Chapter Nine: Coming Clean

Kevin drove slowly towards his house feeling incredibly guilty and not really wanting to look Lucy in her eyes just to tell her he lied and that he ditched her to spend time with his ex. Though he told her he would come home at about nine he just wasn't ready to confront her he took a detour and stopped on the beach. Parking his car in the night Kevin sat there in complete silence for about three hours with his cell turned off from earlier( he didn't want Lucy to call and hear A strange woman's voice in the background). He thought about all the crazy things she always did and how despite all the problems of trust they faced she always forgave him. Then it came to him was Lucy's trust a good thing, what happens if he dies and Lucy finds a new man. He could treat her like that and a lot worse and she would always forgive him because that's who she is. Then Kevin realized how stupid he is, here he is thinking a man could do worse after all the lies he had told on this one night.

At midnight, when a officer came up to tell him that the beach was closed at this time and that he would have to leave, he realized what time it was Kevin got up and finally headed home. Kevin knew how Lucy would be right now stressed and afraid, she would think he was at work and worry that he was hurt on the job and instead of hating him she would love him even more. He now had felt even more guilty because he knew how worried Lucy would be when he was missing for three hours. He drove silently though his mind was thinking a million things a minute.

Meanwhile a frantic Lucy had been running around her living room sobbing about her missing husband. She kept telling herself that he was out in a crime scene and a car pulled up and shot him to death. Though she knew this was not true because he did say he was at a meeting regarding a officer on office probation and that he might be running late she could not leave the terrible idea alone. She wandered why he wouldn't call and where he could be. Ben and Mary had long ago joined her for comfort but stood in awe of Lucy's ideas over the matter. Though Mary only laughed silently at her sister Ben comforted Lucy now and then to stop her from going completely mad.

He opened his car door and walked halfway up the sidewalk before realizing Mary and Ben were calming down a frantic Lucy behind the living room windows. He then saw his brother Ben let out a scream and motioned for Lucy to go outside. Lucy ran out the door and into her heartbroken husband's arms. After five minutes of Lucy's reaction Ben and Mary went home to give the couple privacy. Throughout all this drama downstairs, upstairs a sleepy Jennie slept while an equally sleepy Josh watched all that happened with horror, without anyone knowing he was their. Though he could not see the outside he watched in anticipation at the door wanting to know why his mother screamed.

Lucy and Kevin walked inside and after explaining to him all that went through her mind a silent Kevin began to tell all.......

*Sort of a cliffhanger, but don't worry I will update as soon as you all review. I thought this chapter was roughly written but I added so much detail because I wanted it normal length. I also wanted their talk to be a separate chapter*