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Same thing as what I've said before.
Chapter 7
"Simon!" called Lucy from somewhere upstairs.
"No," moaned Simon under his breath from downstairs. "I'm not here," he said to Ruthie, who was on the couch next to him. Almost seven months later, nothing much had changed except the size of Lucy's belly, and, if it was possible, she was becoming more insane by the day.
"You owe me," answered Ruthie, keeping her eyes fixed on the TV screen. Simon got up and left. A moment later Lucy walked in.
"Is Simon here?" she asked Ruthie.
"No." Lucy made a face and sat down next to Ruthie.
"Oh, look at the time," said Lucy after a moment. "It's two o'clock." Ruthie rolled her eyes and switched to channel ten. Lucy giggled gleefully. Just then Simon walked quietly by, trying to sneak into the kitchen.
"Simon, there you are," acknowledged Lucy. Simon frowned and turned to her.
"Oh, hi, Luce," he said.
"Can you get me-"
"A Hershey bar with almonds?" finished Simon.
"No, no almonds this time."
"Fine," sighed Simon.
"I'll come," said Ruthie.
"She's watching General Hospital again, I presume," said Simon once they were in the car. Ruthie nodded.
"Apparently Nikolas confessed his love to Emily."
"Oooh," said Simon sarcastically. "I wonder what Zander thinks of that."
"Ugh, gag me."
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Meanwhile, back in Buffalo, Mary and Tyler were taking a lovely walk together in the park.
"My family's so different than yours," Tyler was saying. Mary nodded.
"You're an only child."
"You're one of seven."
"I can't imagine how.. quiet it must have been."
"And what's funny is, my parents could focus their whole attention shoving their noses into life, but they didn't."
"And mine did, along with six other lives."
"My parents wouldn't have bailed me out of jail if I was."
"My parents did bail me out of jail." Tyler laughed, and Mary was glad he took it so lightly.
"Dare I ask what you did to end up in jail?"
"Most of the girl's basketball team-myself included- 'decorated' the school gym."
"I see. You wanted to make the gym look pretty for all your games, so you pulled a Trading Spaces." Mary snorted.
"Ha, we might have used a thousand dollars worth of toilet paper." Tyler started to laugh again, and Mary punched him playfully on the shoulder. "That is so not funny." Tyler sucked in his breath and said,
"Sorry," in a surprisingly high-pitched voice as he was trying to keep in his laughter. Suddenly Mary's cell phone rang.
"Do you mind?" she asked. Tyler shook his head, as he was unable to open his mouth without laughing. "Hello? Hi, Simon.." A look of shock came over Mary's face. "Oh my gosh. Are you serious?.. Okay, I'll be there.. See you soon." Mary hung up the phone.
"What is it?" asked Tyler, no longer laughing, but now concerned.
"It's my brother-in-law."
Chapter 7
"Simon!" called Lucy from somewhere upstairs.
"No," moaned Simon under his breath from downstairs. "I'm not here," he said to Ruthie, who was on the couch next to him. Almost seven months later, nothing much had changed except the size of Lucy's belly, and, if it was possible, she was becoming more insane by the day.
"You owe me," answered Ruthie, keeping her eyes fixed on the TV screen. Simon got up and left. A moment later Lucy walked in.
"Is Simon here?" she asked Ruthie.
"No." Lucy made a face and sat down next to Ruthie.
"Oh, look at the time," said Lucy after a moment. "It's two o'clock." Ruthie rolled her eyes and switched to channel ten. Lucy giggled gleefully. Just then Simon walked quietly by, trying to sneak into the kitchen.
"Simon, there you are," acknowledged Lucy. Simon frowned and turned to her.
"Oh, hi, Luce," he said.
"Can you get me-"
"A Hershey bar with almonds?" finished Simon.
"No, no almonds this time."
"Fine," sighed Simon.
"I'll come," said Ruthie.
"She's watching General Hospital again, I presume," said Simon once they were in the car. Ruthie nodded.
"Apparently Nikolas confessed his love to Emily."
"Oooh," said Simon sarcastically. "I wonder what Zander thinks of that."
"Ugh, gag me."
**************
Meanwhile, back in Buffalo, Mary and Tyler were taking a lovely walk together in the park.
"My family's so different than yours," Tyler was saying. Mary nodded.
"You're an only child."
"You're one of seven."
"I can't imagine how.. quiet it must have been."
"And what's funny is, my parents could focus their whole attention shoving their noses into life, but they didn't."
"And mine did, along with six other lives."
"My parents wouldn't have bailed me out of jail if I was."
"My parents did bail me out of jail." Tyler laughed, and Mary was glad he took it so lightly.
"Dare I ask what you did to end up in jail?"
"Most of the girl's basketball team-myself included- 'decorated' the school gym."
"I see. You wanted to make the gym look pretty for all your games, so you pulled a Trading Spaces." Mary snorted.
"Ha, we might have used a thousand dollars worth of toilet paper." Tyler started to laugh again, and Mary punched him playfully on the shoulder. "That is so not funny." Tyler sucked in his breath and said,
"Sorry," in a surprisingly high-pitched voice as he was trying to keep in his laughter. Suddenly Mary's cell phone rang.
"Do you mind?" she asked. Tyler shook his head, as he was unable to open his mouth without laughing. "Hello? Hi, Simon.." A look of shock came over Mary's face. "Oh my gosh. Are you serious?.. Okay, I'll be there.. See you soon." Mary hung up the phone.
"What is it?" asked Tyler, no longer laughing, but now concerned.
"It's my brother-in-law."