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Ryan was at my heels. "Rey, where's Mike because I'm gonna take Ryan to him so we can work this match out," I said.
"He had to leave. But he left you this letter," Rey said handing me an envelope. I opened it. This is what the letter said.
Candy,
Sorry I had to leave without saying bye. Christine called and she wants to make up. I flew home to talk things out with her. I'll see you and Ryan tomorrow. Have a safe flight. Bye.
Love,
Mike
I wasn't very happy when I read the letter but I tried to hide it. "Ok, guys I'll be right back just let me bring Ryan to my dad. C'mon Ry." We walked a few steps away.
"Mommy, why can't I go sit with daddy? Where's daddy?" He sounded like he was going to cry.
"Daddy, well... He caught a flight home so that he could get the house ready for us. So now you've gotta stay with grandpa and grandma for a few minutes for me. Ok? Can you do that for me please?"
"Ok mommy." I dropped Ryan with my parents and went back to the others so we could work together the match.
"Are you ready now?" Victoria asked a little snobbishly.
"Yes!" I said back with just as much of an attitude. We worked together the match. When we finished it was already almost 4:30. The show was set to start at 7:45 so I figured I'd have some time to spend alone with Ryan but that plan fell through. As soon as we finished working together the match, my cell phone rang. I didn't want to answer, but I did anyway.
"Hello," I said.
"Candy, Hey, did Rey give you that note?" Mike asked me.
"Yes! And let me tell you, he wasn't happy that you weren't here when we got back."
"Listen, I'm sorry. But I probably won't be here when you guys get home tomorrow. Christine and I are going to fly to Brumuda and try to save our marriage."
"What do you expect me to tell your son who thinks you flew home today to wait for us?"
"You'll figure something out won't you? I'm sorry Candy but Christine and I need to go for this two weeks so that we can save our marriage."
"Thank you Mike. Thank you for reminding me why we broke up in the first place."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that you're not dependable. I was going to either have you go with me to Steph's party on Saturday or watch Ryan. But that's ok. Don't worry about Ryan and I, we'll survive just fine without you."
"Do you want me to NOT save my marriage?"
"No, but I want you to be there to tell your son that you wont be around for two weeks when he expects to see you in twenty-four hours."
"Oh I know EXACTLY how that is. I've had to tell him so many times that his mommy won't be there to see him."
"Thats because YOU wouldn't let me! But you know what, if you're gonna be like this YOU don't need to be in Ry's life. So go. Go save your marriage. Have a nice trip. Good bye." I hung up and shut off the phone. I couldn't help but break into tears. I felt so overwhelmed by the whole thing.
"Mommy!" Ryan yelled running up to me. I tried to hide the tears, but Mark saw them before I could dry my eyes.
"What's a matter Candy?" Mark asked.
"Nothing." I lied.
"That's not true. Did Brock do something to you? I'll kill him."
"No! Dad it's not Brock. It was someone else."
"Then WHO was it?" Mark asked.
"Let me tell Ryan about it first." I kneeled on the floor. "Ry, honey. Daddy won't be there tomorrow when we get home. He has to go somewhere with Christine."
"Daddy likes Christine better then he likes me." Ryan cried out. I held him in my arms.
"No honey that's not true. Believe me, Daddy loves you so much," I tried to comfort him. This made me even more mad at Mike. I was still crying a little too. Mark and Sarah tried to comfort us but we both just pushed them away. I didn't know what else to say to Ryan so I just held him and let him cry in my arms.
"Mommy, if he loves me, why does he spend so much time with her?" Ryan sobbed.
"I don't know honey. But I promise you, I'll be here for you all the time." I said.
"And we're always here for you buddy," Mark said patting Ryan's back. "Hey I've got an idea. Why don't you two come stay with us in Texas for the next few days?" Mark offered. Ryan had calmed down a bit and climbed out of my arms.
"Thanks dad. I'll have to think about it and get back to you soon. I'm sorry guys, Ryan and I need to go. I'll find you after the show and let you know if I want to stay with you or not."
"Ok, it's no pressure, but if you want to you're more than welcome to," Sarah said.
"Thanks. C'mon Ryan. Let's go." We walked off to my locker room. On our way Dwayne ran up to me with his cell phone in his hand.
"Candy, Mike's on the phone. He's been trying to get a hold of you but you're cell's been off," Dwayne said handing me the phone. Ryan grabbed it before I could.
"Daddy, when am I gonna see you again?" Ryan asked. Mike must have said something to him. "But daddy, we're supposed to go to Jordan's daddy-son camp out this Saturday. I can't go with mommy. I need a daddy to go with." Mike said something else to him. "Fine. If you love Christy more than me then fine. Bye." He shoved the phone into my hand and sat down and started crying. Dwayne took care of Ryan so I could talk to Mike.
"Mike, what did you say? He's now crying."
"You turned him against me Candance. Why'd you turn my own son against me?"
"I didn't. Mike, Ryan is smart. He sees whats going on and understands it! So right now he thinks you don't love him. So you'd better do something soon to prove to your son that you love him. But don't worry about Jordan's camp out, I'll find someone to play daddy to Ryan this weekend." I hung up on Mike.
"Mommy, whose gonna take me to Jordan's on Saturday?" Ryan asked through his tears that were finally subsiding.
Ryan was at my heels. "Rey, where's Mike because I'm gonna take Ryan to him so we can work this match out," I said.
"He had to leave. But he left you this letter," Rey said handing me an envelope. I opened it. This is what the letter said.
Candy,
Sorry I had to leave without saying bye. Christine called and she wants to make up. I flew home to talk things out with her. I'll see you and Ryan tomorrow. Have a safe flight. Bye.
Love,
Mike
I wasn't very happy when I read the letter but I tried to hide it. "Ok, guys I'll be right back just let me bring Ryan to my dad. C'mon Ry." We walked a few steps away.
"Mommy, why can't I go sit with daddy? Where's daddy?" He sounded like he was going to cry.
"Daddy, well... He caught a flight home so that he could get the house ready for us. So now you've gotta stay with grandpa and grandma for a few minutes for me. Ok? Can you do that for me please?"
"Ok mommy." I dropped Ryan with my parents and went back to the others so we could work together the match.
"Are you ready now?" Victoria asked a little snobbishly.
"Yes!" I said back with just as much of an attitude. We worked together the match. When we finished it was already almost 4:30. The show was set to start at 7:45 so I figured I'd have some time to spend alone with Ryan but that plan fell through. As soon as we finished working together the match, my cell phone rang. I didn't want to answer, but I did anyway.
"Hello," I said.
"Candy, Hey, did Rey give you that note?" Mike asked me.
"Yes! And let me tell you, he wasn't happy that you weren't here when we got back."
"Listen, I'm sorry. But I probably won't be here when you guys get home tomorrow. Christine and I are going to fly to Brumuda and try to save our marriage."
"What do you expect me to tell your son who thinks you flew home today to wait for us?"
"You'll figure something out won't you? I'm sorry Candy but Christine and I need to go for this two weeks so that we can save our marriage."
"Thank you Mike. Thank you for reminding me why we broke up in the first place."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that you're not dependable. I was going to either have you go with me to Steph's party on Saturday or watch Ryan. But that's ok. Don't worry about Ryan and I, we'll survive just fine without you."
"Do you want me to NOT save my marriage?"
"No, but I want you to be there to tell your son that you wont be around for two weeks when he expects to see you in twenty-four hours."
"Oh I know EXACTLY how that is. I've had to tell him so many times that his mommy won't be there to see him."
"Thats because YOU wouldn't let me! But you know what, if you're gonna be like this YOU don't need to be in Ry's life. So go. Go save your marriage. Have a nice trip. Good bye." I hung up and shut off the phone. I couldn't help but break into tears. I felt so overwhelmed by the whole thing.
"Mommy!" Ryan yelled running up to me. I tried to hide the tears, but Mark saw them before I could dry my eyes.
"What's a matter Candy?" Mark asked.
"Nothing." I lied.
"That's not true. Did Brock do something to you? I'll kill him."
"No! Dad it's not Brock. It was someone else."
"Then WHO was it?" Mark asked.
"Let me tell Ryan about it first." I kneeled on the floor. "Ry, honey. Daddy won't be there tomorrow when we get home. He has to go somewhere with Christine."
"Daddy likes Christine better then he likes me." Ryan cried out. I held him in my arms.
"No honey that's not true. Believe me, Daddy loves you so much," I tried to comfort him. This made me even more mad at Mike. I was still crying a little too. Mark and Sarah tried to comfort us but we both just pushed them away. I didn't know what else to say to Ryan so I just held him and let him cry in my arms.
"Mommy, if he loves me, why does he spend so much time with her?" Ryan sobbed.
"I don't know honey. But I promise you, I'll be here for you all the time." I said.
"And we're always here for you buddy," Mark said patting Ryan's back. "Hey I've got an idea. Why don't you two come stay with us in Texas for the next few days?" Mark offered. Ryan had calmed down a bit and climbed out of my arms.
"Thanks dad. I'll have to think about it and get back to you soon. I'm sorry guys, Ryan and I need to go. I'll find you after the show and let you know if I want to stay with you or not."
"Ok, it's no pressure, but if you want to you're more than welcome to," Sarah said.
"Thanks. C'mon Ryan. Let's go." We walked off to my locker room. On our way Dwayne ran up to me with his cell phone in his hand.
"Candy, Mike's on the phone. He's been trying to get a hold of you but you're cell's been off," Dwayne said handing me the phone. Ryan grabbed it before I could.
"Daddy, when am I gonna see you again?" Ryan asked. Mike must have said something to him. "But daddy, we're supposed to go to Jordan's daddy-son camp out this Saturday. I can't go with mommy. I need a daddy to go with." Mike said something else to him. "Fine. If you love Christy more than me then fine. Bye." He shoved the phone into my hand and sat down and started crying. Dwayne took care of Ryan so I could talk to Mike.
"Mike, what did you say? He's now crying."
"You turned him against me Candance. Why'd you turn my own son against me?"
"I didn't. Mike, Ryan is smart. He sees whats going on and understands it! So right now he thinks you don't love him. So you'd better do something soon to prove to your son that you love him. But don't worry about Jordan's camp out, I'll find someone to play daddy to Ryan this weekend." I hung up on Mike.
"Mommy, whose gonna take me to Jordan's on Saturday?" Ryan asked through his tears that were finally subsiding.