Authors Note: I hope you enjoy this chapter, depending on how much work I have to do tonight there could be another one up by tomorrow.
Chapter 11
---------------------------
Love is the only force
capable of transforming
an enemy into a friend
----------------------------
"So?" I sat on the floor, eating pizza and watching 'when Harry met Sally' with Jing Mie and Susan. "So what?" I asked Susan.
"That's it? You had Sex and its over?" I nodded, then turned my attention towards the dust covered TV screen. "I'm kind of afraid of something a little more." I said never taking my gaze away from the television. "What." Jing Mei asked looking at me intently.
"Pregnancy." I cringed. I couldn't believe I just told them this. I turned to look at them, as their faces dropped from curious to utter disbelief. "You didn't?" Susan asked. I slowly shook my head no.
"I'm thirsty." A little voice said peeking his head at us.
"Let me get you something Jeremy." Jing Mei said making her way over to the sink to get a glass of water, for the Winnie the Pooh Pyjama boy.
"So...have you taken a test yet?" Susan pushed.
"It was just yesterday Susan. I haven't even missed a period. I am fine." Susan looked at me and then shrugged her shoulders.
I Knew Carter would be home in 2 and a half hours so I would have to get them out by then so maybe we could mend fences. Jing Mei picked Jeremy up and took him into his bed. "Don't say anything Susan." I said turning to look at her.
"I won't, neither will Deb, but we better be going anyways." Jing Mei came out of the bedroom and they got ready to leave.
I sat on the couch staring blankly at the late night infomercial that play across my screen, something about a waffle maker. I didn't know why I was still up. I knew it would take a few days before Carter completely cooled down. I should just give him time. I was just getting up when I heard the door creak open. I turned to see a tired looking Carter come in and place his bag by the door. "Hi." I said shyly, like I was asking him to the Sadie Hawkins dance, for Junior High. "Hey." He didn't seem to interested.
"How was work?" I was trying to make small talk, I hoped he would take the bait.
"Uh-good." I was a little perplexed by this because anyone who worked at county even for a week would know, that no shift was ever good. It was virtually impossible.
"Good?" I asked back. He nodded and then a small smile formed on his lips.
"Look I've got to get some sleep so I'll see you in the morning." He said plopping down on the couch and leaning his head back. "Okay." I said turning to leave then against my better judgement went back to him. "Did something happen?" I was now about a foot away from him, and he jerked his head forward. "Not really, I've got a date. For tomorrow night though, so if you wouldn't mind watching the boys without me." I nodded an envious feeling forming in the pit of my stomach. "Yeah, no problem. I've been doing it for this long by myself, I think I could manage one more night." I replied bitterly.
He looked up at me and then sternly said "looked Abby your the one who wanted it this way so this is how it will be."
"Who is she then?" I was kind of mean towards him, but he was not being very nice either.
"A nurse, at work, Tanya. She's been here for a year, or at county for a year." I nodded then went into my room and put my face into my pillow. Heaving a deep sigh. I really messed up this time.
--------------------------
Happiness isn't getting
what you want, it's
wanting what you got
--------------------------
"Okay guys, lets go. Get your jackets on." Logan pulled his jean jacket over his navy blue hooded sweater. "Logan honey, you need to pull the hood out from under the jean jacket." Logan looked puzzled so I walked over to give him a hand. "Mommy, I can't find my other shoe." Jeremy said from the closet. I fixed Logan's shirt then pulled his jeans over his runners. "Jeremy, there right here honey." I said tossing the boy his shoes. He put them on then pulled his New York Yankees hat over his mess of matted hair, I had to remember to get that cut. Jeremy, looked so cute trying so hard to get him self ready. He even dressed him self in his red T-shirt and red pullover sweater and jeans. I was amazed at how well he was able to make his clothes match. Logan grabbed his snow hat and pulled it over his head. "Logan what are you doing." John said from the door way of his bedroom. He had just gotten out of the shower and his hair was puffed up looking very cute. "I'm getting ready." He smiled. I let him keep the hat on then grabbed my purse opening the front door letting them out. "Hey stay right there." I said as they tried to make their ways down the porch. "We're just going to find a place to live. We should be back in a while." I said to John.
"Well why don't they stay here with me. It could get boring for them. "Yeah." Logan whined. I shook my head no.
"I'd rather them come with me. We are going to find somewhere to live that we will all like."
"Abby, just cause you are trying to punish me doesn't mean that you should punish the boys too." He retorted.
"I'm not trying to punish anyone." I said shutting the door behind me.
------------------------
A bit of lusting after
someone does
wonders for the skin
-------------------------
"I like this one." Jeremy said plopping down on the floor in one of the many apartments we had been in today. "Hey, I'm sorry you guys, I know this has been boring for you but its almost over okay?" I said kneeling down and picking Jeremy up.
I looked around the apartment, it had a fair size kitchen and a nice living room, a bathroom and 2 bedrooms. It was in our price range. "I think we've found what we've been looking for." I said to Jeremy and Logan, who was making his way out of the bed room. "I think we like this one." I said to the apartment manager, who was standing in the kitchen jotting things down on paper. "Good. Its yours." I usually they don't give you the apartment this quickly, but I was happy to have it. "Okay." I said sighing,
"I'll need first and last months rent and references, just in case you know. You can move in a 2 weeks." I nodded then shock the mans hand, giving him a list of my references and walking out of the building.
-------------------
A guy is only as
faithful as his
options
-------------------
Chapter 11
---------------------------
Love is the only force
capable of transforming
an enemy into a friend
----------------------------
"So?" I sat on the floor, eating pizza and watching 'when Harry met Sally' with Jing Mie and Susan. "So what?" I asked Susan.
"That's it? You had Sex and its over?" I nodded, then turned my attention towards the dust covered TV screen. "I'm kind of afraid of something a little more." I said never taking my gaze away from the television. "What." Jing Mei asked looking at me intently.
"Pregnancy." I cringed. I couldn't believe I just told them this. I turned to look at them, as their faces dropped from curious to utter disbelief. "You didn't?" Susan asked. I slowly shook my head no.
"I'm thirsty." A little voice said peeking his head at us.
"Let me get you something Jeremy." Jing Mei said making her way over to the sink to get a glass of water, for the Winnie the Pooh Pyjama boy.
"So...have you taken a test yet?" Susan pushed.
"It was just yesterday Susan. I haven't even missed a period. I am fine." Susan looked at me and then shrugged her shoulders.
I Knew Carter would be home in 2 and a half hours so I would have to get them out by then so maybe we could mend fences. Jing Mei picked Jeremy up and took him into his bed. "Don't say anything Susan." I said turning to look at her.
"I won't, neither will Deb, but we better be going anyways." Jing Mei came out of the bedroom and they got ready to leave.
I sat on the couch staring blankly at the late night infomercial that play across my screen, something about a waffle maker. I didn't know why I was still up. I knew it would take a few days before Carter completely cooled down. I should just give him time. I was just getting up when I heard the door creak open. I turned to see a tired looking Carter come in and place his bag by the door. "Hi." I said shyly, like I was asking him to the Sadie Hawkins dance, for Junior High. "Hey." He didn't seem to interested.
"How was work?" I was trying to make small talk, I hoped he would take the bait.
"Uh-good." I was a little perplexed by this because anyone who worked at county even for a week would know, that no shift was ever good. It was virtually impossible.
"Good?" I asked back. He nodded and then a small smile formed on his lips.
"Look I've got to get some sleep so I'll see you in the morning." He said plopping down on the couch and leaning his head back. "Okay." I said turning to leave then against my better judgement went back to him. "Did something happen?" I was now about a foot away from him, and he jerked his head forward. "Not really, I've got a date. For tomorrow night though, so if you wouldn't mind watching the boys without me." I nodded an envious feeling forming in the pit of my stomach. "Yeah, no problem. I've been doing it for this long by myself, I think I could manage one more night." I replied bitterly.
He looked up at me and then sternly said "looked Abby your the one who wanted it this way so this is how it will be."
"Who is she then?" I was kind of mean towards him, but he was not being very nice either.
"A nurse, at work, Tanya. She's been here for a year, or at county for a year." I nodded then went into my room and put my face into my pillow. Heaving a deep sigh. I really messed up this time.
--------------------------
Happiness isn't getting
what you want, it's
wanting what you got
--------------------------
"Okay guys, lets go. Get your jackets on." Logan pulled his jean jacket over his navy blue hooded sweater. "Logan honey, you need to pull the hood out from under the jean jacket." Logan looked puzzled so I walked over to give him a hand. "Mommy, I can't find my other shoe." Jeremy said from the closet. I fixed Logan's shirt then pulled his jeans over his runners. "Jeremy, there right here honey." I said tossing the boy his shoes. He put them on then pulled his New York Yankees hat over his mess of matted hair, I had to remember to get that cut. Jeremy, looked so cute trying so hard to get him self ready. He even dressed him self in his red T-shirt and red pullover sweater and jeans. I was amazed at how well he was able to make his clothes match. Logan grabbed his snow hat and pulled it over his head. "Logan what are you doing." John said from the door way of his bedroom. He had just gotten out of the shower and his hair was puffed up looking very cute. "I'm getting ready." He smiled. I let him keep the hat on then grabbed my purse opening the front door letting them out. "Hey stay right there." I said as they tried to make their ways down the porch. "We're just going to find a place to live. We should be back in a while." I said to John.
"Well why don't they stay here with me. It could get boring for them. "Yeah." Logan whined. I shook my head no.
"I'd rather them come with me. We are going to find somewhere to live that we will all like."
"Abby, just cause you are trying to punish me doesn't mean that you should punish the boys too." He retorted.
"I'm not trying to punish anyone." I said shutting the door behind me.
------------------------
A bit of lusting after
someone does
wonders for the skin
-------------------------
"I like this one." Jeremy said plopping down on the floor in one of the many apartments we had been in today. "Hey, I'm sorry you guys, I know this has been boring for you but its almost over okay?" I said kneeling down and picking Jeremy up.
I looked around the apartment, it had a fair size kitchen and a nice living room, a bathroom and 2 bedrooms. It was in our price range. "I think we've found what we've been looking for." I said to Jeremy and Logan, who was making his way out of the bed room. "I think we like this one." I said to the apartment manager, who was standing in the kitchen jotting things down on paper. "Good. Its yours." I usually they don't give you the apartment this quickly, but I was happy to have it. "Okay." I said sighing,
"I'll need first and last months rent and references, just in case you know. You can move in a 2 weeks." I nodded then shock the mans hand, giving him a list of my references and walking out of the building.
-------------------
A guy is only as
faithful as his
options
-------------------