Chapter 13: Mindy
Lucy hurried to they door opened it. There stood a woman
with dark brown hair and an olive complexion. She had two little
kids; both of which where crying.
"Hi is Kevin here?" She asked.
"Um no he's at work right now. Do we no you?"
"I'm Mindy." Lucy immediately stiffened up. Mindy noted
this and said, "I'm sorry to bother you guys but I got into a huge
fight with my husband and I don't no anyone else in Glen Oak and
I have no where else to go." It was only then did Lucy notice the
tears streaming down the woman's face. Lucy took a deep breath
unsure of what she was about to do.
"No I'm sorry. You can come in. Maybe we could talk about
it if you want." She said taking the child from Mindy allowing her
to pick up the one that was hiding behind her.
"Thanks." They walked inside and Lucy helped Mindy get
the kids a snack then put them down for a nap.
"So what happened?" Lucy asked.
"I'm not really sure. I came home from the mall with the kids
and he just started yelling at me and he accused me of cheating on
him and I don't even no where he'd get an idea like that." Mindy
cried letting her head fall onto Lucy's shoulder. Lucy put her arms
around her as she continued. "Then the kids started getting up set
and he told them to shut up and now here I am telling this to some
total stranger and I don't even no there name or why there in
Kevin's house."
"It's okay I'm sure you guys will work everything out and
I'm Lucy Kevin's wife."
"Oh." Mindy replied as the doorbell rang again.
"I'll be right back." Lucy got up and answered the door.
"Lucy!" Jayden screamed hugging her knees. Lucy then
remembered that she was babysitting him that day. This was her
second time.
"Hey Jayd." She replied ruffling his light brown hair.
"Ook what mommy bought me." Me said pulling out a pair
of sunglasses. He put them on, folded his arms and scowled. "Now
I ook ike da big boys." Lucy smiled. how is this kid so cute? She
thought to herself looking at the boy wearing baggy jean, a white t-
shirt, and a open jacket.
"Cool. You do." Lucy told him. Jayden smiled up at her
thinking of something to say. Finally he asked, "How da baby?"
"The baby's good sweetie now say good bye to mommy."
"Bye Mommy!" He said turning around and hugging her.
Leanne left and Lucy took Jayden upstairs, where Mindy was
waiting.
"Who dat?" Jayd asked when he saw the women sitting on
the couch.
"That's my friend Mindy." Lucy began but was interrupted
by cries coming from the next room. Mindy got up to take care of
her child.
"Who dat making noise?" He asked.
"That's Mindy's son Jake. You guys can play together
today."
"Tay." Mindy came out with Jake and put him down next to
Jayden. "Want to play?" Jayden asked.
"Okay." Jake answered letting Jayd show him to some of the
twins toys.
Mrs. Bink had been in the hospital since that night. The
doctors where going to let her free that day. She was great full for
the support she had been given the last few weeks.
Lucy and Mindy sat watching the boys unsure of what to say
next. They both let the awkwardness go when the doorbell rang
and Lucy hurried to answer it.
"Hey Roxanne! What's going on?'
"Well you no how I said I was getting married? Well we
can't wait any longer. Were going to get married next week and I
want you to be my maid of honour!"
"What you're kidding! I'd be glad to be your maid of honour.
But isn't next week sort of soon I mean I went insane planning my
wedding in two months how are you going to do that in a week"
Lucy began but was interrupted by cries in the background.
Mindy's daughter had woken up at the same time Jake and Jayden
decided to argue. "Come in I have to Take care of something."
Lucy said running in the house where Mindy was hurrying to
Sydney.
"Okay guys what's going on?" She asked crouching down to
eye level of the boys.
"He stole the red Duplo block from me!"
"No you stole it from me!"
"How about we do something we can all do together?"
"Like what?"
"Um. How about we do a puzzle."
"Okay."
"Dat cool!" Jayd said.
"K you guys go pick one."
"Tay." Jayden spoke again taking Jake's hand and leading
him over to the puzzles at the same time Mindy came out with
Sydney.
"Um. Luce I don't mean to pry but who are all these people?"
"Oh well you've already met Jayden the other boy is Jake the
girl is Sydney and the woman is Mindy."
"Oh. Hi. Luce I can't stay I just came to ask you to be my
maid of honour and to say goodbye."
"Where you going?"
"I wanted to meet Chandler's parents before the wedding so
were going to fly in tonight."
"Ok bye."
"Bye." Roxanne gave Lucy a quick hug and left.
"Ring, ring." Lucy picked up the phone.
"Hello." She said.
"Hey honey. I've got some bad news." Kevin replied from
the other end.
"Oh, and what's that?"
"I have to work an extra shift tonight at the graveyard."
"Oh. That's to bad. Um I hope you don't mind if Jayden spends the night with us. It was his parents 5 year anniversary and
they wanted to be alone so I said he could stay here."
"No that's fine. Love you."
"Love you too." She smiled hanging up the phone. Mindy
looked at Lucy sadly. "What?" She asked.
"I miss my husband. I wish he'd come looking for me and
worst of all I think I'm pregnant and I'm scared I'll be all alone."
"You won't be all alone and I'm sure he'll come looking for
you and we could go buy a pregnancy test to see if you even have
to worry about that."
"Okay. Can we walk?"
"Sure."
"Do you have an extra stroller sure a double would be better
but they can both fit into one."
"Oh yea we have one. It's a double too. My twin brothers
used to use it."
"Ok thanks." She answered. Lucy got out the twins old
stroller and they got the kids ready to got out. On there way out of
the Camden's yard they bumped into Christine.
"Hey Luce. Whose your friend."
"Oh. Sorry Christine, this is Mindy."
"Hi."
"Hi."
"Where are you guys off too?"
"We were going to the store. Do you want to come?" Mindy
asked.
"Sure why not I've got nothing better to do." The bought the
test and then decided to get some late dinner. After they had
finished Christine went into the Camden's house and Lucy and
Mindy went up to the apartment and tried to put the kids to bed.
"But I don' wanna go to bed!" Jayden protested. "I wanna
stay up and play with Jake!"
"Yeah. Me to I wanna play with Jayen! Please mommy."
"No guys. You can play tomorrow morning."
"No! Now mommy! Please."
"Wahhhhhh!" Sydney began.
"Lucy what's going up in there?" Ruthie yelled coming up
into the apartment.
"Ruthie thank God you're here can you give us a hand. Oh
Mindy this is my younger sister Ruthie."
"Hi. Okay I'll put her to bed and give her a bottle." She
claimed picking Sydney up off the floor. "Where's her stuff?"
"Right here." Mindy said handing Ruthie the bag. Ruthie
took Sydney into the other from and the others turned their
attention back to Jacob and Jayden.
"Come on guys go put your pyjamas on and then we'll read
you a story."
"Which one? The three bears?" Jacob asked.
"Sure if that's the one you want."
"Yay!" Jake said running to put his Pyjamas on. Lucy picked
up Jayden and changed him then she and Mindy took turns reading
from the Three Bears. By the time all the kids where asleep it was
after 1:00. They talked and then Mindy did her test. Then they had
to wait for it to be ready so they continued to talk until it was.
Mindy went into the washroom to check it.
Lucy hurried to they door opened it. There stood a woman
with dark brown hair and an olive complexion. She had two little
kids; both of which where crying.
"Hi is Kevin here?" She asked.
"Um no he's at work right now. Do we no you?"
"I'm Mindy." Lucy immediately stiffened up. Mindy noted
this and said, "I'm sorry to bother you guys but I got into a huge
fight with my husband and I don't no anyone else in Glen Oak and
I have no where else to go." It was only then did Lucy notice the
tears streaming down the woman's face. Lucy took a deep breath
unsure of what she was about to do.
"No I'm sorry. You can come in. Maybe we could talk about
it if you want." She said taking the child from Mindy allowing her
to pick up the one that was hiding behind her.
"Thanks." They walked inside and Lucy helped Mindy get
the kids a snack then put them down for a nap.
"So what happened?" Lucy asked.
"I'm not really sure. I came home from the mall with the kids
and he just started yelling at me and he accused me of cheating on
him and I don't even no where he'd get an idea like that." Mindy
cried letting her head fall onto Lucy's shoulder. Lucy put her arms
around her as she continued. "Then the kids started getting up set
and he told them to shut up and now here I am telling this to some
total stranger and I don't even no there name or why there in
Kevin's house."
"It's okay I'm sure you guys will work everything out and
I'm Lucy Kevin's wife."
"Oh." Mindy replied as the doorbell rang again.
"I'll be right back." Lucy got up and answered the door.
"Lucy!" Jayden screamed hugging her knees. Lucy then
remembered that she was babysitting him that day. This was her
second time.
"Hey Jayd." She replied ruffling his light brown hair.
"Ook what mommy bought me." Me said pulling out a pair
of sunglasses. He put them on, folded his arms and scowled. "Now
I ook ike da big boys." Lucy smiled. how is this kid so cute? She
thought to herself looking at the boy wearing baggy jean, a white t-
shirt, and a open jacket.
"Cool. You do." Lucy told him. Jayden smiled up at her
thinking of something to say. Finally he asked, "How da baby?"
"The baby's good sweetie now say good bye to mommy."
"Bye Mommy!" He said turning around and hugging her.
Leanne left and Lucy took Jayden upstairs, where Mindy was
waiting.
"Who dat?" Jayd asked when he saw the women sitting on
the couch.
"That's my friend Mindy." Lucy began but was interrupted
by cries coming from the next room. Mindy got up to take care of
her child.
"Who dat making noise?" He asked.
"That's Mindy's son Jake. You guys can play together
today."
"Tay." Mindy came out with Jake and put him down next to
Jayden. "Want to play?" Jayden asked.
"Okay." Jake answered letting Jayd show him to some of the
twins toys.
Mrs. Bink had been in the hospital since that night. The
doctors where going to let her free that day. She was great full for
the support she had been given the last few weeks.
Lucy and Mindy sat watching the boys unsure of what to say
next. They both let the awkwardness go when the doorbell rang
and Lucy hurried to answer it.
"Hey Roxanne! What's going on?'
"Well you no how I said I was getting married? Well we
can't wait any longer. Were going to get married next week and I
want you to be my maid of honour!"
"What you're kidding! I'd be glad to be your maid of honour.
But isn't next week sort of soon I mean I went insane planning my
wedding in two months how are you going to do that in a week"
Lucy began but was interrupted by cries in the background.
Mindy's daughter had woken up at the same time Jake and Jayden
decided to argue. "Come in I have to Take care of something."
Lucy said running in the house where Mindy was hurrying to
Sydney.
"Okay guys what's going on?" She asked crouching down to
eye level of the boys.
"He stole the red Duplo block from me!"
"No you stole it from me!"
"How about we do something we can all do together?"
"Like what?"
"Um. How about we do a puzzle."
"Okay."
"Dat cool!" Jayd said.
"K you guys go pick one."
"Tay." Jayden spoke again taking Jake's hand and leading
him over to the puzzles at the same time Mindy came out with
Sydney.
"Um. Luce I don't mean to pry but who are all these people?"
"Oh well you've already met Jayden the other boy is Jake the
girl is Sydney and the woman is Mindy."
"Oh. Hi. Luce I can't stay I just came to ask you to be my
maid of honour and to say goodbye."
"Where you going?"
"I wanted to meet Chandler's parents before the wedding so
were going to fly in tonight."
"Ok bye."
"Bye." Roxanne gave Lucy a quick hug and left.
"Ring, ring." Lucy picked up the phone.
"Hello." She said.
"Hey honey. I've got some bad news." Kevin replied from
the other end.
"Oh, and what's that?"
"I have to work an extra shift tonight at the graveyard."
"Oh. That's to bad. Um I hope you don't mind if Jayden spends the night with us. It was his parents 5 year anniversary and
they wanted to be alone so I said he could stay here."
"No that's fine. Love you."
"Love you too." She smiled hanging up the phone. Mindy
looked at Lucy sadly. "What?" She asked.
"I miss my husband. I wish he'd come looking for me and
worst of all I think I'm pregnant and I'm scared I'll be all alone."
"You won't be all alone and I'm sure he'll come looking for
you and we could go buy a pregnancy test to see if you even have
to worry about that."
"Okay. Can we walk?"
"Sure."
"Do you have an extra stroller sure a double would be better
but they can both fit into one."
"Oh yea we have one. It's a double too. My twin brothers
used to use it."
"Ok thanks." She answered. Lucy got out the twins old
stroller and they got the kids ready to got out. On there way out of
the Camden's yard they bumped into Christine.
"Hey Luce. Whose your friend."
"Oh. Sorry Christine, this is Mindy."
"Hi."
"Hi."
"Where are you guys off too?"
"We were going to the store. Do you want to come?" Mindy
asked.
"Sure why not I've got nothing better to do." The bought the
test and then decided to get some late dinner. After they had
finished Christine went into the Camden's house and Lucy and
Mindy went up to the apartment and tried to put the kids to bed.
"But I don' wanna go to bed!" Jayden protested. "I wanna
stay up and play with Jake!"
"Yeah. Me to I wanna play with Jayen! Please mommy."
"No guys. You can play tomorrow morning."
"No! Now mommy! Please."
"Wahhhhhh!" Sydney began.
"Lucy what's going up in there?" Ruthie yelled coming up
into the apartment.
"Ruthie thank God you're here can you give us a hand. Oh
Mindy this is my younger sister Ruthie."
"Hi. Okay I'll put her to bed and give her a bottle." She
claimed picking Sydney up off the floor. "Where's her stuff?"
"Right here." Mindy said handing Ruthie the bag. Ruthie
took Sydney into the other from and the others turned their
attention back to Jacob and Jayden.
"Come on guys go put your pyjamas on and then we'll read
you a story."
"Which one? The three bears?" Jacob asked.
"Sure if that's the one you want."
"Yay!" Jake said running to put his Pyjamas on. Lucy picked
up Jayden and changed him then she and Mindy took turns reading
from the Three Bears. By the time all the kids where asleep it was
after 1:00. They talked and then Mindy did her test. Then they had
to wait for it to be ready so they continued to talk until it was.
Mindy went into the washroom to check it.
