Beth walked through the door to her house the next day, walked right past her mother who was sitting in her chair watching TV with Precious. She proceeded to go to her room, but was stopped by her mother's words.
"And just where were you, missy?" Her mother said, eyeing Beth suspiciously. Beth kept going for a moment but stopped, turned around, walked to the couch, sat down, and turned to her mother.
"And why do you ask? You know that you don't give a damn where I am, ever." She seemed to have gained a new poise recently, a spiritual epiphany if you will.
"No, but I just want to know if you've done anything that requires us to have to move to Mexico. All I know is, you being out all night is not a good thing, last time that happened you came home with a homicidal lesbian and an unconscious pregnant woman."
Beth smiled at her mother and went to her room, she layed on her bed and almost instantly fell asleep. The next thing she knew she was woken by what seemed like conversation in the living room. She got up and walked down the hallway to find Luis holding Martin, standing near his crib. She walked to the entrance of the living room and looked at Luis. When Luis saw her he put Martin back in his crib and walked over to her. He led her to the couch and they sat down.
"I really wanted to apologize about the way I acted last night, I shouldn't have yelled at you Beth." Beth looked at him. There was something different. she did not notice the twinkle in his eyes, the smoothness of his voice, nothing. She felt no passion toward him, she was frightened at first, but the thought of Alistair brought her moods soaring right back up.
"It's ok Luis." She realized that most of her entire life leading up to this point had been all about Luis. She had went out of her way to win him, and she now realized how pointless it all was.
"No, Beth, it's not ok. I want to take you out to dinner, I want to make up for it." Luis seemed sincere.
"No, that's fine, but I'd rather not." She felt a brief feeling, it came and went, but she could not ignore it. She realized how much Luis under appreciated her. How much he under appreciated what she has done for him, and most of all, he under appreciated martin.
"You don't want to go to dinner with me?" Luis looked confused. Beth had never turned down anything like that, he was kind of concerned.
"No, Luis, I really don't" it was all she could do not to tell Luis that if he resented her and their child so much than he should just leaver, never see either of them again, she knew that that is probably what he wanted to do. She is wrong.
"Ok, well, I'll talk to you later Beth" He got up from the couch.
"Yea, sure Luis" She watched Luis go to the door, give her a look, and walk through it.
She walked over and locked it.
"And just where were you, missy?" Her mother said, eyeing Beth suspiciously. Beth kept going for a moment but stopped, turned around, walked to the couch, sat down, and turned to her mother.
"And why do you ask? You know that you don't give a damn where I am, ever." She seemed to have gained a new poise recently, a spiritual epiphany if you will.
"No, but I just want to know if you've done anything that requires us to have to move to Mexico. All I know is, you being out all night is not a good thing, last time that happened you came home with a homicidal lesbian and an unconscious pregnant woman."
Beth smiled at her mother and went to her room, she layed on her bed and almost instantly fell asleep. The next thing she knew she was woken by what seemed like conversation in the living room. She got up and walked down the hallway to find Luis holding Martin, standing near his crib. She walked to the entrance of the living room and looked at Luis. When Luis saw her he put Martin back in his crib and walked over to her. He led her to the couch and they sat down.
"I really wanted to apologize about the way I acted last night, I shouldn't have yelled at you Beth." Beth looked at him. There was something different. she did not notice the twinkle in his eyes, the smoothness of his voice, nothing. She felt no passion toward him, she was frightened at first, but the thought of Alistair brought her moods soaring right back up.
"It's ok Luis." She realized that most of her entire life leading up to this point had been all about Luis. She had went out of her way to win him, and she now realized how pointless it all was.
"No, Beth, it's not ok. I want to take you out to dinner, I want to make up for it." Luis seemed sincere.
"No, that's fine, but I'd rather not." She felt a brief feeling, it came and went, but she could not ignore it. She realized how much Luis under appreciated her. How much he under appreciated what she has done for him, and most of all, he under appreciated martin.
"You don't want to go to dinner with me?" Luis looked confused. Beth had never turned down anything like that, he was kind of concerned.
"No, Luis, I really don't" it was all she could do not to tell Luis that if he resented her and their child so much than he should just leaver, never see either of them again, she knew that that is probably what he wanted to do. She is wrong.
"Ok, well, I'll talk to you later Beth" He got up from the couch.
"Yea, sure Luis" She watched Luis go to the door, give her a look, and walk through it.
She walked over and locked it.