Chapter 7
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"Daddy, are we going to spend the night here with Helen like we did when mommy lived somewhere else?" he asked innocently.
The room became deathly silent at the three year old's question. He looked confused at the four grown ups staring at him
"Well are we?" he asked again.
"You've spent the night here with daddy before?" Lindsay asked in a whisper to make sure that she had correctly heard what he had said.
The little boy nodded his head and looked at Bobby questioningly.
"Honey why don't you come over here and play with Zoey so your mommy can talk to your daddy and Helen." said Ellenor taking the little boy's hand and leading him away from the trio at the door.
Lindsay stood there glaring at them with a mixture of anger and hurt before she slowly walked to Helen's room. Bobby and Helen followed her.
"Linds it wasn't like you think." Helen said after shutting the door.
"Did you sleep with her?" Lindsay asked Bobby while completely ignoring Bobby.
"No of course not." He answered truthfully. "It wasn't like that. Lindsay when you were in prison...I didn't know what to do. I was lost. Helen...was there for me. Bobby and I slept over here sometimes but it was nothing more than that. I promise."
His eyes were so pleading that Lindsay almost believed him. "So nothing happened between the two of you?" she asked now addressing Helen also.
Something quickly flashed through Helen's eyes before Lindsay had a chance to figure it out but looking into Bobby's she knew what it was. Guilt. Lindsay's face grew stony and her eyes began to well up.
"Linds, let us explain." Said Helen calmly as she moved toward her.
"You had better have a pretty damn good explanation." Lindsay said as her anger over took her hurt and she began to yell. "My husband brought my son to his ex-girlfriend's house and spent the night, while I was setting in prison. An ex-girlfriend who by the way is soposed to be my best friend. Don't give me that we-didn't-do-anything-shit I can tell when he lies."
"We kissed, once, but that was it. Lindsay I love you. You know that I would never cheat on you it was just...you were in prison for god's sakes. You murdered someone. I didn't know what the hell I was soposed to do. Helen was there for me with support and one night, after drinking a little too much wine we kissed. It lasted for like 3 seconds. Linds it didn't mean anything." Said Bobby as tears began to come to his eyes at the hurt that he could see in Lindsay's eyes.
"I hate you." she told him calmly. "And I'm leaving."
"Lind-" Bobby began but Helen cut him off.
"Don't be mad at him Lindsay. It was my fault. I kissed him. I'm sorry I don't know what I was thinking but whatever you do you can't blame him. It wasn't his fault."
Lindsay looked from Bobby to Helen and back to Bobby. "I'll deal with you when we get home. Let's go, now."
She quickly walked out of the door and Bobby grabbed Helen's arm as she turned to leave also.
"Why did you tell her that?" he asked quietly.
She stood there and looked him in the eye for a long moment before slowly shaking her head and walking out the door. Lindsay already had Bobby's shoes and jacket on them when they came back into the living room.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" he asked her.
She just shook her head and led him out the door as more tears came and Bobby followed helplessly behind them. Helen shut the door and then leaned against it as she felt tears of her own coming on. She began to sob and slid down the door until she was setting on the floor. Ellenor came over and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Are you ok?" she asked gently.
Helen shook her head. "Did you hear all of that?"
Ellenor nodded.
Helen put her head in her hands and continued to cry. "God we were so stupid. She's going to hate me forever. I can't believe this."
"Helen," she said getting Helen to look at her," he kissed you didn't he?" Helen opened her mouth to deny it but she knew that Ellenor already had it figured out. "You can't say anything to Lindsay, please Ellenor."
"I won't but if she finds out that you're lying she's going to be even madder at both of you."
"She's not going to find out." answered Helen as her tears slowed. "I'm going to take a shower."
She slowly walked down the hall and softly shut her bathroom door. Ellenor shook her head as she went back to the kitchen. She's covering for Bobby she thought. She had better hope he can keep it from Lindsay or there's going to be hell to pay for both of them.
Ok guys. I'm stopping there. Hope you like it so far. R/R please. Oh and in case you're wondering about the Helen/Mike stuff, no I haven't forgotten about them and he should be back in the next chapter or so. After I get the Lindsay thing done it'll be a lot more about them.
Thank you guys so much for the reviews. This is my first story and I can't believe that I've gotten such great feedback.
"Daddy, are we going to spend the night here with Helen like we did when mommy lived somewhere else?" he asked innocently.
The room became deathly silent at the three year old's question. He looked confused at the four grown ups staring at him
"Well are we?" he asked again.
"You've spent the night here with daddy before?" Lindsay asked in a whisper to make sure that she had correctly heard what he had said.
The little boy nodded his head and looked at Bobby questioningly.
"Honey why don't you come over here and play with Zoey so your mommy can talk to your daddy and Helen." said Ellenor taking the little boy's hand and leading him away from the trio at the door.
Lindsay stood there glaring at them with a mixture of anger and hurt before she slowly walked to Helen's room. Bobby and Helen followed her.
"Linds it wasn't like you think." Helen said after shutting the door.
"Did you sleep with her?" Lindsay asked Bobby while completely ignoring Bobby.
"No of course not." He answered truthfully. "It wasn't like that. Lindsay when you were in prison...I didn't know what to do. I was lost. Helen...was there for me. Bobby and I slept over here sometimes but it was nothing more than that. I promise."
His eyes were so pleading that Lindsay almost believed him. "So nothing happened between the two of you?" she asked now addressing Helen also.
Something quickly flashed through Helen's eyes before Lindsay had a chance to figure it out but looking into Bobby's she knew what it was. Guilt. Lindsay's face grew stony and her eyes began to well up.
"Linds, let us explain." Said Helen calmly as she moved toward her.
"You had better have a pretty damn good explanation." Lindsay said as her anger over took her hurt and she began to yell. "My husband brought my son to his ex-girlfriend's house and spent the night, while I was setting in prison. An ex-girlfriend who by the way is soposed to be my best friend. Don't give me that we-didn't-do-anything-shit I can tell when he lies."
"We kissed, once, but that was it. Lindsay I love you. You know that I would never cheat on you it was just...you were in prison for god's sakes. You murdered someone. I didn't know what the hell I was soposed to do. Helen was there for me with support and one night, after drinking a little too much wine we kissed. It lasted for like 3 seconds. Linds it didn't mean anything." Said Bobby as tears began to come to his eyes at the hurt that he could see in Lindsay's eyes.
"I hate you." she told him calmly. "And I'm leaving."
"Lind-" Bobby began but Helen cut him off.
"Don't be mad at him Lindsay. It was my fault. I kissed him. I'm sorry I don't know what I was thinking but whatever you do you can't blame him. It wasn't his fault."
Lindsay looked from Bobby to Helen and back to Bobby. "I'll deal with you when we get home. Let's go, now."
She quickly walked out of the door and Bobby grabbed Helen's arm as she turned to leave also.
"Why did you tell her that?" he asked quietly.
She stood there and looked him in the eye for a long moment before slowly shaking her head and walking out the door. Lindsay already had Bobby's shoes and jacket on them when they came back into the living room.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" he asked her.
She just shook her head and led him out the door as more tears came and Bobby followed helplessly behind them. Helen shut the door and then leaned against it as she felt tears of her own coming on. She began to sob and slid down the door until she was setting on the floor. Ellenor came over and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Are you ok?" she asked gently.
Helen shook her head. "Did you hear all of that?"
Ellenor nodded.
Helen put her head in her hands and continued to cry. "God we were so stupid. She's going to hate me forever. I can't believe this."
"Helen," she said getting Helen to look at her," he kissed you didn't he?" Helen opened her mouth to deny it but she knew that Ellenor already had it figured out. "You can't say anything to Lindsay, please Ellenor."
"I won't but if she finds out that you're lying she's going to be even madder at both of you."
"She's not going to find out." answered Helen as her tears slowed. "I'm going to take a shower."
She slowly walked down the hall and softly shut her bathroom door. Ellenor shook her head as she went back to the kitchen. She's covering for Bobby she thought. She had better hope he can keep it from Lindsay or there's going to be hell to pay for both of them.
Ok guys. I'm stopping there. Hope you like it so far. R/R please. Oh and in case you're wondering about the Helen/Mike stuff, no I haven't forgotten about them and he should be back in the next chapter or so. After I get the Lindsay thing done it'll be a lot more about them.
