"Uhh... why the hell isn't he picking up his phone?" Mary cursed to
herself, after calling for about the hundreth time that night. It was 9:00,
and Robbie said he'd be home at 6:30. This had been happening for the past
couple of weeks, and Mary was getting sick of it. When he'd come home,
she'd ask him what took him so long, and all he could say was "I had to
work late." or "I got tied up, so I couldn't call". Mary eventaully gave up
calling, and went to take a shower. She dressed in her pajamas, and got
into bed. An hour later Robbie came striding into the room.
"Robbie, why are you home so late?" Mary asked annoyed.
"I had to work late." he replied flatly, undoing his tie, and slipping it off his head.
"And you couldn't have called me?"
"I was busy, I forgot to call. I am sorry." he said taking off his pants, and putting them on the back of his desk chair.
"Sorry is not good enough anymore. This has been happening for the past couple of weeks, and all you can offer me is your sorry." she said raising her voice, "That is bull shit. Why the hell can't you make one little call to your wife, and just say you're gonna be late?"
"Don't pull this shit with me Mary. I am working hard, so we can have a nice life, and you are gonna bitch at me when I get home from working late." he yelled back.
"I'm not bitching, I just wanna know where my husband is. Your always out late, and have the same excuse, you were working late. How the hell do I know your not out screwing around with some chick behind my back?" she said getting really mad.
"You know what, fuck you Mary. I can't beleive you think I would do that." he said in disgust.
"I can't stay in here with you, I'm gonna sleep on the couch." she said grabbing a pillow and blanket, and slaming the door.
"Shit." he cursed, after she had left.
The next morning Mary woke up for school. She dressed Hailey, and fed her.
"I'm taking your daughter to my mother's house. I am going to school, I will see you at whatever time you choose to come home tonight." she said rudely.
She left, and drove to her mother's house. She left Hailey in the kitchen with Simon, and sauntered out of the house. Her day was miserable. She broke down crying in two of her classes, and through theh rest she couldn't concentrate on anything the teacher was saying. At the end of the day she picked up Hailey and went home. It was 6:00, when she was done cooking dinner. She fed Hailey, but didn't eat anything herself. She then put her down to sleep, and went to watch television. At 9:00, Robbie came home, he ate without saying anything to Mary, and went into their room. Mary went in there 10 minutes later.
"I am not sleeping on that couch. If you have a problem with me being in here, go sleep on it yourself." she said getting into the bed, on her side, and not even looking at him.
"No, I don't have a problem with it." he said, also getting into the bed.
They fell asleep, without saying anything to each other. Mary didn't have school the next day, but she still woke up around 7:00. She showered and dressed, then went to wake up Hailey. She fed her, and changed her. She put her in her playpen. She sat at the table drinking a cup of tea. Robbie was in the shower. He got out soon after, and silently toasted some bread.
"Robbie, do you know when you'll be home tonight?"
"No. Why?"
"I was just asking." she replied picking up Hailey and taking her into her room with her. She slammed the door, and left Robbie starring after her.
He walked into the room, and saw Mary sitting on the bed writing in her diary.
"Mary we need to talk." he said putting his hand in front of her diary.
"Talk."
"I am sorry if you're upset with me for being late all the time. I am sorry if you think I am cheating on you. I just can't believe you would think that." he said crying, "I am sorry for everything. I will try to be home more often, but please just believe when I tell you I have to work late."
"I'm sorry too." she said getting up and hugging him. "But can you just promise me one thing?"
"What is that?"
"Can you please just call, if you're gonna be late?"
"Sure baby." he said kissing her lightly.
He said he'd be home at around 6:30. Mary told him she'd make him a special meal. She spent the day at home. She dropped Hailey off with Simon, and went home to cook. She made all his favorites, and put on a little black dress. It was 6:30, and he wasn't home yet. She called his cell phone, and he actually picked up.
"Robbie, baby, where are you?"
"I'm pulling into the parking lot right now. I'll be up in like 5 minutes." he said.
She hung up, and ran over to the window. She saw his car pull in, and she sat on the couch. He came in, and they had a nice dinner. He said he needed a shower, so she waited for him to come out. She sat at the table reading a magazine. Suddenley Robbie's cell phone rang, Mary was reluctant to pick it up, but finally did.
"Hello." she said.
"Hey hot stuff, what's up?" asked a woman's voice.
"Excuse me, who is this?" Mary asked, trying not to cry.
"Robbie?" asked the woman.
"No, no. This is his wife. Who is this?"
"Oh, this is Amy, from work. Can you tell him I called?" she asked.
"Yes. I will tell him." she answered back.
"Well bye."
"Bye."
Mary hung up the phone, and heard the shower stop. She couldn't take it anymore, she broke down into tears. She was crying uncontrollably, when Robbie emerged from the bathroom.
"What's the matter baby?" he asked rushing to her side.
"Don't baby me." she yelled through her sobs. She wrenched her arm from his grip, and took a few steps back.
"What's going on?"
"You tell me, hot stuff." she said mimicing Amy.
"Oh." he said understanding.
"Yeah, oh. Amy called." she said, still crying. "Robbie I can't believe this. You told me I could trust you, and that you weren't cheating on me. Was that just an act, to lead me off the case?"
"No, not at all." he tried to defend. "I am not cheating on you, you have to believe me. She is just a friend."
"What, all your friends refer to you as hot stuff?" she asked.
"Mary, no. Please." Robbie said, now begenning to cry. "Its not like that."
"Save your tears for someone else, I am leaving." she yelled pulling on a jacket, and rushing to the door.
"Mary, please. Baby.... Please." he begged, tears cascading down his cheeks.
She didn't even listen, she slammed the door, and ran to her car. She drove to her mother's house, and ran up the stairs to Lucy's apratment. When she got to the top of the stairs, it started pouring. She stood there ringing the doorbell. Finally Lucy came to get the door. She was wrapped in a towel, and Mary guessed she had justgot out of the shower. Upon seeing Mary's grave statement, and tears pouring down her face, Lucy grabbed her arm and pulled her inside.
"What's the matter?" Lucy asked scaredly.
"Robbie...... we....... had...... a..... fight." Mary sniffled out.
"Sweetie, why don't you get changed into some dry clothes, and I will go get dressed. Then we will talk about this." Lucy said stroking her forehead.
Mary shook her head yes, and went to get some sweats, from Lucy. 10 minutes later, they were both sitting on the couch.
"Okay, tell me what happened. And take your time."
"Okay, for like the past month Robbie has always been late coming home. Okay, so whenever I asked him why he was late, he said he got caught up in work, and stuff like that." she explained. "He would never even call. So yesterday night I blew up at him for it. I was saying all these things, like how do I know your not out screwing some chick. That got him really mad, he was like you don't know me, if you think I would do that. So this morning we made up, he was like apologizing and stuff. And he actually started crying. Then tonight he was in the shower, and his cell phone rings. I pick it up, and some woman is on the other end. She was like hey hot stuff. It turns out this was some woman who he worked with, and I got really mad, and I stormed out."
"Mary, wow, that's a lot." said Lucy taking it all in, "Well do you think he actually cheated on you?"
"I don't know what I think. I wanna believe so bad that he is not, but then its like someone slaps me, and I get this other nervous feeling."
"I think you and Robbie need to talk about this." Lucy suggested.
"I don't want to talk to him. I am not just mad for the Amy thing. Lucy, he is never home anymore. I can't take it."
"Mary, I can't do anything. Its between you and him."
"Yeah, well thanks Luce." Mary said hugging her.
"No problem sis. Hey why don't you stay here tonight, and get cooled off, and then go back tomorrow and talk to him."
"What about Hailey?"
"Just call Robbie and tell him you're staying the night here, and that he needs to care for her, for tonight."
"Okay."
Mary picked up the phone, and dialed her home. A flustered Robbie picked up the phone.
"Hello?" he said.
"Robbie, I am staying at Lucy's for the night. Please take care of Hailey, I will be back tomorrow." she said, without taking a breath.
"Mary.................." he said, but she hung up, so she didn't hear anything else.
"Shit." he mumbled under his breath.
He went into Hailey's room, and picked her little body up. He brought her into the livingroom, and laid her on his chest.
"Atleast I have one of my girls." he whispered, before he drifted off to sleep.
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OMG wat will happen, wat will happen? lol, I love suspense.. Lol, just kiddin. I hope you are liking it. I love writing this. hehe. the drama, the pain. this is like a soap opera. i love it. hehe please review it.
~yasmin~
"Robbie, why are you home so late?" Mary asked annoyed.
"I had to work late." he replied flatly, undoing his tie, and slipping it off his head.
"And you couldn't have called me?"
"I was busy, I forgot to call. I am sorry." he said taking off his pants, and putting them on the back of his desk chair.
"Sorry is not good enough anymore. This has been happening for the past couple of weeks, and all you can offer me is your sorry." she said raising her voice, "That is bull shit. Why the hell can't you make one little call to your wife, and just say you're gonna be late?"
"Don't pull this shit with me Mary. I am working hard, so we can have a nice life, and you are gonna bitch at me when I get home from working late." he yelled back.
"I'm not bitching, I just wanna know where my husband is. Your always out late, and have the same excuse, you were working late. How the hell do I know your not out screwing around with some chick behind my back?" she said getting really mad.
"You know what, fuck you Mary. I can't beleive you think I would do that." he said in disgust.
"I can't stay in here with you, I'm gonna sleep on the couch." she said grabbing a pillow and blanket, and slaming the door.
"Shit." he cursed, after she had left.
The next morning Mary woke up for school. She dressed Hailey, and fed her.
"I'm taking your daughter to my mother's house. I am going to school, I will see you at whatever time you choose to come home tonight." she said rudely.
She left, and drove to her mother's house. She left Hailey in the kitchen with Simon, and sauntered out of the house. Her day was miserable. She broke down crying in two of her classes, and through theh rest she couldn't concentrate on anything the teacher was saying. At the end of the day she picked up Hailey and went home. It was 6:00, when she was done cooking dinner. She fed Hailey, but didn't eat anything herself. She then put her down to sleep, and went to watch television. At 9:00, Robbie came home, he ate without saying anything to Mary, and went into their room. Mary went in there 10 minutes later.
"I am not sleeping on that couch. If you have a problem with me being in here, go sleep on it yourself." she said getting into the bed, on her side, and not even looking at him.
"No, I don't have a problem with it." he said, also getting into the bed.
They fell asleep, without saying anything to each other. Mary didn't have school the next day, but she still woke up around 7:00. She showered and dressed, then went to wake up Hailey. She fed her, and changed her. She put her in her playpen. She sat at the table drinking a cup of tea. Robbie was in the shower. He got out soon after, and silently toasted some bread.
"Robbie, do you know when you'll be home tonight?"
"No. Why?"
"I was just asking." she replied picking up Hailey and taking her into her room with her. She slammed the door, and left Robbie starring after her.
He walked into the room, and saw Mary sitting on the bed writing in her diary.
"Mary we need to talk." he said putting his hand in front of her diary.
"Talk."
"I am sorry if you're upset with me for being late all the time. I am sorry if you think I am cheating on you. I just can't believe you would think that." he said crying, "I am sorry for everything. I will try to be home more often, but please just believe when I tell you I have to work late."
"I'm sorry too." she said getting up and hugging him. "But can you just promise me one thing?"
"What is that?"
"Can you please just call, if you're gonna be late?"
"Sure baby." he said kissing her lightly.
He said he'd be home at around 6:30. Mary told him she'd make him a special meal. She spent the day at home. She dropped Hailey off with Simon, and went home to cook. She made all his favorites, and put on a little black dress. It was 6:30, and he wasn't home yet. She called his cell phone, and he actually picked up.
"Robbie, baby, where are you?"
"I'm pulling into the parking lot right now. I'll be up in like 5 minutes." he said.
She hung up, and ran over to the window. She saw his car pull in, and she sat on the couch. He came in, and they had a nice dinner. He said he needed a shower, so she waited for him to come out. She sat at the table reading a magazine. Suddenley Robbie's cell phone rang, Mary was reluctant to pick it up, but finally did.
"Hello." she said.
"Hey hot stuff, what's up?" asked a woman's voice.
"Excuse me, who is this?" Mary asked, trying not to cry.
"Robbie?" asked the woman.
"No, no. This is his wife. Who is this?"
"Oh, this is Amy, from work. Can you tell him I called?" she asked.
"Yes. I will tell him." she answered back.
"Well bye."
"Bye."
Mary hung up the phone, and heard the shower stop. She couldn't take it anymore, she broke down into tears. She was crying uncontrollably, when Robbie emerged from the bathroom.
"What's the matter baby?" he asked rushing to her side.
"Don't baby me." she yelled through her sobs. She wrenched her arm from his grip, and took a few steps back.
"What's going on?"
"You tell me, hot stuff." she said mimicing Amy.
"Oh." he said understanding.
"Yeah, oh. Amy called." she said, still crying. "Robbie I can't believe this. You told me I could trust you, and that you weren't cheating on me. Was that just an act, to lead me off the case?"
"No, not at all." he tried to defend. "I am not cheating on you, you have to believe me. She is just a friend."
"What, all your friends refer to you as hot stuff?" she asked.
"Mary, no. Please." Robbie said, now begenning to cry. "Its not like that."
"Save your tears for someone else, I am leaving." she yelled pulling on a jacket, and rushing to the door.
"Mary, please. Baby.... Please." he begged, tears cascading down his cheeks.
She didn't even listen, she slammed the door, and ran to her car. She drove to her mother's house, and ran up the stairs to Lucy's apratment. When she got to the top of the stairs, it started pouring. She stood there ringing the doorbell. Finally Lucy came to get the door. She was wrapped in a towel, and Mary guessed she had justgot out of the shower. Upon seeing Mary's grave statement, and tears pouring down her face, Lucy grabbed her arm and pulled her inside.
"What's the matter?" Lucy asked scaredly.
"Robbie...... we....... had...... a..... fight." Mary sniffled out.
"Sweetie, why don't you get changed into some dry clothes, and I will go get dressed. Then we will talk about this." Lucy said stroking her forehead.
Mary shook her head yes, and went to get some sweats, from Lucy. 10 minutes later, they were both sitting on the couch.
"Okay, tell me what happened. And take your time."
"Okay, for like the past month Robbie has always been late coming home. Okay, so whenever I asked him why he was late, he said he got caught up in work, and stuff like that." she explained. "He would never even call. So yesterday night I blew up at him for it. I was saying all these things, like how do I know your not out screwing some chick. That got him really mad, he was like you don't know me, if you think I would do that. So this morning we made up, he was like apologizing and stuff. And he actually started crying. Then tonight he was in the shower, and his cell phone rings. I pick it up, and some woman is on the other end. She was like hey hot stuff. It turns out this was some woman who he worked with, and I got really mad, and I stormed out."
"Mary, wow, that's a lot." said Lucy taking it all in, "Well do you think he actually cheated on you?"
"I don't know what I think. I wanna believe so bad that he is not, but then its like someone slaps me, and I get this other nervous feeling."
"I think you and Robbie need to talk about this." Lucy suggested.
"I don't want to talk to him. I am not just mad for the Amy thing. Lucy, he is never home anymore. I can't take it."
"Mary, I can't do anything. Its between you and him."
"Yeah, well thanks Luce." Mary said hugging her.
"No problem sis. Hey why don't you stay here tonight, and get cooled off, and then go back tomorrow and talk to him."
"What about Hailey?"
"Just call Robbie and tell him you're staying the night here, and that he needs to care for her, for tonight."
"Okay."
Mary picked up the phone, and dialed her home. A flustered Robbie picked up the phone.
"Hello?" he said.
"Robbie, I am staying at Lucy's for the night. Please take care of Hailey, I will be back tomorrow." she said, without taking a breath.
"Mary.................." he said, but she hung up, so she didn't hear anything else.
"Shit." he mumbled under his breath.
He went into Hailey's room, and picked her little body up. He brought her into the livingroom, and laid her on his chest.
"Atleast I have one of my girls." he whispered, before he drifted off to sleep.
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OMG wat will happen, wat will happen? lol, I love suspense.. Lol, just kiddin. I hope you are liking it. I love writing this. hehe. the drama, the pain. this is like a soap opera. i love it. hehe please review it.
~yasmin~