"
"I was just seeing a movie, with uh my friend." Said Joy stammering.
"So you kiss all your friends?" asked Robbie.
"Why are you getting down so hard on me? You were the one who canceled our date to spend time with Mary." Said Joy trying to retaliate.
"Yeah, and that's all were doing, spending time together." Said Robbie on the verge of tears, "I told you, I loved you. You said you loved me too."
"Umm… should I leave?" asked the guy she was with.
"No, you stay. I am leaving. Joy, don't ever think of calling me again. Its over!" yelled Robbie, as he pulled Mary out of the theater with him.