Chapter 16
*Three weeks later still in North Carolina*
"Mercina? Are you here?" Matt said as he walked into the house. He got no response. Matt walked into the kitchen. He noticed a piece of paper lying on the table and immediately he thought of the worst. He lifted the paper and read:
Matt,
The girls are with your dad. Until you realize what you have done, I'm going to be in Saskatoon staying with various friends and family members. Matt I still love you and I hope you know that I'm not planning on divorcing you over this. But, you lied to me and this is the consequence. You can pick the girls up at anytime. I have asked that the dance practices be moved to Saskatoon.
I love you
Mercina Hardy
"Shit!" Matt yelled throwing the paper down. Matt walked out of the house and to his new truck. He drove to his dad's.
*At Gilbert Hardy's house*
"Dad? Where are you?" Matt said as he walked into the house.
"Daddy!" Rose said as she wobbled up to her father. Matt picked his daughter up and walked into the kitchen. Gilbert sat at the table with Brandi on his lap feeding her.
"Matt when did you get here?"
"About 30 seconds ago," Matt walked over to the table and sat down," dad, have you seen Mercina."
"Matthew Moore Hardy, she told me what happened and so I honored her word by only telling you that she is in Saskatoon and not where she is staying. You had no right to lie to her, she is your wife, she would have understood."
"I knew you wouldn't understand!" Matt yelled. He grabbed Brandi out of his father's hands and walked out with the two girls. He drove all the way home.
At home, Matt quickly packed a few suitcases and called the airport in Raleigh.
"When is the next flight to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada? Tonight? Can I book three tickets; well two are for toddlers, for that flight? Oh! There are many empty seats? Thanks!"
Matt put the girls in the truck and drove non-stop to Raleigh. At the airport, Matt and the twins arrived just as the plane was boarding. They arrived at the gates just before they were closing.
*On the plane*
"What adorable twins you have there!" a gorgeous woman in the next seat said to Matt.
"Yeah, they are my girls!"
"Where is their mother?"
"In Saskatoon."
"Oh, so I take it you two aren't together anymore?"
"Well we are, I think, but I have to go find her."
"Oh." That was the last Matt heard out of that woman.
*In Saskatoon*
"Amanda? Have you heard from Mercina?" Matt asked the woman. She adjusted the two babies she was holding.
"Matt I don't know if I'm allowed to tell you." she replied. Suddenly she yelled, "Dan! Can you come and get Harper and Diyanna?" Dan appeared and took the twins.
"Please? I want to see her and show her that I am really sorry!"
"Well Matt, I have known Mercina for a long time, maybe not as long as you, but I know that Mercina can't stay mad for long. But just to tell you, I don't know if I should, but Mercina is staying at the Delta Bessborough."
"Thanks! I know right where that is! Oh and do you know where she is practicing?"
"That, you will have to find out for yourself because I don't know."
"Oh, thanks anyways."
Matt drove to the hotel and got a room. Little did he know that his room was right down the hall from Mercina's.
*The next morning*
"Daddy!" Brandi called.
"Daddy!" Rose called.
"Girls, I just have to make one phone call and then I will feed you." Matt picked up the receiver beside the bed, "Hello? I would like to know the room number for a Mercina Hardy please."
The voice at the other end of the phone said, "I'm sorry there is no one staying here by that name."
"Okay, then what about Mercina Eyahpaise?"
"Yes, there is a listing for that name, the room number is 271."
"Thank you!" Matt said before he hung up the phone, "whoa! My room number is 275, she must be right down the hall!"
Matt picked up his robe from the end of the bed and picked up the girls. He made sure he had the card key for his room and then he walked out and went on a search for room 271. He quickly found the room and knocked on the door.
*In Mercina's hotel room*
Mercina was just dressing as she heard a knock on the door. She pulled her robe around her and mindlessly opened the door. At the door stood Matt in a robe holding their two daughters.
TBC…
*Three weeks later still in North Carolina*
"Mercina? Are you here?" Matt said as he walked into the house. He got no response. Matt walked into the kitchen. He noticed a piece of paper lying on the table and immediately he thought of the worst. He lifted the paper and read:
Matt,
The girls are with your dad. Until you realize what you have done, I'm going to be in Saskatoon staying with various friends and family members. Matt I still love you and I hope you know that I'm not planning on divorcing you over this. But, you lied to me and this is the consequence. You can pick the girls up at anytime. I have asked that the dance practices be moved to Saskatoon.
I love you
Mercina Hardy
"Shit!" Matt yelled throwing the paper down. Matt walked out of the house and to his new truck. He drove to his dad's.
*At Gilbert Hardy's house*
"Dad? Where are you?" Matt said as he walked into the house.
"Daddy!" Rose said as she wobbled up to her father. Matt picked his daughter up and walked into the kitchen. Gilbert sat at the table with Brandi on his lap feeding her.
"Matt when did you get here?"
"About 30 seconds ago," Matt walked over to the table and sat down," dad, have you seen Mercina."
"Matthew Moore Hardy, she told me what happened and so I honored her word by only telling you that she is in Saskatoon and not where she is staying. You had no right to lie to her, she is your wife, she would have understood."
"I knew you wouldn't understand!" Matt yelled. He grabbed Brandi out of his father's hands and walked out with the two girls. He drove all the way home.
At home, Matt quickly packed a few suitcases and called the airport in Raleigh.
"When is the next flight to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada? Tonight? Can I book three tickets; well two are for toddlers, for that flight? Oh! There are many empty seats? Thanks!"
Matt put the girls in the truck and drove non-stop to Raleigh. At the airport, Matt and the twins arrived just as the plane was boarding. They arrived at the gates just before they were closing.
*On the plane*
"What adorable twins you have there!" a gorgeous woman in the next seat said to Matt.
"Yeah, they are my girls!"
"Where is their mother?"
"In Saskatoon."
"Oh, so I take it you two aren't together anymore?"
"Well we are, I think, but I have to go find her."
"Oh." That was the last Matt heard out of that woman.
*In Saskatoon*
"Amanda? Have you heard from Mercina?" Matt asked the woman. She adjusted the two babies she was holding.
"Matt I don't know if I'm allowed to tell you." she replied. Suddenly she yelled, "Dan! Can you come and get Harper and Diyanna?" Dan appeared and took the twins.
"Please? I want to see her and show her that I am really sorry!"
"Well Matt, I have known Mercina for a long time, maybe not as long as you, but I know that Mercina can't stay mad for long. But just to tell you, I don't know if I should, but Mercina is staying at the Delta Bessborough."
"Thanks! I know right where that is! Oh and do you know where she is practicing?"
"That, you will have to find out for yourself because I don't know."
"Oh, thanks anyways."
Matt drove to the hotel and got a room. Little did he know that his room was right down the hall from Mercina's.
*The next morning*
"Daddy!" Brandi called.
"Daddy!" Rose called.
"Girls, I just have to make one phone call and then I will feed you." Matt picked up the receiver beside the bed, "Hello? I would like to know the room number for a Mercina Hardy please."
The voice at the other end of the phone said, "I'm sorry there is no one staying here by that name."
"Okay, then what about Mercina Eyahpaise?"
"Yes, there is a listing for that name, the room number is 271."
"Thank you!" Matt said before he hung up the phone, "whoa! My room number is 275, she must be right down the hall!"
Matt picked up his robe from the end of the bed and picked up the girls. He made sure he had the card key for his room and then he walked out and went on a search for room 271. He quickly found the room and knocked on the door.
*In Mercina's hotel room*
Mercina was just dressing as she heard a knock on the door. She pulled her robe around her and mindlessly opened the door. At the door stood Matt in a robe holding their two daughters.
TBC…