**Here you go, as promised, two chapters in one day! **
Dave arrived home and walked in the front door and Melissa was on the floor dressing Natalie to go somewhere. "Hey, where are you going?"
Melissa jumped up and ran to Dave and held him. "I did it, I did it!" She said hugging him.
"Did what?" He said patting her back and then taking a step back.
"I have 3 auditions at wrestling schools this week! Do you know what this means?" She shrieked. "Oh my god I'm so excited, but I can't get ahold of Trish to tell her. I need her help."
"That's great Melissa congratulations!" Dave said. "So where were you taking Nattie?"
"I was going to run over to mom's to tell her." Melissa answered. "But if you're home."
She was cut off by the phone, she jumped up and answered it. She went into the kitchen and a couple minutes later reappeared. "That was mom."
"What did she want?"
"Trish is on her way to the police station." Melissa said.
"What? Why?" Dave asked quickly.
"Peter attacked her. Mom didn't know all of the details, but Trish is on her way to go and press charges."
"Is she ok?" Dave asked.
"Apparently so, mom said her face was all bloody but that's all that Trish would tell her."
"Look, I've got the girls, you don't need to drag Nattie along." Dave said picking Nattie up off the floor.
"Thanks Dave, I'll be back later to pick up Aly to go to the facial party." Melissa said on her way out the door.
Trish got out of the police department late in the evening. She had a fat lip but no other injuries. She was proud of herself for not being scared of him anymore. She pulled out her phone and called Melissa.
"Hello?" Melissa said.
"Hey, it's your long lost sister, can you come pick me up and bring me to my car?" Trish asked.
"Sure, where are you?" Melissa asked.
Trish told her the address of the police station and hung up.
Melissa pulled up and honked. Trish came out and hopped in. "Thanks sis, I appreciate it."
"Not a problem. I'm going to Terri's for facials, wanna come?" She asked Trish.
"I would love to, but I can't put any pressure on my orbital bone or it kills me. But I will next time. How's everything going?" Trish asked.
"Well.I have an audition at 3 wrestling schools!" Melissa said excitedly.
"You're kidding?!? Missy that's great, what do you want help with?" Trish asked.
"My technique. I don't know if I'm doing things right, and I really want to impress them."
"Honey, you go to the school to learn technique and moves. Do you have your audition set?" Trish advised her.
"I know, but I want to show them that I'm worthy of training." Melissa whined.
"Alright, I'll help you. But make sure you work your gymnastics background into it." Trish agreed. "My car is outside Starbucks off of Main."
They pulled up to her car. "So, are you and Dave going to get back together?" Melissa asked.
"I like to hope so, but I don't know how he feels. So I'll figure that out. I'll talk to you tomorrow." Trish said and shut the door. She got into her car and pulled out.
Trish arrived at her house and pulled in the driveway. She sat there for a minute, took a deep breath, and started to walk up to the door. She heard some noises coming from the backyard. She walked back there and Dave had the radio on and he was sitting on the porch swing with his head in his hands. He was either talking to himself or singing along, she couldn't make it out. Trish quietly backed up and went in through the front door and went to the back door and put her face to the screen door, "You look like you need someone to swing with." She said quietly.
He lifted his head and turned around. There she was, standing on the other side of the door. He smiled a little, "That would be nice."
Trish walked out and opened her arms, "Oh Dave." She said with tears in her eyes.
He held her, "Trish, I love you."
"I love you too Dave, but we've got to talk about a few things." Trish said holding him.
"I know, I know, I'm just so glad that you're here." Dave said holding her tight. "Are you ok? I heard about your altercation today."
"Melissa told you? Yeah I'm ok , just a busted lip, that's all. I had Melissa come pick me up at the police station so I could get back to my car."
"Trish," Dave started and picked up her hand. "I know that we have differences between us, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make us work."
"Me too, but I need to know something, you do know that Brock and I are just friends, and that's all we'll ever be. I don't have feelings for him like that, he's just become a great friend."
Dave nodded, "Yeah, I understand. I'll be gentler, and I'm also going to start going to some anger management classes, I don't ever want to hurt you again."
Trish smiled and held him, "Oh Dave, that's great. And I'll be more open- minded, and from now on I'll sleep on the floor or find a different room if I get locked out of mine."
Dave laughed and held her close. He knew that he needed to tell her about what happened between him and Melissa, but he wasn't sure how to bring it up.
"Trish, you're here!" Aly exclaimed bursting through the screen door. She went over to her and held her, "Are you and dad ok?"
Trish nodded, "Yeah, we're ok."
"Good, I was so sad that you and dad had broken up." Aly said hugging her.
"Oh we never broke up, I just needed a day to myself, why do you think we broke up? Dave, did you think that I broke up with you?" Trish asked him.
"No, I knew that you said that you just needed some you time and that you'd call me." Dave answered.
"Well, I just figured you guys had broken up because of last night." Aly said looking at Dave.
"We're ok now, why don't you go inside and check on Nattie." Dave said to Aly giving her a look.
"What happened last night?" Trish asked Dave.
"I was just stressing out over whether or not you would give me a second chance, she probably just got the wrong idea." Dave answered giving her another hug.
"Well let's go inside, I'll pop some popcorn and we'll all sit down and watch a movie." Trish said giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Sounds good." Dave said with a smile.
Trish got up and headed inside. Dave kicked a rock across the patio, "how do I tell her?" he mumbled and headed inside.
**Please read and review! Who's going to tell Trish about what happened in her house? Dave? Melissa? Or someone else accidentally? **
Dave arrived home and walked in the front door and Melissa was on the floor dressing Natalie to go somewhere. "Hey, where are you going?"
Melissa jumped up and ran to Dave and held him. "I did it, I did it!" She said hugging him.
"Did what?" He said patting her back and then taking a step back.
"I have 3 auditions at wrestling schools this week! Do you know what this means?" She shrieked. "Oh my god I'm so excited, but I can't get ahold of Trish to tell her. I need her help."
"That's great Melissa congratulations!" Dave said. "So where were you taking Nattie?"
"I was going to run over to mom's to tell her." Melissa answered. "But if you're home."
She was cut off by the phone, she jumped up and answered it. She went into the kitchen and a couple minutes later reappeared. "That was mom."
"What did she want?"
"Trish is on her way to the police station." Melissa said.
"What? Why?" Dave asked quickly.
"Peter attacked her. Mom didn't know all of the details, but Trish is on her way to go and press charges."
"Is she ok?" Dave asked.
"Apparently so, mom said her face was all bloody but that's all that Trish would tell her."
"Look, I've got the girls, you don't need to drag Nattie along." Dave said picking Nattie up off the floor.
"Thanks Dave, I'll be back later to pick up Aly to go to the facial party." Melissa said on her way out the door.
Trish got out of the police department late in the evening. She had a fat lip but no other injuries. She was proud of herself for not being scared of him anymore. She pulled out her phone and called Melissa.
"Hello?" Melissa said.
"Hey, it's your long lost sister, can you come pick me up and bring me to my car?" Trish asked.
"Sure, where are you?" Melissa asked.
Trish told her the address of the police station and hung up.
Melissa pulled up and honked. Trish came out and hopped in. "Thanks sis, I appreciate it."
"Not a problem. I'm going to Terri's for facials, wanna come?" She asked Trish.
"I would love to, but I can't put any pressure on my orbital bone or it kills me. But I will next time. How's everything going?" Trish asked.
"Well.I have an audition at 3 wrestling schools!" Melissa said excitedly.
"You're kidding?!? Missy that's great, what do you want help with?" Trish asked.
"My technique. I don't know if I'm doing things right, and I really want to impress them."
"Honey, you go to the school to learn technique and moves. Do you have your audition set?" Trish advised her.
"I know, but I want to show them that I'm worthy of training." Melissa whined.
"Alright, I'll help you. But make sure you work your gymnastics background into it." Trish agreed. "My car is outside Starbucks off of Main."
They pulled up to her car. "So, are you and Dave going to get back together?" Melissa asked.
"I like to hope so, but I don't know how he feels. So I'll figure that out. I'll talk to you tomorrow." Trish said and shut the door. She got into her car and pulled out.
Trish arrived at her house and pulled in the driveway. She sat there for a minute, took a deep breath, and started to walk up to the door. She heard some noises coming from the backyard. She walked back there and Dave had the radio on and he was sitting on the porch swing with his head in his hands. He was either talking to himself or singing along, she couldn't make it out. Trish quietly backed up and went in through the front door and went to the back door and put her face to the screen door, "You look like you need someone to swing with." She said quietly.
He lifted his head and turned around. There she was, standing on the other side of the door. He smiled a little, "That would be nice."
Trish walked out and opened her arms, "Oh Dave." She said with tears in her eyes.
He held her, "Trish, I love you."
"I love you too Dave, but we've got to talk about a few things." Trish said holding him.
"I know, I know, I'm just so glad that you're here." Dave said holding her tight. "Are you ok? I heard about your altercation today."
"Melissa told you? Yeah I'm ok , just a busted lip, that's all. I had Melissa come pick me up at the police station so I could get back to my car."
"Trish," Dave started and picked up her hand. "I know that we have differences between us, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make us work."
"Me too, but I need to know something, you do know that Brock and I are just friends, and that's all we'll ever be. I don't have feelings for him like that, he's just become a great friend."
Dave nodded, "Yeah, I understand. I'll be gentler, and I'm also going to start going to some anger management classes, I don't ever want to hurt you again."
Trish smiled and held him, "Oh Dave, that's great. And I'll be more open- minded, and from now on I'll sleep on the floor or find a different room if I get locked out of mine."
Dave laughed and held her close. He knew that he needed to tell her about what happened between him and Melissa, but he wasn't sure how to bring it up.
"Trish, you're here!" Aly exclaimed bursting through the screen door. She went over to her and held her, "Are you and dad ok?"
Trish nodded, "Yeah, we're ok."
"Good, I was so sad that you and dad had broken up." Aly said hugging her.
"Oh we never broke up, I just needed a day to myself, why do you think we broke up? Dave, did you think that I broke up with you?" Trish asked him.
"No, I knew that you said that you just needed some you time and that you'd call me." Dave answered.
"Well, I just figured you guys had broken up because of last night." Aly said looking at Dave.
"We're ok now, why don't you go inside and check on Nattie." Dave said to Aly giving her a look.
"What happened last night?" Trish asked Dave.
"I was just stressing out over whether or not you would give me a second chance, she probably just got the wrong idea." Dave answered giving her another hug.
"Well let's go inside, I'll pop some popcorn and we'll all sit down and watch a movie." Trish said giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Sounds good." Dave said with a smile.
Trish got up and headed inside. Dave kicked a rock across the patio, "how do I tell her?" he mumbled and headed inside.
**Please read and review! Who's going to tell Trish about what happened in her house? Dave? Melissa? Or someone else accidentally? **