A/N: I just wanted to apologize for the cursing in the first few chapters.
I know some of you felt it was very un-Camden like, but I think that
anyone, Camden or not, lets a few swears go when they are in a very scary
situation. If I upset anyone, I am very sorry.
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"Hey buddy will you hand me that roll of tape over there?" Wilson asked his son while he held the cardboard box full of toys shut. "You wanna practice your letters?" he said holding up the thick marker, "just write 'Billy's room' right here on the top"
It had been 5 months since the break-in and Mary's hormonal ranting and paranoia caused Wilson to cave and let her sell the house. He too had thought about moving, since their growing family didn't exactly fit comfortably in the tiny house anymore. They would be moving a few neighborhoods away, so Billy could stay at his school.
Mary poked her head into the room, "How's it goin boys?" she asked.
"You're back" Billy said, "Did you get more cereal?"
"Yep, and if you help me get the groceries out of the car I'll let you boys take a break and we'll have lunch ok?" Mary said smiling
Billy ran past Mary and out to the garage, picking up his room was never fun, and putting it in a box was much worse. Wilson got up off the floor and walked over to Mary. He put his hands around her ever-growing waist and kissed her quickly. "So how was your morning?" he asked her
"Not bad" she said as she looked around Billy's room, "you guys got a lot done" there were boxes stacked everywhere and still plenty of stuff in the room, "Billy's got a lot of junk."
"Yes he does" Wilson said nodding, "and in a week we'll have plenty of space to put it in."
Mary smiled, and then tears began to form in her eyes. "What's wrong?" Wilson asked her puzzled.
"I don't wanna leave" Mary said pouting
"But I thought the whole moving thing was your idea"
"Forget it," she snapped and she stormed off to the garage to help Billy.
Wilson sighed; it had somehow completely slipped his mind before what it was like to have a pregnant woman around the house. "Four more months" he said to himself.
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Later, Wilson and Billy were putting away groceries while Mary made sandwiches. Wilson looked over his shoulder to see Mary struggling with a jar. "Need any help?" he asked her
"Nope I got it" she smiled
Mary continued to fight with the jar. She tried to use her shirt to get a better grip on the lid. But nothing was working. She was starting to get really angry and frustrated with the jar. Wilson saw her struggle, but he could also feel how angry she was getting...so staying out of it would be best. On Mary's last attempt to open the jar her arm slipped and she hit her elbow against the cabinet. She set the jar down slowly, turned around and burst into tears.
Wilson sighed with a slight smile and held his arms out. Mary happily took them. It was almost sad how quickly her mood changed over the simplest things, but things like these had become regular occurrences.
"I need my mommy" Mary sobbed.
Wilson pulled her away from him and looked at her like she was insane. Because of what she said, and also he had never ever heard her say "mommy"
"What was that?" he asked her
Mary quickly stopped crying and she gave him the evil eye. " I said I'm going to see my parents" she grabbed her keys off of the counter and started for the door.
"Now?!" Wilson said following close behind her.
"Yes now!" Mary shouted picking up her purse.
"You're going all the way to GlenOak today? And when were you planning to come back?" Wilson asked her as she got in her car
"I don't know, I haven't thought that far ahead yet"
Wilson held Mary's door open, "Mary, you can't just leave. We are moving in 6 days, there is so much packing to do. Im not trying to hurt your feelings, but you are being irrational."
"Oh yeah?" Mary snapped, "Well you're being insensitive!" she said slamming the door and almost taking Wilson's fingers with it.
He stood there, mouth wide open as he watched her speed down the street. Billy appeared behind Wilson, "where did she go?" he asked
"GlenOak" Wilson replied
"Why?" Billy said puzzled
"I don't know" Wilson said shaking his head.
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Annie stood by the sink in the kitchen washing vegetables for dinner. Then the doorbell rang, she was all wet and couldn't go answer it. She looked around the kitchen and she saw Ruthie coming down the stairs.
"Ruthie can you get that please?" she asked her
"Yeah mom" ruthie said heading for the door, "it's probably Katie, can she spend the night?"
"I don't know Ruthie, just go get the door."
"Ok ok" ruthie said rolling her eyes and heading for the door. When she opened it she smiled, "mom!" she called, "come here!"
Annie grabbed a towel to dry her hands and headed for the door. "Ruthie who is it?" she asked. She stopped when she saw Mary standing at the door.
"Mary!" she exclaimed surprised, "what are you doing here?" she said embracing her daughter. She looked around outside and saw no one else. "Why are you alone? Did you and Wilson have a fight?" she asked concerned.
"No mom," Mary said stepping inside, "I just was having a bad day, and I needed my mom"
Annie frowned, "I'm sorry," she quickly put on a smile, "but I'm here, so what do you need?"
"First of all I need to go to the bathroom," Mary said heading for the stairs.
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Mary sat at the kitchen table while Annie finished up dinner.
"so I was crying over this stupid jar," Mary explained, "and then I just left. And the whole way here I was upset for yelling at Wilson, but then I was mad at him for not understanding. Then I started to think, and there wasn't anything for him to understand. I was being irrational." Mary sighed loudly standing up, "I hate this so much! I don't ever want to be pregnant again!"
Annie smiled at her, "do you have any idea how many times I said that?" she hugged her daughter, "don't worry, I promise it will get better," she handed Mary a stack of plates, "but since you are here, you can help me with dinner"
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Around 10 o'clock Mary quietly slipped in the door. She smiled when she saw Wilson sleeping on the couch, with Billy next to him. She realized how lucky she was to have such a wonderful family. She loved both of those boys with all of her heart, and she knew how much they loved her.
Mary picked up Billy and carried him to his room. He was a lot heavier than she remembered, so it took awhile to get him there. When she opened the door and saw all the boxes blocking the bed, she knew she'd have to wake him up. She put her hand on his back and shook him a little. He stirred, and looked up at her, "you came back" he said sleepily.
She smiled at him, "of course I did, and you know I couldn't leave you boys for long."
After Billy was tucked in she went to take care of the bigger boy. Mary sat on the coffee table and watched him sleep for a few minutes. Wilson was the best thing that had ever happened to Mary, and she regretted all of those times she let him get away. She leaned over and kissed him gently. His eyes slowly opened, and he smiled. "Mary," he whispered, "you're home"
"Yeah," she smiled at him, "I'm sorry for leaving, I just-"
Wilson cut her off, "I don't care, whatever you needed to do, it's fine with me"
"I love you," she whispered
"I love you too," he said kissing her. He pulled Mary down to the couch with him and they both fell asleep.
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I have had a very inspiring day. I live in Texas, and this morning I was awoken by my little brother with the news that it was snowing. I laid in a field until sunrise just watching the snow fall and thinking. I've been writing like a maniac all day, crazy what a little weather can do.
Reviews are better than snow at 2 a.m.
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"Hey buddy will you hand me that roll of tape over there?" Wilson asked his son while he held the cardboard box full of toys shut. "You wanna practice your letters?" he said holding up the thick marker, "just write 'Billy's room' right here on the top"
It had been 5 months since the break-in and Mary's hormonal ranting and paranoia caused Wilson to cave and let her sell the house. He too had thought about moving, since their growing family didn't exactly fit comfortably in the tiny house anymore. They would be moving a few neighborhoods away, so Billy could stay at his school.
Mary poked her head into the room, "How's it goin boys?" she asked.
"You're back" Billy said, "Did you get more cereal?"
"Yep, and if you help me get the groceries out of the car I'll let you boys take a break and we'll have lunch ok?" Mary said smiling
Billy ran past Mary and out to the garage, picking up his room was never fun, and putting it in a box was much worse. Wilson got up off the floor and walked over to Mary. He put his hands around her ever-growing waist and kissed her quickly. "So how was your morning?" he asked her
"Not bad" she said as she looked around Billy's room, "you guys got a lot done" there were boxes stacked everywhere and still plenty of stuff in the room, "Billy's got a lot of junk."
"Yes he does" Wilson said nodding, "and in a week we'll have plenty of space to put it in."
Mary smiled, and then tears began to form in her eyes. "What's wrong?" Wilson asked her puzzled.
"I don't wanna leave" Mary said pouting
"But I thought the whole moving thing was your idea"
"Forget it," she snapped and she stormed off to the garage to help Billy.
Wilson sighed; it had somehow completely slipped his mind before what it was like to have a pregnant woman around the house. "Four more months" he said to himself.
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Later, Wilson and Billy were putting away groceries while Mary made sandwiches. Wilson looked over his shoulder to see Mary struggling with a jar. "Need any help?" he asked her
"Nope I got it" she smiled
Mary continued to fight with the jar. She tried to use her shirt to get a better grip on the lid. But nothing was working. She was starting to get really angry and frustrated with the jar. Wilson saw her struggle, but he could also feel how angry she was getting...so staying out of it would be best. On Mary's last attempt to open the jar her arm slipped and she hit her elbow against the cabinet. She set the jar down slowly, turned around and burst into tears.
Wilson sighed with a slight smile and held his arms out. Mary happily took them. It was almost sad how quickly her mood changed over the simplest things, but things like these had become regular occurrences.
"I need my mommy" Mary sobbed.
Wilson pulled her away from him and looked at her like she was insane. Because of what she said, and also he had never ever heard her say "mommy"
"What was that?" he asked her
Mary quickly stopped crying and she gave him the evil eye. " I said I'm going to see my parents" she grabbed her keys off of the counter and started for the door.
"Now?!" Wilson said following close behind her.
"Yes now!" Mary shouted picking up her purse.
"You're going all the way to GlenOak today? And when were you planning to come back?" Wilson asked her as she got in her car
"I don't know, I haven't thought that far ahead yet"
Wilson held Mary's door open, "Mary, you can't just leave. We are moving in 6 days, there is so much packing to do. Im not trying to hurt your feelings, but you are being irrational."
"Oh yeah?" Mary snapped, "Well you're being insensitive!" she said slamming the door and almost taking Wilson's fingers with it.
He stood there, mouth wide open as he watched her speed down the street. Billy appeared behind Wilson, "where did she go?" he asked
"GlenOak" Wilson replied
"Why?" Billy said puzzled
"I don't know" Wilson said shaking his head.
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Annie stood by the sink in the kitchen washing vegetables for dinner. Then the doorbell rang, she was all wet and couldn't go answer it. She looked around the kitchen and she saw Ruthie coming down the stairs.
"Ruthie can you get that please?" she asked her
"Yeah mom" ruthie said heading for the door, "it's probably Katie, can she spend the night?"
"I don't know Ruthie, just go get the door."
"Ok ok" ruthie said rolling her eyes and heading for the door. When she opened it she smiled, "mom!" she called, "come here!"
Annie grabbed a towel to dry her hands and headed for the door. "Ruthie who is it?" she asked. She stopped when she saw Mary standing at the door.
"Mary!" she exclaimed surprised, "what are you doing here?" she said embracing her daughter. She looked around outside and saw no one else. "Why are you alone? Did you and Wilson have a fight?" she asked concerned.
"No mom," Mary said stepping inside, "I just was having a bad day, and I needed my mom"
Annie frowned, "I'm sorry," she quickly put on a smile, "but I'm here, so what do you need?"
"First of all I need to go to the bathroom," Mary said heading for the stairs.
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Mary sat at the kitchen table while Annie finished up dinner.
"so I was crying over this stupid jar," Mary explained, "and then I just left. And the whole way here I was upset for yelling at Wilson, but then I was mad at him for not understanding. Then I started to think, and there wasn't anything for him to understand. I was being irrational." Mary sighed loudly standing up, "I hate this so much! I don't ever want to be pregnant again!"
Annie smiled at her, "do you have any idea how many times I said that?" she hugged her daughter, "don't worry, I promise it will get better," she handed Mary a stack of plates, "but since you are here, you can help me with dinner"
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Around 10 o'clock Mary quietly slipped in the door. She smiled when she saw Wilson sleeping on the couch, with Billy next to him. She realized how lucky she was to have such a wonderful family. She loved both of those boys with all of her heart, and she knew how much they loved her.
Mary picked up Billy and carried him to his room. He was a lot heavier than she remembered, so it took awhile to get him there. When she opened the door and saw all the boxes blocking the bed, she knew she'd have to wake him up. She put her hand on his back and shook him a little. He stirred, and looked up at her, "you came back" he said sleepily.
She smiled at him, "of course I did, and you know I couldn't leave you boys for long."
After Billy was tucked in she went to take care of the bigger boy. Mary sat on the coffee table and watched him sleep for a few minutes. Wilson was the best thing that had ever happened to Mary, and she regretted all of those times she let him get away. She leaned over and kissed him gently. His eyes slowly opened, and he smiled. "Mary," he whispered, "you're home"
"Yeah," she smiled at him, "I'm sorry for leaving, I just-"
Wilson cut her off, "I don't care, whatever you needed to do, it's fine with me"
"I love you," she whispered
"I love you too," he said kissing her. He pulled Mary down to the couch with him and they both fell asleep.
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I have had a very inspiring day. I live in Texas, and this morning I was awoken by my little brother with the news that it was snowing. I laid in a field until sunrise just watching the snow fall and thinking. I've been writing like a maniac all day, crazy what a little weather can do.
Reviews are better than snow at 2 a.m.
